• May 5

  Hanami Spring Picnic 2024

  May 5, 2024 11:00AM – 3:00PM 28115 Meadowbrook Rd. Novi, MI 48377

  Hanami Spring Picnic is a celebration of the blossoming of the farms ornamental cherry trees, spring, and Japanese culture.

• Apr 9

  Common Ground Kalamazoo Seed Swap

  April 9, 2024 5:00PM – 6:30PM Kalamazoo Valley Community College Culinary and Allied Health building, 418 E Walnut St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

  Join us for a community seed swap on April 9!

• Mar 7

  Governing Essentials: Open Meetings Act (Spring Series)

  March 7, 2024 12:00PM – 1:00PM

  The Michigan Open Meetings Act furthers government transparency by requiring public boards to provide notice and make decisions in an open public meeting. Participants will learn the requirements of the Act as well as answers to frequently asked questions.

• Feb 26

  Better Process Control School - February 2024

  February 26, 2024 – February 28, 2024 Erickson Hall, 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI 48824

  The Better Process Control School offers an in-person course on food safety.

• Apr 10

  Dream Play Build

  April 10, 2024 4:00PM – 6:00PM Human Ecology Bldg, Rm 300. Parking Available in Ramp-6.

  Lecture + Workshop Hands-On Community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places, James Rojas and John Kamp.

• May 29

  Building a Foundation for Attainable Housing-Coldwater

  May 29, 2024 10:00AM – 3:00PM ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital Community Care and Conference Center, 370 E. Chicago, Coldwater, MI 49036

  MSU Extension, in partnership with Region J Housing Partnership, is offering a training to help local government officials and staff explore tools to meet their housing goals.

• Jun 17

  Building a Foundation for Attainable Housing-Kalamazoo

  June 17, 2024 10:00AM – 3:00PM Kalamazoo Expo Center, Room B, 2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49048

  MSU Extension, in partnership with Region J Housing Partnership, is offering a training to help local government officials and staff explore tools to meet their housing goals.

• Apr 23

  Building a Foundation for Attainable Housing

  April 23, 2024 10:00AM – 3:00PM Van Buren Conference Center, 490 S. Paw Paw Street, Lawrence, MI 49064

  MSU Extension, in partnership with Region J Housing Partnership, is offering a training to help local government officials and staff explore tools to meet their housing goals.

• May 7

  2024 Agritourism Summit and Pre-Summit Farm Tour

  May 7, 2024 – May 8, 2024 Hagerty Center, 715 E Front St, Traverse City

  Recognizing the importance and value of agritourism to the state of Michigan, MSU Extension and its partners are excited to announce the inaugural Agritourism Summit and Pre-Summit Farm Tour on May 7-8, 2024, in Traverse City, Michigan.

• Mar 14

  Fiscally Ready Communities: Budgeting for Fiscal Sustainability

  March 14, 2024 10:00AM – 11:30AM

  This training will provide best practices for local governments' fiscal health including budgeting, long-term planning, dealing with uncertainty, and financial policies and procedures.

• Mar 13

  How Much Home Can You Afford?

  March 13, 2024 12:00PM – 1:00PM Webimar

  Looking to buy a home? Learn how to calculate how much home you can afford based on your current income during this 30-minute lunch and learn event.

• Mar 14

  Governing Essentials: Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure (Spring Series)

  March 14, 2024 12:00PM – 1:00PM

  Parliamentary Procedure based on Roberts’ Rules of Order, is the most widely used parliamentary authority. This session will focus on parliamentary principles, motions, and decorum during meetings. Participants will explore scenarios and practice skills.

• Mar 2

  29th Annual Quiet Adventures Symposium

  March 2, 2024 9:00AM – 5:30PM MSU Pavilion

  QAS offers opportunities to learn more about outdoor clubs, friends' groups, watershed protection activities, boat-building skills, outfitter services and equipment suppliers.

• Mar 20

  Protecting Your Identity

  March 20, 2024 12:00PM – 1:00PM Zoom Webinar

  This one-hour webinar will discuss how to protect yourself from identity theft & what to do if someone has stolen your identity.

• Mar 21

  Governing Essentials: Components of Extraordinary Governance (Spring Series)

  March 21, 2024 12:00PM – 1:00PM

  The Components of Extraordinary Governance draws the best ideas together for a thorough overview of board governance. This session will help your board apply the components to impact in your community.

• Sep 19

  2024 September MCP Webinar: Plumbing the Depths: Ethics in Community Planning and Zoning

  September 19, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom

  This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.

• Jun 20

  2024 June MCP Webinar: Site Plan Review for Planning Commissioners

  June 20, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom

  This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.

• Oct 17

  2024 October MCP Webinar: A Guide to Land Use Resources: Where was that again?

  October 17, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom

  This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.

• Nov 21

  2024 November MCP Webinar: 3rd Annual MCP Showcase

  November 21, 2024 6:30PM – 7:30PM Zoom

  This webinar series is designed to offer continuing education for Master Citizen Planners in a convenient online opportunity and is open to all planning and zoning officials.

• Nov 7

  Fiscally Ready Communities Nuts and Bolts: Fees, Fines, Purchasing, and Receipting

  November 7, 2023 10:00AM – 11:30AM Zoom

  MSU Extension and the Michigan Department of Treasury will share why fees, fines, purchasing, and receipting are important for fiscal health.