COMMUNITY, NATURAL RESOURCE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN LA CROSSE COUNTY

CNRED programs provide educational resources designed to assist communities in "Building Community Leadership in Challenging Times" in the areas of Community Development, Economic Development, and Natural Resources. These include programs to:

• Support economic development to provide good jobs and a healthy community.
• Balance environmental quality with economic growth.
• Manage and resolve conflicts, including land-use issues.
• Protect water quality for future generations.
• Protect their natural resource base.
• Deliver the most positive government services.
• Manage and recycle waste.

CNRED is committed to developing new programs in these areas as the needs arise.

The Community Natural Resource Economic Development Agent, Karl Green programs in the areas of:

1. Government Education - Provide advice and educational programs on local government issues, develop leadership skills of local officials and encourage public involvement in government decision making.
2. Water Quality - Work with local, state, and federal interests to implement water quality improvement projects.
3. Community Needs Assessment - Assist communities and organizations in building working relationships and evaluating strengths and weaknesses to achieve their goals and objectives.
4. Natural Resources Public Policy - Provide objective science-based educational programs to communities, and community-based educational programs to agencies on natural resource issues.
5. Land Use Decisions - Provide educational programs in support of local land use planning efforts in La Crosse County.
6. Natural Resource User Ethics - Conduct user-based educational programs in a collaborative effort with local, state, and federal natural resource management agencies.
7. Economic Development - Provide educational support for county-based economic development organizations.

CURRENT PROJECTS

City of Onalaska First Impressions Final Report is forthcoming, if interested in receiving a copy please e-mail Karl at karl.green@ces.uwex.edu

• Property Tax Explanation Sheet (1 page, 199 KB)
• Property Tax Explanation Sheet - Hmong (1page, 764 KB)
• Town of Holland Cost of Community Services (20 pages, 312 KB)
• City of La Crosse First Impressions Final Report (32 pages, 4 MB)
• Village of Holmen Community Economic Development Preparedness Index Survey (6 pages, 136 KB)
• Downtown La Crosse Retail Market Analysis (123 pages, 10,162 KB)

RELATED LINKS OF INTEREST

• UW - Extension Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development
• La Crosse County Government
• US Census Bureau - La Crosse County
• UW System Market Research Census 2000 - County Profiles
• UW - Extension Local Government Center
• UW - Extension Center for Community Economic Development

STAFF

If you have any questions regarding Community Natural Resource and Economic Development in LaCrosse County please contact:

Karl Green
Community Natural Resource and Economic Development Agent
La Crosse County - UW Extension
400 4th Street North - Room 3140
La Crosse, WI 54601-3200
Phone: 608-785-9593
Fax: 608-789-4808
Email: karl.green@ces.uwex.edu