The Ridges Sanctuary

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Coordinates: 45°04′22″N 87°07′07″W / 45.0729°N 87.1187°W / 45.0729; -87.1187
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The Ridges Sanctuary
Welcome sign and National Natural Landmark sign
Map showing the location of The Ridges Sanctuary
Map showing the location of The Ridges Sanctuary
Map of Wisconsin
LocationBaileys Harbor, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates45°04′22″N 87°07′07″W / 45.0729°N 87.1187°W / 45.0729; -87.1187
Area1,600 acres (650 ha)
Established1937
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Designated1967

The Ridges Sanctuary is a 1,600-acre (650 ha) nature preserve and land trust in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin. It is listed as a National Natural Landmark, Important Bird Area and Wisconsin State Natural Area.[1] It was founded in 1937 and was the first land trust in the state.[2][3]

The sanctuary is also home to the Baileys Harbor Range Lights, which were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[4]

The Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center opened in 2015.[5] The 7,400-square foot facility is LEED certified,[6] and includes displays about the preserve's karst topography, wildflowers, plants, animals and the history of the site's founding.

The sanctuary includes a small amount of the raw humus rendzina soil type, which is globally uncommon.[7] and is also found in the Marshall's Point State Natural Area, a residential development not open to the public.[8]

Orchid project[edit]

Although the sanctuary is home to wild orchids, it also operates an orchid restoration project to cultivate and introduce rare orchids into otherwise natural plant communities.[9] 25 native orchid species are currently kept at the Ridges.[10] A 1998 survey of wild, native orchids was carried out in response to continued theft of the sanctuary orchids. 28 species were identified.[11]

Climate[edit]

The Ridges Sanctuary State Natural Area
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Gallery[edit]

  • Baileys Harbor Range Lights
    Baileys Harbor Range Lights
  • Survey marker in the sanctuary
    Survey marker in the sanctuary
  • Plaque near the base of the range lights
    Plaque near the base of the range lights
  • Chalk-fronted corporal dragonfly in June at the Ridges.
    Chalk-fronted corporal dragonfly in June at the Ridges.
  • Trail at the sanctuary, November 27, 2021
    Trail at the sanctuary, November 27, 2021

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our Story". The Ridges Sanctuary. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  2. ^ The Ridges Sanctuary Interpretive Master Plan, February 2013.
  3. ^ Clark, Brian E. "Weekend Getaway: Door County's Ridges Sanctuary a special boreal habitat". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. ^ Preserving Baileys Harbor range lights by Tina M. Gohr, Green Bay Press-Gazette, July 11, 2017
  5. ^ "Ridges Sanctuary's new Nature Center opens Saturday". Green Bay Press-Gazette. June 13, 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Cook-Albert Fuller Center is Full of Green Features". Door County Pulse. July 30, 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ^ Door to Nature: Trailing Arbutus by Roy and Charlotte Lukes, Peninsula Pulse, May 5, 2017
  8. ^ Natural Area Inventory, Wisconsin's Great Lakes Coast by the Coastal Zone Information Center, revised 1980
  9. ^ Orchid Restoration Work at The Ridges By Door County Pulse, Peninsula Pulse, January 20, 2017
  10. ^ Jones, Meg (September 17, 2013). "Rare native orchids in Door County get a helping hand". Jsonline. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  11. ^ Knudson, Kip (2005). "An Orchid Survey of the Ridges Sanctuary, Selbyana 26(1/2), 1/2, Proceedings of the Second International Orchid Conservation Congress, pages 46–48". Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Inc. JSTOR 41760172.
  12. ^ "NASA EarthData Search". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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