Ashland County

Do you have old, unwanted chemicals stored in your closet, basement, garage, shed, barn or business?  Wonder where you can get rid of them?  Area residents, farmers, small businesses, governmental units and schools will have an opportunity to properly dispose of unwanted hazardous chemicals at a number of Clean Sweep collection events this summer. The [...]

  Friday, June 21, 2013 Spooner High School, Spooner, WI   Citizen’s Role in Conservation      Christine Thomas, UW Stevens Point College of Natural Resources Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Lakes   Alex Smith, WDNR & Pamela Toshner, WDNR 30 Years of Aquatic Plant Management Frank Koshere, WDNR Enforcing Shoreline Laws Jon Hagen, WDNR & Dan [...]

Unsettling times can be opportunity to teach kids emotional self-control  Coping with the impacts of natural disasters, wars and other distressing events is difficult for everyone. But how do children fare in the face of these ordeals? Are there ways parents can protect their children from unnecessary emotional shocks? Researchers have explored these questions by [...]

Late Winter – Newsletter Page: Doug’s Letter Kero Kampers Club Report Heart-to-Heart Program OAL Club News PLO March Minutes Calendar of Events Spring Workshop/Event and Winter Archery Picture from Winter Camp CANSKI Hayward Classic 4-H Events Committee CANSKI – continued Dairy Breakfast CANSKI – end of year shindig and Civil Rights Bulletin Superior Days for [...]

Superior Days Legislative Forum Provides Unique Opportunity for Youth by Kalyssa Henri (MHS), Tate Warren (AHS), and Ian Liphart (WHS) L to R: Ethan Perry, Henry Quilan (Chaperone), James Lambert, Amelie Wagner, Bjorn Mydels, Katin Liphart, Ian Liphart, Tate Warren, Felipe Oliveira, Kalyssa Henri, Collin Liphart  MADISON – “Government derives its just powers from the [...]

  Reflection on leadership – PDF 5 pgs. Reflection on leadership – Word document 2013 Leadership Program Flyer  (PDF)  Leadership Brochure 2013 Nov-15 (PDF) 2013 Draft schedule (PDF) application form final 2013 (Word document) application form 2013  (PDF)  

Firesouls on the Chequamegon Bay:  Passion and Partnership for Sustainability

USDA’s new approach a big step forward to help consumers plan balanced meals What does a healthy diet look like? That question will be easier to answer with the help of the new MyPlate website and consumer materials unveiled last week by the USDA in Washington, D.C. The MyPlate website features an easy-to-remember icon—a colorful [...]

      Ashland County 4-H Leaders, Parents, and Older Youth Members Meeting (PLO) The next meeting for the PLO is Monday, June 3, 6:30 pm in Mellen. 2013 Minutes March MeetingJanuary_7_Meeting_Minutes   Minutes from 2012 Ashland County Leaders Meeting 11-5-12 PLO Minutes – Oct. 2012 August 13 Meeting Minutes July Meeting Minutes June Meeting [...]

Your County Extension Office compiled a pictorial summary of its work in 2009.  We realize how busy people are and that a lengthy text report is unlikely to get read, so we’re trying a new approach with photos and captions that give an overview of our work last year. You should be able to scan [...]