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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 […]
A woman reading a picture book aloud to a group of kids.
Sanctuary Story Hour: Trees Bring your fantastic forester to Sanctuary Story Hour to learn about the trees in the Ridges! At the end of the story, make a fun craft […]
Virtual Ridges Reads: The Nature of Kinship Join us for this year’s Ridges Reads book club, “The Nature of Kinship.” We’ll explore our connections to the natural world through mindfulness, […]
Natural Christmas You deserve to spend a few hours this holiday season surrounded by the natural beauty of The Ridges Sanctuary at Natural Christmas! Stroll down the softly lit Hidden […]
Open Door Bird Sanctuary Meet & Greet Stop by The Ridges Nature Center for a fun, family-friendly experience with live birds of prey from Open Door Bird Sanctuary! This free […]
Eastern Screech-Owl Nest Box Workshop Head over to The Ridges Workshop to build Eastern Screech-Owl nest boxes to take home and hang in your backyard. A Ridges staff member will […]
Owl Prowl Join a Ridges Naturalist at The Ridges Nature Center to learn about owl species that call Door County home. Then, head down out on a local trail to […]
Close up of Charlotte Lukes holding out a tiny orange mushroom with a long stem in her hand.
Mushrooms of The Ridges with Charlotte Lukes Join Door County’s mushroom expert Charlotte Lukes as she leads you through the fungi of The Ridges Sanctuary. Charlotte will go over fungal […]
A monarch butterfly perched on a plant.
Monarch Madness Have you ever seen a butterfly chrysalis or found a monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed plant? Join us for this year’s Monarch Madness event, where you can […]
Four young friends arm-in-arm in their Halloween costumes: Two witches, a vampire, and a teenage mutant ninja turtle.
Halloween Hike on the Boardwalk! Come hike the boardwalk if you dare! Special Halloween-themed stations along Hidden Brook Boardwalk will highlight creepy critters and spooky sights of The Ridges Sanctuary. […]