Extension Fond du Lac County

🌿 Free Native Perennial Plant Giveaway! 🌿

Looking to add native plants to your landscape? Stop by this community plant giveaway and take home some native perennials for your yard!

📅 Saturday, June 27
⏰ 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Ascension Lutheran Church Parking Lot
901 County Road V, Fond du Lac
🌼 Over 400 native plants available, including:
• More than 15 different native species
• Native wildflowers for a variety of soil conditions
• Several native sedges

💚 Plants are free with the intention that they be planted in your yard and not resold.

Donations are welcome, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the Katherine Drexel Shelter.

For more information, contact Lori Quackenboss at 920-517-8172.

Help support pollinators, improve wildlife habitat, and beautify your landscape with native plants! 🌻🐝🦋

Please note: This event is organized by local volunteers and community members and is not affiliated with or sponsored by Fond du Lac County or UW Extension.

🌿 Free Native Perennial Plant Giveaway! 🌿

Looking to add native plants to your landscape? Stop by this community plant giveaway and take home some native perennials for your yard!

📅 Saturday, June 27
⏰ 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Ascension Lutheran Church Parking Lot
901 County Road V, Fond du Lac

🌼 Over 400 native plants available, including:
• More than 15 different native species
• Native wildflowers for a variety of soil conditions
• Several native sedges

💚 Plants are free with the intention that they be planted in your yard and not resold.

Donations are welcome, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the Katherine Drexel Shelter.

For more information, contact Lori Quackenboss at 920-517-8172.

Help support pollinators, improve wildlife habitat, and beautify your landscape with native plants! 🌻🐝🦋

Please note: This event is organized by local volunteers and community members and is not affiliated with or sponsored by Fond du Lac County or the Fond du Lac County Land & Water Conservation Department.

The Summer Bites program is back! Every Tuesday this summer Holy Family Catholic Community Fond du Lac will be out in the community handing out free to-go lunches at multiple locations around Fond du Lac and North Fond du Lac. Whether you’re stopping by for your kids, your family, or yourself — everyone is welcome. Lunches include: sandwich, fruit, drink, and snack. Take a look at the flyer for all the stops and times.

Tune in to the June 16 webinar from Extension and DATCP to hear annual updates on SnapPlus, Wisconsin’s nutrient management planning software for farmers. Free session, 11am–12:30pm, with one-on-one office hour time available.

Register: go.wisc.edu/841xe6

Get your summer off to a good start! Join us noon-1 pm., Tuesday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 23, for the Helping Children Develop Healthy Screentime Habits.

This two-part series for parents of children 3-10 years will help you help you:

-Set reasonable screentime limits
-Understand why problems happen
-Prevent issues
-Teach healthy screen habits
-manage conflict over screens
-Keep your child safe online

Learn more about this two-part series and register on our website: https://ashland.extension.wisc.edu/2026/05/27/helping-children-develop-healthy-screentime-habits-triple-p-two-part-series

Get your summer off to a good start! Join us noon-1 pm., Tuesday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 23, for the Helping Children Develop Healthy Screentime Habits.

This two-part series for parents of children 3-10 years will help you help you:

-Set reasonable screentime limits
-Understand why problems happen
-Prevent issues
-Teach healthy screen habits
-manage conflict over screens
-Keep your child safe online

Learn more about this two-part series and register on our website: https://ashland.extension.wisc.edu/2026/05/27/helping-children-develop-healthy-screentime-habits-triple-p-two-part-series/

Welcome back, Makayla! Our 4-H Summer Intern officially started in the office this week. Please see below what she has planned for this summer.

🎉 Meet Our 4-H Summer Intern, Makayla! 🎉
Please help us welcome back Makayla Stommel as our 4-H Summer Intern at the Extension Office this summer! 🌟

Makayla is a former 12-year Fond du Lac County 4-H member who was actively involved in her club, Teen Leaders Association, and many county events. Her favorite projects were Arts & Crafts and Food & Nutrition. 🎨🍴

She is a recent UW–Madison graduate with a degree in Elementary Education. Outside of 4-H, Makayla enjoys playing soccer and pickleball, shopping, and spending time with family and friends. ⚽🛍️

This summer, she’ll be helping with Foodie Camp, Art Camp, Cloverbud Day Camp, promotional events, the county fair, and more! Makayla shares, “I’m excited to work with youth and adults this summer while growing my leadership and teaching skills. I’m glad to be back and ready for a great summer!”

Be sure to say hi when you see her! 👋

Ventilation design impacts animal comfort, energy use, and long-term costs. This webinar breaks down system design choices, efficiency tradeoffs, and emerging technologies shaping modern dairy ventilation. Participants will also see an interactive fan selection calculator developed to support on-farm decisions
Learn more about the upcoming Badger Dairy Insight webinar: https://go.wisc.edu/BDI

💳 Getting Out of Debt — in ONE WEEK!

Feel worried about how to clear out your debts and don’t know where to start? Join this FREE Money Matters Live workshop to learn how to build a smart plan to pay off your debt and take control of your finances.

💡 You can learn:
• How to decide the best order to pay your debt
• Ways to clear your past due balances
• Tools and strategies tackle your debts

📅 June 2
⏰ 10-11 a.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Join either workshop!
Take one small step toward a debt-free life !

👉 Sign up today at https://go.wisc.edu/laotd2

Registration has been extended for the Dairy Calving workshop this Thursday, May 28 at Extension Sheboygan County! Sign up at go.wisc.edu/dairycalving2026

This hands-on workshop is ideal for dairy employees and will provide the skillsets to meet National FARM Program compliance. Cost is $20 and includes lunch.

Agenda
9:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome
9:10 am – 9:50 am Bovine Obstetrics: Care & Support in the Calving Pen with Dr. JP Martins – School of Veterinary Medicine UW-Madison Madison - División de Extension
9:50 am – 10:30 am Common Mistakes in Maternity and How to Avoid Them with Dr. Kendra Wells – Valley Veterinary Clinic
10:30 pm – 10:35 am Break
10:35 am – 11:15 am Calf Nutrition and Rumen Physiology and Development with Manuel Peña – Bilingual Regional Dairy Educator Madison - División de Extension
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Ask the Vets (Panel Discussion) with Dr. Kendra Wells – Valley Veterinary Clinic and Dr. JP Martins – School of Veterinary Medicine UW-Madison
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Educational Stations (Hands-on)
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Discussion and Closing Remarks

For farmers working in silurian bedrock areas of Wisconsin, SnapPlus Version 3 includes specific features worth understanding. Extension's June 2 training webinar walks through those features and what they mean for nutrient management plans in those areas.

Free session, 11am–12:30pm, with one-on-one office hour time available.

Register: go.wisc.edu/841xe6

Last chance to apply for the 4-H Summer Internship! Applications are due May 26.

Fond du Lac County 4‑H is hiring a PAID 4‑H Summer Intern, funded by the Fond du Lac County 4‑H Leaders Association! This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working with youth and wants hands-on experience planning, promoting, and leading summer programs across Fond du Lac County.

Apply at https://fa-evcm-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/jobs/preview/230

Make a difference, build valuable skills, and have fun doing it this summer!