We teach, learn, lead, and serve, transforming lives and communities
Program Areas
4-H and Youth
Preparing youth to become effective, empathetic adults. Our research-based programs build youth and adult capacity and partnerships that help all grow.
Agriculture
Supporting the agriculture community, promoting economic and environmental sustainability through applied research.
Community Development
Delivering resources on organizational capacity, leadership development, and local government education to support leaders, communities, and organizations.
Families & Finances
Providing well-researched information about families and relationships, and helping families and individuals achieve financial well being.
Food Systems
Promoting resilient, place-based food systems by assisting community organizations, tribal partners, & local governments.
FoodWIse
Providing nutrition education to advance healthy eating habits and active lifestyles for families with limited incomes.
Horticulture
Covering everything from soil to trees, water quality to plant health, and every insect in between.
Natural Resources
Delivering resources to address environmental challenges, training and education on sustainable management of food, water, and energy sources.
Latest News
Responding to Scary Events
Violence, war, and loss have become common in our communities. Parents and other caring adults can positively support children as they hear about scary news or experience traumatic events that happen in school settings or in the community. For children of all ages, a safe and trusted adult is the most important protection. Caring adults […]
It’s Spring in the Teaching Garden!
It’s a great time of year. Bulbs, native spring wildflowers and various trees and shrubs are all blooming! Here are some of the highlights over the past three to four weeks. Bulbs: We have a couple of late-season daffodils still blooming. ‘Palmares’ is a member of Division 11 of the Narcissus genus. That division has […]
10th Annual Spring Plant Sale
Mark your calendar for the Dane County Master Gardener Plant Sale on Sunday, May 19th, 11 am to 3 pm at the Extension Dane County Office parking lot, 5201 Fen Oak Drive in Madison 53718. We offer hundreds of perennials for sun or shade, Wisconsin natives, houseplants, as well as vegetables, herbs, annual flowers grown […]
Free School for Farmworkers: Cómo Mantenerse a Salvo en Condiciones de Calor Extremo
Únete a la discusión y al intercambio de conocimiento sobre cómo protegernos del calor extremo.El 12 de Mayo 5-7 pm hora cental.De click aquí para registrarse! Entre 2011 y 2021, el Bureau of Labor Statistics estima que cada año un promedio de 43 trabajadores agrícolas pierden sus vidas debido a las temperaturas ambientales elevadas. Para […]
Upcoming Events
Support local Madison students in their youth-designed posters that raise awareness about the risks of vaping among Wisconsin teens.
View Event DetailsTriple P provides parents with a toolbox of strategies to raise confident and healthy children, build strong family relationships and manage misbehaviors.
View Event DetailsTriple P provides parents with a toolbox of strategies to raise confident and healthy children, build strong family relationships and manage misbehaviors.
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Dane County-UW Extension
5201 Fen Oak Dr. Ste 138
Madison, WI 53718-8827
Phone: 608-224-3700
Fax: 608-224-3727
711 for Wisconsin Relay
Hours: M-F 8am – 4:30pm
Closed all major holidays (if the holiday falls on a Sunday we are typically closed the Monday after) AND the day after Thanksgiving.
