Door County Land Trust
Becca’s Bluff Protected with Conservation Easement
Rebecca Barnard and niece on their annual “turkey feather hunt” on Barnard’s land. Door County’s forests may look wild, but beneath the canopy, a quiet imbalance is growing—driven by too many deer and too few predators. Native plants vanish under constant browsing pressure, threatening the future of forest regeneration and wildlife habitat. While some…
Land Trust Partners with Landowner to Preserve Escarpment
A view of the escarpment and Green Bay from Ellison Bluff County Park, which borders a recent property conserved with the Door County Land Trust through a conservation easement. Established in 1950, Door County Parks Board declared, “the limestone headlands, as they emerge out of the blue waters of Green Bay, are geologically one of…
Native Plant Giveaway Returns!
Bees collecting pollen from aster flowers Native Plant Giveaway Returns to Door County Land Trust Door County, WI –Door County Land Trust (DCLT) is pleased to invite the community to a tree and plant giveaway to be held at the Epicenter Building (217 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay) Saturday, May 17. The plant…
Join the 2025 Big Plant Native Tree & Plant Giveaway!
Native Plant and Tree Give-Away Aims to Improve Wildlife Habitat Throughout Door County The Big Plant, coordinated by the Climate Change Coalition of Door County, returns on Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10 a.m. until the plants run out, with the Door County Land Trust’s native tree and plant giveaway—an opportunity to bring more pollinator-friendly…
A Quilt of Conservation
Nearly four decades ago, a group of visionary conservationists came together with a shared mission: to protect Door County’s exceptional lands and waters forever. Comprised of volunteers, Door County Land Trustees was incorporated alongside the donation of the first conservation easement in 1986. Today, their mission lives on. Just one week before Earth Day,…
Ellison Bay Landowner Helps Wildlife Thrive with Conservation Easement
Door County, WI – “Sometimes she knocks on my window, so I put a cob of corn outside for her,” said Carolyn Hitzeman, the landowner behind a recent conservation easement donation to the Door County Land Trust, referring to a lone turkey that occasionally visits her property. “There are many groups of turkeys that…
Earth Week Events Lineup!
Spring is an exciting time in Door County. After a long winter, pops of green begin to appear in the landscape. Birds return too, bringing along their birdsong to cheer us up. The lake ice has disappeared, opening to views of vast blueness. The community shakes off the restful energy of the “quiet season” and…
Ellison Bay Landowner Protects Additional Door County Landscape with Second Conservation Easement
A Commitment to Conservation Ellison Bay property owner Michael Schmitz has taken a significant step toward preserving Door County’s natural beauty by completing conservation easement agreements on three parcels with the Door County Land Trust. The first agreement, finalized at the end of 2023, ensures that a four-acre parcel containing 600 feet of undeveloped…
Trails, Parks, and Waterways: How Knowles-Nelson Protects What Makes Door County Special
League of Women Voters to Host Talk on Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program! The League of Women Voters of Door County invites you to an informative evening exploring how the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program protects what makes Door County so special – our trails, parks, and waterways! Join us on April 7, 2025, at 6:30 PM at Crossroads at Big Creek for…
Three Springs Nature Preserve Expands 40 Acres For A Total of 555 Acres!
Groundwater-fed creek on the newly-purchased property Door County Land Trust is celebrating the protection of an additional 40 acres at Three Springs Nature Preserve! DCLT closed on the purchase last week, bringing the preserve’s total protected acreage to 555 and DCLT’s overall protected acreage to 9,943! This wetland tract falls within the Three Springs…
Door County Land Trust preserves and protected places
