Celebrating the Natural Beauty of the Door Peninsula

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A celebration of the precious species, rare habitats and natural beauty we protect. Partners in Conservation Once again, these conversation organizations have come together to bring you the Door County Festival of Nature. Though the missions of our partnering organizations overlap, each brings a particular strength and focus to the goals of preservation and environmental stewardship .

renowned landscape architect and conservationist, Jens Jensen, and is on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. For information, stop at the visitor center at 12171 Garrett Bay Road Located at the crossroads of Highway 42/57 and Michigan Street in in Ellison Bay, call 920-854-4088 or visit www.theclearing.org. , Crossroads at Big Creek provides facilities for and guidance in research and experience-based science exploration. Staff Open Door Bird Sanctuary and volunteers maintain trails and natural areas where people can Come enjoy the unique experience of birds of prey in a explore the wonders of nature in an environmentally friendly way. natural environment! Be awed and inspired by close Programs and activities help learners of all ages commit to nurturing encounters with raptors during a 1-hour program, talk the environment and protecting the quality of life in Door County. with educators, see and touch artifacts and visit birds on display. With 34 acres of serene landscape, 3 different scenic hikes and a picnic area, make it an afternoon to remember! Open to the public every Saturday between June 20-September 5; Friday 7/3 and Sunday 9/6. Program at 1pm, guided trail hike 2:30pm – open 12-4pm. (Private tours available at any time by Protecting Door County's exceptional lands and waters…forever. appointment). Door County Land Trust protects more than 8,000 acres of open space, scenic beauty, and ecological integrity. Door County Land For over 80 years, The Ridges has been an inte - Trust nature preserves are open to the public at no charge for gral part of the rich, natural setting of the Baileys hiking, cross-country skiing, wildlife observation, some forms of Harbor community and the Door County hunting, and other low-impact, non-motorized recreational Peninsula. Founded to preserve the original 30 activities. Door County Land Trust is accredited by the Land acre parcel, The Ridges has grown thoughtfully Trust Alliance Accreditation Commission and is a local, member and strategically to ensure the protection of the supported, non-profit organization. Trail maps and more most biologically diverse ecosystem in . The mission of information may be found at www.doorcountylandtrust.org. The Ridges is to protect the Sanctuary and inspire stewardship of natural areas through programs of education, outreach and research. Visit www.ridgessanctuary.org for more information. Greater Escarpment Organization of Door County The mission of the Greater Escarpment Wisconsin Department Organization of Door County is to cultivate of Natural Resources knowledge and stewardship of the and its geological, ecological, and cultural wonders In keeping with its mission, the Wisconsin DNR is dedicated to through raising awareness in people of all ages and from all working with the citizens and businesses of Wisconsin while walks of life. Further information about us can be found at preserving and enhancing the natural resources of Wisconsin – our website and Facebook: www.geo-dc.org and our air, land and water, our wildlife, fish and forests and the Facebook.com/geo.doorcounty ecosystems that sustain all life. In partnership with individuals and organizations, DNR staff promote a healthy, sustainable The Nature Conservancy is a global environment and a full range of outdoor opportunities. conservation organization guided by science and dedicated to conserving Wisconsin Wetlands Association is a the lands and waters on which all statewide, non-partisan, and science-based life depends. We have worked with landowners, communities organization dedicated to the protection, and other partners in Door County since 1962 to protect ecologi - restoration, and enjoyment of wetlands cally significant lands and waters from Estuary to and associated ecosystems through science-based programs, educa - Shivering Sands Preserve. You can find us on the web at tion, and advocacy. We envision a state where wetlands are nature.org/wisconsin . healthy and plentiful and support ecological and societal needs and where citizens care for, appreciate, and interact with these nat - The Clearing, a folk school for ural resources. Our work prioritizes providing tools and expertise adults in Ellison Bay, offers classes to help others protect, manage, and restore wetlands. For more in - in the arts and fine crafts, humani - formation, visit wisconsinwetlands.org. ties and natural sciences. The Clearing was founded in 1935 by Recycled paper using 30% post-consumer waste 1 Curbside Pickup 330 Reid St, DePere, WI 54115 Open Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 2:00pm for pickup Door County Festival of Nature Registration

Registration The 2020 Festival of Nature offers a full slate of field Cancellation & Refund Policy trips, classes and activities throughout Door County. The Door County Festival of Nature reserves the Registration is open . There is a maximum number of right to cancel an activity or field trip when neces - participants allowed for each field trip or program, so sary. If a trip is canceled, you will be notified as registering early is the best way to ensure you get to participate in the activities you want. Registration is soon as possible so that you may select an alternate easy – go to www.RidgesSanctuary.org or call 920-839- trip or receive a full refund. You can cancel your 2802. We’ll confirm your registration by email. Note: registration by email or phone. Cancellations made We are updating our Registration Platform this year, on or before Saturday, August 22nd will be re - we will be emailing all past participants on what to funded in full minus a $10 processing fee. Cancella - expect with the new platform prior to registration. tions from August 23rd through the 30th will be refunded at 50% of the total fees. Refunds will not Walk-in registration and packet pick-up be issued for cancellations made on August 31st or Thursday, September 3rd, 9 AM - 3 PM later. September 4, 5 and 6, 9 AM - 5 PM Location: Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center 8166 Hwy 57 (Hwy 57 & Ridges Road) Baileys Harbor Walk-in registration* and packet pick-up will be held at The Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center during business hours as noted above. Field trip packets con - tain your name tag, itinerary, a map of field trip loca - tions and other informative supplemental material. *Many field trips fill quickly, so walk-in registrants may have a limited number of activities from which to choose.

