Click on the following link to Wisconsin Public Radio's Larry Meiller Show.
Larry Meiller talks about the Niagara Escarpment with Joanne Kleussendorf, director of the Weis Earth Science Museum at UW-Fox Valley in Menasha.
Larry Meiller Show & the Niagara Escarpment link
Weis Museum
Alvars are a globally rare community found in North America only along the shores and near-shore areas of the Great Lakes. Most of these alvars are associated with the Niagara Escarpment’s geology.
Resources
State Universities (Wisconsin)
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Cofrin Arboretum
Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
Richter Museum of Natural History
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley Campus
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin - Fond du Lac Campus
University of Wisconsin - Manitowoc Campus
Nature Centers, Museums & Educational Facilities
Weis Earth Science Museum (UW-Fox Valley)
Ledgeview Nature Center (Calumet Co. Parks)
Richter Museum of Natural History (UW-Green Bay)
Crossroads at Big Creek Nature Preserve (Sturgeon Bay)
Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (USF&W)
Kaytee Avian Foundation (based out of Chilton, WI!)
State of Michigan (U.P.) Links
Ontario, Canada
Escarpment Links
Niagara Escarpment Commission
(NEC)
Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment
(CONE)
University of Waterloo - Heritage Resources Centre
Parks Research Forum of Ontario
(co-sponsors of the Great Arc Initiative!)
Limehouse Kiln Society - a non-profit entity that is dedicated to preserving a localized set of these unique historic structures. Great info!
LandCare Niagara - the web site of Niagara’s Community Land Stewardship Council
Niagara Frontier Wildlife Habitat Council
- A site dedicated to preserving the
native plants and natural landscapes of the
Niagara River Gorge
Niagara Heritage Partnership
- A site for concerned citizens who advocate the preservation
and restoration of the region's natural environment
Escarpment Views – a
quarterly magazine
which aims to reflect the lifestyles and values of people all
along the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario
State of New York Escarpment Links
Federal Agencies
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Great Lakes / Big Rivers Region
3)
Environmental Protection Agency
(Region 5)
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WDNR's Land Legacy page. The Niagara Escarpment is mentioned as one of the selected
statewide resources that deserves consideration for future
protection.
WDNR's
Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin page. Note under "Management Opportunities" the mention of
the Niagara Escarpment.
Wisconsin
Geologic & Natural History Survey
Regional Planning Commissions & Other Regional Entities
East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission
Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development Inc. (RC&D)
Niagara Escarpment Corridor Counties & Communities
Door County Invasive Species
Team (DCIST)
Cherney -Maribel Caves County Park
Non-Profit Organizations
Wisconsin Speleological Society (WSS)
Gathering Waters Conservancy, the umbrella group for all of WI's land trusts including Glacial Lakes Land Conservancy.
Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust
Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin
Glacial Lakes Conservancy (land trust along eastern Wisconsin and Lake Michigan)
The Nature Conservancy - Great
Lakes Program Area
Lakeshore Natural Resources Partnership