From the Facebook of: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Happy Amphibian Week! To celebrate, we’re sharing some facts about the American toad. Wisconsin has 12 species of frogs, and while not all frogs are toads, all toads are frogs. They’re not slimy or even slippery – these critters spend more time on land and travel […]
From the Facebook of: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources It’s Forest Appreciation Week in Wisconsin (April 21-25), Earth Day is tomorrow and Arbor Day is Friday. That means we’ve got a lot of reasons to celebrate! We want to kick off this exciting week by highlighting the importance of Wisconsin’s rural and urban forests and […]
From the Facebook of: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Young cottontail rabbits may be some of spring’s cutest new arrivals, but their best chance for survival is in the wild. Please don’t pick them up or move them from their nest. When people encounter a nest of baby cottontail rabbits, called kits, and don’t see […]
From the Facebook of: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Happy #EarthDay! Wisconsin is home to an estimated 11.5 billion trees and more than 50 state parks. The state is also home to 58,521 farms on 13.8 million acres of agricultural land. It is important to conserve the natural beauty of Wisconsin.
This is a friendly reminder that Dodge County buildings are closed Friday, April 18, 2025. Happy Easter!
What is Extension? Do you offer classes? Are they free? Is there someone to answer my questions? Can you test the lid on my pressure canner? What’s wrong with my tree? You’ve come to the right place! Extension in Action is a NEW monthly newsletter to update you on current class offerings and tidbits of […]
Happy New Year! Check out this month’s Ag Update!
April Maple Hour: Sap Flow Science7-8 PM, Tuesday, April 8th, 2025. Adam Wild, Senior Extension Associate and Director of the Uihlein Maple Research Forest for Cornell University, joins the Maple Hour to discuss the science of maple sap flow. We’ll look at the factors impacting sap flow and an innovative research project aimed at better understanding the […]
