Tag Archives: Door County Land Trust
Door County Land Trust’s 25th Anniversary Celebration at Birch Creek, Sept 23
Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Door County Land Trust Welcomes All to “Saving the Land We Love: Land Conservation and American Values,” a 25th Anniversary Keynote Address by Dr. William Cronon, University of Wisconsin-Madison. As part of its 25th Anniversary celebrations, the Door County Land Trust is pleased to welcome renowned conservationist, historian and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, Dr. William [...]
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Door County Land Trust Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Guided Tours of Four Nature Preserves, Aug 19-20
Posted on 19. Aug, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
On Friday, August 19 from 3 – 5 pm and Saturday, August 20 from 9:30 – 11:30 am, the Door County Land Trust is hosting “A Weekend at our Preserves” as part of its 25th anniversary celebration. Representatives of the Land Trust will be offering guided and self-guided hikes at four nature preserves located throughout [...]
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Door County Sea Kayak Symposium Benefits Door County Land Trust – Spaces Still Available, July 8-10
Posted on 15. Jun, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
With some of the finest instructors from all over the country, guided day trips to many of the County’s most spectacular bays and a donation of its proceeds going to support the work of the Door County Land Trust, it’s no wonder the Symposium has become a Peninsula favorite. The 8th Annual Door County Sea Kayak Symposium [...]
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Door County Land Trust Plans to Purchase Well-Known Scenic Door County Property
Posted on 16. May, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Campaign launched to raise final $111,519 needed to protect the Grand View property in Ellison Bay. The Door County Land Trust has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire and permanently protect what is commonly referred to as the “Grand View” property at the top of the hill in Ellison Bay. If completed, the purchase [...]
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Door County Land Trust Purchase Will Protect Key Natural Area in City of Sturgeon Bay
Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
This recent DCLT purchase expands the new Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve by nearly 30% and safeguards Wisconsin’s primary source of Chinook salmon eggs for Lake Michigan. The Door County Land Trust announces a significant land purchase within the City of Sturgeon Bay that preserves 112 acres along the west shore of Sturgeon Bay [...]
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Door County Land Trust Seeks Stewardship Grant for Grand View Scenic Overlook
Posted on 05. Dec, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
The Door County Land Trust has applied for a 50 percent matching grant from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program’s Urban Green Space fund to purchase 16 acres of land in the Town of Liberty Grove. Door County Land Trust will provide the matching funds. Upon completion of the purchase of the land, Door County Land Trust [...]
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Recent Purchase Protects Centerpiece Parcel at DCLT’s Kellner Fen Nature Preserve
Posted on 26. Oct, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
The Door County Land Trust announces the purchase of 40 acres at the center of the Kellner Fen, a 400-acre wetland complex located 4 miles north of Sturgeon Bay along Lake Michigan. The Door County Land Trust established the Kellner Fen Nature Preserve in 2003 and with this recent addition has permanently preserved nearly 150 [...]
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Purchase Expands Door County Land Trust’s Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve by Over 50%
Posted on 08. Oct, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
The Door County Land Trust announces the recent acquisition of 50 acres of meadow and forest land in the Village of Egg Harbor, added to the Door County Land Trust’s Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve, protecting over ½ mile of open space along County Highway G. “Adding these 50 acres to the nature preserve is exciting [...]
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Door County Land Trust Ceremony Formally Dedicates 332-acre Preserve in the City of Sturgeon Bay
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
This past weekend the Door County Land Trust celebrated the dedication of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve. In December of 2009, the Door County Land Trust purchased 332 acres in the City of Sturgeon Bay along the shores of Lake Michigan on the south side of the Sturgeon Bay-Lake Michigan Shipping Canal. The [...]
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DCLT Announces Formal Dedication of Harold C. Wilson Three Springs Nature Preserve, July 23
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
On Friday, July 23 from 3:30 – 5 pm the Door County Land Trust is hosting a celebration and preserve dedication of the new Harold C. Wilson Three Springs Nature Preserve. The Door County Land Trust purchased 421 acres just east of Sister Bay in the fall of 2008 permanently protecting the largest undeveloped tract [...]




