OF DOOR COUNTY
DIRECTORY
of
DOOR COUNTY
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
a listing of organizations and agencies working to protect,
enhance, restore or rehabilitate Door County's natural resources
prepared and published by
The League of Women Voters of Door County, Inc.
September 2004
(Updated by notification)
Please help maintain the accuracy of this resource by reporting any needed changes to Phil Berndt at: phil@doorcounty.com
Copied and published to the web with permission 1/12/05
NOTE: A great many thanks to our League of Women Voters of Door County whose efforts created this extensive resource and for the permission that has allowed us to publish it online for your use.
Any additions or corrections should be reported to Phil at: phil@doorcounty.com
I. Private Door County Environmental Organizations
Door County Environmental Council
Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Inc.
Door County Visitor Bureau (FKA: Chamber of Commerce)
II. Government Agencies Concerned for the
U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Door County Planning Department
Door County Public Health Department
Door County Soil & Water Conservation Department
The Newport Wilderness Society
Friends of Potowatomi State Park, Inc.
Friends of the Whitefish Dunes Park
Crossroads at Big Creek Historical and Environmental Learning Preserve
Door County Land Use Forum Inc.
International Darksky Association (Wisconsin Chapter)
V. Local Property Owners’ Associations
Bayshore Property Owners Association
Peninsula Planters Garden Club
Eastern Wisconsin Sustainable Farm Network, Inc.
I. Private Door County Organizations
Door County Environmental Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 114
Fish Creek, WI 54212
Contact:
Jerry Viste, executive director
Phone: (920) 743-6003
Email: dcec@itol.com
Fax:: (920) 743-6727
Website: www.dcec.us or door county environmental council on browser
Mission & Goals: To foster the preservation of Door County’s heritage of natural resources...for the health, welfare and spiritual uplift of its inhabitants and generations to come; bring about responsible land use with ecological and environmental sustainability and achieve new and enlightened awareness of proper stewardship ethic.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Open to anyone with minimum contribution. Dues and donations are tax deductible to extent provided by law. Standard membership categories - Individual $15; Family $25; Student $10. Special categories for disadvantaged. Many volunteer activities.
Past Projects & Successes: Funded Dr. Zimmerman’s work leading to wetland awareness and Dwarf Lake Iris and Hines Emerald dragonfly listing as Wisconsin endangered species. Organized Niagara Escarpment Conference with Canadians held in Sturgeon Bay. Funded Stephen John’s home wastewater manual. Canadians held in Sturgeon Bay. Funded Stephen John’s home wastewater manual. Founded Door County Land Trust.
Current Projects: Effort to relocate Highway 57 route to prevent destruction of forest lands, established communities and native American sites. Sponsor Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) hearing on PCB damage awards plans for area. Scholarships. Essay contest. Citizen of Year award. On-going effort to minimize use of holding tanks including hiring Dr. Wm McConkey UWOshkosh as coordinator. Promoting adoption of a land use impact fee or real estate transfer tax.
Working Partners: Wisconsin Stewardship Network, Door County Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Wisconsin River Alliance, Lake Michigan Federation.
Resources: Zimmerman resource maps for display; Silurian Sea geological story charts of Niagara Escarpment; free Stephen John Manuals : (1) "Impacts of Holding Tanks" and (2) "Homeowners Guide for Small Wastewater Systems.";DCEC brochures.
P.O. Box 622
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Trish Konowalski, President
Phone: (920) 746-8460
Email: tck@charter.net
Website: www.greenfund.com
Mission & Goals: To help permanently protect a variety of open space areas and, therefore, the unique quality of life treasured by Door County residents and visitors. The Fund accepts tax-deductible contributions and then annually awards grants to organizations involved in land preservation within the county.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: The Fund is a private, non-profit organization established in 1998. Minimum $50 annual contribution for business membership. Members can use the Green Fund logo and are recognized in various publications throughout the year and on the Fund’s website.
Past Projects & Successes: Assisted in the acquisition of green space by the Village of Ephraim, Crossroads at Big Creek, Door County Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, City of Sturgeon Bay and County of Door.
Current Projects: The Fund does not undertake its own projects. Grants are distributed annually, in December. Requests for grant applications are distributed in the fall.
Working Partners: The Nature Conservancy, The Ridges and the Door County Land Trust are actively involved with the Fund’s board.
Resources: Monetary contributions for land preservation.
Captain Bailey Square
8099 STH 57
Baileys Harbor, WI
Contact:
Dan Burke, executive director
Phone: (920) 839-9990
Email: dburke@dcwis.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 345, Ephraim, WI 54211
Website: www.doorcountylandtrust.org
Mission & Goals: To permanently preserve the scenic beauty, open spaces and ecological integrity of Wisconsin’s Door County Peninsula
Membership & Volunteer Activities: 6 categories starting at $35 for an individual. Volunteers used for office help, land stewardship activities, monitors, special events, fund raising, trail work and computer data entry.
