The Door County Land Trust now protects more than 9,500 acres of the best wildlife habitat and natural scenery Door County has to offer. Protecting and caring for Door County’s exceptional lands and waters is an effort sustained by broad support from members, local businesses, charitable foundations, and the community.
Whether you choose to give through donations of time or financial resources, your contributions are vital to the ongoing protection and stewardship of Door County!
Thank you for being a part of the community that will uphold the commitment to protect and care for Door County...forever.
Discovering Common Ground in Land Protection
Mike Schmitz and Ginny Bolger on Schmitz's conservation easement. Photo by Kay McKinley 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...
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...
Oak Bluff Natural Area: Land Protection by the Bay
Oak Bluff Natural Area. Photo by Joe Taylor Door County Land Trust’s portfolio of protected properties includes a variety of ecologically sensitive lands protected for the plant and animal inhabitants. The latest land protection project, completed on December 6, 2023, is a perfect example of...
Southern Door Ecological Gem to Become 15th Land Trust Preserve
Bear Creek in summer. Photo by Carrie Ehrfurth. An exceptionally scenic and ecologically significant 75 acres in the Town of Clay Banks has recently been added to Door County Land Trust’s roster of protected properties. The former dairy farm features a half-mile of Bear Creek that...
Kellner Fen Natural Area Addition Expands Land Protection
Photo by David Heilman Sand Hill Cranes are one of many species that will be protected on the new acreage. The success of Door County Land Trust’s (DCLT) most recent land purchase is the direct result of the generosity of the Fischer family. The new addition...
New Preserve to Deliver Drama
Bear Creek Nature Preserve It’s hard for the Door County Land Trust Land Team to temper their excitement when describing the property slated for the Land Trust’s fifteenth nature preserve. “It’s spectacular,” said Land Program Director Jesse Koyen. “Over a half mile of Bear Creek and...
Hikes and Events Fill Land Trust Calendar
Learn, appreciate, and support nature through hikes and special happenings planned by the Land Trust. Fresh off DCLT training, hike leaders are ready to inform and engage hikers in the discovery of the unique history, terrain, and species of Land Trust preserves. Themed hikes range from a survey of a...