Thursday, April 06, 2006

Hey Door County... Down To Earth Tours in Hayward provides a 5-hour mini-bus tour with numerous stops along the way to explore: the history of northwest Wisconsin's glaciers, the ice age, nature interpretation, forest ecology, geology, culture, natural history.


More green tourism and sustainable communities movement suggestions... from Peter Sigmann

You challenged me to come up with some short-term achievable steps in favor of sustainable life in Door County. I hope that the final session of our study group will lead to agreement on such a list. Certainly the notes that Ann is keeping should be a start.
Here a some ideas which came to me during discussion or which were actually discussed:
  • Get at least one E85 pump in DC (reduce fossil....help nature ozone)
  • Community bike sharing program for St.Bay (discussed at meeting): (reduce fossil...)
  • Propaganda or regulation to avoid phosphate containing dish detergent: (avoid chemical...)
  • Intelligent and reduced highway mowing program designed to maintain wildflowers (reduce fossil.., maintain nature, improve quality...)
  • Create a car pooling registry/exchange, especially for S. Door to Green Bay commuters: (reduce fossil...)