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Don’t Pay to File Your Taxes!

Don’t pay to file your taxes. If your household earned less than $66,000 in 2018, you can file both your federal and state returns for free using MyFreeTaxes.com. This is the only free, national, online tax filing product offered by a nonprofit. United Way has made it available to over 100 million U.S. taxpayers as part […]

February eOrganic Webinars

February eOrganic webinars There’s still time to register for these free online learning opportunities! All eOrganic webinars take place at 1:00 Central February 6: Lower Financial Risk by Increasing Soil Health, Mark Schonbeck, OFRF. Building soil health through improved crop rotations, cover cropping, organic soil amendments, and other organic practices can improve yield stability and reduce risks of […]

WINTER AGRICULTURE SAFARI WORKSHOP

WINTER AGRICULTURE SAFARI Join fellow farmers, service providers and community for an evening of discussion & dessert January 28, 2019 Northwestern High School Maple, WI Room 1059 7:30 p.m. Re-cycling Agriculture Plastics. How to Make it work in our neighborhood; Price Murphy, Revolution Plastics Grazing, hay land, Valerian and Sharp tailed Grouse. What does […]

Understanding Your Property Tax Bill

UW-Extension offers an explanation of your property tax bill to help demystify all of those number and explain what they mean. Understanding Your Tax Bill is available as a one-page download in English, Spanish, and Hmong – see the links below. Downloads: English fact sheet: 2018 Tax Bill Explanation Douglas County_v1 Spanish fact sheet: 2018 Tax Bill Explanation […]

National recall of lettuce and Cauliflower December 2018

National recall of lettuce (and cauliflower) due to potential contamination from the deadly pathogen E. coli O157:H7. More information is here: https://fyi.uwex.edu/safepreserving/

Husky Energy Responds to UW-Extension and Lake Superior Reserve Listening Session

On Monday, May 14th following an industrial accident that caused a major evacuation in the City of Superior and parts of Douglas County – UW-Extension and Lake Superior Reserve hosted a community forum and listening session. This session was designed to give the community a chance to come together and discuss their concerns and ask […]

You’re Invited to Our 4-H Project Night January 21st at NW High School~ Free

Free 4-H Project Night January 21, 2019 Douglas County 4-H is hosting a free Project Night at Northwestern High School on Monday, January 21th from 6:15 – 8:00 pm. All Douglas County families are invited to sample some of the 100+ projects 4-H offers. Volunteers will lead sessions on art, small animals, STEM projects and […]

Real Colors ® facilitation available in Douglas County

Are you looking to bring Real Colors ® to your organization? UW-Extension Douglas County is able to facilitate What is Your Color? training, as well as follow-up team building training (Real Teams, Real Solutions, and Real Applications). Real Colors workshops run 3-4 hours, and generally work best with at least 10-people in attendance. Learn more about […]

Know Your Squash: How They Look, How They Cook

PREPARE WINTER SQUASH Winter squash is a wonderful vegetable but can be a little intimidating to prepare. Let’s look at some steps to safely prepare your winter squash so that it can be ready to use in any recipe.

First Steps to Starting a Business Workshops / Bootcamps

These workshops will be held on a regular basis for the purpose of helping people interested in starting a business understand the basics. A special workshop is available for people interested in starting food production businesses. First Steps to Starting a Value-Added Food Business: (Register Here) Learn about Arlene Coco, the instructor for this session. Monday, November […]