Past Projects & Successes: Over 3,000 acres under permanent protection.
Current Projects: Protecting lands on the Niagara Escarpment, Washington
Island and in Southern Door and open spaces in Northern Door.
Working Partners: The Nature Conservancy, The Ridges and the Door County Green Fund.
Resources Available: Booklet on "Land Conservation Options for Door County Land Owners."
Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Inc.
416 Fremont St.
P.O. Box 19
Algoma, WI 54201
Contact:
Julie Hein-Frank
Acting Executive Director & Director
of Outreach and Development
Julie@lnrp.org
920.746.2886
920.304.1919
Fax: (920) 487-3313
Website: www.lnrp.org
Mission & Goals: To use education and coordination to support local community efforts to maintain or improve the health of our natural resources by fostering partnerships, providing funding, promoting a forum for discussion and supporting activities advocating a balance between land use and natural resource management, conservation and protection. Our main goal is to promote community solutions to problems that affect the overall health and welfare of the Lakeshore Basin ecosystem.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Membership open to individuals upon payment of dues. Volunteers representing 10 partnering organizations serve on Grant Advisory Teams in 4 categories - Water Resources, Communication and Education, Land-use and Protection and Agricultural and Urban Pollution Prevention. Grants are awarded twice a year in June and November.
Past Projects & Successes: In June 2004 awarded 19 grants, including grant to Door County Land Trust to train volunteers and local landowners to combat invasive species through work parties at two State Natural areas; grant to Francis Hardy Center for the Arts for "Common Ground" exhibit; grant to The Nature Conservancy to provide basic information and training to town boards and local planning officials regarding wetland delineation methods and standards; grant to Door County Land Use Forum to create a biological inventory strategy which can be used to conserve and protect particular species and natural communities in Door County; and grant to Friends of the Ahnapee State Trail to collaborate with Door and Kewaunee County Parks Departments to design, print and distribute a map/brochure of the Ahnapee Trail.
Current Projects: Construction of a basin wide environmental education program.
Working Partners: Facilitates environmental projects for many organizations.
Resources: See website for grant application forms..
311 Pennsylvania St.
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Michael Grimm
Phone: (920) 743-8695
Email: mgrimm@tnc.org
Fax: (920) 743-9068
Website: www.tnc.org/wisconsin
Mission & Goals: To preserve the plants, animals & natural communities representing the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Open to everyone. Dues start at $25. Volunteer opportunities in Door County and throughout the State.
Past Projects & Successes: Protected over 5,000 acres of important natural areas on the Door Peninsula at places including the Mink River, Kangaroo Lake and Shivering Sands.
Current Projects: Land acquisition, preserve management, invasive species control, natural areas mapping and conservation planning.
Working Partners: Door County Land Trust, The Ridges, Wisconsin DNR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Resources: Information about ecological attributes of Door Peninsula. Knowledge about conservation activities in Door Peninsula. State, national and international publications. Guided field trips at preserves in Wisconsin.
County Highway Q
P.O. Box 152
Baileys Harbor, WI 54202
Contact:
Steven A. Leonard, Executive Director
Phone: (920) 839-2802
Email: paul@ridgesanctuary.org
Fax: (920) 839-2234
Nature Center
Phone: (920) 839-1101
Website: www.ridgesanctuary.org
Mission & Goals: To preserve and protect ecologically significant natural areas and provide environmental education and research opportunities.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Membership categories available. Volunteers work at Nature Center, on trail maintenance, etc.
Past Projects & Successes: Protects over 1200 acres of Door County land; operating an active environmental education program for youth and adults.
Current Projects: Land acquisition, year around education programs, research, community involvement, summer youth programs and Thursday evening summer programs; annual Door County Festival of Nature.
Working Partners: The Nature Conservancy, Door County Land Trust, Wisconsin DNR and various organizations such as Door County Green Fund, for grants and programming.
Resources: Speakers. Site for research. Summer youth programs. Guided hikes at Sanctuary. Nature store featuring nature books.
1015 Green Bay Road
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Jack Moneypenny, CEO/President
Phone: (920) 743-4456
Email: jack@doorcounty.com
Fax: (920) 743-7873
Website: www.DoorCounty.com
Mission & Goals: The Door County Visitor Bureau is the official tourism marketing organization whose mission is to generate incremental economic impact for the Door County Peninsula and Washington Island by attracting visitors with strategies that ensure sustainable tourism marketing and management principles.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Businesses located in Door County.
Past Projects & Successes: Establishment of the Door County Green Fund; hosting workshops on sustainable tourism planning; bicycle transportation planning.
Current Project: Establishment of directional off-premises sign program for the purpose of educing or eliminating large scale billboards for the preservation of scenic rural vistas.
