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Migrating Birds in Spring

May 7, 2025 by Laurel Ciohon

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. At Crossroads, we observe birds almost daily, but the first few weeks of spring migration are different — special and  important. Each spring, we watch migrating birds not only for the joy it brings, but to contribute to the growing scientific understanding of migration patterns, […]

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Arbor Day at Crossroads

April 23, 2025 by Laurel Ciohon

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 23, 2025) – In Wisconsin, Arbor Day is officially observed on the last Friday of April. However, it doesn’t have to be. The Arbor Day Foundation explains that the best day to celebrate Arbor Day is when conditions are ideal for planting trees. At Crossroads at Big Creek, that means we […]

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Spring Green-Up

March 13, 2025 by Laurel Ciohon

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, and folks around County Door are celebrating this weekend! At Crossroads at Big Creek, we’ve tailored our programs to align with St. Patrick’s Day and the seasonal phenomenon known as the “spring green-up.” Our Science Saturday family program on March […]

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Science of Snow Sliding: Gravity, Friction, and Other Forces

February 17, 2025 by Laurel Ciohon

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Finally! Crossroads at Big Creek has morphed into an enchanting snow-covered winter landscape, and while we continue with our education and restoration efforts, our attention now turns to sliding. Sliding is defined as “moving smoothly along a surface.” And while we fervently hope nobody slides off a […]

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Ski-For-Free, Master Gardeners at Crossroads

January 31, 2025 by Laurel Ciohon

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. There is always something to do at Crossroads Big Creek. Of course, the big question for many folks is “when will you start your Ski-for-Free program? We will offer it as snow conditions are adequate and  we will post the conditions and open hours on […]

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All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes

January 24, 2025 by Laurel Ciohon

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 24, 2025) – The award-winning documentary film “All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes” will be shown at Crossroads at Big Creek this Thursday, January 30 at 6:30 pm, as part of their Fish Tales Lecture Series educational program.  Through stunning never before shown underwater video, the film […]

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Master Gardeners and Wild Ones Open 2025 Lecture Series with “Going Wild In Door County Parks”

January 20, 2025 by Laurel Ciohon

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 20, 2025) – Learn about the environmentally-friendly projects underway in Door County Parks at the upcoming presentation in the Door County Master Gardener Association /Wild Ones- Door Peninsula Educational Lecture Series, hosted by Crossroads at Big Creek on Tuesday, January 28 at 6:30 PM. Door County Parks Manager Tim Kazmierczak will describe […]

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Opportunities, Challenges of Restoring Native Prey Fishes to the Great Lakes

January 16, 2025 by Laurel Ciohon

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 16, 2025) – This week Crossroads at Big Creek will launch the 2025 Fish Tales Lecture Series on Thursday, January 23  at 7:00 PM with the program “Opportunities and Challenges of Restoring Native Prey Fishes to the Great Lakes.”  Then on Tuesday, January 25, at 6:30 PM, the Door County Master Gardener Association […]

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Saturday Science Program:  “Auroras”

January 9, 2025 by Laurel Ciohon

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 9, 2025) – In spite of the fact that days are getting (a bit) longer, we at Crossroads at Big Creek know that many people experience falling spirits and even seasonal depression enduring the dark days of winter. For the primitive people of Northern European, limited  hours of daylight must have been terrifying…..”all the leaves […]

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Upcoming Events at Crossroads

December 27, 2024 by Laurel Ciohon

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 27, 2024) – This is the week we ring out the old year and ring in the new. We jokingly call this our “Annual Ring.”  So, it has become a tradition  at Crossroads at Big Creek that on the first Science Saturday of the year, the topic of our family program is “Tree […]

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