About

UW Extension

Since 1914, UW Extension has helped Wyoming citizens and communities respond to challenges and changes. We have offices in each of the state’s 23 counties and the Wind River Indian Reservation. Although our roots are in agriculture, UW Extension has broadened its educational mission to encompass many of the contemporary challenges facing Wyoming’s people and its rural communities. We’re committed to providing lifelong learning opportunities as we bring the resources of the University of Wyoming home to you!

 

Extension is a cooperative effort between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA), land-grant universities, and counties. This partnership is critical to Extension's success with each partner providing funding, expertise, and/or in kind support. Each partner has a role to play in helping build and maintain a strong network of resources that ultimately link expertise from across the country to address Wyoming challenges with solutions that are tailored to meet the needs of our Wyoming residents and communities.

County Offices      Extension Specialists

Focus Areas & Teams

UW Extension uses a team-based approach to educational program leadership.  This model revolves around focus areas, which assess the needs of Wyoming citizens and communities and then select and develop educational programs around those needs. Our focus areas include:

Agriculture & Natural Resources

4-H & Youth Development

Community Vitality & Health

Cent$ible Nutrition

We also rely on internal teams to support the Extension mission across all focus areas:

Administrative Team

Communications & Technology Team

 

Organizational Chart

Find a current (updated 7-2025) organizational chart for UW Extension.

Org Chart

Impact Statements

Learn more about Extension's impact in counties and communities across Wyoming.

Impacts

Plan of Work

Learn more about Extension's plan for areas of work we'll be focused in over the next several years.

Plan of Work

Viewbook

A quick way to learn about the work Extension does across the state.

Viewbook

Mission, Vision, Values

Mission

The University of Wyoming Extension will empower the people of Wyoming to make choices that enhance their quality of life.

Vision

The University of Wyoming Extension (UWE) will be the leader in communitybased education and statewide engagement with the land-grant university as our foundation. We will be responsive to the needs, concerns, and aspirations of the people of Wyoming and will actively involve residents, institutions, and communities as we provide learning for better living.

Values

By actively involving Wyoming people, institutions, and communities, the University of Wyoming Extension shows a commitment to relevance, people, connectivity, accountability, innovation, entrepreneurship, and respect. 

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