Oneida County

Oneida County residents and businesses, the following information pertains to you! Do you have internet? If so, is it adequate Internet?… Why these two questions, you ask? Here is your answer:  A new address-level demand survey is now being conducted to help customers get the internet they need. You can take the survey to help us know [...]

Oneida County UW Extension Seeks Summer Horticulture Assistant Limited term position: 25-28 hrs/wk for 10-12 weeks beginning in June. Experience in horticulture related field/study is desired. Flexible hours and own transportation a must. Call 715-365-2750 for further information. Application deadline is 5/15/13 at 4:30 p.m. For more information, please click on the following link for [...]

The Demmer Library, located in Three Lakes, WI will be hosting a series of workshops all throughout May. Participants will be able to learn first-hand about topics ranging from Native Pollinators to growing and harvesting herbs! Each workshop is free to the public and there is no registration reguired. Participants will be entered to win [...]

Tomahawk Area Gardeners will be meeting Tues., May 28th at 6pm in the Community Room upstairs from Tomahawk Community Bank. Jim Wise will be speaking about “Extending the Growing Season in the Northwoods.” The public is welcome. The doors open at 5;30 pm with the program starting at 6 pm. The presentation will be followed [...]

Two free CBCW workshops, hosted by the Oneida County Land and Water Department and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, and sponsored by the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership are being planned for in May.   The Clean Boats, Clean Waters (CBCW) program provides an opportunity to learn how and why educational awareness is critical in preventing the spread of [...]

Healthy eating tips based on a Mediterranean diet Cooperative Extension Apr 10 2013 Headlines tout the value of a Mediterranean-style diet as more and more studies verify the health benefits of traditional Mediterranean ways of eating. These eating patterns have been shown to promote heart health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as [...]

Please click on the link below to view the April agenda for the upcoming meeting being held on Monday, April 15, 2013. April Agenda, PDF Format: OCLRA041513a

Below are the links for the April Weekly Updates created by our AIS Coordinator, Michele Sadauskas. There is a lot of useful and interesting news, workshops, opportunities, and much more that I hope many of you will take advantage of! AIS Weekly Update Part 1: april 5 ais update part I reduced AIS Weekly Update Part 2: [...]

The deadline for entering posters and photos into the Oneida County & Surrounding Areas Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Poster/Photo Contest is drawing near!  All entries must be received by May 3, 2013.  Drop-off points are located throughout the Northwoods and are listed in the attached poster contest brochure. Students will have the opportunity to win medals, a [...]

4H Fun – Keeping it Fresh By Mira King Think 4H is just about farm animals?  Think again!  Today’s 4H kids can learn about animals and so much more!  4H offers programs in the arts, computers, sciences, and there are even opportunities to travel the world.  It’s an exciting way to learn life skills and [...]