As park visitors head off to the beach and hiking trails from the Lot 3 parking lot, they will see, and hopefully use, a newly installed interpretive boot brush station. NWS volunteers have installed 10 new brush stations at a variety of critical locations around the park: near campsites and […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
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by Maureen Flatley, Deb Ford, and Rick Foster Our ongoing work to limit the spread of invasive plant species at Newport continues in 2025. Thanks so much to everyone who has answered the call to help with invasive species remediation! It is not very sexy work, but it helps us […]
DNR approves Master Plan variancefor proposed improvements to theDark Sky Viewing Area at Newport SP After reviewing public input, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has approved a Master Plan variance which will allow improvements in the day-use area near Parking Lot 3 at Newport SP. These NWS-planned improvements will address concerns that NWS and park staff have with […]
Photos and textDeb Ford April and May are good months to keep watch for Bonaparte’s Gulls along the Lake Michigan shoreline of Door County. They are heading north to their breeding grounds in the boreal and taiga habitats of Canada and Alaska. These gulls tend to migrate in large groups in the […]
On April 6, a day-long chainsaw certification course was held at Newport. Eight NWS volunteers and two Friends of Rock Island volunteers participated. NWS underwrote 75% of the course cost for our NWS volunteers. Most of the 26 miles of trails in Newport are found in forested areas of the […]
Wild Tomato Pizza chose NWS as the beneficiary of their “Donation Creation” pizza sales during the month of February. For each “Gabagool” pizza ordered, $1 was donated to NWS. We are extremely grateful to receive their donation of $123. Several NWS board members and friends enjoyed the Gabagool pizza at […]