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Community Voices: Industrial Agriculture Wants In, Do Your Planning
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (352+ words) By Door County Pulse, July 16th, 2026 In 2014, my Bayfield County community learned that an Iowa investor wanted to build a 26,000-hog operation and spread millions of gallons of liquid waste upstream from Lake Superior. We also learned our local government had…...
Land Trust Announces Matching Challenge for Possible 16th Nature Preserve
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (368+ words) By Door County Pulse, July 9th, 2026 by LUCIA HODKIEWICZ, Door County Land Trust communications coordinator The Door County Land Trust is launching a $25,000 matching challenge to double the amount of donations made as part of a $750,000 private fundraising campaign for a…...
Bird Is The Word At Crossroads
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (343+ words) By Door County Pulse, July 2nd, 2026 Crossroads at Big Creek will host several bird-themed events this week, starting with a children’s storytime featuring The Birdwatchers by Simon James. Door County librarian Beth Lokken will read the weekly story – a follow-up to…...
Eyes On Dragonflies At Crossroads
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) By Door County Pulse, June 4th, 2026 Two events at Crossroads at Big Creek next week will focus on dragonflies. The first is a Trail Tale storytime on Monday, June 8, at 2 pm. Door County librarian Beth Lokken will read Are You a…...
Raptor Rambles Return
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) By Door County Pulse, May 28th, 2026 Participants in an upcoming Raptor Rambles program will explore the trails of Open Door Bird Sanctuary (ODBS) in search of birds to meet and learn about. This family-friendly scavenger hunt will take place on Saturday,…...
DOOR TO NATURE: The Spring Migration
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (844+ words) By Charlotte Lukes, May 28th, 2026 Roy and I have kept records of bird migration for many years. This spring was unusual in the number of white-crowned sparrows that remained in our area for such a long time, compared to previous years....
COMMUNITY VOICE: Back at the Washington Islands Bird Festival
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (532+ words) By Tim Sweet, May 28th, 2026 Despite arriving nearly an hour before the first scheduled Washington Island ferry departure, many other vehicles and their occupants were already ahead of me. That included a huge semi, two Going Garbage trucks, and a host…...
Eyes on the Skies for Bat Count
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (780+ words) By Eleanor Corbin, May 28th, 2026 Bats play an important role in global ecosystems, serving as pollinators and pest control. In Wisconsin, little brown bats and big brown bats are essential for controlling the population of bugs like mosquitoes and flies, Wisconsin…...
Heads Up For Eyes In The Skies
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (164+ words) By Door County Pulse, May 21st, 2026 Wisconsin State Patrol planned aerial enforcement in five counties this week, including Door County along state Highway 57. Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) pilots keep an eye out for traffic violations from the air as part of…...
PODCAST: What Happened to the Trees at Potawatomi State Park?
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (44+ words) By Myles Dannhausen Jr., May 15th, 2026 Read the full story here>> PODCAST: The Vampires of the Sea PODCAST: The Craft Beer Evolution with Peter Gentry PODCAST: At the Gallery with J.R. Jarosh PODCAST: The Tourism, Housing and Isolation Impact on Community Health...