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FESTIVAL DINNER & Graced by the Seasons: Spring and Summer in the North - KEYNOTE PRESENTATION woods . He has served on the Board of Trustees for the Thursday, September 3, 4:30 PM Wisconsin Nature Conservancy, the Wisconsin Location: About Thyme Farm 8425 Cty. F, Baileys Harbor Humanities Council, and the River Alliance of Wiscon - sin. He currently serves on the Board of the Northwoods After a day exploring the natural splendor of Door County, Land Trust, and the Board for the Wisconsin Conserva - spend a relaxing evening in the picturesque setting of tion Hall of Fame. About Thyme Farm, an organic farm on the outskirts of Baileys Harbor. The Farm’s beautifully restored, rustic barn John and his wife, fiber artist Mary Burns, live on the is the setting for both our dinner and keynote presentation. Manitowish River in Iron County where they raised two Casual, layered attire is recommended. Most field trip daughters. attire will be appropriate for the casual ambience of the farm. Sunday Morning Coffee Clutch Like many of the properties featured in our Festival field and Weavings Presentation trips, About Thyme Farm is privately owned and is not Women and Water open to the public. We know you’ll enjoy this special op - Special Exhibit Presented by Mary Burns portunity to experience this lovely property and ask that you respect the privacy of those who live and work on the This exhibit will be on display Thursday thru Saturday Farm by coming only during the times specified for Festival during the Festival of Nature at the Cook-Albert Fuller activities. Nature Center. Reception & Beverage Service: 4:30 PM “Water is the source of all life. In many traditional cul - Dinner: 5:00 PM tures water is imbued with feminine roles and symbol - Enjoy a delectable family style dinner with dessert ism; women are the protectors of water. Because prepared by About Thyme Catering. women give birth, they were/are the keepers of water. The goal of this exhibit is to celebrate and honor $35/person Register by August 29 Limit: 170 water, as well as the women who work with it, protect Welcome & General Announcements: 6:15 PM it and advocate for it. Featured will be women who are water-walkers, scientists, teachers, and healers, all who Keynote Presentation: 6:30 PM hold deep connections with water. The intent of this John Bates , Naturalist and Author globally-inspired exhibit is to help develop and strengthen our own ties with water and inspire actions Keynote: Our Living Ancestors: The to protect our waters. History and Ecology of Old-growth Forests (and Where to Find Them). “Hand-woven jacquard portraits of these women will form the core of With only 0.2% of our original preset - the exhibit. Included currently in tlement forests still intact in Wiscon - this phase of the exhibit are sin, old-growth forests are a rare portraits of Grandmother treasure to explore. But why are they Josephine Mandamin , First Na - important, and where can you go to tion Ontario, Canada; Autumn find them? Join John Bates to discover why we cut nearly Peltier , Wikwemikong First Nation, all of our old-growth down, where the best sites left are in Ontario, Canada; Rachel Carson (pictured above), Wisconsin, and what makes them so ecologically remark - ; Carol Warden and Emily Stanley , UW- able today. Limnology Trout Lake Station; Jessica Ryan , Brother - John Bates is the author of nine books and a contributor to town Indian Nation, Wisconsin. There are many more seven others, all of which focus on the natural history of portraits to come.” the Northwoods. He’s worked as a naturalist in Wisconsin for 30 years, leading an array of trips all designed to help Women and Water Reception people further understand the remarkable diversity and Friday, September 4th, at 5:30 PM beauty of nature, and our place within it. His most recent Join us for a special presentation by Mary Burns to ex - book is Our Living Ancestors: The History and Ecology of Old- plore the “behind the scenes” view of her incredible art. Growth Forests in Wisconsin (and where to find them) . Coffee Clutch with John Bates John won the 2006 Ellis/Henderson Outdoor Writing Friday, September 4th, 8:00 - 9:00 AM Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers for his book Join us on Friday evening, September 4th at 5:30 PM 5 URGENT CARE

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8 Festival Activities at a Glance Most field trips will carpool from a designated meeting location. Fast, easy registration is available at www.RidgesSanctuary.org or call 920.839.2802 No fee for children under 18 Program # / Name Time Fee Limit Thursday, September 3 Evening Festival Dinner $35 170 Beverage Service 4:30 PM Dinner Seating 5:00 PM Keynote Presentation 6:30 PM