Working Partners: Door County Green Fund; Door County Economic Development Corporation.; Wisconsin Department of Tourism and all business organizations throughout the county.
II. Government Agencies Concerned for the Environment in Door County
US Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment
57 North 12th Ave., Suite 108
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
MSTI Lawrence L. Vallier
Phone: (920) 743-9448
Email: lvailier@msdsturgeonbay.uscg.mil
Fax: (920) 743-9724
Website: http://www.uscg.mil/d9/msd_sturgeon_bay/
Mission & Goals: To assess discharges and releases to ensure appropriate response, prevent spills, ensure that responsible parties clean up discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substances, mitigate the effects of spills that do occur and reduce the potential for spills or discharges outside U.S. waters from entering U.S. waters. To enforce all federal environmental protection laws in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations.
Past Projects & Successes: Numerous oil spill responses and clean up projects in Door and Brown Counties.
Working Partners: Green Bay Port and Waterways working group consisting of representatives of the Detachment, MSO Milwaukee, USCGMobile Bay, USCG Auxiliary, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Green Bay fire department, Brown County port manager, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, DNR, Koch Materials and U.S. Corps of Engineers.
Resources: Federally owned first aid spill response equipment, including response trailers with hard boom and sorbent boom located in Washington Island, Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay. Access to funding to ensure a proper response to a spill in the event the responsible party’s response is inadequate or the responsible party is unknown.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Mission: To provide a healthy, sustainable environment and a full range of outdoor opportunities. To ensure the right of all people to use and enjoy these resources in their work and leisure. To work with people to understand each other’s views and to carry out the public will. And in this partnership consider the future and generations to follow.
110 South Neenah Avenue
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone: (920) 746-2860
Fax: (920) 746-2863
Website: state.wi.us/org/gmu/lakeshore
Contacts:
Doug Rossberg, Water Supervisor
Phone: (920) 746-2875
Email: doug.rossberg@dnr.state.wi.us
Arnie Lindauer, Regional Parks Program Supervisor
Phone: (920) 746-5112
Email: Arnie.Lindauer@dnr.state.wi.us
Specific Contacts:
Fisheries-
Paul Peeters, fisheries biologist Phone: (920) 746-2865
Email: peetep@dnr.state.wi.us
Mission & Goals: Manages Lake Michigan fisheries based on a plan built around 3 goals: 1) a diverse, balanced and healthy ecosystem; 2) a diverse multi-species sport fishery within the productive capacity of the Lake; 3) a stable commercial fishery within the productive capacity of the Lake.
Working Partners: University of Wisconsin, Great Lakes Fisheries Commission, US Fish & Wildlife Service, various sport and commercial groups.
Resources: RVs/Barney Devine and Perca. Fisheries and habitat staff.
Forests-
Bill Ruff Phone: (920) 746-2880
Email: ruffw@dnr.state.wi.us
Mission & Goals: See DNR Mission statement, supra. Provides sustainable forestry advice and management assistance to forest landowners in Door County and general forestry information to the public at large.
Working Partners: UW-Extension, USDA NRCS & Farm Service Agency, County Soil & Water Department, consulting foresters, forest products industry, Wisconsin Forest Products and Woodland Owners Associations, private nurseries, environmental groups, other DNR programs.
Resources: One full time forester. Forestry audio/video tapes and literature library. Private landowner grant monies.
Wells & Groundwater-
Laurel Braatz Phone: (920) 746-2872
Email: braatl@dnr.state.wi.us
Mission & Goals: To protect drinking water supplies by enforcement of State well code. To provide information to public. To inspect and monitor public water systems and private water supplies of concern to the public.
Current Projects: Conducting study of Door County groundwater and monitoring for fecal contamination to identify potential impact on public water systems. Look for link between water source and illness in humans.
Working Partners: State Laboratory of Health.
Resources: Public water system sampling data, information on contaminants, treatment and general drinking water quality.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Green Bay
1125 North Military Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54307-0448
(920) 492-5916
Air Quality-
Dave Hildreth, Northeast Region Leader
Phone:(920) 492-5945
Fax: (920) 492-5913
Rick Wulk, Compliance Supervisor
Phone: (920) 492-5881
Grants-
Vacant
Phone: (920) 492-5821
Fax: (920) 492-5877
Mission & Goals: To help local units of government and non-profit conservation organizations conserve, preserve and promote acceptable use of natural resources and building partnerships to accomplish this goal.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Grants available to local governments or qualified non-governmental organizations.
Past Projects & Successes: As of December 19, 2000, a total of 244 grants in the total amount of $11,321,280.85 had been given to local governments and qualified NGO’s in Door County, including Door County, the Towns of Baileys Harbor, Brussels, Clay Banks, Forestville, Gardner, Gibraltar, Jacksonport, Liberty Grove, Sevastopol and Washington; the Villages of Egg Harbor, Ephraim and Forestville; and the City of Sturgeon Bay, as well as the DNR, Trust for Public Lands, The Nature Conservancy and The Ridges Sanctuary.
