Door County Big Plant
The Door County Big Plant was inspired and created by the Climate Change Coalition of Door County, and it is executed each year by hundreds of Door County individuals, families, businesses, churches, and non-profit ecological partners. We act as a community to plant thousands of trees over a 6-week period in celebration of Earth Day. (May we never forget that EVERY DAY is Earth Day.) We plant trees to help our ecosystems thrive, sequester carbon, protect groundwater and streams, provide shade to reduce air conditioning, and beautify our homes and landscape.
Join us, join the movement!
Our 2024 BIG PLANT is UNDERWAY!
Our mission is to inspire as many people as possible to plant and grow as many trees as possible!
Our Door County BIG PLANT Community Plantings are in progress! A collaborative effort with Door County Land Trust, Crossroads at Big Creek, The Nature Conservancy, The Ridges Sanctuary, and the Climate Change Coalition of Door County, we are thrilled to announce that 160 businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals have purchased 10,400 trees to distribute, donate, share, and plant in the County.
We invite you to join us in our next phase of the Big Plant: free and public Community Plantings! At five sites over two weeks, we’ll be planting together over 4,000 new native trees. At these sites, native Oaks, Birches, Cedars, American Plums, Tamaracks, Firs, Pines, and Spruces will be planted. And all tree-planters will be able to take away free, additional 2-year-old conifers to plant at home or at your business.
JOIN US! Please sign up at the respective host sites below…
Friday, April 19 - The Ridges Sanctuary – Appels Bluff
Two time slots: 10 am - 12 pm & 2 - 4 pm
Arrive at 10 am (SIGN UP) and 2 pm (SIGN UP)
Parking at: 2307 Sun Plaza, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202
A parking attendant will direct traffic from this location.
Contact: The Ridges at 920-839-2802
Sunday, April 21 - Crossroads at Big Creek (SIGN UP)
1 - 4 pm
2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Contact: The Crossroads at 920-746-5895
Tuesday, April 23 - Door County Land Trust - Oak Road Nature Preserve (SIGN UP)
Two time slots: 10 am - 12 pm & 12:30 pm - 3 pm
6391 Oak Rd. Egg Harbor, WI 54209
Contact: DCLT at 920-746-1359
Friday, April 26 - The Nature Conservancy - Shivering Sands (SIGN UP)
9 - 3 pm
4053 E Whitefish Bay Rd (County T), Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Lead Contact: Kari Hagenow 920-901-5341
Sunday, April 28 - The Nature Conservancy - Mink River Preserve (SIGN UP)
9 - 3 pm
12163 Badger Road, Ellison Bay, WI 54210
Lead Contact: Kari Hagenow 920-901-5341
A Tray of 18 Red Pines
Our Shared 2023 BIG PLANT Success
A BIG THANKS to All… for another beautiful BIG PLANT!
The Door County Big Plant was created in order to take decisive climate action, restore ecosystems, and inspire community collaboration. Working with motivated partners, the month-long project has resulted in over 14,600 new native trees being planted in 2023. Added to the trees we collectively planted in the previous two years, together we planted 34,100 trees in 3 years!
This is a HUGE team effort of community collaboration and partnership
5 organizations helped purchase and distribute trees
7 community plantings at diverse sites including County Parks, State Parks, and private / nonprofit conserved lands
20 school/friend/volunteer groups and 200 individuals helped plant and water
14,600 native pines, firs, spruces, and more planted
Our 2023 Community Plantings
Over 200 individuals and 20 different volunteer groups joined these open, public plantings
Thank You, ALL
Please join the Climate Change Coalition in thanking our grantees and sponsor Destination Door County, Door County Medical Center, and Synergy Heating & Cooling…. and the 80 organizations clubs, municipalities, community groups, churches, schools – and families for planting trees to support climate change action and improve our communities.
Feedback & Suggestions
Do you have ideas for better and more effective tree planting and collaboration? Do you know of a great community planting site for the coming year? Please let us know at jeff@lnrp.org. Cheers!