Friday, September 4 Morning Coffee Clutch 8:00 - 9:00 FREE N/A 1. Plum and Pilot Island Tour 8:30 AM – 12:45 PM $45 14 2. Horseshoe Bay Farms Tour – NEW 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 15 3. Segway Ridges Road 9:00 – 11:00 AM $50 8 4. Guided Kayak on Kangaroo Lake – NEW 9:00 – 11:00 AM $25 10* 5. Kangaroo Lake Area Bird Diversity – NEW 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 15 6. Woods at Monument Point – NEW 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 12 7. With Love from Nature @ The Ridges – NEW 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 10 8. Cozy up to Conifers 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM $25 12 9. Kayak Nature, Discovery Tour of North Bay 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM $25 10* 10. Explore the Mink River Preserve with The Nature Conservancy 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 16 11. Explore the Miller Conservation Easement 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 16 12. Explore Open Door Bird Sanctuary 9:30 – 11:30 AM $25 15 13. Lakeside Coastal Tour 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM $45 20 Friday, September 4 Afternoon 14. Segway Cave Point 1:30 – 3:30 PM $50 8 15. Explore Open Door Bird Sanctuary 1:30 – 3:30 PM $25 15 16. Experience the Brey Cycle Demo Farm 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 20 17. Explore Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 18 18. The Plants of the Niagara Escarpment – NEW 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 12 19. Natural Soundscapes and the Spirit of Place – NEW 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 25 20. Restoration and Hydrology at Oak Road Preserve – NEW 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 18 21. Ellison Bay Bluff Exploration 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 20 22. Flower Form and Function 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 16 23. Wildness Within – NEW 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 16

*10 Registered Kayaks. Tandem kayaks and canoes are accepted.

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Friday, September 4 Evening Wonder of Weaving with Mary Burns 5:30 PM Free N/A Saturday, September 5 Morning 24. Baileys Harbor Bird City Tour 6:30 – 10:30 AM $25 10 25. Birding & Walking Door County’s Natural Areas FULL DAY 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM $90 20 26. Mud Lake Paddle 8:00 – 10:00 AM $25 10* 27. Plum and Pilot Island Tour 8:30 AM – 12:45 PM $45 14 28. Waseda Farms Exploratory Wagon Ride 9:00 – 10:30 AM $25 18 29. Going on a Bear Hunt – NEW 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM $10 /$5 16 30. Fossil Excursion 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 16 31. Sunrise Garden Meditation – NEW 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 10 32. Old Growth Forest – NEW 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 16 33. Explore Solitude Natural Area 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 16 34. Ramsar Wetlands of the Door Peninsula 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 20 35. Wildflower Exploration – NEW 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 12 36. Europe Lake Exploration 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 20 37. Major Myths and Misconceptions about Evolution – NEW 9:00 – 11:30 AM $25 15 38. Lakeside Coastal Tour 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM $45 20 39. Wilderness Survival 101 - Middle School Adventure Program – NEW 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM FREE 16 Saturday, September 5 Afternoon 40. Explore The Ridges Sanctuary 1:00 – 3:00 PM $25 12 41. Clark Lake Paddle Excursion – NEW 1:30 – 3:30 PM $25 10* 42. Explore the Mink River Estuary 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 18 43. Traditional Uses of Plants by Indigenous People 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 15 44. Lighthouse Bike Tour 1:00 – 4:00 PM $25 12 45. Terrestrial Invertebrates of The Ridges Sanctuary 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 16 46. Fossil Excursion 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 16 47. The Evolution of Colors in Nature 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 15 48. Ramsar Wetlands of the Door Peninsula 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 20 49. Explore Toft Point 1:30 – 4:00 PM $25 16 Saturday, September 5 Evening 50. Nature at Night – NEW 8:00 – 10:00 PM $25 25 Sunday, September 6 Morning 51. The Birdy Bus 6:30 – 11:30 AM $45 20 52. Yoga and Meditation at Toft Point 8:00 – 11:00 AM $25 15 53. Waseda Farms Exploratory Wagon Ride 9:00 – 10:30 AM $25 18 54. Segway Ridges Road 9:00 – 11:00 AM $50 8 55. Clark Lake Bike Tour 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM $25 14 56. Lakeside Coastal Tour 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM $45 20

*10 Registered Kayaks. Tandem kayaks and canoes are accepted.

Photo of Toft Point by Frykman Studio Gallery • www.FrykmanGallery.com 10 Door County Festival of Nature Accessible to all • Easy Hiking Field Trip Descriptions • Moderate Hiking • Strenuous Hiking Friday, September 4 – Morning 3. Segway Ridges Road Friday, September 4, 9:00 – 11:00 am

1. Plum and Pilot Island Tour Leaders: Segway the Door Tours Friday, September 4, 8:30 am – 12:45 pm Fee: $50

Leaders: Friends of Plum and Pilot Island • Guided Segway tour amongst the nature of Toft Point and to the Fee: $45 entrance of Toft Nature Preserve. We will go down a gravel road Representatives of the Friends of Plum & Pilot Islands and the US where unique wildlife and vegetation have found their niche. Fish & Wildlife Service are your guides for this tour. Visit Plum A spy view of the Birdcage Lighthouse and great views of the Island and view the natural beauty of this part of the Green Bay water are also included in this glide. Instruction on Segway National Wildlife Refuge. The hiking tour, along established trails, operation included. will focus on the natural and maritime history aspects of the island CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Limit: 8 and its plant and animal communities, including a bald eagle nest 4. Guided Kayak on Kangaroo Lake – NEW site, a small wetland complex, and a multitude of migratory birds. Friday, September 4, 9:00 – 11:00 am The hike will be about 1 mile in length. Leader: Brian Forest NORTH. Meet: Shoreline Charters, Gills Rock Limit: 14 Fee: $25 2. Horseshoe Bay Farms Tour – NEW Experience the unspoiled areas of one of Door County’s Wetland Friday, September 4, 9:00 – 11:30 am Gems, Kangaroo Lake. Your tour of the north end of Kangaroo Lake promises to be filled with opportunities to see birds, wildlife Leader: Andy Gill • and plants native to this very diverse community. Bring your own Fee: $25 Boat. In 2018, Horseshoe Bay Farms, Inc. was established to act as CENTRAL. Meet: Coyote Roadhouse, Baileys Harbor. Limit: 10 responsible stewards (through preservation, rehabilitation and acti - boats vation of historic Horseshoe Bay Farm) so that they could secure the future of Horseshoe Bay Farm for generations to come. Spend the 5. Kangaroo Lake Area Bird Diversity – NEW morning exploring Horseshoe Bay Farm, located on the beautiful Friday, September 4, 9:00 – 11:30 am

