Guide to Significant Wildlife Habitat - Door County Web Map

— Table of Contents —
Foreword ………………………………………………………………………………………….... 3
Preface ……………………………………………………………………………….………….… 5
Acknowledgement ………………………………………………………………………………… 6
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
Chapter 1 - A (very) Short Course in Ecology & Related Land Use Philosophy ………………... 15
Chapter 2 - Natural Areas in Door County ……………………………………………………….. 19
Wildlife Habitat & Natural Areas Reference Map ………………….…………..… 21
Ahnapee River Corridor …………………………………………………………… 23
Black Ash Swamp …………………………………………………………….…… 29
Delwiche – Sand Hill Pineries & Fabry Creek Complex ….………………...……. 33
Renard Swamp ……………………………………………………….……..…….. 39
Hardwood Swamp, Renard Creek, South Renard Swamp,
Stony Creek Wetlands Complex …………………………………………....….…. 45
Brussels Hill / Kayes Creek / Gardner Swamp Complex ……………………….... 51
Hungry Settlement Marsh ……………………………………………………..….. 57
Southern Lake Michigan Shoreline ……………………………………….………. 61
Shivering Sands, Lily Bay, Lily Bay Creek, Kellner Fen
Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, Clay Banks
Sawyer Harbor / Lost Creek & Larson Creek Watersheds Complex ….……….… 71
West Branch Whitefish Bay Creek Corridor ………………………….….…..…… 77
Whitefish Bay Creek, Marsh Area
Bay Shore Bluff Lands…………………………………………………...….…….. 83
Bay Shore Bluffs & Woods, Spring Lane Hardwood Swamp
Logan Creek / Lost Lake Corridor ………………………………………………… 91
Bay to Lake Wildlife Corridor ………………………………………….….……… 97
Fish Creek Watershed, Hibbards Creek, Thorp Pond, Meridian Park
North Kangaroo Lake
Ephraim / Baileys Harbor Forest Corridor & North Bay Lowlands ……….…..….. 109
Ephraim Swamp, Forest Corridor, North Bay Three Springs
Mink River / Rowley’s Bay System………………………………………..………. 115
Europe Lake Forest Area ………………………………………….……..………… 123
Grand Traverse Islands ………………………………………….….………….….. 127
Literature Cited …………………………………………………………………………..……….. 149
Glossary of Terms…………………………………………………………………………………. 153
Appendix A – Natural Communities Cross Reference to Natural Areas …………………………. 157
Appendix B – Door County’s Rare Species & Natural Communities ………..…………………… 159
Appendix C – Recognized Natural Communities of Door County………………………….…….. 171
Appendix D – Natural Areas: A Definition & Status Report……………………………………… 179
Appendix E – Statistics on Wisconsin’s Biological Diversity …………………………………… 195
Appendix F – Resources for Natural Areas Information and Protection …………………………. 197
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