This site is maintained by the Newport Wilderness Society, a member of Wisconsin State Park Friends Group

"Thousands of tired, nerve shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out...  that wildness is a necessity; and that forests and lakes are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers but as fountains of life."  
                        
~ John Muir 
   1898

What is wilderness?
Wilderness can be anywhere: the ocean, the desert and 
Newport State Park
**Click on the leaf to learn more about the meaning of wilderness

     The wilderness idea is an American concept that evolved from the teachings of
 Thoreau, Muir and Leopold. 

A "wilderness " is a place where natural forces prevail, where plants and animals live out their lives largely undisturbed by humans. In our rapidly expanding society, this means wilderness is fragile and rare, that it must be cherished and protected. it is the reason why there is only a single road leading into and out of Newport, and why an automobile campground is absent in the park, and why off road vehicles are prohibited. Newport State Park is located on a bustling peninsula in 
Door County-Wisconsin,  filled with travelers, glorious shops and eateries. 
But Newport is the quiet place, as close as you can get to wild nature among Wisconsin Parks, 
with extensive forests and untamed Lake Michigan shoreline.

 For these reasons, the State dedicated Newport as a limited-development wilderness park.
The only park honored with this distinction in the Wisconsin Park System.

Newport State Park has
 some very special friends:

The Newport Wilderness Society

In 1985 the Wilderness Society was formed to support the great need for protection of  Newport Wilderness. The highest priority of the Society is to maintain the solitude in the wake of rapid development throughout the county. 

The Goal:
To keep the park undeveloped, untamed and wild

Who belongs to the Society?

The Newport Wilderness Society (NWS) is a group of private citizens with a deep appreciation and respect for Newport State Park , and who endeavor to support the park's activities and needs. NWS is recognized by the State as the parks "official friends group"

NWS is an independent not-for-profit organization. Our funds and efforts go 100% to projects and services which help the park and its visitors

Our Membership is open to the public, and includes; local residents,  seasonal residents and visitors from all over the country who have come to love the park. 

We invite your membership:

Your support will make it possible for the Newport Wilderness Society to continue to interpret, maintain and protect the parks wilderness. 

As a member you will receive:

If you are interested in receiving information or joining
the Newport Wilderness Society 
Please click on the bunchberry:

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