shores of Green Bay, along the Niagara Escarpment. This site has Leader: Tom Prestby • been recognized for its prominence in the development of Door Fee: $25 County, both in the agriculture industry as well as a civic landmark. Explore a variety of habitats to find a broad list of birds and refine CENTRAL. Meet: Horseshoe Bay Farms, Egg Harbor. Limit: 15 or learn your bird identification by ear. We’ll meet at the Kanga - roo Lake Nature Preserve, protected by the Door County Land Trust, to take a short hike to explore the bird habitats, and then carpool to explore wooded areas, a marshy area, and the nearby grasslands and orchards. CENTRAL. Meet: Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve, Baileys Harbor. Limit: 15 6. Woods at Monument Point – NEW Friday, September 4, 9:00 – 11:30 am

Leader: Sandy & Craig Schultz • Fee: $25 Join conservation easement landowners, Craig and Sandy Schultz, for this rare guided opportunity to visit the Woods at Mon - ument Point Natural Area. This natural area is a combination of three private properties protected by conservation easements and

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o ce t el ephone: 920.839 .2121 • o ce: 81 42 hwy 57 , bail eys harbor , wi 11 62-acres of Door County Land Trust protected lands. A temporary Do you have trouble telling one conifer from another? Here’s a route will be created with flagging through this relatively undis - chance to learn 11 (and maybe 12) different conifer trees. At the turbed forest of mature red oak, beech, hemlock, and white pine, end of this session, you'll be able to distinguish white from black with an understory of interesting shrubs and plants, including spruce, hemlock from balsam, red from white pine, fir from spruce leatherwood. This beautiful forest hosts a number of rare species and more. We'll start with a short overview of conifers before including Red-shoulder hawks which nest here and the state heading out to find and ID various conifer species on the trails of threatened Long-spur violet. Fishers and bobcats have also been the Ridges Sanctuary. Dress for the weather including footwear. seen here on forest cameras. Wood thrush and Ovenbirds should CENTRAL. Meet: The Cabins at The Ridges Sanctuary Limit: 12 be singing. Be prepared to wander and explore this seldom seen natural area as we stop in silence and use our senses to listen, 9. Kayak Nature, Discovery Tour of North Bay smell, touch, and be one with this forest community. Friday, September 4, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

SOUTH. Meet: Schultz Conservation Easement, Carlsville. Limit: 12 Leader: Terrie Cooper & Tonya Crowell Fee: $25 7. With Love from Nature @ The Ridges – NEW Friday, September 4, 9:00 – 11:30 am With thousands of acres protected by the Door County Land Trust • and The Nature Conservancy, North Bay State Natural Area is Leader: Jane Burress one of Door County’s ecological gems. Paddle along with us and Fee: $25 we’ll explore it all from the water! Along the way we’ll visit the Join Jane Burress, Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, as mouth of Three Springs creek where it empties into North Bay and we reconnect and rejuvenate within the gorgeous Ridges Sanctuary land to take a short hike into the towering White Pines and sea Rustic Trails protects and preserves forever. Using our breath, our caves of the Door County Land Trust’s Walt’s Woods Natural Area. senses, and guided intention we will explore and experience Na - Bring your own boat. ture’s abundant wisdom around us and within us. This practice is NORTH. Meet: North Bay Public Boat Launch, Sister Bay rooted in gratitude for the beautiful gifts that Nature generously Limit: 10 boats provides all beings and is a celebration of mindful collaboration of human-kind and Nature. There will be gentle hiking and possible 10. Explore the Mink River Preserve with sitting on the forest floor. Going barefoot or wearing light comfort - The Nature Conservancy Friday, September 4, 9:00 – 11:30 am able footwear, along with bringing a journal, is encouraged. CENTRAL. Meet: The Cabins at The Ridges Sanctuary. Limit: 10 Leader: The Nature Conservancy • Fee: $25 8. Cozy up to Conifers Friday, September 4, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Join The Nature Conservancy as we hike the Mink River Preserve’s • Schoenbrunn Trail. On this relatively flat, 1.75-mile hike we’ll be Leader: Jane Whitney & Julie Knox on the lookout for spring wildflowers and migratory birds. We'll Fee: $25 experience transitioning forest types as the out-and-back trail leads

