We’re excited to introduce Alex Salazar as the newest Bilingual Clerk for Dane County Extension. Prior to joining our team, Alex served as an LTE COVID-19 Response Specialist at Public Health Madison and Dane County. Now, he brings his invaluable experience to Extension, where he is eager to make a positive impact on our programs. […]
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As a member of the Dane County Extension FoodWIse team, Nutrition Educators are peer educators who adapt teaching to honor cultures and experiences. We engage people from the diverse communities of Wisconsin to adopt healthy food and physical activity habits. FoodWIse is a community-based nutrition program that seeks to empower individuals with limited incomes to […]
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Event Date 07/09/2023 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Event Description Join Dane County Parks for an Environmental Fun Fair located on the grounds of our Lussier Family Heritage Center facility. This FREE fun afternoon will be full of hands on activities centered around nature, recreation, and science and have learning opportunities appropriate for all ages. Activities […]
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We are delighted to welcome Jonatan Garcia as the new Office Operations Associate for Dane County FoodWIse. With extensive administrative experience gained through internships with Centro Hispano and Latino Chamber, and as an administrator and salesperson for his parents’ commercial cleaning business, Garcia has a proven track record of success. During his tenure with his […]
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Join us for a fun, hands-on Pollinator Week event on June 21st 5-7pm where you can learn all about our pollinators, design a native garden to attract them, AND leave with plants to start your garden! Participants can visit several learning stations, including: Garden Design (and take home the plants) Rainfall Simulator Native Insect Display […]
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Sharon Lezberg, Community Development Educator “Don’t step off the curb! Watch out!” my daughter Zoey admonished me, as I negligently stepped off the pedestrian curb onto the bike path during a recent visit to Copenhagen. I quickly jumped back up onto the pedestrian walkway, lest I get run down by a bike commuter. Zoey had […]
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Nadia has worked with kids and young adults (K-12) for a long time, and her primary interests are experiential learning, livestock farming, and kids. After graduating from college in 2004, until she started graduate school in 2009, Alber taught in private and public schools, on farms, at outdoor education centers, and in after-school programs around the […]
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Seed starting time is coming! Do you know if your seeds are viable? Here are some tips to keep in mind. Fresh seed germinates best. Seed packets are labeled with the date they are best used by. Though seeds are usually viable longer than that date, some species lose viability faster, and germination decreases for […]
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Michelle Probst, Natural Resource Educator Winter can be a tough situation here in Wisconsin, you either love it or hate it. Over the years, I have really come to love winter, and one thing that has helped me appreciate the winter is getting involved in winter activities. There are many organizations here in Dane County […]
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January 23 begins Salt Awareness week. With the recent snowfall, you may be using de-icing salt products to keep driveways and sidewalks clear. Excess de-icing salts can damage soils, plants and water sources. It just takes one teaspoon of salt in a five-gallon bucket of water before it starts to create problems. It also is […]
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