HIGHLIGHTS

The Portage County - UW Extension office has moved to the Ruth Gilfry Center, 817 Whiting Avenue (1st Floor), Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

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2007-08 Portage County Plat Books Now Available!

The updated Portage County Plat Books are now available at the Portage County UW-Extension Office for $30.00. You may also send a check to our offices in the amount of $32.25 made payable to Portage County 4-H Leaders Assn and have a book mailed to you.

****UPCOMING EVENTS****

2009 Garden Walks (May 26 thru September 15, 2009)

Portage County UW-Extension & Central Rivers Farmshed invite you to join them for a series of informative walks through some of Portage County's private vegetable gardens on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. See attached flyer for locations and details.

2009 Garden Walk Flyer (159 kb, 2 pages)

July 14: Holly Petrillo & John Sheffy, 1241 Maria Drive, Stevens Point, WI

Garden Parade 2009 (Friday & Saturday, July 17 & 18, 2009)

Join the Portage County Master Gardeners for their 12th Annual Garden Parade featuring ornamental and edible gardens, plus quilt & gift raffles, art and music, dance performances and container garden showcase on July 17 and 18, 2009. Hours are Friday from 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Proceeds benefit Children's Service Society of Wisconsin.

Garden Parade 2009 Flyer (241 kb, 1 page)

MISSION

With an office in each Wisconsin county, Cooperative Extension develops practical educational programs tailored to local needs and based on university knowledge and research.

County-based Extension educators are University of Wisconsin faculty and staff who are experts in agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, natural resources, family living and youth development.

Extension county-based faculty and staff live and work with the people they serve in communities across the state. Extension specialists work on UW System campuses where they access current research and knowledge. Collaboration between county and campus faculty is the hallmark of Cooperative Extension in Wisconsin.