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Raise A Natural-Resources Voice Through Conservation Congress

The annual spring Conservation Congress advisory meetings allow all citizens to vote on questions involving Wisconsin’s natural resources – and it’s not just for those who hunt and fish, as Tim Eisele,...

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Egg Harbor Urges People To Order Trees

The Village of Egg Harbor, with help from the Climate Change Coalition, urges people to order trees, participate in The Big Plant and help meet a goal of planting 10,000 trees this spring.  The...

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Door County Left Out of the EV Highway

The peninsula won’t be a priority for federal funding until after the rest of the state is built out The majority of electric vehicle (EV) owners charge their EVs at home, according to the U.S....

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Raise A Natural-Resources Voice Through Conservation Congress

The annual spring Conservation Congress advisory meetings allow all citizens to vote on questions involving Wisconsin’s natural resources – and it’s not just for those who hunt and fish, as Tim Eisele,...

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Egg Harbor Urges People To Order Trees

The Village of Egg Harbor, with help from the Climate Change Coalition, urges people to order trees, participate in The Big Plant and help meet a goal of planting 10,000 trees this spring.  The...

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Latest Round of Drinking Water Data Shows Less Bacteria

And no unsafe levels of arsenic or nitrates were detected The data is accumulating on the quality of Door County’s drinking water with the fifth year now underway for the University of...

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DNR Warns Public To Not Harvest Cicadas

Following multiple reports of people harvesting cicadas, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that state law prohibits the capture and removal of animals, including insects,...

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Anonymous Committee Objections Can No Longer Block Conservation Projects,...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a majority opinion, July 5, that prohibits the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) from obstructing conservation projects funded by the Knowles-Nelson...

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Camp Cuesta: New Land Preservation Protects Girl Scout Traditions

Land Trust seeking donations to complete purchase of Baileys Harbor Girl Scout camp property by KAY McKINLEY, Door County Land Trust communications coordinator  Local Girl Scout Troop Co-leaders Sarah...

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Butterfly Species Threatened in Wisconsin

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing to list the regal fritillary, a large butterfly, under the Endangered Species Act. Based on a review of the best available […] The post Butterfly...

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Two New Reports on Local Water Quality

The health of Door County beach water can be checked daily from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) beach closings and advisories map. Beach water quality signs at six […] The post Two...

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“An Intentional Community”: Boreal Preserve, Door County’s first-of-its-kind...

Home development and land conservation don’t have to be oppositional concepts, as can be shown by a conservation subdivision that’s working its way through the County of Door approval process.  […] The...

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Leaning Into Nitrates

Five years of data gathered from wells in Door County have revealed a couple of patterns that the Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department (SWCD) wants to dig into. […] The post Leaning Into...

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Being Mindful of Human-Wildlife Interactions

by SAM HOFFMAN, Ridges Sanctuary Land Manager At some point or another, we have all had a memorable experience with wildlife in the outdoors. Time spent viewing animals in the […] The post Being...

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A Call for Grassroots Advocacy to Save Knowles-Nelson

Door County is one of the smallest counties in the state, but has the largest number of threatened or endangered species, according to Nicole Van Helden, director of resilient landscapes […] The post A...

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Volunteers Key to New Finding on Freshwater Suckers

Temperature is primary trigger for spawning migration Never doubt the importance of citizen scientists. A new paper published last month led by Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium reveals how volunteers across...

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New Conservation Easement Protects Forest and More

Landowners Michael and Ann Morgan have donated a conservation easement agreement on their property to the Door County Land Trust (Land Trust), protecting it from future development and contributing to...

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Training the Future Workforce to Solve Freshwater Challenges

“Water is a growing field for those who care about the environment. Employers want to hire people with hands-on experiences who are interested in solving challenges related to climate change, […] The...

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Q&A to Address Potential Changes to Newport Dark-Sky Viewing Area

Newport Wilderness Society (NWS), the Friends group of Newport State Park, is hosting a presentation and Q&A regarding NWS’s Dark Sky Viewing Area Improvement Plan for the park.  This meeting […]...

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Local Nonprofits Receive Cellcom Green Gifts

Cellcom has selected two Door County nonprofits – Open Door Bird Sanctuary (ODBS) and Crossroads at Big Creek – to receive a share of its annual Green Gifts. The program […] The post Local Nonprofits...

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