The Center for Land Use Education (CLUE) is a joint venture of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension. It was established in July 2000 in response to the advice of College advisors and the effects of increasing population and patterns of development that are at odds with sound land management principles. The Center for Land Use Education provides administrative focus and programming coordination for land use education.
Our Mission
CLUE creates learning opportunities for individuals and communities to help them make sound land use decisions that result in an inclusive, equitable and sustainable Wisconsin.
Our Vision
Individuals and communities make well-informed land use decisions with confidence. Their decisions are legally, ethically, ecologically, and economically sound for all people.
Our Beliefs
Inclusive public involvement is fundamental for making sound land use decisions. Natural resources are the foundation of land use decision-making.
Advancing social and environmental justice is fundamental to sound land use decisions and equitable service to rural and urban communities.
We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in our work with communities, organizations, and students.
We base our decisions on our mission.
We stand behind our mission and beliefs regardless of our sources of funding or in-kind services.
Any sources of funding or in-kind services will accept and understand our mission and beliefs.
A sustainable society is one that can maintain an adequate or better level of economic activity indefinitely, without undermining either the ecological or social systems upon which the society is dependent, and whose political system retains the full confidence of the citizenry.
Community Outreach
Our specialists, in collaboration with our partners, create learning opportunities for communities by providing up-to-date, comprehensive training on planning and zoning. We assist towns, villages, cities and counties in making sound land use decisions through focused training that addresses specific local needs.
Student engagement
The UW-Stevens Point Natural Resources Conservation and Community Planning major in the College of Natural Resources (CNR) prepares students to guide citizens in making community decisions, with a firm understanding of natural resource knowledge and social science skills.
Classroom teaching, field experience, service learning, and internships ensures that our future planning professionals will have a solid understanding of land use planning and its emerging challenges.
FY23-2024 Summary of Activities
More about our outreach, research, and teaching:
Grants
Grants were obtained from:
UW-Madison Office of Sustainability
Lake Groups & Land Trusts Board of Commissioners of Public Lands
University Personnel Development Committee: Research and Creative Activities Grant
Partners
CLUE partners with local and state government, educational institutions and community groups to meet the needs of Wisconsin communities:
1000 Friends
AARP
Badger State Housing Alliance and Take Root Wisconsin
Boston School Forest
Brown County
CAP Services, Stevens Point
Cedar Corporation
Central Rivers Farmshed
Central Wisconsin Wild Ones
City of Eau Claire
City of Rhinelander Planning and Zoning Department
City of Stevens Point
Dunn County
Dodge County
Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Department
Door County
Extension Lakes
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Gathering Waters
Grassland & Perennial Agriculture
Houseal Lavigne
Juneau County Health Department
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Marinette County
Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids (MSTC)
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
NACDEP Land Use Planning Community of Practice
North Central Conservancy Trust
Oneida County
Portage County Business Council
Portage County Planning and Zoning Department
Sawyer County
St. Croix County
Stevens Point Area School District
Town of Grant
Transportation for America
USDA Rural Development Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
UW-Madison, Extension Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Sustainability
University of Wisconsin-Sea Grant
Village of Plover
Walworth County Land Use and Resource Management Department
Wood County Planning and Zoning Department
Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association
Wisconsin Climate Change Initiative Tourism & Outdoor recreation Group
Wisconsin Counties Association
Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP)
Wisconsin County Code Administrators
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Department of Public Education
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Association (WHEDA)
Wisconsin Land and Water
Scholarship
CLUE faculty and staff engage in a variety of scholarship activities:
PRESENTATIONS
Haines, Anna, 2023. Developing a Climate Science Plan for Green Bay, Sea Grant Workshop, October 20.
Haines, Anna, 2023. Will Wisconsin become a Climate Haven?, UW-Madison Climate Change Symposium, November 7.
Holland, Austin. 2023. Climate Change Impacts on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism in Wisconsin, National Extension Tourism Conference, September.
Markham, Lynn; Schmidt, Steven; Smith, Gina. 2023. Where Have All the Fish Gone? – An Exploration of Human Activity on Wisconsin Waters, Wisconsin Society for Science Teachers Conference. March.
Publications
Campbell, Jordan, Austin Holland, Anna Haines (2024). Solar Suitability at Universities of Wisconsin: Technical Report: Applied Research. Center for Land Use Education.
Holland, Austin, Natalie Chin, Hannah Higgins* (2024). Downhill Skiing & Climate Change Adaptation in Wisconsin: Perspectives from Key Stakeholders. Environmental Research Communications (Under Review)
Service
Service allows staff to share expertise and participate in governance activities:
UNIVERSITY
Institutional Review Board (Haines)
University Personnel Development Committee (Holland)
Justice Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee (Holland)
Building Committee (Haines)
College of Natural Resources, Academic Advising, approximately 10-20 students per faculty member (Haines, Holland)
Search and Screen Committee, Environmental Social Scientist (Haines, Holland)
Search and Screen Committee, Water Resources Faculty Position (Holland)
Search and Screen Committee, Center for Watershed Science & Education Director Position (Holland)
Search and Screen Committee, Environment and Society Lecturer (Roberts)
Student Club Advisor: Environmental & Conservation Planning Club (Holland)
Dean’s Council (Haines)
Internship Committee (Haines)
International Programs Committee (Haines)
Student Research Symposium (Haines, Holland, Markham, Roberts, judge)
CNR Welcome Week (Holland)
Natural Resources Institute Leadership Team, UW-Madison, Division of Extension (Roberts)
STATE AND NATIONAL
American Planning Association (APA) – Wisconsin Chapter (Roberts, Planning Official Development Officer)
APA-WI Conference Planning Team (Roberts)
Land Use Planning Community of Practice (NACDEP affiliate) (Haines, Roberts)
Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts, Sustainable Communities Work Group (Haines, co-chair; Blaha)
Wisconsin County Code Administrators (Markham, member and presenter)
Wisconsin Coastal Management Program (Roberts, grant reviewer)
Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts, Science Advisory Board (Haines)
International Association for Society and Natural Resources’ Society & Natural Resources Book Series. Editorial Board. (Haines, Chair).
International Association for Society and Natural Resources Conference Session Co-Chair: (Holland)
Environmental Research: Climate; Environmental Research Letters; Environmental Research Communications; Society & Natural Resources (Holland, manuscript reviewer)
COMMUNITY
Airport Commission, City of Stevens Point, WI (Haines)
Amherst Village Board (Roberts, Trustee, personnel committee, finance committee chair)
Amherst Youth Soccer and Basketball (Roberts, coach)
Central Sands Groundwater County Coalition (Roberts)
Central Wisconsin Wild Ones (Blaha, Markham, Roberts)
Frame Presbyterian Church (Markham, green team and deacon)
Nelsonville Groundwater Group, (Markham, member)
North Central Conservancy Trust (Holland, board member, Stewardship Committee Chair)
Plan Commission, Village of Amherst, WI (Roberts)
Water and Sewer Commission, City of Stevens Point, WI (Haines)
Zoning Board of Appeals, City of Stevens Point (Markham)
CLUE faculty & Staff
Austin Holland
- Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Planning
Lynn Markham
- Shoreland and Land Use Specialist
- Center for Land Use Education
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