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- Email: Newport State Park
- Phone: tel:+1-920-854-2500
Newport State Park
Description
Newport State Park, northeast of Ellison Bay, is Wisconsin's only formally-designated wilderness park. With 2,373 acres and 11 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, the park offers quiet alternatives to bustling Door County. Explore 30 miles of hiking trails with hike-in campsites. There are evergreen and hardwood forests, wetlands and upland meadows.
Location
County: Door
Parks_Topic Contact_Newport
475 Cty Hwy NP
Ellison Bay, WI 54210
United States
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Bluebird Box Monitoring
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Join the park Naturalist as she talks about the monitoring bluebird nesting boxes. There will be a short walk to check out some of the active boxes, with discussion about how to monitor your own. Meet at the Nature Center, Lot 1.
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Wings of the Night Bat Program
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Learn all about bats, a most unique and misunderstood mammal. Bat ambassadors will talk about the bats in Wisconsin, their life cycle, habitat and threats challenging the bat population. Meet in the Nature Center. Lot 1.
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Great Wisconsin Bat Count
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Help our state bats by participating in this Citizen Science program.
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Trees And Shrubs Of Door County
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Join arborist and horticulturist Tom Wolfe as he shares his vast knowledge about trees and shrubs. There will be plenty of time for questions.
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Let's Talk Trillium
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Carpets of trillium greet us at Newport each spring. We’ll take to the woods to talk about this native wildflower, its history, habitat and life cycle.
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Children's Wildflower Scavenger Hunt
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For this “No Pick” hunt, we will take the one-mile Poetry Trail and check off the things we find.
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Birding 101
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Join Bill and Sarah Krouse, amateur ornithologists, on an easy-paced hike in search of migratory birds.
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Starting And Maintaining A Bluebird Trail
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Learn from Charlotte Lukes how to increase the bluebird population in your area with the proper nest box.
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Winter Tree ID And The Life Cycle Of Trees
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Join arborist and horticulturist Tom Wolfe and park staff to learn how to use a key to ID trees in winter.