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.
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 remaining in northern Door and completing the county’s largest conservation project in over 40 years. The preserve dedication will honor and thank the landowners, volunteers and Door County Land Trust supporters whose vision, hard work and generosity made the creation of the nature preserve possible.
Lemonade, ice tea, wine and light refreshments will be served. Following the dedication ceremony, short hikes will be offered for those interested.
The Harold C. Wilson Three Spring Nature Preserve is home to the headwaters of pristine North Bay and to a host of rare and endangered plants and animals. It was also the site of one of Wisconsin’s first nature centers, the Three Springs Nature Center established by Harold Wilson of Ephraim in the 1950s.
The public is invited to attend. Please R.S.V.P. by calling the Door County Land Trust at 920.746.1359 or by emailing krice@dcwis.com. The dedication will be held rain or shine. Comfortable clothes and good walking shoes are recommended. The Door County Land Trust’s new Harold C. Wilson Three Springs Nature Preserve is located at the end of Three Springs Road off of County Highway ZZ two miles east of Sister Bay.
The Door County Land Trust is a local, non-profit organization supported by over 2,000 contributing members. Its mission is to preserve, maintain and enhance lands that contribute significantly to the scenic beauty, open space and ecological integrity of Door County. Since its inception in 1986, the Land Trust has protected over 5,200 acres throughout Door County. Many of the lands owned by the Door County Land Trust are open to the public for hiking, hunting, birding, skiing and other low-impact recreational and educational activities.
To find out more about the work of the Door County Land Trust, for preserve maps and directions, for information on our hunting program and to make a contribution of support, please visit www.doorcountylandtrust.org.
