Nature Connections Guide is LIVE

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The La Crosse County Nature Connections program is releasing a one-stop electronic resource for connecting with nature in La Crosse County – www.natureconnectionslax.org!

This electronic Nature Guide is a resource aiming to make outdoor, nature-rich places in La Crosse County easier to discover – for residents and visitors alike. The array of parks, nature preserves, and hiking and biking trails is expansive. As such, locating and accessing information about each one can quickly become an internet scavenger hunt. This Guide will become your ‘home base’ when seeking out natural areas in La Crosse County. The Guide’s interactive map allows you to search outdoor places by location. Furthermore, each trail has a specific page identifying all access points, directions, parking, and trail terrain & difficulty. A unique feature of the site includes a biodiversity rating for each area (variety of different types of life throughout a given environment) and a listing of dominant features (i.e. scenic overlook) expected in each location.

Did you know that, as little as 5 minutes a day spent connecting with nature can have a positive impact on your health! Furthermore, research shows that exposer to outdoor areas that have more biological diversity (biodiversity) provides the greatest health benefits.

Crunch into Locally Grown Apples to Celebrate Farm to School Month

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It’s Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch time, and the Coulee Region Farm2School program is joining schools, preschools, colleges, businesses and individuals across the Great Lakes Region in celebrating National Farm to School Month by crunching into locally grown apples in during the annual Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch on October 11th! All public schools in La Crosse, Onalaska, West Salem, Bangor, Holmen and La Crescent-Hokah as well as Coulee Region Farm2School partners Gundersen Health System, Mayo Clinic Health System, and La Crosse County Health Department will be celebrating.

Coulee Region Farm2School will be Celebrating the Great Apple Crunch in the following ways:

1) Onalaska students at Irving Pertzsch will celebrate with the Onalaska Fire Department – the fire fighters are serving lunch and showing off their new fire truck.

2) Holmen students will be enjoying local apples in their newly built orchard – in a few years the orchards will grow apples for the entire district.

3) Hamilton Elementary will be crunching together with Gundersen Health System staff as part of the trail renaming on the Gundersen Campus. Starts at 12:15 p.m. 

4) Mayo Clinic Health System will be passing out free local apples at noon in the Market Place in La Crosse and the Café in Sparta. Apple inspired treats and local apple bags will be available for purchase.

If your business is interested in participating, sign up here and share a photo to Facebook. The goal is to reach 1.7 MILLION crunches this year! Search the following hash tags to follow along! #GreatAppleCrunch, #WIAppleCrunch, and #F2SMonth

This collective crunch encourages healthy eating and supports farm to school and local food initiatives throughout the Coulee Region. The Coulee Region Farm2School program is a partnership between La Crosse County Health Department, Mayo Clinic Health System – Franciscan Healthcare, Gundersen Health System, and the School Districts of Bangor, Holmen, La Crescent-Hokah, La Crosse, Onalaska, and West Salem. Visit www.laxf2s.org for more information.

Join the 2018 Golden Shoe Challenge

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2018 Golden Shoe Challenge

***Download a Golden Shoe Challenge log HERE!***

La Crosse County K-8th grade classrooms and students are invited to join the

2018 GOLDEN SHOE CHALLENGE! 

Be active WHERE and WHEN you can!

Classrooms

1.To register and receive a set of tokens and chains please email your school and class size to: vloehr@lacrossecounty.org by October 2nd.

2.Download (HERE) and print a log for students.

3.Take a daily walk and have students record their activity on their log.

4.Return logs to the Health Dept. (address on log) by Oct. 19th.

Classrooms who walk 4/5 days will be eligible for classroom prizes.

Students

1.Download (HERE)and print a log.

2.BE ACTIVE every day and record your activity on your log.

3.Return your log to the Health Dept. (address on log) by Oct. 19th.

All returned logs will be entered into a prize drawing for sports equipment, Razor scooters, or gift cards to Subway and Barnes and Noble!

The Golden Shoe Award will be given to the school with the highest participation percentage. At least 25% of students from the school must participate.


Avocado Pasta as featured on News8000!

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  • 12 ounces spaghetti
  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup canned corn kernels
  • salt and pepper to taste
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  • 12 ounces spaghetti
  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup canned corn kernels
  • salt and pepper to taste
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  1. 1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well. 2. To make the avocado sauce, combine avocados, basil, garlic and lemon juice in the bowl of a food processor; season with salt and pepper, to taste. With the motor running, add olive oil in a slow stream until emulsified; set aside. 3. In a large bowl, combine pasta, avocado sauce, cherry tomatoes and corn. 4. Serve immediately.
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