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May 2025
Ridges Early Bird Hike
Head out with Ridges Naturalists to learn and identify the morning birds at the Sanctuary and surrounding Baileys Harbor habitats. Make sure you bring your binoculars! You won’t want to miss our early morning friends! Suitable for ages 12 and up. Find out more at The Ridges Sanctuary – Preservation, Education, and Research - The Ridges Sanctuary
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Newport State Park Great Wisconsin Bat Count
Fri. June 6th - Great Wisconsin Bat Count – 8:15 – 9:45 pm Help our state bats by participating in this Citizen Science program. Our hibernating bats are in great danger of being wiped out because of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a white, powdery fungus on the muzzle of infected bats that causes die offs of multiple species of bats in infected hibernation sites. This statewide survey is an important tool to help monitor the number of bats that have been…
Find out more »Ridges Early Bird Hike
Head out with Ridges Naturalists to learn and identify the morning birds at the Sanctuary and surrounding Baileys Harbor habitats. Make sure you bring your binoculars! You won’t want to miss our early morning friends! Suitable for ages 12 and up. Find out more at The Ridges Sanctuary – Preservation, Education, and Research - The Ridges Sanctuary
Find out more »Newport State Park Wings of the Night Bat Presentation
Sat, June 7th – Wings of the Night Bat Presentation 10 am Learn all about bats, a most unique and misunderstood mammal. Bat ambassadors will talk about the bats in Wisconsin, their life cycle, habitat and threats challenging the bat population. Meet in the Nature Center. Lot 1. Newport State Park | Wisconsin DNR
Find out more »Plum Island Photography Workshop
Famed Door County photographer, Dave Heilman will be once again sharing his craft with us during two photography workshops on Plum Island. This workshop is perfect for any experience level, whether you are a cellphone, SLR or time-honored film photographer or just starting out. https://www.plumandpilot.org/photoworkshop
Find out more »Newport State Park Bluebird Box Monitoring
Wed., June 11th -Bluebird Box Monitoring 1 pm Join the park Naturalist as she talks about the monitoring bluebird nesting boxes. There will be a short walk to check out some of the active boxes, with discussion about how to monitor your own. Meet at the Nature Center, Lot 1. Newport State Park | Wisconsin DNR
Find out more »Newport State Park – Herb Hike
Thur., June 12th - Herb Hike – 10 am. Dave LaLuzerne was born with a green spark in his heart. (Interestingly, his last name is the French word for alfalfa.) Nurtured through pharmacy school and many years as an herbal pharmacist in his own herb shop, he now finds his passion is educating people about the numerous and wondrous ways to use herbs for our health and well-being. Door County has a wealth of herbs that can be beneficial to…
Find out more »Turtle Ridge Gallery Nite – Celebrate Nature
June 12th, 4-7pm Thursday Gallery Nite - Celebrate Nature Please join us to celebrate the beautiful nature of Door County through the eyes of an artist. Open late. Refreshments served. Location: Turtle Ridge Gallery-Boutique 11736 Mink River Rd Ellison Bay Contact: Asta at turtleridge@gmail.com
Find out more »Midsummer’s Music: The Romantic Era of the Schumanns
The Romantic Era of the Schumanns The Schumann’s intense love story centered around the piano. Both studied piano with her father, but he fought their eventual marriage. Friedrich Kalkbrenner was possibly the greatest pianist before Liszt. He moved in the same circles as the Schumanns. Jeannie Yu will bring these piano parts to life in a scintillating fashion while David Perry’s violin will melt you with Clara’s opening Romance. Three Romances, Op. 22 – Clara Schumann Sextet in G Major,…
Find out more »Civil War Encampment
The encampment consists of over dedicated military and civilian reenactors from the Company E of the Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Look forward to the weekend’s schedule of realistic events including, touring the soldier and civilian camps, period clothing showings, Civil War medicine demonstrations, military drills, and firing demonstrations. This is a great family friendly way to learn, experience and participate in Civil War events first hand. Living History Events | historicnoble-gha
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