Category: Flora

Summer Project Spotlight: Indigenous Plant Use in The Ridges Sanctuary and the Door Peninsula  By Leah Hamblin The following is a Summer Project completed by Leah Hamblin, a 2024 Summer […]

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 […]

Nature Notes: Research + Recovery: Protecting and Preserving Native Orchids By Tony Kiszonas, Director of Research The Ridges Sanctuary has tremendous plant diversity including native terrestrial orchids.  Following the idea […]

Nature Notes: Evergreens & The Boreal Forest By Anna Foster, published May 25th, 2023 While Trillium, Yellow Lady’s Slippers, and Columbine are starting to unfurl in wooded lots along the […]