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The University of Wisconsin invites you to…
Help Wisconsin create strong, equitable and sustainable communities! | |
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| How? You will connect with sustainability experts, share ideas from and for your own community and craft policy recommendations to support community sustainability throughout Wisconsin. | |
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| Who can participate? Community and economic development professionals, local elected officials, legislators, members of sustainability organizations and grassroots groups, consultants, business and community leaders, faculty and students who are engaged in local sustainability efforts. | |
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How can you participate?
- Attend a Sustainable Communities Roundtable. These free regional workshops lead up to the forum. Sessions of 2-3 hours open with an overview of sustainability efforts in the state and conclude with participants identifying policy issues, barriers, strengths, and possibilities.
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Central Wisconsin, Feb. 26 De Pere, March 2 Southeast Wisconsin, March 2 | Chequamegon Bay, March 3
Chippewa Valley, March 3
Rhinelander, March 5
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| Information: Sustainable Communities Roundtables |
- Register for the March 25-26, 2010, Sustainable Communities Public Policy Forum at the LEED-certified UW-Fox Valley Communication Arts Center, Menasha. You will learn who’s doing what to make their communities sustainable, then help write policy recommendations to move your own community and the state toward a sustainable future. These contributions will be shared in a post-conference publication, “Building Sustainable Communities in Wisconsin: Opportunities and Challenges Moving Forward.”
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| Out-of-state case studies:
Duluth, Minn.
Greensburg, Kansas
Northfield, Minn.
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Speakers: David Morris,vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Minneapolis Michael Dombeck, professor of Global Conservation at UW-Stevens Point
Satya Rhodes-Conway, senior associate at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, UW-Madison | |
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Registration and program information: Sustainable Communities Public Policy Forum
Information: sustainablecommunities@uwex.uwc.edu
Cost: $100 ($75 by March 1), $30 for students, $50 for a single day
Optional entertainment March 25: “Wild Woods & Waters”920-832-2646
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| Real-world challenges and an audience eager to make a difference are key components of the Sustainable Communities Public Policy Forum and other Wisconsin Idea Forums. The University of Wisconsin’s resources -- coupled with your ideas, expertise and energy -- can create solutions for the state’s economic, environmental and social challenges. Let’s get to work together! | |
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David Wilson
Chancellor
UW Colleges and UW Extension | Kevin P. Reilly
President
UW System | |
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| Community Resource Handbooks | |
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Community Resource Handbook for Brown County Fall 2009-2011 is available for sale at the Ag & Extension Service Center. Cost is $3.50 each. If your organization is interested in bulk quantities, the cost is as follows:
100 - 299 copies are $3.00 each 300 - 500 copies are $2.50 each
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 4-H Youth Development | |
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| 4-H Summer Camp | |
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| If you would like to do something really fun this summer, and if you are in grades 3-8, you’re invited to 4-H Summer Camp! This 4-day, 3-night adventure provides a wide variety of fun and educational activities in a safe, supervised environment. Trained counselors and staff lead arts and crafts, waterfront, nature, and recreational activities that are designed to help you explore new things, learn new skills and develop new friendships. Outpost older campers, grades 7-8, will camp off-site, sleep in tents, and participate in activities such as rock-climbing and canoeing. This year Brown County will be camping together with Winnebago County at Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center in Wisconsin Dells, July 8th-11th. Upham Woods is the only camp facility owned by 4-H in Wisconsin and offers an exceptional facility and staff. For more information about Upham Woods, visit the website at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/uphamwoods/index.cfm | |
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| Additional information, costs, and application forms for youth campers will be available online Friday, February 5. Since you do not need to be a 4-H member to attend 4-H Summer Camp, we encourage all 4-H members to invite a friend to attend camp with them this summer! | |
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| Agriculture | |
| Cattle Feeder Workshops | |
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| UW-Extension will be conducting the annual Cattle Feeders workshops at 11 locations across the state. The program provides information regarding finishing and backgrounding cattle, which applies to both beef and Holstein feeders. | |
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The workshops should last approximately three hours including time of the meal. There will be a modest registration fee to cover meal and material costs. In Northeast Wisconsin, the sessions will be held on Tuesday, February 16, at 2 times and locations: - 10 a.m. at The Ravine, Green Bay (contact the Kewaunee County Extension Office at 920-388-7141).
