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garbage canHousehold Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep

Clean Sweep Flyer (172 KB, PDF icon) 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

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wind turbine & manure tanker

Powering the Local Economy:

Local Energy Tour (PDF icon, 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.

TOUR SITE
DESCRIPTION

Nett Land & Development's Pheasant Run Subdivision

Grandview Rd. & Pheasant Run, Fond du Lac

Tour Pheasant Run Subdivision, one of the county’s only conservation-design housing developments. With slightly smaller lots & shared open space, the concept offers municipalities & residents more green space.

Dr. Orvis Johnson Dental Clinic:

825 Prospect Ave., North Fond du Lac

Show your happy teeth as you view this pioneering DIY active solar system. Outside a prairie catches storm water runoff and trees insulate the building.

Horicon Bank

854 E. Johnson St., Fond du Lac

Learn about the newly installed ground-source heat pump (geothermal) system, why the bank chose to install it, and how it operates.

Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant:

700 Doty St., FdL

The City of Fond du Lac recently reconstructed this energy efficient facility which now includes sludge digesters which produce methane to fuel treatment boilers.

Wildlife Acres:

Hwy 151 & County V, Fond du Lac

Lot orientations in this subdivision maximize possibilities for houses to be built with passive solar systems and geothermal closed-loop pond systems. A stocked retention pond can be used for fishing and watering lawns.
Learn about the 41 turbines in the Towns of Empire & Eden that produce about 68 megawatts of electricity for Alliant Energy – enough to power about 17,000 homes a year.

Vir-Clar Farm (bus only):

The anaerobic digester at this dairy converts manure from 1300 milking cows into electricity, compost, & animal bedding.

J. F. Ahern:

855 Morris St., FdL

This mechanical contractor earned LEED Gold, a national designation of environmental excellence for construction processes, materials, and function with this showcase office. Tour participants will see the “greenwater” system that captures and reuses rainwater, an efficient ice storage system for cooling, and the uniquely designed atrium with low-VOC paints, natural lighting, and indoor air quality features.

Culver's :

969 E. Johnson, FdL

Already built to exceed energy efficiency standards, the restaurant is participating in an Alliant Energy/Focus on Energy pilot-project which evaluates the building, suggests efficiency improvements, and offers financing and incentives to implement the changes.

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

 

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Groundwater & Karst

NewAn update on coordinated efforts of county staff working on water quality. (653 KB, PDF icon) 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.

NEwResolution 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. MS Word Doc)

Resolution Supporting the Final Report of the Northeast Wisconsin Karst Task Force (1 pg., a little blurry, MS Word Doc). 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.PDF icon)

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

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

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)

 

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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 (PDF, 333 KB, opens in a new window)

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New Air Quality Web Site for Fond du Lac County

Healthy Air Healthy Us

 

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

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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 PDF icon (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

star that says NEWSee FCEDC's Connection Corner for more information especially for entrepreneurs.

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Mexico Immersion Program - August 2008 - Read about their experiences each day:
Sunday, August 17
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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


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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

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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