Ridges Nature Store
 | The Nature Store at the Ridges Sanctuary carries a wide selection of nature-related books, puppets, T-shirts and gift items.
Some of the products featured at the Nature Store:
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Featured Posters
 | 70th Anniversary Poster
For our 70th anniversary, Ridges member Marilyn Mahlberg created this beautiful watercolor painting of the Trailing Arbutus, one of the earliest flowering plants in the Sanctuary. Text reads, "The Ridges Sanctuary - Seventy years protecting this special place - 1937-2007." The 11"x14" poster is printed on heavyweight paper, and is $20 including tax. Native Orchids of Door County Poster Artist (and Ridges Lifetime Member) Roberta "Bobbie" Raymond Larson created this poster to help guarantee the survival of the native orchid species of Door County. Roberta, a watercolor artist, worked with Ridges naturalists and graphic designer Jim Groll to create a poster featuring eight original paintings of Door County orchids. Sales of the 18x24" poster benefits The Ridges Sanctuary, Door County Land Trust, and The Nature Conservancy. Posters are $10.55 including tax. |
A Guide to the Birds of Door County
 | The Ridges Sanctuary, in cooperation with Doorcobirding, has published A Guide to the Birds of Door County. This book is a guide to the bird species found on the Peninsula, and lists many of the top birding spots most frequently visited by local experts. According to Willard A. Hartman, one of the guide's compilers, "The guide includes a distillation of thousands of observations made by many expert birding enthusiasts over a period of decades."
The Guide is available at the Ridges' Nature Store, Passtimes Books in Sister Bay, and certain state park bookstores in Door County. All proceeds from sales of the guide will go to The Ridges, and will be directed toward land preservation in Door County. On sale now for only $2.15 including tax - a 50% savings! |
101 Wildflowers of The Ridges Sanctuary: A Field Guide for the Curious
 | After years of requests for a guide to the wildflowers of The Ridges, here it is! The 101 Wildflowers of The Ridges Sanctuary presents a simple way to identify and enjoy wildflowers, with over one hundred superb color photographs to guide the reader. The book "is meant to be a casual companion -- fun yet informative." Accompanying each flower is a description of how it got its name, its habitat, blooming times, medicinal uses, and other tidbits of information to satisfy your curiosity. All of the plants featured are found in the Ridges Sanctuary, including the Logan Creek Property.
This book is likely to become one of the standard field guides for the wildflowers of Door County. Only $5.75 including tax - 50% off the cover price! 101 Wildflowers of the Ridges Sanctuary was recognized as a winner in the book category of the 2003 National Association for Interpretation's Media Awards. |
Celebrating Door County's Wild Places
 | Masterful nature paintings from some of Door County's finest artists, with nature notes by Paul Regnier and an introduction by former Senator Gaylord Nelson. This oversize book is available in both paperback and hardcover versions. A great gift for both art and nature lovers!
Only $15.75 softcover, $23.75 hardcover, prices include sales tax - 60% off the cover price! From the reviewers: "In my opinion, this is the most impressive and professional Door County book ever produced." (Steve Grutzmacher, in the Door Reminder) "Taken together, every aspect of the book -- from artwork, to text, to shape and size -- highly recommend it to serious art and nature lovers." (Fred E. Schwartz, in the Door County Advocate) "...there's not a painting in the book that I wouldn't wish to frame and display in my house." (Amazon.com review) |