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February Early Birders Club Features Wildlife Wizardry Studio Tour, Feb 11
Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by Judy Drew.
Get a close-up look at wildlife on Saturday, February 11 at 10 am when The Ridges Sanctuary’s Early Birders Club tours the gallery of national award-winning taxidermist Mike Orthober. Orthober is well known in the taxidermy field, having won many national and worldwide awards, most recently “Best in World” for warm-water fish and “2nd in [...]
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Ridges Sanctuary Announces Tour of the Bruce Peninsula, June 11-18
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by Judy Drew.
As part of a year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary, The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor, is offering a unique travel opportunity to experience Door County’s geologic counterpart, the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario, Canada on an 8-day tour, scheduled for June 11-18, 2012. The Niagara Escarpment spans two North American countries and joins the two [...]
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Make Your Own Bird Feeders at Ridges’ Early Birder’s Program
Posted on 04. Nov, 2011 by Karen Newbern.
Bird feeding is a great winter activity that the whole family can enjoy with their feathered friends. Tips and tricks to get started in bird feeding will be provided at the next “Early Birders Club” program at the Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor. The program will take place on Saturday, November 12, 10 am at [...]
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Free Cross-Generational Programs in Nature Photography and Escarpment Trolley Tour at Crossroads, Oct 28, 29
Posted on 26. Oct, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
We still have openings for the Crossroads’ Cross-Generational Programs offered during Fall Break – thanks to a generous grant from the Door County Community Foundation – we are able to offer these programs free of charge, but participants must come in pairs – one adult with one young person (aged 7-13). On Friday, October 28, [...]
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Wisconsin’s Leading HydroGeologist to Speak at Door County Environmental Council Program, Sept 8
Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Dr. Ken Bradbury, with UW’s Geologicial and Natural History Survey since 1982, will speak at the Door County Environmental Council’s (DCEC) September Program on September 8 at 7 pm. “Underground Water Conditions in Door County” will be the topic discussed by Dr. Bradbury at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay. There is [...]
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Monarch Butterfly Tagging Program Offered Twice at the Ridges Sanctuary, Aug 27-28
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Door County nature enthusiasts have an opportunity to learn more about a most unusual insect. The monarch butterfly is one of only a few insects that migrate to a warmer climate for the winter. Their unique wing structure and yearly life cycle makes it possible to travel thousands of miles to wintering areas in Mexico [...]
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Celebrate the Year of the Niagara Escarpment at Woodwalk, July 17
Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Science and Music join forces in Egg Harbor on Saturday, July 17 at 6 pm to celebrate and educate everyone about the Niagara Escarpment. Dr. Roger Kuhns describes it as, “a 650–mile, curvilinear cliff exposure of up-ended Niagara dolomite that stretches through eastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.” Woodwalk Gallery is combining the power of [...]
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Take a Hands Off Approach During “No Family Left Inside” Program
Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
“Hands Off! A digital scavenger hunt,” is a program offered on July 23 by The Ridges Sanctuary and the Door County YMCA. Digital picture-taking has become so popular that most families have retired their old Brownie Hawkeyes and 35 mm cameras. The Ridges is offering a program that combines children’s fascination with digital cameras with [...]
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Hunt for Skittering Critters During “No Family Left Inside” Program, June 12
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by Karen Newbern.
Door County Ponds and creeks harbor some of the most fascinating creatures – caddisflies that build their own homes out of sand or vegetation, whirligig beetles that spin in mad circles on the surface, and damselfly nymphs that breathe through feathery “tails.” Parents and children can explore together and discover these amazing creatures during “Skittering [...]
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Door County Festival of Nature’s 50 Field Trips, Birdwatching, Hikes and Canoe Trips Opens With “The Niagara Escarpment: Its Natural History and Preservation”
Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
“Door County Festival of Nature” celebrates the natural features of the Peninsula. Door County’s unique natural communities and features – including the Niagara Escarpment, the bedrock foundation of the Peninsula – are the focus of the eighth annual Door County Festival of Nature. The Festival begins with a special keynote presentation, open to the public, [...]
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