Working Partners: Organizations and governmental units mentioned above.
Hazardous Waste-
Len Ploczinski
Phone: (920) 492-5870
Fax: (920) 492-5859
Mission & Goals: Regulates hazardous waste in the Department’s northeast region. Responsible for hazardous waste complaint response, regulatory inspections and dredge disposal issues.
Shoreland alteration & Habitat protection-
Mary Gransberg
Phone: (920) 492-5799
Email: marygransberg@dnr.state.wi.us
Website: www.dnr.state.wi.us/int/water/flp/
Mission & Goals: See DNR Mission statement, supra.
Past Projects & Successes: Lake sensitive area surveys and reports focusing on identifying critical and sensitive habitat within lakes and streams and providing management recommendations for lake or stream protection or restoration.
Current Projects: New employee - in process of development.
Working Partners: Land conservation departments of counties within the Lakeshore Basin; UW-Extension Basin educator; Lake management organizations within Basin; sportsmen and conservation clubs concerned about lakes and streams within the Basin; Lakeshore Basin Partnership Team; self-help monitoring volunteers; concerned teachers, school groups and concerned citizens.
Resources: Presentation materials for talks dealing with aquatic plants, invertebrates, fish and other aspects of our lakes and streams. Environmental workshops and guest speaking or presentations dealing with protecting or restoring ecological integrity of lakes and streams.
Solid Waste-
Jim Zellmer
Phone: (920) 492-5931
Fax: (920) 492-5859
Mission & Goals: Regulates solid waste in the Department’s northeast region. Responsible for landfill compliance issues and inspections and solid waste complaint response.
801 East Walnut Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
Fax: (920) 448-5129
Animal Waste-
David Bougie, animal waste specialist
Phone: (920) 448-5130
Storm water-
Cheryl Bougie, storm water management
specialist Phone: (920) 448-5141
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Mishicot
2220 East County Highway V
Mishicot, WI 54228
Fax: (920) 755-4981
Contacts:
Fisheries & Wildlife-
Steve Hogle, fisheries biologist
Phone: (920) 755-4982
Email: hogle@dnr.state.wi.us
Jeff Pritzl, wildlife biologist
Phone: (920) 755-4983
Email: pritzlj@dnr.state.wi.us
Mission & Goals: To protect water quality and active fisheries and improve or enhance existing fisheries if necessary. To protect and manage wildlife populations for consumptive and non-consumptive recreational pursuits by Wisconsin citizens. To maintain a landscape that supports a wide variety of wildlife species and a healthy ecosystem.
Past Projects & Successes: Acquisition and management of Mud Lake Wildlife Area and Gardner Swamp Wildlife Area. Introduction of wild turkeys in the early 1990's.
Current Projects: Introduction of wild turkeys to Washington Island.. Land acquisition for wildlife and natural areas. Reduction of deer population to a level in better balance with the ecosystem and social desires and tolerances through liberal hunting season .
Working Partners: Door County Conservation Congress. Door County Soil & Water Conservation Department.
Resources: Mud Lake Wildlife Area. Gardner Swamp Wildlife Area.
Water regulation & Permits-
Mike Hanaway
Phone: (920) 755-4942
Email: Mike.Hanaway@dnr.state.wi.us
Mission & Goals: To issue Chapter 30 and 31, Wis. Stats. permits for alterations to navigable lakes and streams. Permits may be granted if the project does not adversely impact public rights and interests. In some cases permits can only be granted if they will be beneficial to public interests and rights.
Past Projects & Successes: Environmental assessment of solid structures on Green Bay in contested case hearings where Department and public oppose granting of permit for pier. Changes to Chapter 80, Wis. Stats., are being considered by the Wisconsin legislature.
Current Projects: Proposed study of impacts of existing solid piers on environment.
Resources: Information on piers, preventing shoreline erosion and other publications.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Madison
101 S. Webster St.
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53703
Contacts:
Bureau of Air Management-
Lloyd Eagan, Director
Phone: (608) 266-0603
Fax: (608) 267-0560
Larry Bruss, Supervisor
Phone: (608) 267-7543
Bureau of Endangered Resources-
Signe Holtz, Director
Phone: (608) 266-7012
Fax: (608) 266-2925
Mission & Goals: We identify, protect and manage native plant and animal species, natural communities and other natural features; to enhance and restore populations and habitats of rare and endangered species; and to promote knowledge, appreciation and stewardship of Wisconsin’s native species and ecosystems for present and future generations.
Volunteer Activities:. Volunteer activities vary depending on nature of on-going projects and availability of funds.
Past Projects & Successes: Numerous projects in Door County.
Current Projects: Actively inventorying endangered and threatened species and habitat throughout Door County.
Working Partners: In Door County work closely with The Nature Conservancy and Door County Land Trust.
3538 Park Drive
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
George Pinney, Parks Director
Phone: (920) 746-9959
Email: dcparks1@co.door.wi.us
Fax: (920) 743-9971
Website: map.co.door.wi.us/parks/
Mission & Goals: To promote and encourage the development of sufficient park and recreational facilities to meet the needs and demands of Door County residents and visitors. To manage and maintain Door County parks and recreation areas, currently consisting of 879.21 acres in 18 locations
Past Projects & Successes: Development of Olde Stone Quarry County Park. Enlargement of Ellison Bluff County Park. Development of Ahnapee State Trail.
Current Projects: Development of 6 lane boat launch in Little Sturgeon Bay area, opening in the fall of 2004. Redevelopment of Olde Stone Quarry County Park to a 6 lane safe harbor launch. Construction of Ahnapee Trail wayside at Maplewood. Enlarging Robert LaSalle Park.
Working Partners: The Nature Conservancy, Trust for Public Land, Door County Green Fund, Master Gardeners and various Door County towns.
Door County Planning Department
421 Nebraska Street
P.O. Box 670
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Robert W. Florence Planning Director
Phone: (920) 746-2323
Email: florence@co.door.wi.us
Fax: (920) 746-2387
Resources: Proposed land use maps. Zoning district maps. Information regarding environmental agency contacts.
Door County Public Health Department
421 Nebraska Street
P.O. Box 670
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Rhonda Kolberg, Director/Health Officer
Phone: (920) 746-2234
Email: rkolberg@co.door.wi.us
Fax: (920) 746-2320
Website : www.co.door.wi.gov
Mission & Goals: To provide and coordinate services to create a healthy future for all Door County residents.
Past Projects & Successes: Implemented and maintains a comprehensive beach testing and monitoring program for County public beaches and a radon testing and education program. Maintains a free well water testing program for families with newborns.
Current Projects: Same as above.
Working Partners: UW Oshkosh microbiology department, State Laboratory of Hygiene, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Door County sanitarian and soil and water conservation department, Door County medical centers.
Resources: Consultation from experts with working partners and information regarding radon in homes and childhood lead poisoning prevention and testing.
421 Nebraska Street
P.O. Box 670
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact::
John Teichtler
Phone: (920) 746-2308
Email: jteichtl@co.door.wi.us
Fax: (920) 746-2531
Website: www.co.door.wi.gov
Mission & Goals: To preserve and enhance ground water and surface waters of the state and county. To provide environmental protection to the citizens of the state and county.
Past Projects & Successes: Sanitary surveys. Inspection of private waste disposal systems at time-of-sale and upon sale upgrades; Zone of Contribution study for Sturgeon Bay Utilities.
Current Projects: County-wide sanitary survey.
Working Partners: Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Sturgeon Bay Utilities, Township of Washington Wastewater Committee and Washington Town Board.
Door County Soil & Water Conservation Department
421 Nebraska Street
P.O. Box 670
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
William Schuster, County Conservationist
Phone: (920) 746-2214
Email: scocd@co.door.wi.us
Fax: (920) 746-2369
Website: www.co.door.wi.gov
Mission & Goals: Organized in 1946 by the Door County board "to assist landowners in conserving their soil, water and related resources."
Current Projects: Control of storm water, invasive species control, beach contamination source identification, mine reclamation, implementation of agricultural water quality practices.
Working Partners: Landowners, other units of government and related agencies.
Resources: Technical staff available to the public and other units of government to assist in addressing a wide variety of environmental and conservation issues. Department’s responsibilities include both voluntary and regulatory programs.
475 CTH NP
Ellison Bay, WI 54201
Contact:
Michelle Hefty, Park Manager
Phone: (920) 854-2500
Email: heftym@dnr.stat.wi.us
Fax: (920) 854-1914
Website: www.dcty.com/newport
Membership & Volunteer Activities: No membership. Park sticker required for motor vehicles. Many volunteer opportunities, including invasive weed pulling to trail maintenance, tending the butterfly garden and assisting with guided walks and special events.
Resources: Joan Wilke, Naturalist; small library of nature-related books and field guides; workshops in various outdoor skills throughout the year; binoculars available for checkout.
The Newport Wilderness Society
P.O. Box 187
Ellison Bay, WI 54210
Contact:
Warren R. Dewalt, President
Phone: (920) 854-9781
Mission & Goals: To support Newport State Park’s nature interpretive activities by leading field trips, giving nature programs, providing scientific materials, assisting on park work days, etc. To promote and protect the "wilderness" designation of the park.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Members donate time and money toward the achievement of the society’s goals. Membership has a dues structure.
Past Projects & Successes: Provided funds to erect an historical kiosk illustrating Newport Park history. Provided computer system for park naturalist. Funded monarch butterfly migration study.
Current Projects: Ongoing fund raising toward building a new park headquarters building with an enlarged nature center.
Resources: We are ready to assist in conservation projects for Door County. Park nature center has booklets for sale on the "Silurian Sea" and the Hotz family heritage in the Park. The sale of T-shirts and caps helps toward funding for new nature center.
P.O. Box 218
Fish Creek, WI 54212
Contacts:
Tom Blackwood, Superintendent
Phone: (920) 868-3259
Email: blackt@dnr.state.wi.us
Fax: (920) 868-1931
Kathleen Regnier, Naturalist
Phone: (920) 854-5976
Email: regnik@dnr.state.wi.us
Mission & Goals: To preserve natural and scenic resources and provide compatible forms of outdoor recreation and education.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: No membership requirements but park sticker required for motor vehicles. Volunteer opportunities include nature center, invasive species management, carpentry and special program help.
Past Projects & Successes: Park has a 95 year history of success.
Current Projects: Management of garlic mustard. Bat surveys. Ongoing programs for public and schools. Park is enlisting support for a possible "Friends" group in the future.
Working Partners: The Clearing, The Door County Land Trust, The idges Sanctuary, Door county Historical Society, American Folklore Treated and Peninsula Golf Associates.
Resources: Files on history of park. Resources available on site. By special arrangements off-site programs available on request.
3740 Park Drive, Route 4
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
(920) 746-2890
Contact:
Michael Bergum, Superintendent
Phone: (920) 746-2890
Email: Michael.Bergum@dnr.state.wi.us
Fax: (920) 746-2896
Mission & Goals: To protect and preserve the natural resources of the lands and waters entrusted to us by the citizens of Wisconsin. Also, to provide protection of and education about the natural resources of the park, its historical and cultural heritage.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Park sticker required for motor vehicles. See The Friends of Potowatomi State Park for volunteer activities.
Past Projects & Successes: New amphitheater; new lighting at entrance; erection of handicapped accessible pier and cabin.
Current Projects: Eradication of invasive species; planning group campground.
Working Partners: Door County Nature Conservancy and Land Trust.
Resources: Hiking, biking and cross-country ski trails. Camping, boating, snowmobiling and ice fishing. Nature center and camp store.
Friends of Potowatomi State Park, Inc.
3740 Park Drive
Route 4
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Bill Scholten, President (April- mid October)
Phone: (920) 743-6866
Dawn Wittig, Secretary
Phone:(920) 743-6866
Mission & Goals: To support, assist and promote Potowatomi State Park through volunteer services and financial aid.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Sliding dues scale. Members should have interest in park and support organization’s goals. Volunteers used for Nature Century support, spring cleanup of park and camp sites, cutting wood, planting trees and flower beds, trail and shoreline cleanup.
Past Projects & Successes: Helped fund new amphitheater. Developed camp store and nature center. Candlelight ski event in February. Replanted daisy field at campgrounds to native plants. Run Wild in October for fund raising.
Current Projects: Spring cleanup of trails, campsites and gutters. Purchase of blower to help with cleanup. Transplanting trees to bare spots in drives. Promote visiting lecturers in amphitheater.
Working Partners: Door County schools on occasion.
3701 Clark Lake Road
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Kent Harrison, Manager
Phone : (920) 823-2400
Email:kent.harrison@dnr.state.wi.us
Fax: (920) 823-2640
Carolyn Rock, Naturalist
Email: rrocko@dnr.state.wi.us
Mission & Goals: To provide protection of and education about the natural resources of the park, its historical and cultural heritage and fragile dune environment.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Sticker required for motor vehicles to enter park. Nature center and naturalist programs assistance. Spruce up the park one day a year.
Working Partners: The Friends group, state and county parks and area schools.
Resources: Educational programs onsite and by special arrangement with schools and public.
Friends of the Whitefish Dunes Park
3702 Clark Lake Road
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Richard Weidman
Phone: (920) 743-7923 (H)
Email: rweidman@facstaff.wisc.edu
Phone: (920) 743-5406 (W)
Mission & Goals: Support Whitefish Dunes State Park.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Annual dues. Volunteer for work at park.. Generate funds by sales of donated books, clothing, etc.
Past Projects & Successes: Funded new pavilion and amphitheater. Re-creation of village of "People of the Dunes", depicting early inhabitants of park area.
Current Projects: Providing support for naturalist programs.
Working Partners: Whitefish Bay Property Owners Association.
12171 Garrett Bay Road
P.O. Box 65
Ellison Bay, WI 54210
Contact:
Mike Schneider
Phone: (920) 854-4088
Email: mike@theclearing.org
Website: www.theclearing.org
Mission & Goals: To provide diverse educational experiences in the folk school tradition in a setting of quiet forests, meadows and water. To provide a place where adults who share an interest in nature, arts or humanities can learn, wonder in keeping with the goals of Jens Jensen, founder, who loved The Clearing as a special place where one could reflect and feel kinship with the earth and reassess one’s life.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Anyone may join the Friends of The Clearing. Variety of volunteer opportunities.
