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Posts Tagged ‘2024’
Monarch Tagging Day
Join Wild Ones-Door Peninsula and Crossroads at Big Creek for our annual monarch tagging program. Starting in the lecture hall, Naturalist Karen Newbern will describes the monarch life cycle and…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Hexagons & Monarch Tagging
Looking at the array of programs at Crossroads this week, we begin to see patterns… repeating patterns… of hexagons. If we are “looking,” we are seeing thanks to hexagons because…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Regular Programs & New Offerings
Crossroads at Big Creek will be a busy place this August with some regular programs, some new offerings, and some programs back by popular demand. And this week, all programs…
Read MoreTrails & Treats
Kick off the “Hallow-days” and trick o’ treat on our luminary and jack ‘o lantern lit trails! Registration not required. Open to the public and free thanks to to the…
Read MorePumpkin Carving Night
Come carve a pumpkin with friends and family! Pumpkins and carving tools provided. We will start the program with a short science video called “Dissecting a Pumpkin.” Jack-o-lanterns will be…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Fossils & Fantastic Flyers
The Thursday evening “Restoration for Landowners” program will be an Introduction to the Door County Invasive Species Team and Door County Soil and Water. Tim Dahl and Jason Miller will discuss…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Open Land
By planting and maintaining an open land, one is contributing to the food web. Green plants capture the energy of the Sun and convert it to food. That energy is passed…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Restoring and Managing Natural Resources
Ever since (a quarter century ago), we acquired a weed-filled abandoned orchard, Crossroads at Big Creek has been involved in restoration. Admittedly, we have made mistakes along the way, but…
Read MoreTrails & Ales
Stroll the trails and enjoy beer from the finest brewmasters in Door County. The Ale Trail is approximately one-third mile long and includes beer sampling stations from all eight Door…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Celebrate Red, White, and Blue with Crossroads
Although the Collins Learning Center will be closed on Independence Day, our trails (like always) will still be open all day, every day, so on Thursday, holiday hikers may see…
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