Door County
Ecological Mapping Project
Dr. James Zimmerman was a very well known ecologist and
life-long friend of the earth. He worked at the University of Wisconsin
for many years, famous for his knowledge and deep concern for the plants
and animals of Wisconsin. During his work for the DCEC he spent very
much of his time defending the importance of wetlands in protecting the
groundwater aquifers as an important refuge for endangered and
threatened species, both plant and animal.
Dr. Zimmerman, in his work for the Door County Land Use
Plan, provided ideas which would be effective in ensuring that future
generations would be able to enjoy the same natural surroundings that we
are working to preserve today. Unfortunately, most of his ideas were
ignored and set aside in the hurry to develop a document to justify the
relentless destruction of our natural resources. Dr. Zimmerman made many
friends during his short lifetime and during his work in Door County.
We are very grateful that we were able to work with him, and to
appreciate this fine student of Aldo Leopold.
We share his concerns for "Spaceship Earth"... and
present his complete mapping study here as a public resource. The
fifteen maps that cover all of Door County are large and detailed. We
have scanned the originals and preserved them as highly detailed image
files, and now you can click on any section of the grid below to see an
enlargement of that section.
In June of 2008, with the support of the Lakeshore Natural
Resource Partnership, we were able to upgrade the scans of Dr.
Zimmerman's maps. LNRP support has made it possible for you to now
download medium and high resolution pdf copies of each map. Thank You,
LNRP!
Read more about the
Zimmerman Maps
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