Newsmakers, August 25, 2011

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La Crosse Design Institute opens this year, making it the newest charter school in the La Crosse School District. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture confirms that the emerald ash borer has made it to La Crosse. And area youth work to maintain area trails.

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  • La Crosse's New Charter School / The Emerald Ash Borer Hits La Crosse County

    La Crosse Design Institute opens this year, making it the newest charter school in the La Crosse School District; we talk with district officials about what it has to offer, and why. Then we hear from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection about this month’s confirmation that the emerald ash borer has made its way to La Crosse County.

  • Maintaining Area Trails

    Young people are working to rehabilitate and conserve area trails through the Wisconsin Youth Conservation Corps — WisCorps; we talk with organizers and participants in this year’s efforts.