Archive for 'Nature'
Door County Land Trust Nears Completion on Purchase of 332-acre Ship Canal Property, Seeking Community Support for Final Funds
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
Learn more about the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Project by downloading the Sturgeon Bay Canal Nature Preserve Information Sheet (1 mb). The Door County Land Trust announced today that it has raised 90% of the dollars needed from private donors to purchase and permanently preserve what is known locally as the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal [...]
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WWA releases A Local Decision Makers’ Guide to Wetland Conservation
Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
The Wisconsin Wetlands Association has released a new publication to improve wetland protection and reduce wetland controversies by providing town, village, city and county land use officials with basic information about how protecting and restoring wetlands contributes to the economic health, public safety, and quality of life in Wisconsin’s communities.. The need for the publication [...]
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Beech bark disease confirmed in Door County
Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
Be on the lookout for beech trees covered in white wool. Report suspect trees or stands to the local DNR office or to DNR Forest Health staff. The first finding of beech bark disease in Wisconsin has been confirmed in Door County according to plant disease specialists from the Departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and [...]
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Locavores and Sustain Door, Inc. Complete Year Long Door County 100-mile Food Challenge
Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
In 2007, the New Oxford American Dictionary chose locavore, a person who seeks out locally produced food, as its word of the year. As spring turned to summer this year, the Door County 100-mile Food Challenge came to an end for several Door County residents. A year ago these locavores entered into an agreement with [...]
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Door County Land Trust’s Annual Membership Gathering Draws a Crowd
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
Over 400 Door County Land Trust supporters gathered Sunday evening, August 9, 2009 in the fields of Ed and Sandy Miller’s 110-acre property north of Baileys Harbor to celebrate the organization’s land protection successes of the past year. The Door County Land Trust‘s 11th Annual Membership Gathering began with hikes through the fields and forests [...]
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Adult Emerald Ash Borer Beetle Caught in Trap in Green Bay; Quarantine Forthcoming
Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
The emerald ash borer has found its way to Titletown. An adult beetle was discovered last Thursday stuck to a survey trap in an ash tree on public land next to the Fox River, roughly a mile south of the bay. A survey specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) [...]
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City of Sturgeon Bay Endorses Plan to Establish Nature Preserve along Lake Michigan and the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal
Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
Door County Land Trust Launches Campaign to Fund Project The efforts to establish a 332-acre nature preserve along the shores of Lake Michigan and the Sturgeon Bay Shipping Canal received a boost Tuesday night when the Sturgeon Bay City Council gave the owners of the property, the Sturgeon Bay Utilities, the go ahead to enter [...]
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Clark Lake and Tributaries Now VHS Positive! Deadly Fish Virus Threatening Wisconsin’s Fish
Posted on 01. May, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
VHS waters extended as two dams fail to stop fish Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) is a deadly fish virus and an invasive species that is threatening Wisconsin’s fish. VHS was diagnosed for the first time ever in the Great Lakes as the cause of large fish kills in lakes Huron, St. Clair, Erie, Ontario, and [...]
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Happening at Crossroads at Big Creek… the Rain Barrel Solution
Posted on 26. Apr, 2009 by Coggin Heeringa.
April showers brought glorious changes to Crossroads at Big Creek. The welcome rain changed our shallow creek into a babbling brook, which, within hours, was filled with spawning suckers. As soon as Hauser Pond filled with water, the tiny frogs called spring peepers premiered their spring concert series. Daffodils brighten our Heritage Garden now and [...]
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Behind Wisconsin’s Wildlife Story: A Remarkable Migration of the Human Heart, Apr 19
Posted on 19. Apr, 2009 by Stephen Kastner.
Author and Unitarian Eric Hansen believes our regional conservation legacy offers rich spiritual lessons for the environmental challenges we face today. He will explore Wisconsin wildlife and conservation consciousness in a talk at the Unitarian Universalist service in Ephraim Sunday, April 19 at 10 am. All are welcome. Eric is a conservation activist and has [...]
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