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Breaking Barriers to Bring Native Plants to Urban Landscapes

Breaking Barriers to Bring Native Plants to Urban Landscapes

Our Natural Resources Educator, Wade Moder, partnered with Dane County Land and Water to host 90-minute Native Garden Design Workshops for neighborhood associations, gardening clubs, first-time home buyers, and the general public. Participants use 3D-printed plant tokens that show plant size, bloom time, and color to design native pollinator gardens, making planning more approachable and […]

File Your Taxes Workshop Sessions

File Your Taxes Workshop Sessions

Spending a few hours learning to file taxes will set you up to file quickly and easily forever using IRS-trusted websites that saves your info between years. Join the 45% of Americans who did their own taxes last year by learning and filing your state and federal taxes! Certified, volunteer tax preparers will help you […]

Dane County PI Community Food Project Grants

Dane County PI Community Food Project Grants

The Dane County Civil Rights Department, in partnership with the Dane County Food Council, is pleased to announce the annual Partners in Community Food Project Grants for 2026.

Green Thumb Gardening Winter 2026 Vegetable Series

Green Thumb Gardening Winter 2026 Vegetable Series

The 10-session live, online Green Thumb Gardening class series offers in-depth and engaging gardening information on a variety of topics. From starting seeds to composting to managing insect pests, this gardening class series will help home and community garden vegetable gardens to thrive. Speakers will include Extension Horticulture Educators and UW–Madison Dept. of Extension campus outreach specialists.

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UW–Madison Extension Dane County
5201 Fen Oak Dr. Ste 138
Madison, WI 53718-8827

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

Hours: M-F 8am – 4:30pm

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Closed all major holidays (if the holiday falls on a Sunday we are typically closed the Monday after) AND the day after Thanksgiving.

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