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4-H & Youth

4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills!

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Agriculture

If it happens on a farm or in a field, the Extension Institute of Agriculture works with you to achieve better results.

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Community Development

Working with community organizations and local governments to promote community food systems development..

Health & Well-Being

Working with local leaders to create healthier communities by building community skills, tools, and resources to promote health.

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FoodWIse

Providing nutrition education to advance health eating habits and active lifestyles for families with limited incomes.

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Horticulture

Covering everything from soil to trees, water quality to plant health, and every insect in between.

Latest News

Virtual Spring 2024 FEED Workshop Series

Virtual Spring 2024 FEED Workshop Series. Join for on or all of the UW-Madison Extension Community Food Systems Program, Food Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Development Initiative (FEED) Webinars! Click the button below for more information and to register.

Summer AmeriCorps Position

Help expand 4-H programs with new partners.  Work with amazing youth, volunteers, & families.  Service starts May 28 and finishes on or before August 23$5K Living Allowance distributed every 2 weeks$1956 Seagall Education grant upon completion Send your resume & cover letter to rachel.hartbrinson@wisc.edu Applications due by April 24

Strong Bodies Spring Session

The Strong Bodies Spring 2024 session begins April 9 and runs through June 27. Strong Bodies has been shown to increase strength, muscle mass, and bone density. Classes are held twice weekly and include progressive resistance training, balance training, and flexibility exercises.

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Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference

Wisconsin’s 1st annual CEC Conference will be held in Platteville May 30-31, 2024! Please mark your calendars for this ESO informational conference where you can network with community champions from around the state, gain new technical skills for promoting entrepreneurship and take in the beautiful southwest Wisconsin area. 

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Extension Eau Claire County
227 1st Street W
Altoona, WI 54720

Phone: 715-839-4712
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Hours: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
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Our office is closed all major holidays and the day after Thanksgiving

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