Tag Archives: Door County Invasive Species Team
Invading Earthworms Presented by Door County Invasive Species Team at Crossroads, Sept 26
Posted on 18. Sep, 2011 by Karen Newbern.
When we think of invasive species, it’s plants that usually come to mind – non-native species like Garlic Mustard, Phragmites, Buckthorn or Purple Loosestrife but, certain species of animals can be considered invasive as well, even common species like earthworms. Non-native earthworms, and the threats they pose to our native ecosystems, will be the topic [...]
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SOS from the Door County Invasive Species Team!
Posted on 07. Sep, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
“Sending out an SOS…” calling for your help at the upcoming Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST) work parties. Clark Lake Phragmites Workday: For the 4th year now, the Clark Lake Association will be treating phragmites on the shoreline. We are still in need of help on Saturday September 10! Lunch will be provided. Meet [...]
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This week at Door County’s Crossroads: White Suckers and DCIST
Posted on 12. Apr, 2011 by Coggin Heeringa.
The fish already have started up Big Creek and any day now, these suckers will be spawning in earnest here at Crossroads. While we may be impatient for the sucker run, our excitement can’t compare to that of the early loggers in Door County. In 1881, a newspaper editor, Charles I. Martin, wrote a book called A Brief History of Door County. It indeed is brief, [...]
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This Week at Door County’s Crossroads: Dr. Roger Kuhns on the Geology of Door County, Master Gardener Greg Meissner on Landscape Design and more
Posted on 09. Mar, 2011 by Coggin Heeringa.
We haven’t yet put the snow shovels away and we don’t plan to do so any time soon, but at Crossroads at Big Creek, we are beginning to notice little glimmers of spring. The chickadees and cardinals have been singing their spring songs, the sun is higher in the sky, the daylight lasts a little [...]
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This Week at Door County’s Crossroads: Hike to the Evergreen Forest, DCIST, Bird Count
Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.
At Crossroads at Big Creek, cutting evergreens it an experience-based part of the season. We’ve all about experience-based learning here. From the Door County Historical Society’s “Deck the Village Party,” to the school field trips and family programs, we cut as many as a dozen small trees – which actually isn’t a bad thing in [...]
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This Week at Door County’s Crossroads at Big Creek: Thanksgiving, Pioneer Tools and Permaculture
Posted on 24. Nov, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.
Thanksgiving is a time for counting blessings and spending time with family. The Collins Learning Center at Crossroads will be closed on Thanksgiving Day so we can join our families around the Thanksgiving table, but the trails remain open to the public. As we enjoy our turkey, cranberries and pumpkin pie, we will count the [...]
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This Week at Door County’s Crossroads: Diabetes Update, DCIST Meeting, Astronomy and more
Posted on 12. Nov, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and again this year, Crossroads will host the Diabetes Update, presented by Ministry Door County Medical Center on November 13 from 10 am -Noon. As a science center, we appreciate the upcoming presentations by Ruth Norton ,RN, CDE and CarmenSchroeder RD,CD, CDE because they share the findings of recent medical research. For most of the audience, the topic “Discover [...]
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This Week at Door County’s Crossroads: Visions from The Past, Ecology of Bats, Creatures in the Night Sky
Posted on 12. Oct, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.
With Halloween approaching Crossroads at Big Creek, learners of all ages find themselves thinking about ghosts, bats, owls and monsters. For the next two weeks, we are foucssing on all of those inhabitants of the night sky. While not actually ghosts, the costumed members of the Door County Historical Society might certainly appear like visions from [...]
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When You Have Enemies, You Need a Map! Ridges Sanctuary Teaches GPS Skills to Fight Invasives, Aug 24
Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.
Marne Kaeske will give a short introduction on using GPS technology to map the locations of invasive species to be added to the Door County mapping project. Wikipedia explains it clearly: “The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides reliable location and time information in all weather and at [...]
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Biodiversity Protection on the Door Peninsula Depends on Grassroots Support
Posted on 10. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST) announces the following calendar of upcoming opportunities to learn about invasives by taking action to remove them. May 11 • Tuesday at The Ridges Sanctuary 9:30 AM – Noon. Meet at the Upper Rangelight. We will pull invasive forget-me-nots. Burgers hot off the grill afterward. May 11, 19, 25 [...]
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