Attorney Michael Grief discussed the importance of protecting public rights and natural resources in light of recent attempts to privatize the Lake Michigan shoreline and the rapid expansion of AI data centers. View a recording of the program on the DCEC YouTube Channel.

Industrial livestock operations keep getting bigger, and Door County's thin soils and fractured karst bedrock leave little margin for error. In “Good Neighbors Pay Their Own Way: Bigger Operations, Bigger Risks, Local Solutions,” Mary Dougherty walked through a practical, local tool that puts communities back in control: the Operations Ordinance, also called a Good Neighbor Ordinance.

Charlie Henriksen, owner and founder of Henriksen Fisheries in Door County, explains why whitefish are proliferating in Green Bay and declining in Lake Michigan and why lake trout are experiencing a resurgence.

Prairie strips are a conservation practice that prove small changes can create big impacts.  Research at Iowa State University has shown that strategically integrating native prairie grasses and flowers into rowcrop land can keep topsoil in place, filter surface water, and create habitat for wildlife.  What started as a research project at ISU has now grown into a nationwide conservation practice, available through the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program.   Dr. Marshall McDaniel and Tim Youngquist of the STRIPS team discussed current research, farmer implementation, and practical advice for how and where to implement native vegetation in your farming practice.  Read More

Kids Earth Care Day, with hands-on activities, a show by Open Door Bird Sanctuary, and nature-inspired art. become native based and the importance of pollinators and birds, and booths from some of Door County's leading eco-conscious organizations. Plus, we’ll be giving out free trees and hosting a pollinator plant sale. Visit the Door County Environmental Council’s table at the Every Day is Earth Day Festival on Sat, Apr 25.

The Door County Environmental Council presented “Healthy Lands, Healthy Water: Legal Pathways to a Just Wisconsin” with Adam Voskuil, Staff Attorney at Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA). He discussed recent and pending lawsuits that could significantly influence environmental law and protection in Wisconsin. Click here to view the program.

The Door County Environmental Council hosted Kristy Senatori and Erin Perry from the Cape Cod Commission on June 4 at the Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor, WI. Cape Cod, also a peninsular tourist destination, has faced many problems similar to Door County’s experiences, from water quality to affordable housing to over-tourism. Click here to watch the program.

Every Day is Earth Day booth with DCEC board members Robert Sijgers, Liz Hansen, Patty Pratapas, and Paul Leline.

Nate is the Ecosystem Scientist at the Savanna Institute in Madison, WI. He discusses the ecological benefits of agroforestry to help solve climate change, water pollution, and biodiversity loss. Nate also explains how our land’s actual capacity for using nutrients is incongruent with what producers are actually applying. Click here to watch the program.