Archive for 'Nature'
Festival of Nature Keynote Program Features Plum and Pilot Island Wildlife Refuges, May 18
Posted on 08. May, 2012 by Judy Drew.
On Friday, May 18 at 7 PM, Sadie O’Dell, Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, will present the keynote program for this year’s Door County Festival of Nature at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall. “The Island Refuges of Door County: Connecting Habitat, Wildlife and People” will focus on the recent additions of [...]
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Ridges Finds Site Preparation a Moving Experience
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by Judy Drew.
For several months, the former site of the Sandpiper Restaurant in Baileys Harbor has been abuzz with activity. Shortly after acquiring the property in October of 2011 as the future location of its new trailhead and interpretive center, The Ridges Sanctuary held a sale to liquidate used items from the former restaurant. More recently, activity [...]
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The Ridges Offers a Variety of Ways to Get Out and Enjoy Spring
Posted on 26. Apr, 2012 by Judy Drew.
Although Door County temperatures are still a bit nippy, The Ridges Sanctuary is celebrating spring with a variety of programs for all ages. Earlier this year, Baileys Harbor was officially designated as a Bird City. Join fellow bird enthusiasts for the inaugural meeting of Baileys Birders on Saturday, May 5 at 10 am. Learn more [...]
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Still Time to Register for 10th Annual Door County Festival of Nature, May 18-19
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by Judy Drew.
The Door County Festival of Nature, a celebration of Door County’s unique biodiversity and natural beauty, will take place on Friday and Saturday, May 18 – 19. Currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, this is the 10th year that The Ridges Sanctuary has coordinated the popular, county-wide event which attracts conservation-minded participants from all over the [...]
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Land Trust Announces Largest Conservation Purchase in Door County in Nearly 50 Years
Posted on 23. Apr, 2012 by Staff Reporter.
In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt recommended that land just inland from Lake Michigan in the Town of Sevastopol be preserved and open for the public to enjoy …one hundred and seven years later, his wish has been granted. The Door County Land Trust recently purchased 483 undeveloped, pristine acres just south of the Whitefish Dunes [...]
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Two New Ridges Sanctuary Programs Feature Frogs and Feathered Friends, Apr 13-14
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by Judy Drew.
Find our whether Door County frogs wake up from their winter hibernation in a feisty mood… or ready to play Prince Charming. It’s mating season and our wetlands are filled with peeping, trilling and quacking as the males seek out their little green sweethearts. Join naturalists for a Frog Walk on the noisy evening trails [...]
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Ridges Presents Sandpiper Soil Remediation Plan at Rotary Meeting, Apr 11
Posted on 28. Mar, 2012 by Judy Drew.
Steve Leonard, Executive Director of The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor, will be the guest speaker at the April 11meeting of the Northern Door Breakfast Rotary, at 7:30 am, in Baileys Harbor at Bjorklunden. At the end of October, 2011, The Ridges Sanctuary purchased the Sandpiper Restaurant property on Hwy 57 in Baileys Harbor. However, [...]
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Garden Containers, Door County Master Gardeners Help You Think Outside the Box! Mar 6
Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by Staff Reporter.
Join the Door County Master Gardeners Association at a free public program on Tuesday, March 6 at 7 pm in the Collins Learning Center at Cross Roads at Big Creek (2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay). Caleb Whitney and Kristen Peil – owners of Green Side Up (GSU LLC) based in Baileys Harbor, will introduce Door County [...]
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Door County Master Gardeners’ 4th Free Continuing Education Program, Feb 21
Posted on 09. Feb, 2012 by Staff Reporter.
Door County Master Gardeners Association 2012 Continuing Education Program presents “Color in the Garden,” with Mark Dwyer, Rotary Botanical Gardens at 7 pm on Tuesday February 21 at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay. Anyone designing a garden knows that color plays an important role in the selection and placement of plantings and structures. [...]
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February Early Birders Club Features Wildlife Wizardry Studio Tour, Feb 11
Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by Judy Drew.
Get a close-up look at wildlife on Saturday, February 11 at 10 am when The Ridges Sanctuary’s Early Birders Club tours the gallery of national award-winning taxidermist Mike Orthober. Orthober is well known in the taxidermy field, having won many national and worldwide awards, most recently “Best in World” for warm-water fish and “2nd in [...]
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