Community-Based Education about the Environment

Citizens can apply an environmental stewardship perspective to any community development activity. 

Wisconsin initiatives:
In Wisconsin, environmental stewardship is routinely ranked as a top education need whenever county leaders are asked to prioritize local issues. Elaine’s initiatives to strengthen Wisconsin adult’s understanding, appreciation, and skills included a biannual ENVIRONMENT catalog of short courses for adults; a multi-year Household Hazardous Waste community collection initiative; and resources to help communities inventory and analyze local environmental concerns: Community Environmental Assessment, Indoor Air Quality, and Healthy Homes. The Wisconsin Master Naturalist program was also initiated as part of this content area. 

National initiatives:
Competitive and invited national initiatives include Agua Pura; an EPA/USDA partnership study; and CES YES, a youth environmental stewardship initiative. 
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​Initiatives in detail

• Agua Pura 
• CES YES
• Community Hazardous Waste Management – Home and Farm
• Conservation USA
• Environmental Inventory and Analysis Resources
• Environment short-course catalog
• EPA/USDA Partnership to Support Community-based Education
• UWEX Natural Resources and Environmental Management Programs (NREM)