Basin Education

The UW-Extension Basin Education Initiative with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources designs and delivers educational programs, assists organizations, and builds partnerships to promote understanding and stewardship of Wisconsin's natural resources at the watershed and landscape scale.

The Program involves a team of 15 Basin Educators located throughout Wisconsin in areas coinciding with the state's major river and Great Lakes basins. Staff at UW-Extension's Environmental Resources Center provide statewide support for program evaluation and development of regional and statewide educational materials.The program coordinates with the educational efforts of governmental agencies and/or citizen organizations.

Basin Educators provide expertise in:

• Natural resources issues
• Group process and facilitation
• Organizational capacity building
• Adult education principles
• Educational program design/implementation.

Contact:
Ken Genskow
kgenskow@wisc.edu

Visit The Basin Education Program Site