Household Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep

Clean Sweep Flyer (172 KB, ) This flyer lists items that are acceptable and unacceptable to bring. Check this before you come. Call with any questions.

Friday, November 6

Noon - 4pm

Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Expo Building

Fond du Lac, WI

Powering the Local Economy:

Local Energy Tour (, 1.17 MB)

Thursday, October 8, 2009

3:00pm - 6:30pm

A chance to visit businesses that are producing energy or using it efficiently - both important ways to boost our economy in a state where $15 billion is spent annually on imported fuels.

Self-Guided Tour: Drive or carpool to the sites of most interest to you. Each site will give a guided tour ever 20-30 minutes or have an open house format. This option is free and registration is not required.

View an interactive map of the tour (opens in new window)

Pictures of Culver's, Pheasant Run, Regional Waste Water Treatment Facility, & Wildlife Acres (All open in new windows)

BUS TOUR: Meet in the North Parking Lot of UW-Fond du Lac at 2:45pm. Coach bus leaves at 3:00pm sharp. Bus participants will receive a complete educational packet, a visit to Vir-Clar Farm, & a free cup of Culver's custard. Cost is $10/person (cash or check made to UW-Extension) & pre-registration with UW-Extension is required. Capacity is limited.

Bus participants will visit: Pheasant Run Subdivision, Cedar Ridge Wind Farm, Vir-Clar Farm (bus only), J. F. Ahern, and Culver's on East Johnson.

More details on the tour and sites can be found at www.SustainFDLCounty.org. (opens in new window)

Groundwater & Karst

An update on coordinated efforts of county staff working on water quality. (653 KB, ) UW-Extension presentation to UW-EAR Committee, 11.4.09

The information below gives more details about a resolution passed by the Fond du Lac County UW-Extension, Education, Agriculture, & Recreation Committee.

The resolution asks the state government to produce clear maps of high-risk areas, designate a special management area in NE WI to address water quality in these sensitive areas, and to allow for a regional, uniform standard of land use practices in this management area.

Resolution Encouraging Governor Doyle & the State Legislature to Acknowledge and Act Upon the Final Report of the Northeast WI Karst Task Force.(36 KB, 2 pgs. )

Resolution Supporting the Final Report of the Northeast Wisconsin Karst Task Force (1 pg., a little blurry, ). This was passed by the Lake Michigan Land & Water Conservation Association, recommended unanimously by the Board of Directors of the WI Land & Water Conservation Association, and approved with amendments by members on 12-7-07. This is the basis for the Fond du Lac County resolution.

Northeast WI Karst Task Force Executive Summary (318 KB, 5 pgs.)

Northeast WI Karst Task Force Final Report (2.42 MB, 51 pgs. )

Discovery Farms Review & Comment on the NE WI Karst Task Force Report (298 KB, 7 pgs. )

Karst Area: Groups Calling for Legislation (Agri-View Magazine article, April, 16, 2009, opens in a new window)

WI Agriculture Coalition Questions Karst Task Force (Dairy Business Association Newsletter, Sept. 2008, bottom of p. 1 & p. 4, opens in a new window)

Fond du Lac Fire Souls wiki site has a new URL!

SustainFDLCounty.org (page opens in a new window)

This is the place to find information on local natural resources topics, find and post green events, ask & answer questions, connect with organizations and businesses. A wiki site allows users to read and contribute content simply by logging in. You can create a page for your group or topic, and join in discussions. The calendar of events (page opens in a new window) has been the most popular so far.

Invite your friends to the wiki site (page opens in new window) with this post card. (PDF, 333 KB, opens in a new window)

New Air Quality Web Site for Fond du Lac County

Visit www.fdlhealthyair.com for current info on air quality & to receive DNR Air Quality Alerts by email.

Entrepreneurship Programs

Small Business Development Center presents "Bringing a New Product to Market " seminar.

Thursday, November 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, UW-Fond du Lac, Room AE 242

This workshop will discuss the basics of bringing new product ideas to marketing, including how to protect intellectual property rights. There will also be a discussion of how to license new product ideas, and ways to raise investor and grant financing for research & development.

SBDC Bringing a New Product to Market Flyer (706 KB, opens in new window)

E-Connect Event for Entrepreneurs: www.econnectevent.com

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009.

4pm - 7:30pm

UW-Fond du Lac

Special Guest Santana Dotson, Business Owner & Former Green Bay Packer

See FCEDC's Connection Corner for more information especially for entrepreneurs.

 

Water Quality

Radon

Natural Beauty Council

Local Government Resources

Economic Development

Comprehensive Planning

Mexico Immersion Program - August 2008 - Read about their experiences each day:
Sunday, August 17 Monday, August 18 Tuesday, August 19	Wednesday, August 20 Thursday, August 21 Friday, August 22

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MISSION

Community Resource Development (CRD) programs educate communities to deal with their own unique challenges, including economic development and tourism; land use and comprehensive planning initiatives; natural resources and water quality issues; local government operations and finance; community decision-making and leadership issues; and education for small business development.

More on Community, Natural Resources and Economic Development (CNRED) program area through UW-Extension

STAFF

If you have any questions regarding Community Resource Development in Fond du Lac County, please contact:

Diana Hammer Tscheschlok, MSW, CAPSW

Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development Educator

Email: diana.tscheschlok@ces.uwex.edu

Gloria Kelroy

Program Assistant II

Email: gloria.kelroy@ces.uwex.edu
Fond du Lac County UW Extension
RM 227 Administration/Extension Bldg.
400 University Drive
Fond du Lac, WI 54935-2998
Phone: 920-929-3173

Teléfono en español 920/929-3178
Fax: 920-929-3181