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Crossroads Explores Door County's Wildlife with Week of Free Programs
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (528+ words) Posted Less Than An Hour Ago by Lynn Michelsen, Crossroads at Big Creek Door County is home to an amazing variety of animals, from butterflies drifting through summer meadows to mammals hidden in forests and wetlands. This week's Summer at…...
Crossroads is for the birds
1+ week, 6+ day ago (699+ words) Posted Today At 9:40am by Lynn Michelsen, Crossroads at Big Creek “Birds” is this week’s Summer at Crossroads theme, and this time of year, our skies, forests and shorelines are alive with activity as resident and migratory birds feed, nest and…...
Conservation Conversation debuts agricultural waterway project
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (150+ words) Posted Today At 9:23am by Tim Kowols Ducat used cost-share funding to help pay for part of the project, which includes planting specific grasses to help keep topsoil in place. He said the heavy rains in early April showed where the…...
Prairie strips highlighted as soil conservation method
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) Posted Today At 1:01pm by Tim Kowols Prairie strips highlighted as soil conservation method Do not be surprised if you see native plants and grasses incorporated into farm fields in the near future. Iowa State University's Dr. Marshall McDaniel and Tim…...
Door County Master Gardeners offer Landscaping for Birds Lecture
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (358+ words) Posted Less Than An Hour Ago by Adam Collins Homeowners looking to create more bird-friendly landscapes will have an opportunity to learn how native plants and thoughtful yard design can support local wildlife during an upcoming educational program hosted by…...
Spring flows and flies through Crossroads
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (644+ words) Posted Yesterday At 9:10am by Coggin Heeringa, Crossroads at Big Creek So why birds? They offer a rare combination of ecological importance and visibility. Birds also play many roles that influence ecosystem processes. Depending on the species, they may act as…...
Van Den Brandt makes wildlife look picture-perfect
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (85+ words) Posted Today At 10:29am by Tim Kowols In his upcoming presentation at Crossroads at Big Creek this Wednesday, he hopes to shine a light on animals the community is aware of but does not often get to see. The presentation takes…...
Land trust holding out hope for Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funds
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (322+ words) Posted Less Than An Hour Ago by Tim Kowols Door County Land Trust Executive Director Emily Wood is asking for public support to help preserve a state program that has helped protect tens of thousands of acres on the peninsula....
Door County residents urged to prevent bird-window collisions during spring migration
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) Posted Today At 1:00pm by Adam Collins As spring migration ramps up across the Door Peninsula, wildlife advocates are urging residents to take simple steps at home to reduce bird-window collisions, a leading cause of bird deaths in North America. Each…...