Category: Fauna

Summer Project Spotlight: Butterflies of The Ridges Sanctuary By Heidi Williamson The following is a Summer Project completed by Heidi Williamson, 2024 Summer Naturalist at The Ridges Sanctuary. Heidi is […]
Nature Notes: Share the Shore – Protecting Shorebirds During Fall Migration By Dan Scheiman, Visitor Engagement Specialist Fall migration is in full swing. In addition to songbirds, shorebirds are also […]
Nature Notes: Helping Wisconsin Bats By Anna Foster, Program Director Imagine walking down a boardwalk by the light of the moon, feeling the cool breeze from Lake Michigan through the […]
Nature Notes: Human-Wildlife Interactions By Sam Hoffman, Land Manager At some point or another we have all had a memorable experience with wildlife in the outdoors. Time spent viewing animals […]
Nature Notes: Finding Sanctuary in the Swales By Amy Shook, Naturalist As you take a walk through The Ridges Sanctuary, you may notice areas that have no trees, even though […]
In the News: The Ridges Documents Small Mammals By Betsy Lecy , Peninsula Pulse – August 1st, 2024 (From left) Sam Hoffman weighs a flying squirrel, research director Tony Kiszonas writes down its measurements and […]
Nature Notes: Watching Fawn-dly, Whitetail Deer Fawns By Anna Foster, Director of Programming Door County may be known for its limestone bluffs, ice cream shoppes, and beautiful sunsets, but I […]
Nature Notes: Protect Birds from Window Collisions By Dan Schieman During this past spring migration upwards of 3.5 billion birds were winging their way northwards (and even more will be […]
Nature Notes: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year By Dan Scheiman, published on December 23, 2023 On Saturday, December 16, I participated in the Ephraim Christmas Bird Count. As […]
Nature Notes: A Buzzing Sanctuary By Libby Humphries, published September 25, 2023 During the warmer months at The Ridges, a symphony of insects can be heard from the front garden […]