12 us to the shoreline of the Mink River, where you'll learn about 13. Lakeside Coastal Tour how the current high-water levels effect the estuary. Wear good Friday, September 4, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

walking shoes and bring binoculars. Leader: Shoreline Boat Charters NORTH. Meet: TNC’s Schoenbrunn Trailhead, Ellison Bay. Fee: $45 Limit: 16 Head out into the sparkling waters of on the retired US Navy boat, the “Water Taxi”. The boat got its name from its 11. Explore the Miller Conservation Easement Friday, September 4, 9:00 – 11:30 am years of residence in Chicago, ferrying passengers along the • Chicago River. The crew of “Water Taxi” will navigate the rustic Leaders: Ed & Sandy Miller shoreline of Lake Michigan. Passengers will experience the unique Fee: $25 landscape of the region teeming with rich history and view historic Here’s an opportunity to visit a privately owned property not usu - lighthouses that aided the Lake Michigan shipping industry. ally open to the public! Protected by Door County Land Trust con - CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Marina. Limit: 20 servation easement, the Miller property contains a variety of habitats and landscapes including dense cedar swamp, wetlands, and fields with scattered shrubs and young trees. As you hike the Friday, Sept. 4 – Afternoon property, you’ll learn about its history, the ecology of the North 14. Segway Cave Point Friday, September 4, 1:30 – 3:30 pm Bay/Mud Lake area, its inclusion as a Ramsar property in 2015, and the Miller’s sustainable lifestyle. Waterproof footwear may be Leader: Segway the Door Tours needed. Fee: $50 CENTRAL. Meet: Miller Property, Baileys Harbor. Limit: 16 Guided Segway Tour to Cave Point, Whitefish Dunes, and Clark Lake. This glide takes you to sink holes in Cave Point County Park, 12. Explore Open Door Bird Sanctuary Friday, September 4, 9:30 – 11:30 am quiet Clark Lake, and the sand dunes of Whitefish Dunes State • Park. You will see trees grasping the edge of the cliffs, experience Leader: Open Door Bird Sanctuary Team majestic overlooks, and hear the soothing sounds of the surf. Fee: $25 You will be immersed in nature as you enjoy this area and its Take a look behind the scenes at Open Door Bird Sanctuary views. Instruction on Segway operation included. (ODBS) – the only facility of its kind in Door County! Besides the SOUTH. Meet: Cave Point County Park, Jacksonport. Limit: 8 rare opportunity to see the ODBS raptors up close and personal in their sanctuary mews, this tour will also feature actual feeding 15. Explore Open Door Bird Sanctuary of the raptors, a photo op with one of the sanctuary birds, and a Friday, September 4, 1:30 – 3:30 pm

guided trail hike highlighting the sanctuary’s various ecosystems. Leader: Open Door Bird Sanctuary Team • ODBS is a nature center devoted to raptor and environmental ed - Fee: $25 ucation. Repeat. See #12 for full description. SOUTH. Meet: Open Door Bird Sanctuary, Jacksonport. Limit: 15 SOUTH. Meet: Open Door Bird Sanctuary, Jacksonport. Limit: 15

13 16. Experience the Brey Cycle Demo Farm manac make frequent reference to how natural sounds provide an Friday, September 4, 1:30 – 4:00 pm important sense of place. By noting and studying the role of sound

Leaders: Brey Cycle Demo Farm & NRCS • in the natural world, Leopold proved again to be ahead of his Fee: $25 time. Join Stanley Temple, Beers-Bascom Emeritus in Conservation, See where milk comes from and how sustainability is behind every for an immersive experience into Aldo Leopold’s decision on this fourth-generation family farm. Learn about modern fascination with natural sounds, introduce the new field of sound - dairy farming and how milk is sustainably produced, from the crops scape ecology. to the cows. Get up close with the animals as you learn about the life CENTRAL. Meet: Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center. Limit: 25 of a calf through becoming a member of the milking herd. We’ll also show you some of the land we use to grow crops to feed our animals 20. Restoration and Hydrology at and talk about the conservation practices used. Cycle Farm is part of Oak Road Preserve – NEW the Door-Kewanee Demonstration Farm network, testing various inno - Friday, September 4, 1:30 – 4:00 pm vative practices to help increase organic matter, improve soil health, Leader: Kathy Wolff • and reduce soil erosion and nutrient loss. Fee: $25 SOUTH. Meet: Brey Cycle Farm LLC, Sturgeon Bay. Limit: 20 The Door County Land Trust’s 155-acre Oak Road Nature Preserve lies in an area where the karst bedrock allows water to flow to 17. Explore Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve Friday, September 4, 1:30 – 4:00 pm Green Bay as well as to Lake Michigan. Features of the preserve • include farmland restored to prairie and young forest, a hardwood Leader: Brian Forest forest, and a large vernal wetland that supports a rich diversity of Fee: $25 waterfowl and migratory birds. The surface water is long gone from this Door County Land Trust CENTRAL. Meet: Oak Road Nature Preserve, Egg Harbor. Limit: 18 preserve, but this beautiful area provides evidence of ancient glacial drainage paths for the Plum Bottom area south of Egg 21. Ellison Bay Bluff Exploration Harbor. Caves and enlarged rock crevices, coupled with springs Friday, September 4, 1:30 – 4:00 pm that outlet below the escarpment, provide a good example of a • classic sinkhole/spring complex. Descend the Niagara Escarpment Leader: Coggin Heeringa and enjoy Door County's seasonal wildflowers as well as intrigu - Fee: $25 ing discussion on glacial geology, karst features and challenges This county park is known for its spectacular scenery. The tour will of protecting water quality in sensitive areas. start with geologic history, but once on the trails, the group will CENTRAL. Meet: Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve, Egg Harbor. examine a plethora of spring wildflowers to make this an unforget - Limit: 18 table spring trip. NORTH. Meet: Ellison Bluff County Park, Ellison Bay. Limit: 20 18. The Plants of the Niagara Escarpment – NEW Friday, September 4, 1:30 – 4:00 pm 22. Flower Form and Function • Friday, September 4, 1:30 – 4:00 pm Leader: Mike Schneider Fee: $25 Leader: Donna Danielson • Enjoy an afternoon walk along the edge of the beautiful Niagara Fee: $25 Escarpment at The Clearing in Ellison Bay. Mike Schneider will There is amazing diversity among flowers, but they generally focus on the plants that grow along and near the edge of the escarpment, highlighted by the ancient arborvitae (white cedar) trees, the oldest trees in east of the Rocky Moun - O PE tains. This hike is co-sponsored by The Clearing and the Greater N D AI Escarpment Organization of Door County (GEODC). LY NORTH. Meet: The Clearing Folk School, Ellison Bay. Limit: 12 19. Natural Soundscapes and the Spirit of Place – NEW Friday, September 4, 1:30 – 4:00 pm LinLkiniknigng P Peeoopplle wwiitthh N aNtautrue re Leaders: Stanley Temple & GEO-DC • Fee: $25 For Aldo Leopold part of the enjoyment of being outdoors was ex - periencing the sounds of nature. His essays in A Sand Count Al -

