DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
ACQUISITION - THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST COMPLETED 6 CONSERVATION PURCHASES, 1 LAND DONATION AND 1 CONSERVATION EASEMENT AGREEMENT PROJECT, PROTECTING A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 239 ACRES OF LAND IN DOOR COUNTY IN 2020. THE PROJECTS INCLUDED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AGREEMENT ON PRIVATE LAND THAT PROTECTS SCENIC OPEN SPACE ALONG A COUNTY HIGHWAY AND A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR NEAR WETLANDS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED AS INTERNATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT. THE PURCHASE OF THREE PROPERTIES ON WASHINGTON ISLAND HELP PROTECT WATER QUALITY FOR LAKE MICHIGAN FISHERIES AND TWO OF THE THREE PROTECT AREAS OF GROUNDWATER CONTRIBUTION FOR A FEDERALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PURCHASE OF THREE FORESTED WETLAND PROPERTIES AT GIBRALTAR EPHRAIM SWAMP PROVIDE IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS, PROTECT WATER QUALITY IN THIS COASTAL WETLAND SYSTEM AND BENEFIT GREEN BAY FISHERIES. A LAND DONATION AT KELLNER FEN PROTECTS WILDLIFE HABITAT INCLUDING CRITICAL HABITAT AND THE GROUNDWATER CONTRIBUTION AREA FOR A FEDERALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES. THESE PROJECTS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH FUNDING FROM COMPETITIVE STATE AND FEDERAL CONSERVATION GRANTS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. ALL OF THESE PURCHASED AND DONATED PROPERTIES WILL BE OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST AS PART OF OUR NETWORK OF NATURE PRESERVES AND NATURAL AREAS AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HIKING, HUNTING, SNOWSHOEING AND WILDLIFE OBSERVATION. THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF A LARGER CONSERVATION VISION TO PROTECT IMPORTANT, HIGH QUALITY, FUNCTIONAL NATURAL SYSTEMS THAT BENEFIT WILDLIFE, RARE AND NATIVE SPECIES, WATER QUALITY AND OUR HUMAN COMMUNITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$366.5KProgram 2 [2020]
OUTREACH - THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST SHARES PROTECTED LANDS WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES, AND ACTIVITIES THAT DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. DURING 2020, 10,000 NATURE PRESERVE MAPS, 15,000 NEWSLETTERS, AND 4,000 NATURE CALENDARS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. NATURE PRESERVE VIDEOS WERE SHARED VIA OUR WEBSITE. MORE THAN 30 MILES OF NATURE PRESERVE TRAILS WERE OPEN FOR PUBLIC RECREATION. VISITATION AT NATURE PRESERVES WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS AS THE NATURE PRESERVES PROVIDED SPACE FOR SAFER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$235.6KProgram 3 [2020]
STEWARDSHIP - THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST MAINTAINED MORE THAN 25 MILES OF NATURE PRESERVE TRAILS WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED ANNUAL MONITORING OF EACH OF THE 42 NATURE PRESERVES AND NATURAL AREAS AND EACH OF THE 74 CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROPERTIES. TREATMENT OF 10 ACRES OF INVASIVE GARLIC MUSTARD AT THE RICHTER COMMUNITY FOREST AND HEINS CREEK NATURE PRESERVES WAS COMPLETED. STAFF INSTALLED 12 BOOT BRUSH STATIONS AT 10 NATURE PRESERVES AND NATURAL AREAS. THE CORDWALK AT STURGEON BAY SHIP CANAL NATURE PRESERVE WAS REPLACED TO ENSURE GOOD ACCESS TO LAKE MICHIGAN WHILE LIMITING EROSION. RESTORATION PLANTING WAS COMPLETED AT GRAND VIEW PARK, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOWN OF LIBERTY GROVE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$246.1K
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved to Chario Inc. (d.b.a. Impala)