Fall into Winter Gardening

Join the UW-Madison Division of Extension Horticulture Program for the Fall into Winter Gardening series of webinars. Learn how to get your landscape ready for winter, protect young trees from damage, and take care of your festive houseplants. Tips for Getting Landscape Plants Ready for Winter Thursday, October 13, 12:00 p.m. Even though the days […]

Webinars for WI Gardeners- Late Season Issues

Join us for our FREE webinar series! These engaging mini-webinars are 30 minutes including Q&A. Mini-webinars are free, but registration is required. Please click on the link below to register. Webinars will be recorded for later viewing. Yard and Garden Cleanup with Diseases and Insects in Mind  Date/Time: Wednesday, August 24, 12:00 p.m. Fall “Lawndry” […]

Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program

    Do you want to be a better gardener? Do you want to increase your confidence to successfully garden indoors or out? Join the UW-Madison Extension Horticulture Program in this online course September 11th -December 10th. This is an approved learning opportunity for individuals interested in the Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program.  For more information […]

Welcome to our new 4-H Program Educator!

Hello!!  I am Katrina Pionek and I am the new Manitowoc County 4-H Youth Educator.    I grew up in Manitowoc County on a dairy farm and then completed my Agricultural Education degree at UW-River Falls.  Over the past 17 years, I worked for the Kiel Area School District.   I started out as the Agricultural […]

How to Talk to Children About Tragedies

Young Children- Death and Grief or Responding to Scary Events in the Parenting the Preschooler series support caregivers of 3- to 5-year-olds in processing and talking about death, grief, and scary or violent events.   Elementary- For elementary aged children our Raising Caring Kids series might help children process how others are feeling. In particular, the Raising Caring Kids fact […]

UNITED WAY LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM CALLED RIDE UNITED

The Ride United program will provide Manitowoc County residents free transportation for employment, education, health, food, legal, housing, and economic stability uses up to a maximum of $20 per one-way ride. Ride United rides must be scheduled in advance with United Way’s taxi service partner, Maritime Cab. Rides can be scheduled with Maritime Cab by […]

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