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Money Matters Live

Money Matters Live

Attend this FREE online program to improve your financial wellness! This FREE online series over Zoom by University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension is for you! Each session will be up to an hour long and will include a short presentation and lots of time for discussion and questions. Each topic will be offered twice […]

Online Tool for Determining a Guideline Timing for Pruning Oaks

Online Tool for Determining a Guideline Timing for Pruning Oaks

The pruning season for many woody plants has been especially difficult to determine this year as the temperatures have swung wildly between frigid and too warm for pruning certain species. Temperature is critical in determining when it is safe to prune oak trees. This is due to the activity of the beetles that carry oak […]

Youth Climate Action Fund: Activating Young People in Driving Climate Solutions

Youth Climate Action Fund: Activating Young People in Driving Climate Solutions

With 84 percent of youth around the world reporting that they are worried about the threat that climate change poses to people and the planet, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced in March of 2024 that Madison would join Bloomberg Philanthropies’ new Youth Climate Action Fund, which provided technical assistance and funding for 100 Mayors to activate […]

Healthy Choices Healthy Lives

Healthy Choices Healthy Lives

The FoodWIse program in Dane County is federally funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). With local strengths, we support healthy eating habits, active lifestyles and healthy community environments for Wisconsin residents experiencing limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community and systems levels. […]

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5201 Fen Oak Dr. Ste 138
Madison, WI 53718-8827

Phone: 608-224-3700
Fax: 608-224-3727
711 for Wisconsin Relay

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