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see warblers, shorebirds, and waterfowl in this scenic trip along Leaders: Friends of Plum and Pilot Island • the shoreline of several State Natural Areas. Beginners welcomed. Fee: $45 CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Limit: 10 Repeat. See #1 for full description. 25. Birding & Walking Door County’s NORTH. Meet: Shoreline Charters, Gills Rock Limit: 14 Natural Areas - FULL DAY Saturday, September 5, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm • JOIN US, the R otary Club of Door County North & CHANGE THE (Y our) WORLD

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Leaders: Waseda Farms Family • and its authentic message for you in the present moment. Fee: $25 Our time together in this beautiful place with these rituals will sup - Explore the historic organic farm on an exploratory tractor & port an open heart and inspired heart-centered action within your wagon ride. Waseda Farms is home to cattle grazing on more life. Please wear comfortable clothing, bring a light blanket or mat than 500 acres of beautiful perennial grass pastures in Baileys to sit on if you prefer, and a journal to capture your clarity and this Harbor. The Certified Organic farm raises cattle, pigs, and chick - soulful experience. Sun tea, fresh water, and an enlightened snack ens and grows fruits, vegetables, and herbs in their 2-acre garden. will be provided. Waseda Farms was the first in Wisconsin to implement a cattle SOUTH. Meet: Flying Tractor Farm, Sturgeon Bay. Limit: 10 handling system developed by world renowned animal behavior expert Temple Grandin. Through improved farming practices that 32. Old Growth Forest – NEW are better for people, animals, and the earth, Waseda Farms Saturday, September 5, 9:00 - 11:30 am works to inspire better eating and better living. Leaders: John Bates & Mary Burns • CENTRAL. Meet: Waseda Farms, Baileys Harbor. Limit: 18 Fee: $25 Meridian Park State Natural Area supports some fine older-growth 29. Going on a Bear Hunt – NEW trees along an unmarked trail that follows an outcropping of the Saturday, September 5, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm • Niagara Escarpment. While most of the site is second-growth, the Leader: Lori Kemmler larger hemlocks, white cedars, and scattered beech and white Fee: $10 adults; $5 child (walking to 4 years old) pine are worth spending time with. The understory shrub layer con - We are going on a bear hunt on the Family Discovery Trail. After tains some Canada yew, a species that’s now quite uncommon reading the popular story families will hunt in the wavy grass, due to its desirability to browsing deer. This is a relatively short, in - deep cold river (stream), thick oozy mud, and the big dark forest terpretive walk, where we’ll take our time, poke around, and see to find a bear. Who knows what else we might find. Bring lunch what we can find. and maybe a change of clothes for a teddy bear picnic in the red CENTRAL. Meet: Meridian Park, Baileys Harbor. Limit: 16 pines to end our morning. Each child will receive a bear to bring home as a memory of our adventure. 33. Explore Solitude Natural Area CENTRAL. Meet: Family Discovery Trail, Baileys Harbor. Limit: 16 Saturday, September 5, 9:00 - 11:30 am • 30. Fossil Excursion Leaders: Ed & Sandy Miller Saturday, September 5, 9:00 – 11:30 am Fee: $25 • The Door County Land Trust’s Solitude Natural Area is part of an Leader: Dave Bultman important ecological corridor that provides habitat for a host of mi - Fee: $25 gratory and nesting birds, amphibians and waterfowl. Solitude is Hundreds of millions of years ago, Door County was covered by a graced with beautiful hardwood forests, vernal ponds, sand dunes shallow sea that was teeming with life. Evidence of these prehis - and old successional fields. We’ll focus on geology, natural history toric creatures remain as fossils in the exposed rock beds. Join and a bit of mystery. Dave Bultman, local fossil hunter and expert, as we identify vari - CENTRAL. Meet: Solitude Natural Area, Baileys Harbor. Limit: 16 ous prehistoric critters and unearth local fossils. The program will start with a brief lecture and then we will carpool to Appel’s Bluff, just north of Baileys Harbor. Light hiking is involved and no dig - ging is required! CENTRAL. Meet: Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center. Limit: 16

