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The Door County Land Trust has protected more than 8,000 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 resources, all supporters are vital to the ongoing protection and stewardship of Door County.
We are confident that the bold and inspiring vision to protect Door County’s exceptional lands and waters forever will be realized so long as the partnership we have with the community remains strong.
Reserve your copy of Shoreline at the Edge: Door County’s Lakeside Forests and Wetlands!
The above photo of Kangaroo Lake is one of twenty aerialscapes photographed from an airplane by Paul M. Lurie featured in the new book, “A Shoreline at the Edge: Door County’s Lakeside Forests and Wetlands.” Through a generous donation from Paul Lurie, Door County Land Trust is making the book...
Can You Spare 6 Minutes to Protect More Land?
This note is a request for six minutes of your time in the next few days. Your six minutes will help protect more of Door County's exceptional lands and waters. Your six minutes can protect the the things you love about Door County! Please take six minutes (three minutes per...
The Big Plant: Native Tree and Pollinator-Friendly Plant Give-Away
Native Plant and Tree Give-Away Aims to Improve Wildlife Habitat Throughout Door County Upcoming tree and plant giveaway events: Saturday, May 1, 2021 9am til plants are gone! @ Main Street Market, Egg Harbor Saturday, May 8, 2021 9am til plants are gone! @ Southern Door School, Brussels Saturday, May...
Land at Heart of Kellner Fen Donated into Permanent Conservation
Land at Heart of Kellner Fen Donated into Permanent Conservation Sturgeon Bay, WI – Door County Land Trust is excited to announce the recent acquisition and protection of a 40-acre property at the center of the Kellner Fen wetland complex located north of Sturgeon Bay near Lake Michigan. The...
Anonymous Donor Inspires Giving for Land Protection at Gibraltar-Ephraim Swamp
Gibraltar-Ephraim Swamp Natural Area, photo by Dan Eggert Anonymous Donor Inspires Giving for Land Protection at Gibraltar-Ephraim Swamp Ephraim, WI – An anonymous couple is inspiring others to give to the Door County Land Trust’s ongoing land protection efforts at Gibraltar-Ephraim Swamp Natural Area. The couple...
The Perfect Cozy Conservation Gift
The Perfect Cozy Conservation Gift. Give the perfect gift this Christmas! Place a bid for a gift basket featuring a hand-crocheted afghan donated by member Maureen McGrath, a copy of the ‘Guide to the Places We Protect’, and candied nuts homemade by Land Trust president Donna DeNardo. Each gift comes with...
Nature Notes Calendar
Donate $20 or more to receive your Nature Notes Calendar! Stunning monthly images and stories 19 months! June 2020-December 2021 Bloom times and locations Bird migration and nesting seasons Insect, fish, amphibian, and mammal life cycles Moon phases and meteor showers Dates of historical significance...
Big and Little Susie Islands Donated into Permanent Conservation
Aerial view of Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin. Sturgeon Bay, WI – Door County Land Trust is pleased to announce Big and Little Susie Islands have been donated into permanent conservation with the Door County Land Trust. The islands were owned by brothers Paul and Arni...
Celebrate the Protection of Pebble Beach at Little Sister Bay
The Village of Sister Bay, with assistance from the Door County Land Trust, completed the purchase of an iconic 17-acre gem along Little Sister Bay, expanding the former 40-feet of public beach with an additional 600 feet of shoreline. To celebrate the completion of the purchase of the property, Door...
Surge of Support to Protect Pebble Beach
Surge of Support to Protect Pebble Beach Sister Bay, WI – Door County Land Trust is pleased to announce a remarkable gift from angel donors Mary and Bob Wiley of Sister Bay, to protect Pebble Beach. Door County Land Trust and the Village of Sister Bay are partnering to protect...
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