Enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery of Door County as you help support The Ridges Sanctuary’s education programs

To sign up or find more information  [...]]]> June 19, 2010

Door County’s
22nd Annual Ride for Nature
adds a new  CENTURY ride

100 mile century | 50 mile | 25 mile | 15 mile family ride

Enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery of Door County as you help support The Ridges Sanctuary’s education programs

To sign up or find more information  go to: RideForNature.com

The Link Gallery • Fish Creek Door Community Auditorium

and during evening events at the Door Community Auditorium

Sponsors:

Main [...]]]> READING

THE RIDGES

An Invitational Exhibit of Door County Artists reflecting the natural wonders of The Ridges Sanctuary

Opening Reception
Sunday February 28
1-3 PM

The Link Gallery • Fish Creek
Door Community Auditorium

Works will be on display through April 12, 2010

Weekdays
10 AM-2 PM

and during evening events at the Door Community Auditorium

Sponsors:

Main Street Market-Egg Harbor, Hide-Side Corner Store-Fish Creek, Espresso Lane-Baileys Harbor, Ecology Sports-Sister Bay & Homestead Suites-Fish Creek

Image above is from a 22″x 30″ acrylic by William Roberts (www.williamrobertsart.com)

The Ridges Sanctuary recently closed on 3 additional parcels of land, totaling 53 acres. All are adjacent to property already owned by the Sanctuary, and will help to protect the watershed which feeds into the swales and Lake Michigan. Funding for these purchases was provided through the Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund and the U.S. Fish [...]]]>

The Ridges Sanctuary recently closed on 3 additional parcels of land, totaling 53 acres. All are adjacent to property already owned by the Sanctuary, and will help to protect the watershed which feeds into the swales and Lake Michigan. Funding for these purchases was provided through the Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Wetland grant program. Ridges members, through their generous contributions to our Land Fund, also helped to make these acquisitions possible.

Thank you for supporting The Ridges Sanctuary!

1:00 p.m.

Check the calendar for last minute changes!

Snowshoe group on trail

Meet at Marshal Cabin, next to Nature Center (8288 Hwy Q, Baileys Harbor)

It’s amazing how [...]]]> Winter Programs
For more information or to register for any of these programs, call 920-839-2802 or email. See you there!

1:00 p.m.

Check the calendar for last minute changes!

Snowshoe group on trail

Meet at Marshal Cabin, next to Nature Center (8288 Hwy Q, Baileys Harbor)

It’s amazing how much is going in nature this time of year! Join Naturalist Karen Newbern as we explore the frozen tundra of The Ridges on snowshoes. New sites each week. Some loaner snowshoes are available; call ahead to reserve. Dress for the weather. If there’s no snow, we’ll hike anyway. $5/adult, no charge for children under 18.

The Chicago Sun-Times (December 6, 2009) included an article on Snowshoeing in Door County and specifically at The Ridges! Click here to read the full article.

We are so pleased with how things panned out! So, we are looking [...]]]> At the close of our pioneer season in stream monitoring, I whole-heartedly thank each and everyone for their interest (in putting on rubber boots and head nets), and dedication (to retrieving data, while some days in the rain it was a challenge)!

We are so pleased with how things panned out! So, we are looking for some feedback on how you feel things went. Just check out our data (Search by County = Door and click on “Select all parameters”)! I feel that everyone’s strong interest is something that will make this program soar in the years to come. It is strong organizations like The Ridges Sanctuary that develop the community leadership around our most vital resources. For instance, it was RiverEdge Nature Center that helped develop the monitoring model that we now use in the WAV program around the state.

I feel that we are definitely on the right track with knowing the waterways of our neighborhood. Although it may not seem like much, this first set of data will be very significant in years to come. As we grow accustomed to consistent procedure next year, I want to make sure that you are enjoying your experience as well. I suggest if you have a particular curiosity, act on it and take notes on that particular thing, whether it be bird migrations, phenological change at your site, a peculiar clump of wildflowers, etc.

Many thanks to everyone for your time, energy, and interest! You might not guess it now, but in years to come this first set of baseline data will be incredibly valuable! I found all of your inquiries and curiosity incredibly wonderful. Watching how each of you discovered the system you were monitoring was so exciting for me. I was glad to have been a part of making scientists out of each of you! (And for those of you that are already, I thoroughly enjoyed your conversations and applications to our monitoring model.) Thank you all for all of the valuable things you taught me this season.

You did a wonderful job!

Marne Kaeske
Volunteer Stream Monitoring Coordinator
The Ridges Sanctuary

We’ve analyzed your surfing habits for the last 11 months as well as our needs. The renovated website should make it easier to keep you informed on what’s happening at The Ridges Sanctuary. Enjoy!

Here’s an overview of the changes: