Guide to Significant Wildlife Habitat - Door County Web Map
Guide to Significant Wildlife Habitat - Door County Web Map
Guide to Significant Wildlife Habitat - Door County Web Map
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The State Natural Areas Program celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2002 with numerous events<br />
statewide with a Governor's Proclamation, designation of 14 new State Natural Areas, seven of which<br />
were in <strong>Door</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />
Wisconsin had the first natural areas protection program in the nation, and it has become one of<br />
the most successful, safeguarding more than 125,000 acres, ranging from old-growth forests in the north,<br />
<strong>to</strong> bogs and bluffs in Central Wisconsin, <strong>to</strong> the prairies and savannas in the south. While 353 State<br />
Natural Areas were established in the first 50 years of the program there are still many native and rare<br />
ecosystems left <strong>to</strong> preserve and protect.<br />
A guidebook featuring 150 of the best State Natural Areas will be produced containing 176 pages<br />
of narrative descriptions, maps, and directions <strong>to</strong> each of the 150 sites described in the book. The guide,<br />
titled “Wisconsin Naturally” can be ordered through the Bureau of Endangered Resources by calling<br />
(608) 266-7012<br />
There are things you can do <strong>to</strong> help maintain this successful program in Wisconsin, such as<br />
giving your financial support the State Natural Areas through the purchase of wolf license plates or<br />
donating directly <strong>to</strong> the Endangered Resources Fund through the check-off on your state income tax<br />
forms. You are also encouraged <strong>to</strong> help protect rare and native plants and animal species by alerting the<br />
DNR biologists of their discovery.<br />
Since its inception, in 1952, more than 350 areas in the state have been identified and established<br />
as “state natural areas” or “wildlife areas”. Twenty-two (22) of these natural areas are located in <strong>Door</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>.<br />
182<br />
<strong>Door</strong> <strong>County</strong>’s State Natural Areas<br />
Peninsula Park Beech Forest Peninsula Park White Cedar Forest<br />
The Ridges Sanctuary Sister Islands<br />
Toft Point Newport Conifer-Hardwoods<br />
Jackson Harbor Ridges Mud Lake<br />
Whitefish Dunes Marshall’s Point<br />
Mink River Estuary Moonlight Bay Bedrock Beach<br />
Baileys Harbor Boreal Forest & Wetlands Coffee Swamp<br />
Kangaroo Lake Bay Shore Bluff Lands<br />
Europe Bay Woods North Bay<br />
Ellison Bluff White Cliff Fen & Forest<br />
Rock Islands Woods Big & Little Marsh<br />
The map on the facing page locates each of our <strong>Door</strong> <strong>County</strong> State Natural Areas and is followed<br />
by a brief description and in some cases instructions as <strong>to</strong> how the site might be found. State Natural<br />
Areas provide opportunities for citizens of all ages <strong>to</strong> gain knowledge and a better understanding of the<br />
nature of native plant and animal communities. However, excessive use of these sensitive areas can cause<br />
damage and in some cases access <strong>to</strong> the most fragile sites in the natural areas system is limited.<br />
Appendix D – Natural Areas: A Definition &Status Report