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Favorite Ridges moment:

The smell of the woods after it rains (petrichor).

Favorite Ridges moment:

Seeing my 1-year-old waddle down the boardwalk to Hidden Brook for the first time.

Favorite Ridges moment:

A foggy morning with mist rising off the swales or the beach.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Watching a pileated woodpecker hang out just a few feet from the trail!

Favorite Ridges moment:

Seeing Winter Wren for the first time and realizing THIS is why I came to Door County!

Favorite Ridges moment:

Seeing the marsh marigolds in full bloom!

Favorite Ridges moment:

Seeing the Grass of Parnassus flower at night in August and September.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Northern Pike in the swales in the springtime.

Favorite Ridges moment:

The first moment of spring when the toad chorus sings through the swales.

Favorite Ridges moment:

The carniverous plants of the Sanctuary (Northern Purple Pitcher & Sundew).

Favorite Ridges moment:

Getting outside with volunteers on each new and exciting project.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Something new and different every day.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Wood Lilies in bloom, specifically after it rains or there are dew drops on the flowers.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Savoring the sight of Showy and Ram’s Head Lady’s Slippers in the spring.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Walking through the trees and coming up to Lake Michigan to feel the welcoming breeze!

Favorite Ridges moment:

Finding Heart-leaved Twayblade for the first time after searching for hours.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Taking my granddaughter on a Sanctuary guided hike with Jane Whitney!

Favorite Ridges moment:

Seeing a baby painted turtle swim in one of the swales!

Favorite Ridges moment:

Finding an indigenous population of Ram’s Head Lady’s Slippers while doing land surveys.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Watching a baby porcupine walk around and climb up a tree with Backpack Adventure Campers.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Stumbling upon a patch of Twin Flowers on the Mt. Maple trail after reading about them in my wildflower guidebook.

Favorite Ridges moment:

Seeing Striped Coralroot, an orchid species that derives its energy from fungi, and getting to hand-pollinate Showy Lady’s Slippers in the shade house!

Favorite Ridges moment:

Listening to warblers sing in the trees around Solitude Swale.

Favorite Ridges moment:

When the Land and Research teams joined forces to fence off the Pitcher’s thistle population at the beach! 

Favorite Ridges moment:

Finding the Ram’s Head orchid on Mt. Maple trail after searching for what had to have been 45 minutes.