2024 Educational Lecture Series
The Door County Master Gardeners Association Education Committee has developed an exciting slate of programs for the 2024 Educational Lecture Series. Additional programs will be added as they are scheduled. Watch this website for more information as it becomes available. The 2024 Educational Lecture Series is being presented with support from Door County Medical Center.
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"Heirloom Biographies" by Janell Wehr
Thursday, April 18, 6:30 PM
Live streamed at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay, WI
or at home via Zoom
Free and open to the public
Delve into the intricate histories of cherished heirloom plants. We’ll explore captivating stories, including AW Livingston, the father of the modern tomato, and Wisconsin’s own Beaver Dam peppers and Picha potatoes. We’ll unravel the unique narratives behind these beloved varieties and many more, each rooted in cultural and agricultural significance. The program culminates in an insightful understanding of terms heirloom, open-pollinated, hybrid, and GMO.
About Janell Wehr: Wehr is an Extension Horticulture educator serving Marathon and Wood Counties. Her role with Extension as a county educator includes public outreach and therapeutic horticulture programs with justice involved individuals. She also provides researched based gardening information and resources to the residents in central Wisconsin.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be live streamed at Crossroads at Big Creek at 6:30 p.m. and also available for at-home viewing via Zoom. Those who prefer to watch at home can request a Zoom link here closer to the date of the presentation. The lecture will be recorded and available afterwards on the DCMGA website at https://www.dcmga.org/
The Wehr lecture is presented in collaboration with Crossroads at Big Creek and Door County Seed Library.
About Janell Wehr: Wehr is an Extension Horticulture educator serving Marathon and Wood Counties. Her role with Extension as a county educator includes public outreach and therapeutic horticulture programs with justice involved individuals. She also provides researched based gardening information and resources to the residents in central Wisconsin.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be live streamed at Crossroads at Big Creek at 6:30 p.m. and also available for at-home viewing via Zoom. Those who prefer to watch at home can request a Zoom link here closer to the date of the presentation. The lecture will be recorded and available afterwards on the DCMGA website at https://www.dcmga.org/
The Wehr lecture is presented in collaboration with Crossroads at Big Creek and Door County Seed Library.
"Seasons of Nature in Door County" by Charlotte Lukes
Tuesday, April 30, 6:30 PM
In Person at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Free and open to the public
Travel through Door County and see wildlife from spring to winter featuring wildflowers, trees and birds along with some animals, insects, reptiles and mushrooms. There will be a few aerial photos of our parks and preserves as well.
About Charlotte Lukes: Charlotte, and her late husband, Roy Lukes have been major influences in Door County’s environmental movement for as long as we can remember. The couple spent their lifetimes protecting the natural beauty of the peninsula and sharing its magic through their teachings, writings, and personal charm. As “partners in nature”, they built the Ridges Sanctuary into a center for conservation, education, research, and advocacy. In 2018, Charlotte and Roy were named to the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame in recognition of a life-long dedication to scientific research and conservation efforts in Door County. She also writes columns for the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be in person at Crossroads at Big Creek at 6:30 p.m.
About Charlotte Lukes: Charlotte, and her late husband, Roy Lukes have been major influences in Door County’s environmental movement for as long as we can remember. The couple spent their lifetimes protecting the natural beauty of the peninsula and sharing its magic through their teachings, writings, and personal charm. As “partners in nature”, they built the Ridges Sanctuary into a center for conservation, education, research, and advocacy. In 2018, Charlotte and Roy were named to the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame in recognition of a life-long dedication to scientific research and conservation efforts in Door County. She also writes columns for the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be in person at Crossroads at Big Creek at 6:30 p.m.