Door County Style

Door County Land Trust Ceremony Formally Dedicates 332-acre Preserve in the City of Sturgeon Bay

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

This past weekend the Door County Land Trust celebrated the dedication of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve.
In December of 2009, the Door County Land Trust purchased 332 acres in the City of Sturgeon Bay along the shores of Lake Michigan on the south side of the Sturgeon Bay-Lake Michigan Shipping Canal. The preserve [...]

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Newcastle (Poultry) Disease Confirmed in Door County

Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Double-crested cormorants on two islands off the Door County peninsula have tested positive for a virulent form of Newcastle disease, prompting animal health officials to caution poultry farmers to step up their vigilance.
According to State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt, there is no human health threat from Newcastle disease, which is caused by a virus that [...]

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Governor Doyle Announces Baileys Harbor Project Invited as Finalist for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Baileys Harbor is one of 50 Wisconsin projects invited as finalists to receive funding under President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to help protect and restore the waters of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
The $250,000 grant for Baileys Harbor, if awarded, would address storm water runoff and pollution on seven local public beaches.
“Baileys Harbor has [...]

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Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Honors State Rep. Garey Bies and Others for Their Environmental Voting Record

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

WI State Representatives Bies, Nelson, Soletski, and Van Akkeren and WI Senators Hanson and Cowles are recognized for their leadership on conservation issues based on their score in the Conservation Scorecard 2009-2010.

The Conservation Scorecard, released on June 15, 2010 by Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, records legislators’ votes on conservation-related bills ranging from promoting [...]

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DCLT Announces Formal Dedication of Harold C. Wilson Three Springs Nature Preserve, July 23

Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

On Friday, July 23 from 3:30 – 5 pm the Door County Land Trust is hosting a celebration and preserve dedication of the new Harold C. Wilson Three Springs Nature Preserve.
The Door County Land Trust purchased 421 acres just east of Sister Bay in the fall of 2008 permanently protecting the largest undeveloped tract [...]

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TONIGHT! Crossroads at Big Creek – Great Lakes Asian Carp Threat

Posted on 19. May, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.

At Crossroads at Big Creek,  we often carp about invasive species. But usually, our concern relates to plants or animals which are already here.
Now we turn our attention to a fish which may or may not have already invaded Lake Michigan —Asian Carp. Many folks have seen the video clip of Asian Carp in the Mississippi  [...]

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Door County Land Trust Expands Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve

Posted on 12. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

A  key land parcel is added to the Door County Land Trust’s Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve.
The property is located at the base of the Niagara Escarpment approximately 10 miles north of Sturgeon Bay just inland of the shores of Green Bay. It is surrounded on the north, east and west by lands already protected [...]

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Real Green Win: Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Protected Habitat Doubles

Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Endangered Dragonfly Now Protected in Missouri and Michigan National Forests; New Habitat Added in Door County and other parts of of Wisconsin.

The greenest celebration on Earth Day revolved around the Hine’s emerald dragonfly and the announcement that the critical habitat supporting America’s sole endangered dragonfly species would more than double in size. As a result [...]

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Find Out What’s Going on in… The Cove, Next in Door County at Greens N Grains Dinner and a Movie Night, Feb 18

Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

This film may reverse all of your thinking about standing on the sidelines regarding Japanese Whaling… it’s time to Act! Find The Cove on Facebook and lend a hand.
This award-winning, ground-breaking documentary directed by Louie Psihoyos, plays more like an espionage thriller, depicting the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan. The Cove follows a team [...]

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Coyote Redux: Door County View (BLOCKED) from the Road

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Norbert Blei.

(After & Before)
By
The Local Correspondent
You have to see it to believe it. Which is what this news item from NBCoop today is all about.
Many of us (residents and tourists alike) traveling south down Highway 42. see it all too often and are sick of the sight. What’s been pushed, ‘billboard-ed” in our face. What we’re [...]

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