Dwarf Lake Iris fans can rejoice after the latest property easement was announced by the Door County Land Trust last week. Landowners Michael and Ann Morgan donated a conservation easement agreement on their property south of Egg Harbor, adding another 13 acres of protected parcels between the Niagara Escarpment and the Green Bay shoreline. In addition to being one of the largest concentrations of the federally threatened Dwarf Lake Iris flowers, the parcel also features a collection of sugar maple, American beech, ironwood, and basswood trees. Door County Land Trust Executive Director Emily Wood says, like many of the properties it protects, the parcel is a victory for preserving the county's ecology.

This conservation is one of eight conservation easement agreements and ten other land protection projects Door County Land Trust will complete in 2024.

Picture courtesy of the Door County Land Trust