Woodland Dunes is an oasis of marshland, swamps, sandy fields and meadows and wooded ridges between Manitowoc and Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

Woodland Dunes is located in a "tension zone" between two distinct areas of natural growth. Both northern and southern species of plants and birds are found here.

Located between two busy cities, this floodplain, wetland and dune-ridge area forms a green island of shrubs, grassy glades, and trees that provide a haven for wildlife...and for people.

Step beyond the cities, only a few blocks away, and enter an almost timeless environment while hiking our nature trails. Enjoy the sight of waxy, yellow buttercups, hear the clear,whistled notes of an oriole, feel the swish of the wind through the hemlocks or feel the soft breast feathers of a bluebird at the bird banding station.

Visit Woodland Dunes and share this experience. 

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Annual Members' Meeting Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m. Members & kids, free; Nonmembers, $5; kids, $3; Family membership: $35 Reservations would be appreciated. Story-teller Kevin Strauss and his Tales with Tails program. Kevin tells animal stories and world folktales. For more information, see Events Page and www.naturestory.com. Kayak Expedition Saturday, April 26, meet at 10 a.m., launch at 11 a.m. Join the Lakeshore Sea Kayakers and Woodland Dunes for a paddle from Mishicot to Two Rivers. Meet by the dam in Mishicot. Kayaks and canoes are available. For information, contact Phil Rohrer at 794-8500 or philslunch@charter.net. Water Action Volunteers Meeting Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Silver Creek Park FREE Kris Stepenuck, the volunteer stream monitoring coordinator for the State of Wisconsin, will join us. See Events Page for more details. Art Awards: Water Wonders Wednesday, April 30, 6 to 7:30 p.m. FREE Join us for the opening exhibit of our collaborative poster contest with the Wisconsin Maritime Museum and the Rahr-West Art Museum. See Events Page for details. Tree Identification AdventureFREE Do-it-yourself tree hike program. See Events Page for details. Future 2008 Events: Live Bait Concert on May 3 Canoe & Kayak Swap on May 4 Migration Celebration and Bird Breakfast on May 10 Wetland Birds on May 17 Five Buck Hootenanny on May 17 Frogging 101 on June 7 Clean Up with Soap! on June 14 Kids Exploraday on July 12 Butterfly Festival on August 9 The Amazing Hike on September 13 Owlfest on October 18 Winnie Smith Harvest Dinner on November 8 See Events Page for Details Owlfest Sponsors: Brown's of Two Rivers Aurora Medical Center Crystal Pathway Jagemann Stamping Wilfert Farms Thank You, Corporate Sponsors! Conservator Level: First National Bank Explorer Level: Associated Bank Contributor Level: Brown's of Two Rivers Crafts Incorporated Dewane Law Office Fricke Printing Just Orthodontics Lakefield Telephone Lakeside Foods Shoto Corporation Defender Level: Foster Needle Co. Lakeshore Express, Inc. Contributor Level: The Cawley Company Heresite Protective Coatings Hamann Construction Company Ihlenfeld, Skatrud, & Anderson, Inc. Jagemann Stamping Jim Reif Builders Schenck Business Solutions Vinton Construction Patron Level: Carron Net Company Hartman's Greenhouse Northern Laboratories George V. Reis Investment Group Schaus Roofing and Mechanical U.S. Bank Don's Auto Sales and Service 2006-2007 Grant Support Thank You Program and Project Sponsors! The West Foundation Grant for pavilion construction, and Major Sponsor of Environmental Education Program Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership Aquatic Education School Program Development Kallies Charitable Trust Environmental Education Program Sponsor Jane and Arthur Stangel Fund Environmental Education Program Sponsor Kohler Foundation Environmental Education Sponsor Service League of Manitowoc County Grant for office equipment Dominion Company Foundation Environmental Education Sponsor Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources Urban Forestry Project River Planning/Monitoring Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Grant Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Grant for Explorer Backpacks We Energies Support for Fairchild Challenge at Woodland Dunes high school education program Wisconsin Environmental Education Board Woodland Owners Workshops Woodland Dunes Folk Concert Series The Woodland Dunes concert series is a collaboration of ideas and resources of Woodland Dunes and The Golden Ring Music & Folklore Center with the main goal of producing a series of family friendly concerts of traditional American roots music - ranging from Appalachian Mountain Music to Traditional Folk music to Acoustic country Blues as well as music based on those roots presenting quality entertainment in the enjoyable small intimate setting of Woodland Dunes. We will be bringing in performers whose names may be familiar or unfamiliar, but will always be a delight to our audiences Another of our goals is to foster local talent in the Folk Music field and give them an audience to perform in front of and grow. We will be doing just that in our "Five Buck Hootenannies" where our audiences will be treated to new as well as experienced local performers in an evening concert of 5 or 6 different performers for the low price of...you guessed it - Five Bucks. Complete updated information of the Woodland Dunes Concert Series can be found on the Woodland Dunes Concert website. While you are there, sign up for our e-mail newsletter of Folk concert information and much more. An upcoming concert schedule can be found on the site, or you can check our upcoming events page.