Events

MSU Extension Virtual Events

Apr 19

MSU Tollgate Hanami Spring Picnic

April 19, 2026 11:00AM – 3:00PM MSU Extension Tollgate Farm and Education Center, 28115 Meadowbrook Rd, Novi, MI 48377

Join us for the annual viewing of our cherry blossom Sakura Garden. Hanami is a long-standing Japanese tradition of welcoming spring in a picnic-style gathering underneath the cherry blossoms.
Apr 28

Tools for Effective Facilitation Workshop (Formerly Facilitative Leadership)

April 28, 2026 – April 30, 2026 Kewadin Casino, 2186 Shunk Road, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

The three-day Tools for Effective Facilitation workshop helps build the capacity of groups or organizations to use the collective talents of its members to coordinate actions, strengthen relationships, and enable the group to meet its goals.
Apr 28

2026 Lake Huron Fisheries Workshop - Les Cheneaux Islands & St Marys River

April 28, 2026

Spring fishery workshops offer current research and information related to the status of the Great Lakes fishery.
May 6

Communicating Through Conflict: May Workshop

May 6, 2026 9:00AM – 11:00AM Online

Communicating Through Conflict workshops provide participants with tools and techniques to handle heated situations and interpersonal conflict more effectively.
May 7

Mid-Michigan Spring Wildflower Walk

May 7, 2026 6:00PM – 7:00PM 2287 Pine Tree Rd, Holt, MI 48842

Come celebrate the beauty of spring in Mid-Michigan with a guided Spring Wildflower Walk at Valhalla Park in Holt, MI on Thursday, May 7. This free educational program will introduce you to Michigan’s seasonal blooms.
May 9

Moss Around and Find Out: Ecology and Identification Walk

May 9, 2026 10:00AM – 12:00PM or 1:00PM – 3:00 PM Waterloo Recreation Area, Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd, Chelsea, MI 48118

Attendees will learn the basics of moss field identification using a hand lens and the general patterns of moss ecology.