Rock County

Are you interested in improving the health of older women in your community?  Join us for these workshops and become certified to teach the StrongWomen program or StrongWomen-Healthy Hearts program. Healthy Hearts training on April 8, 2013 has been canceled. Upcoming 2013 Wisconsin trainings (pdf)

Referenced Links: Emerald Ash Borer- Wisconsin JSTAC- 2009 Tree Inventory Urban forestry issues from Mike Maddox

 You are in for a special treat for our April Thursday Evening at the Gardens lecture! Master Gardener Volunteers Jennifer Ehle and Earlene Hanson combine their passions historical preservation with landscape design to create a fun and whimsical garden around restored WPA outhouses in each of their respective Cooksville, WI, homes. These two are always entertaining [...]

Join us for the first Thursday Evenings at the Gardens, March 4, 7:00pm Master Gardener, Luis Owano, MD, will share information on the hazards of ingesting wild mushrooms and the possible consequences. The presentation includes a general introduction to mushroom hunting and identification, and has been used by Dr. Owano for educating his medical colleagues. [...]

Our youth education program, How birds make a living has been my favorite of all the programs we do!  It’s a great mix of hands-on activity and scientific exploration.  I wish we had this when I was growing up. The education volunteers have made a few tweaks to include the students making suet bird feeders and [...]