Past Projects & Successes: Various programs and classes in the natural sciences, arts and humanities.
Current Projects: Classes related to land stewardship, natural history and environmental awareness. Building a general store.
Working Partners: The Ridges Sanctuary, Door County Land Trust, Water Conservancy.
Resources: Indoor and outdoor classroom facilities.
Historical and Environmental Learning Preserve
2041 Michigan Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Coggin Heeringa
Phone: (920) 746-2817
Collins Learning Center
Phone:(920) 746-5895
Observatory
Phone: (920) 746-1105
Website: www.crossroadsatbigcreek.org
Mission & Goals: To maintain a preserve for experiential, lifelong learning focused on science, history and the environment.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Basic membership - $30. Annual Giving Clubs for operational costs are vital. Friends of the Crossroads group (dues $15 annually) hosts teaching, labor on site, organizes big events. Volunteers needed for maintenance, tree planting, trail building and helping with erosion control structures, etc.
Past Projects & Successes: Rerouted Big Creek and restored surrounding wetlands. Forest restoration. Septic system demonstration project.
Current Projects: Hosting beach monitoring research. Historic Village at the Crossroads. Building general store. Restoring Walter House.
Working Partners: Door County Historical Society, Door Peninsula Astronomical Society, Sturgeon Bay Master Gardeners, Sturgeon Bay Home and Garden Club, The Clearing, The Ridges, Door County Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Door County Soil & Water Department, Lakeshore Natural Resources Partnership.
Resources: Lecture Hall and Labs available for rental. Facilities free to Door County schools and youth groups. Preserve open to public.
Door County Land Use Forum, Inc.
5689 Gordon Road
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Roy Aiken
Phone: (920) 743-3020
Email: raiken@sbcglobal.net
Mission & Goals: To provide a medium for education, open discussion and exchange of new ideas with an emphasis on land use planning and concepts, particularly as to conservation and preservation of wetlands, woodlands, agricultural lands, environmentally sensitive corridors and scenic vistas.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Non-membership 501(c)3 educational foundation.
Past Projects & Successes: Educational workshop on "Conservation-By-Design" with international authority Randall Arendt. Future growth and visual modeling project with Prescott College and NASA. Project with Sturgeon Bay School District supporting teachers in student learning through use of system dynamics and computer simulation modeling
Current Projects:. Site conservation planning in partnership with The Nature Conservancy in two Door County locations - Hibbards Creek watershed and Stony Creek watershed.
Working Partners: USDA Fish & Wildlife Service, Wisconsin DNR, Door County Land Trust and UW Green Bay.
International Darksky Association
(Wisconsin Section)
5110 Alpen Lane
Egg Harbor, WI 54209
Contact:
Doug Paulin
Phone: (920) 247-0745
Email: darkskywisec@aol.com
Fax: (920) 868-1943
Website: www.darkskywisconsin.org
Mission & Goals: To preserve the view of the night sky.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: See website for membership requirements. No organized activities.
Past Projects & Successes: Town of Egg Harbor lighting ordinance. Birch Creek re-lighting. Presentations given at Baileys Arbor and Crossroads at Big Creek.
Current Projects: Testing new "Acorns" with internal upper reflectors in Ephraim. Installing 20 new light poles with new "Acorn" reflectors in Sturgeon Bay. Re-lighting streets with full cutoff in Village of Egg Harbor.
Working Partners: Door Peninsula Astronomical Society.
Resources: Several presentations available.
The Ridges Sanctuary
See page 5 above under non-governmental organizations
V. Property Owners’ Associations
P.O. Box 429
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Don Weise, President
Phone: (920) 746- 4450
Email: dlweise@itol.com
Website: www.dpoi.org
Mission & Goals: To provide a forum for the discussion of land use issues; support conservation of Door peninsula’s natural, scenic, cultural and aesthetic resources and advocate for reasoned development consistent with county-wide smart growth plans.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Non-profit, non-partisan, all volunteer organization open to all Door County property owners and visitors. Annual dues of $35 includes newsletters.
Past Projects & Successes: Supported and contributed $1,000 to beach monitoring and testing. Supported Door County Soil and Water Department protection of groundwater in mines and new developments. Supported Door County sanitarian in protection and education on safe drinking water. Opposed many small, solid dock piers and supported municipal docks. Challenged Door County planning department in spot zoning, inadequate plans and enforcement.
Current Projects: Continuing above activities plus supporting smart growth planning and opposing billboards in Door.
