Parts of our Sanctuary will be open for gun deer hunting from Nov. 23-Dec. 1. Trails are closed during this period. Hunters and trappers must register with The Ridges before hunting.

Deb Fitzgerald


Deb Fitzgerald has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from DePaul University in Chicago and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Vermont College. Her work experience includes being a freelance writer for both local and large-city newspapers, and a reporter with the Door County Advocate, where she engaged in environmental reporting. She is currently the editor of the Door County Peninsula Pulse newspaper.

Deb was elected to the board in August of 2022 and is serving the third year of her first three-year term.