 ABOUT
UW-EXTENSION IN LA CROSSE COUNTY
 University
of Wisconsin-Extension Cooperative Extension Mission
University of Wisconsin-Extension
applies University research, knowledge, and resources to meet
the educational needs of Wisconsin people wherever they live and
work. As a division of UW-Extension, Cooperative Extension identifies
and responds to specific community needs for practical education,
research and knowledge to improve the quality of life in local
communities, to strengthen families, to increase the competitiveness
of businesses and agriculture, and to develop leadership skills
for managing resources and planning for the future.
Cooperative Extension
is an educational partnership with the University of Wisconsin
campuses; county, state, and federal governments; community organizations,
and businesses and industry. Cooperative Extension county faculty
and staff are community-based educators and facilitators who share
research-based knowledge and expertise in formal and informal
settings. Extension's campus-based faculty conduct applied research
and interpret knowledge from the research base in their specialties
to respond to local and state needs. Working together, community
and campus Extension faculty provide the unbiased information
and knowledge people need to make sound decisions about important
issues.
Cooperative Extension
programs are directed at agriculture and agribusiness, family
life, youth development, community development, natural resource
management and economic development. These programs also nurture
human resources by encouraging development of critical skills
in leadership, strategic planning, problem-solving, and decision
making.
POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
The University of Wisconsin-Extension
does not discriminate in the treatment of individuals, in the
admission or access to its programs and activities, in the provision
of services, or in employment, on the basis of race, color, gender/sex,
creed, disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual
orientation, pregnancy, marital or parental status, arrest or
conviction record, or membership in the national guard, state
defense force or any other reserve component of the military service.
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