The Ridges Sanctuary

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]

The Ridges Sanctuary
Welcome sign and National Natural Landmark sign
Map of Wisconsin
LocationBaileys Harbor, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates45.0729°N 87.1187°W / 45.0729; -87.1187
Area1,600 acres (650 ha)
Established1937
ridgessanctuary.org
Designated1967

The sanctuary is also home to the Baileys Harbor Range Lights, which were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2]

The Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center opened in 2015.[3] The 7,400-square foot facility is LEED certified,[4] and includes displays about the preserve's karst topography, wildflowers, plants, animals and the history of the site's founding.

Orchid project

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.[5] 25 native orchid species are currently kept at the Ridges.[6] A 1998 survey of wild, native orchids was carried out in response to continued theft of the sanctuary orchids. 28 species were identified.[7]

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

References
  1. "About The Ridges Sanctuary". The Ridges Sanctuary. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  2. "Baileys Harbor Range Lights: Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin". Find the Data.org. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  3. "Ridges Sanctuary's new Nature Center opens Saturday". Green Bay Press-Gazette. June 13, 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. "Cook-Albert Fuller Center is Full of Green Features". Door County Pulse. July 30, 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. Orchid Restoration Work at The Ridges By Door County Pulse, Peninsula Pulse, January 20, 2017
  6. Jones, Meg (September 17, 2013). "Rare native orchids in Door County get a helping hand". Jsonline. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  7. 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.
  8. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.


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