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:

6:00 am - 9:00 am: Let’s Go Birding!
6:30 am - 8:30 am: Birding at The Ridges Sanctuary
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Wandering Aimlessly at Appel’s Bluff
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Boat Tour of Green Bay and Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuges
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Planting for Pollinators
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Stream Monitoring: Assessing Stream Health through Citizen Science
9:00 am - 11:30 am: The Mos(s)t Amazing Plant!
9:00 am - 11:30 am: A Climate Resilient Community | Door County
9:00 am - 11:30 am: Explore Bjorklunden and Boynton Chapel
9:00 am - 11:30 am: The Importance of Healthy Forests
9:00 am - Noon: Eco-Art: Celebrating our Boreal Wonders through Collage
9:00 am - Noon: Bryoramble at The Ridges Sanctuary
9:45 am - 11:45 am: Sturgeon Bay Maritime Overview
10:00 am - Noon: Eagle Bluff Kayak Trip
11:30 am - 1:30 pm: Boat Tour of Green Bay and Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuges

AfterNoon:

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Boat Tour of Green Bay and Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuges