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 have made the calendar of events for The Ridges Sanctuary available in a separate document for your convenience. Make sure to check the calendar for last-minute changes!
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:
Simplified menu bar — links to our “permanent” pages
Quick Info (left sidebar) — a quick informational list
Search Bar (right sidebar) — a search box for our website
Categories (right sidebar) — all of the posts under the selected category
Recent Posts (right sidebar) — the last 10 posts
Archives (right sidebar) — older posts are automatically archived
Leave comments to certain posts
RSS Feed (upper right corner) — an RSS feed of our posts is now available
Upcoming changes:
Tools for posts — to add function such as email, print, enlarge fonts, etc.
When: Naturalist-guided hikes through the Sanctuary are scheduled regularly from mid-May through mid-October. No preregistration is required. Check our calendar for dates and times.
Cost: $7 per adult, free for children under 18.
Ridges naturalist with group
Where: Hikes begin at the Ridges Nature Center, 8288 Hwy Q, Baileys Harbor (map).
Note: Guided hikes can be arranged for groups at any time of the year. Please contact the Sanctuary for information.