Working Partners: Door County Environmental Council, Door County Land Trust, Door county Nature Conservatory, The Ridges Sanctuary, 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin, Scenic Wisconsin, League of Women Voters of Door County, Inc.
Bayshore Property Owners Association
P.O. Box 556
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Mike Standish
Phone: (920) 743-8585
Fax: (920)743-9717
or
Betty Parsons
Phone: (920) 743-2303
Email: bcparsons@charter.net
Fax: (920) 743-4014
Mission & Goals: To maintain the primary natural, safe and aesthetic character of the Bay Shore Drive area.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Full and part-time residents of Bay Shore Drive. Annual membership fee of $15. Volunteer activities include, serving on board, representing Association at Sevastopol and Egg Harbor Town Board meetings, County Resource Planning Committee and Board of Adjustment; assisting with mailings, computer, water sampling , etc.
Past Projects & Successes: Successful in getting Westwood Shores to increase screening from Bay Shore Drive. Successfully lobbied Sevastopol Town Board to establish a committee to do a land use study which was done and distributed. Consulted with state representative and local DNR regarding construction of private solid docks and made presentations at hearings - over three year period no dock permits issued and requests to build docks have declined.
Current Projects: Water testing at eight sites along Bay Shore Drive to be coordinated with base samples established by Door County Soil & Water Department.
Peninsula Planters Garden Club
1333 Utah Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Mary Grota, President
Phone: (920) 746-1690
Email: holsstndog@itol.com
Mission & Goals: The object of this organization shall be to stimulate an interest in gardening and the development of home grounds; to aid in the protection and conservation of forest, wildflowers and birds; and to promote civic beautification . " OUR PLEDGE - We will not surrender to our surroundings, but make peace with nature and begin making reparation for the damage we have to the objects of the club and willing to work toward their accomplishment. Meetings are the third Monday of each month. Members each have their own done to our air, land and our water. We will unify as members of our club and as Americans, in the common cause of restoring nature."
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Members should be sympathetic individual gardens and landscaping plus they join together on a voluntary basis to work on projects deemed important by the club majority.
Past Projects & Successes: Donation and planting of trees each Arbor Day, generally in one of the Sturgeon Bay parks. Additional funding raised to replace trees in Sunset Park destroyed by 1985 storm. Care of flowerbed adjacent to Little Lake for 30 years. Life members of The Ridges. Contributed to American Land Trust, Door County Land Trust and various other conservation and environmental projects. Planted spring bulbs in public areas. Provided funds for nature programs at Whitefish Dunes. Contributed $1,000 to Door County for purchase of land at Ellison Bay Bluff Park. Club programs on environmental issues, wildlife, trees and shrubs, birds, insects, weeds, harmful sprays, etc.
Current Projects: Contributed $500 to Potowatomi Park towards the new amphitheater. Also donated $700 towards a chair for the auditorium at the John Collins Center at the Crossroads at Big Creek. Have planted several trees as memorials and have made contributions to various Door County environmental.
Resources: Members knowledge on gardening and landscaping. Volunteer labor and monetary contributions for projects of interest to club members.
421 Nebraska Street
P.O. Box 670
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact:
Dawn Kuelz
Phone: (920) 746-2260
Fax: (920) 746-2531
Mission & Goals: To "integrate research, education and community based partnerships enabling youth to learn and practice skills to be productive citizens." club and pay club dues. Activities vary by club.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Youth from kindergarten to year after graduation from high school. Members enroll in a 4-H club.
Past Projects & Successes: Highway cleanup, storm sewer stenciling. Also projects relating to forestry, wildlife identification, shooting sports and archery, birds, entomology, fishing, recycling, water and wild flowers.
Current Projects: See above.
Working Partners: Door County Highway Department. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on occasion.
Resources: Project literature
Eastern Wisconsin Sustainable Farm Network, Inc.
W6084 State Road 28
Cascade, WI 53011
Contact:
Jerold Berg
Phone: (920) 528-8572
Fax: (920) 528-8572
Mission & Goals: To educate farmers for good land stewardship; coordinate pasture walks and help farmers merchandise value-added, locally grown products.
Membership & Volunteer Activities: Open membership to farmers of Eastern Wisconsin. Host pasture walks and on-farm demonstrations for all types of land stewardship and produce Farm Fresh Atlas of Eastern Wisconsin.
Past Projects & Successes: No-till demonstration plot. Manure storage and composting. Pasture renovation and improvement.
Current Projects: Helping farmers be more sustainable by producing the Farm Fresh Atlas.
Working Partners: Riveredge Nature Center, Newburg, Wisconsin - Farm Fresh Atlas. Glacierland R.C.& D. - pasture walks.
Special Thanks to The League of Women Voters of Door County, Inc
who prepared and published this directory for public distribution.
September 2004
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League of Women Voters of Door County, Inc.
PO Box 306
Sturgeon Bay WI 54235-0306
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