The UW-Madison Extension Institute of Community Development provides educational programming to assist leaders, communities and organizations realize their fullest potential.
Join us in welcoming Joseph Miller to the Extension Iron County team! Joseph started his new role as Community Development Educator in mid-September, and is excited to connect organizations and individuals with resources they need, with a focus on economic development! If you would like to reach out to Joseph, scroll to the bottom of this page for contact information.
Resources are also available through the Extension Institute of Community Development, which provides educational programming to assist leaders, communities, and organizations realize their fullest potential. The Community Development Intitute works with communities to build the vitality that enhances their quality of life and enriches the lives of their residents. They educate in leadership development, organizational development, food systems, community economic development, local government education and much more. In short, the Community Development Institute plants and cultivates the seeds for thriving communities and organizations. For more specialized information, see below:
Seeking to increase understanding and encourage critical thinking about cooperatives by fostering scholarship and mutual learning among academics, the cooperative community, policy makers and the public
Working with community organizations, tribal partners and local governments to promote community food systems development
Community Economic Development
Collaborating with and providing resources for community leaders to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for Wisconsin residents
Coordinating and providing training and educational workshops for newly elected local government officials and those who continue to serve their communities
Organizational Leadership Development
Helping people who want to provide leadership to bring about change in their organizations and community
Local Partners
Iron County Demographics and Information
- US Census Bureau – Iron County
- County Rankings and Roadmaps – Iron County
- Socioeconomic Profiles – Iron County
Good Reads
- Iron County Outdoor Recreation Plan 2021-2025
- Iron County Land & Water Resource Management Plan 2021-2030
- State of Rural Wisconsin – 2018
- Governors Blue Ribbon Report – 2020
Community and Economic Development
- UW-Madison Extension Center for Community and Economic Development
- UW-Superior Wisconsin Small Business Development Center
Local Government
Comprehensive Planning
Leadership Development
Natural Resources
The Extension Iron County office is located on Ojibwe land. Visit the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission website for more information about Ojibwe natural resource management within treaty-ceded territories (i.e., areas where Ojibwe tribes reserve their rights to hunt, fish and gather).
Questions?
If you would like to learn more about Community Development resources in Iron County, please contact:
Joseph Miller
Community Development Educator
Extension Iron County
300 Taconite Street, Suite 118
Hurley, WI 54534
Phone: 715-561-2695
