Door County Land Trust
Land Trust Protects Two New Properties In Hibbard Creek Natural Area
Door County Land Trust has recently protected a pair of properties in the ecologically significant Hibbard Creek watershed area located between Fish Creek and Jacksonport. Hibbard Creek and the surrounding watershed have been a Land Trust conservation focus since 1998 due to the area’s importance to water quality and its impact on the survival of…
Land Trust Adds New Property to Kellner Fen Natural Area
Door County Land Trust has recently added another protected property to its project area at Kellner Fen Natural Area in Sturgeon Bay. The 12-acre parcel protects a perennial unnamed stream—whose protection contributes to local water quality—as well as wetlands and forest. The new property is in keeping with the Land Trust’s 20-year focus of enlarging the preservation…
Land Trust Addition to Grand View Park is More than Meets the Eye
The majestic, panoramic view from atop the hill of Grand View Scenic Overlook and Park in Ellison Bay takes in Washington Island, two county parks, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. What isn’t visible are the efforts the Land Trust, the Town of Liberty Grove, and private citizens have taken to protect the property’s iconic scenery…
Land Trust Adds Newly Protected Property Within Gibraltar-Ephraim Swamp
The value of property is often summed up in the words “location, location, location”. That saying holds true for the ecological value of the location of Door County Land Trust’s recent land purchase within Gibraltar-Ephraim Swamp Natural Area. The land is prized for its proximity to a migratory bird route and its coastal wetlands. “Gibraltar-Ephraim…
Door County Land Trust Aims to Purchase Camp Cuesta from the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes
Joint Press Release: Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes (GSNWGL) proudly announce they have reached an agreement to sell Camp Cuesta in Baileys Harbor to the Door County Land Trust. This strategic partnership would ensure the continued availability of Camp Cuesta for local Girl Scouts and the preservation of this cherished property. Located…
Camp Cuesta: Protecting Land, Preserving Tradition
Local Girl Scout Troop Co-leaders Sarah Martin and Anna Knapp call Camp Cuesta, a Girl Scout camp in Baileys Harbor, their “happy place,” a place to take in the calm and wonder of nature. This feeling is deeply rooted in the Door County community, through decades of Girl Scouting and an appreciation of the ecological…
Master Naturalists Making Momentum
By Krista Wilkie Samson As the buds were opening and perennials emerging this spring, so was the 2024 Master Naturalist Class beginning interesting coursework. The Clearing’s Jensen Center availed itself to an eager set of northeastern WI. residents, curious to know what they didn’t know of the natural sciences. This Wisconsin Master Naturalist Training…
Successful Bird Migration: Timing IS Everything
The success of each year’s spring migration comes down to timing—and climate change is tampering with the clock. Climate change is having a direct effect on the availability of food sources (predominantly insects) from the beginning to the end of the migration route. This nourishment is necessary to fuel the flight of…
Discovering Common Ground in Land Protection
Mike Schmitz took a date to the Land Trust’s 2022 Annual Gathering and ended up with a conservation easement. At the Gathering, he discovered that his date, Ginny Bolger, shared a passion for conservation equal to his own. Bolger influenced Schmitz’s timing for entering into a conservation easement agreement with the Land Trust this…
Celebrate Earth Week With the Land Trust
The Stewardship Workday planting on April 16 was a warmup of sorts for our community tree planting event at Oak Road on Tuesday, April 23. Join us! Video by Emily Wood This year, the Land Trust won’t celebrate just Earth Day. It’s celebrating Earth Week with FREE activities that are open to the public. The…
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