In 2009 University of Wisconsin Extension facilitated a series of four Sustainability/Green Jobs Roundtables around the state. One was held in the Fox Valley which was attended by people from the business, education, labor, and non-profit sectors. Some of the participants began to network on the new green economic opportunities.
In 2010 Extension again picked the Fox Valley as one of the sites for an important community building event.
It was an opportunity to re-imagine how Wisconsin communities look and function. Communities moving beyond the traditional "silo" approach to problem solving will create solutions that simultaneously address economic, social and environmental challenges while building on unique local assets and resources.
To collect and synthesize ideas about this approach, the University of Wisconsin-Extension and UW Colleges hosted the Sustainable Communities Public Policy Forum in spring 2010.
This was part of the Wisconsin Idea Forum series focusing University of Wisconsin System resources on the state's most vexing problems. More than 700 people participated through six regional roundtables, a subsequent two-day conference at UW-Fox Valley, and a follow-up survey.
They identified current policies and resources viewed as either supporting or hindering community sustainability efforts around the state. They also contributed policy ideas to strengthen existing efforts. The report was developed by the University of Wisconsin- Extension Sustainability Team, which can be contacted through sustainability@uwsuper.edu
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