The book offers detailed information about county roads, rural land ownership, parks and outdoor recreation opportunities. Additionally, the book details land ownership, approximate parcel size, and county and town roads. It also shows the locations of Dane County parks, publicly owned lands, churches, schools, cemeteries and municipal halls. Other unique features of the book include […]
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension welcomes Alison Pfau as the Regional Dairy Educator for Dodge, Dane, Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties. Originally, from Bogota, Colombia, Alison is passionate about dairy cattle and the dairy production industry. She earned her animal science degree from the National University of Colombia-Bogota in 2017. Alison recently completed […]
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension welcomes Maya Walther as the new Natural Resources Education Intern for Extension Dane County. Maya provides assistance in creating a curriculum for the composting program. She is responsible for creating a canvas course that will provide in-depth knowledge in compost and waste management. Her experience includes environmental law […]
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By Michelle Probst, Natural Resources Educator I attended a workshop where participants in the room were asked to silently pick two random people in the room and, without those people knowing, you had to stay equally distanced from the two people. People moved throughout the room, slowly, carefully, to make sure they stayed in between […]
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Our ’21 – ’22 Youth in Governance (YGP) student representatives know something about that. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that they were starting to navigate the same process. Thankfully, they put their heads together and started writing! They spent their Spring semester writing (and revising….lots of revising!) the top tips they thought would […]
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You’ve worked hard to provide for your family and save for your future. Now, there is a course that teaches how to keep more of what you earn and make your money work harder for you. This educational workshop is hosted by the Dane County UW-Extension Financial Education Center and the team of advisors at […]
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UW-Madison Extension Dane County will be holding four free virtual education sessions for nonprofit leaders this spring. These sessions are introductions to the topic and to tools that can be used in planning activities, initiatives, or programs. There will be time at each session for participants to share their own experience with each of the […]
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By law, every nonprofit organization is run by a Board of Directors. Boards can be composed of anywhere from 3 individuals on up. Nonprofit Executive Directors (even those who are founders) are staff to the organization. Boards set strategic direction, assure financial wellbeing of the organization, and attend to proper organization management. Learn about board […]
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The 2022 Organic Vegetable Production Conference is over but you can still take advantage of the conference materials. All video recordings, presentations, and handouts are available now for only $50 for all materials ($40 for FairShare Farms). Register here to receive all conference materials. This producer-initiated conference is designed for advanced growers and attracts participants […]
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Carla Williams is the new Communications Specialist for Extension Dane County. Carla provides digital media support and engagement. She is responsible for content development, communications planning, and marketing. Her experience includes market research and analytics, marketing strategy, as well as audio, video, and print production. Before joining Extension, Carla covered crime, court, and justice as […]
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