Connecting communities to solutions
Attracting young workers, stimulating economic growth
The Gogebic Range region boasts awe-inspiring natural beauty and opportunities for
recreation. But keeping and attracting younger workers in the area has been a challenge
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Connecting community anchor institutions to high-speed broadband
Broadband is the essential infrastructure of the 21st century -- what electricity and water
were to communities in the previous century. Just as
UW-Extension
was a leader in helping bring electricity to rural Wisconsin communities in the 1900s, today
we are leading
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Mapping bedrock geology for land use planning
To meet local needs for geologic information, UW-Extension faculty at the
Wisconsin Geological and Natural
History Survey (WGNHS) are following a long-range plan to map the entire state
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Restoring county parks, fostering conservation leaders
When Brian Russart began his position as
Milwaukee County
Cooperative Extension natural areas coordinator on April 1, 2008, he was given two main
goals:
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Moving from corrections to community: building family support
Local criminal justice issues are a source of growing concern for Wisconsin communities as
skyrocketing corrections costs pull resources from other critical services
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Partnering with community groups to monitor water quality
The biological sciences department at
UW-Manitowoc
formed collaborative partnerships with local resource and conservation groups that have proven
to be valuable in both the community and the classroom.
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