Celebrate the Natural beauty of the door peninsula

The Door County Festival of Nature is a series of events coordinated by The Ridges Sanctuary and our partners in conservation to encourage visitors, residents, members, and friends to explore and celebrate the natural beauty of the Door Peninsula. Each year, we organize a number of field trips throughout the county, and special events to allow you to experience the county with field trips intimately involved in protecting and preserving these natural spaces and educating our community on their importance. We encourage you to learn more about this incredible event series and get ready to join us for Memorial Day Weekend!

Schedule of Events:

Field Trips:

Morning:

7:00 am - 9:00 am: Birding by Ear Field Trip
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Macroinvertebrate Mayhem!
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Hike, Read, and Write!
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Lighthouse Tales of Triumph and Tragedy
9:00 am - 11:30 am: Make a Spring Wildflower Pop-up Book - Part Two
9:00 am - 11:30 am: Wildflowers Galore!
9:00 am - 11:30 am: Kayak Logan Creek
9:00 am - 11:30 am: Research at The Ridges
9:00 am - Noon: Photographing Spring Wildflowers
9:00 am - 12:30 pm: Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Island Exploration
10:00 am - 1:30 pm: Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Island Exploration
11:00 am - 2:30 pm: Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Island Exploration

AfterNoon:

12:45 pm - 2:45 pm: Sturgeon Bay Maritime Overview
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Introduction to Wisconsin Sedges
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Baileys Harbor Lakeside Coastal Tour
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: The Art of Drinking Local: Connecting with the Landscape through Wine
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm: State Natural Area Sampler
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Stickwork Environmental Art Installation at Historic Horseshoe Bay Farms
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Geology of Baileys Harbor and The Ridges Sanctuary
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Turtle-y Good Time
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: A Way with Words
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Exploring Three Springs Preserve
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Deep Listening: The Voices of the Natural World
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: A Climate Resilient Community | The Ridges Sanctuary
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Forest Ecology at the Mink River Preserve
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: The Fossils and Bedrock Geology of Door County

Evening:

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Adventures in Documentary Film: Screening of The Great Ledge
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Baileys Harbor Lakeside Coastal Tour - Sunset Trip
9:30 pm - 11:30 pm: Guided Stargazing