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Annual Highlights

FY23-2024 Summary of Activities

3,000
local government officials, staff, teachers, and community members participated in training
23,280
waterfront property education materials distributed
6,206
YouTube views
40
workshops, webinars, presentations
72
counties represented
450
municipalities reached
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More about our outreach, research, and teaching:

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

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

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 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)