31. Sunrise Garden Meditation – NEW Saturday, September 5, 9:00 – 11:30 am

Leader: Sarah K Evenson/Flying Tractor Farm • Fee: $25 Purposeful pause. Mindful reflection. Heart-centered action. You are invited to begin your day in our community peace garden surrounded by the serene Lily Bay Creek Watershed. Using your breath and purposeful pause, you will dive deeper into the nature

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Leader: Tracy Hames • NORTH. Meet: Hotz Memorial Town Park, Ellison Bay. Limit: 20 Fee: $25 Join us in exploring areas designated as Wetlands of International 37. Major Myths and Misconceptions Importance by the Ramsar Convention of Wetlands. We will visit about Evolution – NEW Saturday, September 5, 9:00 - 11:30 am wetlands in Moonlight Bay, Baileys Harbor Boreal Forest, and North Bay. You’ll learn about the beauty and diversity of the wet - Leader: Dan Meinhardt • lands of the Door Peninsula and why their protection and care is Fee: $25 vital to the health of our water, wildlife, and communities. Was Darwin the first to suggest species evolve? Did he actually ex - CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Limit: 20 plain the origin of species in his famous work Origin of Species? NEW Does natural selection really make species the best they can be? 35. Wildflower Exploration – Join us for answers that may surprise you as we cover some basics Saturday, September 5, 9:00 - 11:30 am • of evolutionary biology by exploring these and other questions. Fi - Leaders: Jane Whitney & Julie Knox nally, we'll take a walk to identify hypothetical adaptations in na - Fee: $25 ture and discuss how we might test our hypotheses. Learn to identify wildflowers in the field using Newcomb’s Wild - CENTRAL. Meet: The Cabins at The Ridges Sanctuary. Limit: 15 flower Guide. Using Newcomb's key system, you will learn to identify wildflowers and shrubs of the eastern U.S. Bring your own 38. Lakeside Coastal Tour hand lens and Newcomb’s guide if you own them. We will have Saturday, September 5, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

extra copies of the guide and lenses on hand if you need them. Leader: Shoreline Boat Charters We will spend much of the time on our hands and knees so wear Fee: $45 pants that can get dirty. You might want to bring a kneeling pad. Repeat. See #13 for full description. Dress for the weather because we'll go out in rain (unless thunder - CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Marina. Limit: 20 ing) or shine or cold. CENTRAL. Meet: Logan Creek Preserve, Jacksonport. Limit: 12 39. Wilderness Survival 101 - Middle School Adventure Program – NEW 36. Europe Lake Exploration Saturday, September 5, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Saturday, September 5, 9:00 - 11:30 am Leader: Anna Foster • Leader: Coggin Heeringa • Fee: FREE Fee: $25 Learn some of the basic skills for surviving alone in the woods. Ac - Take a hike through the dunes to Europe Lake and the rocky head - tivities will include learning how to make a fire, navigation, build - lands of in search of wildflowers and birds. ing shelters, and many more! This program is for middle school

17 students (grades 5-8). Students should be dropped off at our north productive estuary often good for birding. campus cabins on County Q. NORTH. Meet: Schoenbrunn Trailhead, Ellison Bay. Limit: 18 CENTRAL. Meet: The Cabins at The Ridges Sanctuary. Limit: 16 43. Traditional Uses of Plants Saturday, Sept. 5 – Afternoon by Indigenous People Saturday, September 5, 1:30 - 4:00 pm

40. Explore The Ridges Sanctuary Leader: Lee Olsen • Saturday, September 5, 1:00 - 3:00 pm • Fee: $25 Leader: Steve Leonard Ethnobotany (EB) of the Upper Midwest is the study of uses and Fee: $25 views of plants by 12 native Indian tribes. Follow Lee Olsen who Steve Leonard, Ridges’ Executive Director, will lead a hike will reveal plants used for medicines, food, fiber, & dyes. See along The Ridges accessible boardwalk for those individuals who demos with Grandmother & Grandfather trees, fibers (for weav - have not traditionally been able to access and enjoy the Sanctu - ing), roots (for sewing canoes), & barks (for utensils & tobacco). ary. Using universally designed interpretive experiences, partici - See ash baskets & birchbark art. Plants on the trail will include Ot - pants with limitations in mobility, vision or hearing will be able to tawa “Beaver’s ears” (also the tribal flower), Menomi - learn about The Ridges’ cultural and natural history. Sensory-rich nee “Deer’s Ear” (root for tattooing), Hocank “Dog’s medicine”, & activities will highlight local geology, Ridges’ flora and fauna, and Ojibwa roots to lure deer and revive persons. our research initiatives. CENTRAL. Meet: The Cabins at The Ridges Sanctuary. Limit: 15 CENTRAL. Meet: Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center. Limit: 12 NEW 44. Lighthouse Bike Tour 41. Clark Lake Paddle Excursion – Saturday, September 5, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Saturday, September 5, 1:30 - 3:30 pm • • Leader: Bill Wolff Leader: Matt Peter & Clark Lake Association Fee: $25 Fee: $25 Recently celebrating their 150th anniversaries, The Baileys Harbor Clark Lake is the second largest lake in Door County and home to Range Lights and Cana Island Lighthouse will be on full display many diverse habitats for flora and fauna. Join us on a paddle during this bike ride. This bike ride includes a beautiful ride down around Clark Lake and up Logan Creek. We will stop at key spots County Q and tours of both the Lighthouse and Range Lights. to discuss the natural history, threats to habitats, and the current and future conservation work aimed at protecting these areas. Bring your own bike and shoes that you don’t mind hiking in. Total Bring Binoculars. Bring your own Boat. biking distance is approximately 12 miles round-trip with stops SOUTH. Meet: Clark Lake Boat Launch, Sturgeon Bay. Limit: 10 and breaks along the way. CENTRAL. Meet: The Cabins at The Ridges Sanctuary. Limit: 12 42. Explore the Mink River Estuary Saturday, September 5, 1:30 - 4:00 pm 45. Terrestrial Invertebrates of

