By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Our Door County summer residents, many of whom have, over the years, become Crossroads donors and volunteers, have returned. Some have raised their children here and now are sharing Crossroads and other natural areas with children and grandchildren. Curiously, this week, each of our nature programs will focus […]
Red, White and Blue Birds
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Though the Collins Learning Center will be closed on Independence Day, our trails (like always) will be open all day, every day, so on Thursday, holiday hikers may see red, white and blue birds on each of our three Crossroads preserves. Then July 5 at 5:30 pm, […]
Dark Skies and Wildlife
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. This week at Crossroads, our public programs focus on under-appreciated, but essential components of our environment: biodiversity, fungi and dark skies. On Saturday, May 11, the Crossroads Habitat Healers will plant native tree seedlings starting at 9:00 at the Crossroads Workshop, and at the same day, the […]
Crossroads Book Club
This month we’re reading Rooted by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. Crossroads will have a few copies of the book available to borrow if needed. Whether you’ve read the book yet or not, we would love for you to join us as we explore the stories, ideas, and concepts shared within the pages of this awesome books! […]
League of Women Voters Forum: The Big Stink – A Question of Manure
The League of Women Voters invites you to a public forum surrounding the topic of manure. Manure management is a complicated subject, especially given Door County’s Dairy fragile karst substrate and the importance of water health. We hope to make sense of the benefits and challenges of manure management through a presentation involving regulators, farmers […]
Every Day is Earth Day : Capturing the Energy of the Sun
A celebration of energy in nature featuring demonstrations, nature journaling walks, films, tree planting with The Big Plant, demonstrations, citizen science, and other family-fun activities. Free trees, free wildflowers seeds, conditions permitting, Safe Solar Viewing and Naturalist-led Sucker Run Tour. In the Collins Learning Center and grounds of Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan, Sturgeon Bay. […]
Every Day is Earth Day
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Sturgeon Bay, Every Day is Earth Day is an annual event celebrating the people, organizations, and businesses that uphold our sustainable culture in Door County and beyond. On Sunday, April 21 from 1:00-4:00, Crossroads at Big Creek will host the third day of the four day festival. During the […]
EGGStravaganza
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 22, 2024) – EGGStravaganza will again take place at Crossroads at Big Creek on Saturday, March 21 at 2:00. Understand that this is NOT an Easter Egg Hunt, but rather a special session of our weekly Family Science Saturday program. Generations of families have discovered that learning about the science of eggs […]
The Color Green
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Wearing green, shamrocks, rainbows, and photosynthesis! Green is the color of the environmental movement and will be the theme of Crossroads programs during the week of St. Patrick’s Day. “The Color Green ” is the topic for our free weekly family program, Saturday Science. The program […]
Door County Aldo Leopold Day
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. In 2004, Gov. Jim Doyle signed legislation designating the first Saturday in March as Aldo Leopold Day in Wisconsin. At Crossroads at Big Creek, our first event was in 2007. This year, we will continue the tradition of celebrating the life and legacy of Wisconsin’s most influential ecologist/philosopher, Aldo […]