- 5:30 p.m. at the UW-Extension Office in Fond du Lac (contact the Fond du Lac County Extension Office at 920-929-3170)
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| 2010 Century Farm & Sesquicentennial Farm or Home Applications | |
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| Have you had continuous family ownership of property for 100 years? Or 150 years? Farms or homes with 100 or 150 years of continuous ownership through the year 2010 will be recognized at a special breakfast program during the Wisconsin State Fair, August 5-15, 2010. The Brown County Extension Office has received applications for these awards. Please click here for applications. Applications are due March 1, 2010. | |
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| Community Gardens | | | |
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| Upcoming Events | |
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| Fruits and Vegetables Wednesdays, February 10, 17 & 24
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Ag & Extension Service Center
1150 Bellevue Street, Green Bay, WI
Please click on image for more information | |
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Gardening Year Round
Saturday, February 20, 2010
9:00 a.m. to Noon
Ag & Extension Service Center, 1150 Bellevue Street, Green Bay, WI
Please click on image for more information. | |
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| Family Living | |
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| Do You Want More Money in Your Pocket? | |
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| If so, please click here for more information. | |
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| Family Living Blogspot | |
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| You will find tips, suggestions and information for incorporating healthy eating and food safety practices into your daily living activities. Current Topic: Healthy Options for Desserts | |
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| Check it out at http://bcuwexhealthyliving.blogspot.com/ | |
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| Helping Families In Difficult Times | |
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Please click here for Brown County Extension's Response to Helping Families in Difficult Times.
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| Nutrition Education | |
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Poverty Simulation Volunteers Needed | |
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| Many of you may have participated in a poverty simulation. The simulation is an experience to educate people on what it might be like to live on a very low income. The object is to sensitize participants to the realities faced by people with limited incomes surviving month to month. | |
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| The simulation is held in a large room with the “families” seated in groups in the center. Around the perimeter of the room are tables representing community resources and services for the families. Persons, who have a personal experience or an appreciation for the realities faced by those living in poverty are recruited to staff the resource tables and assume roles such as: utility collector, landlord, banker, food pantry, employment office, pawn broker, grocery, and school. | |
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| This is where you come in…. The roles are easy and you will be trained before the simulation so you know exactly what to do! We are in need of volunteers for the mornings of March 5 and March 15. An additional simulation is also being held for the afternoon of March 15. The demand for simulations continue to grow and we can continue to offer them only with the support of volunteers. | |
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| This program can change the way of thinking and working with low income families. | |
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| Thank you for considering working with us. Please contact Judy Knudsen or Karen Early at Brown County UW Extension with your interest at 391-4610 or email karen.early@ces.uwex.edu or Judith.knudsen@ces.uwex.edu | |
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| Urban Horticulture & Natural Resources | |
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| 2010 Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Short Course | |
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 | February 10 & 17
1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Ag & Extension Service Center
1150 Bellevue St
Green Bay
Click here for more information | |
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| Pesticide Applicator Training 2010 Sessions | |
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| Fruit Tree Growing for the Backyard Gardener | |
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February 11
6:00-8:00 p.m.
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| at the Ag & Extension Service Center, 1150 Bellevue Street, Green Bay, WI. Registration deadline is January 22, 2010. Cost is $15 per person. Pre-registrations is required. Please click here for the registration form. | |
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The University of Wisconsin Extension provides affirmative action and equal opportunity in education, programming and employement for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, gender/sex, creed, disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or parental, arrest or conviction record, or veteran status.
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