Leader: Coggin Heeringa • The Ridges Sanctuary Saturday, September 5, 1:30 - 4:00 pm Fee: $25 • This gentle trail travels through a series of habitats, offering a vari - Leader: Mike Draney ety of wildflowers and birds. The destination is the Mink River, a Fee: $25 UW-Green Bay entomologist Mike Draney discusses the impor -

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habitats around the world, and we will see some rarely observed Leader: Paul Regnier • and collected Door County animals. Fee: $45 CENTRAL. Meet: Family Discovery Trail at The Ridges Sanctuary. Ride in comfort on a minibus for birders! We'll visit birding Limit: 16 hotspots and highlight bird songs and their identification, along with discussions on migrants and locals (birds that is) and why 46. Fossil Excursion birds sing. All levels of birders welcome, short walks, multiple bird - Saturday, September 5, 1:30 – 4:00 pm • ing sites, walk-on boarding, and a comfortable ride! Leader: Dave Bultman CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Limit: 20 Fee: $25 Repeat. See #30 for full description. 52. Yoga and Meditation at Toft Point Sunday, September 6, 8:00 - 11:00 am CENTRAL. Meet: Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center. Limit: 16 Leaders: Anna Mae Beyer • 47. The Evolution of Colors in Nature Fee: $25 Saturday, September 5, 1:30 - 4:00 pm Nurture your mind, body, and soul with a serene yoga and medi -

Leader: Dan Meinhardt • tation experience within the diverse natural refuge of Toft Point in Fee: $25 Bailey’s Harbor. To support the deepening of your connection with Ever wonder why forests are so green? Or why butterfly wings Self, Nature, and the flow of life we will begin with a nature mind - shimmer? For this trip we'll start by reviewing some of the basic bi - fulness walk to the Toft’s homestead. In the beautiful meadow ology and physics of color production and vision, then head out to where world renowned environmental pioneer Emma Toft’s child - look for examples of the startling array of colors in nature. hood home once resided, we will indulge in a gentle yoga prac - CENTRAL. Meet: The Cabins at The Ridges Sanctuary. Limit: 15 tice with mindfulness meditation. Our experience will commence with a water blessing in gratitude and reverence for the abun - 48. Ramsar Wetlands of the Door Peninsula dance of life that the earth provides for us. Saturday, September 5, 1:30 - 4:00 pm CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Limit: 15 • Leaders: Tracy Hames 53. Waseda Farms Explorary Wagon Ride Fee: $25 Sunday, September 6, 9:00 - 10:30 am Repeat. See #34 for full description. Leaders: Waseda Farms Family • CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Town Hall . Limit: 20 Fee: $25 49. Explore Toft Point Repeat. See #28 for full description. Saturday, September 5, 1:30 - 4:00 pm CENTRAL. Meet: Waseda Farms, Baileys Harbor . Limit: 18

Leader: Charlotte Lukes • Fee: $25 Over two miles of rocky Lake Michigan shoreline, 440 species of vascular plants, and 17 species of nesting warblers – these are only some of the features that make Toft Point one of Wisconsin’s most outstanding natural areas. Plant communities found here include bo - real and mesic forests, sedge meadow, and tamarack swamp. This area is also known for its diversity on non-flowering plants such as mosses and ferns. CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Limit: 16 Saturday, Sept. 5 – Evening NEW N8240 Hwy 42 1.888.433.2087 50. Nature at Night – Fish Creek, Wisconsin wwwHylineOrchardFarmMarket.com Saturday, September 5, 8:00 - 10:00 pm

Leader: The Ridges Sanctuary Team • Fee: $25 Just like we rely on the daylight to keep us active, many critters rely on the darkness of the night to keep them active. Come learn about night flyers, nighttime sounds, and even the dark sky. This program will be a combination of guided and independent activi - ties. All ages welcome. SOUTH. Meet: Logan Creek Preserve, Jacksonport. Limit: 25

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Leaders: Segway the Door Tours Leader: Shoreline Boat Charters Fee: $50 Fee: $45 Repeat. See #3 for full description. Repeat. See #13 for full description. CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Town Hall . Limit: 8 CENTRAL. Meet: Baileys Harbor Marina. Limit: 20

55. Clark Lake Bike Tour Sunday, September 6, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Leader: Matt Peter • Fee: $25 Come explore Door County’s second largest lake while biking around its beautiful surroundings. Start at Logan Creek to view a brilliant display of spring wildflowers, learn about the geological features of Clark Lark and explore the limestone cliffs of Cave Point. Bring your own bike and shoes that you don’t mind hiking in. Total biking distance is approximately 10 miles with stops and breaks along the way. SOUTH. Meet: Logan Creek Preserve, Jacksonport . Limit: 14

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