News
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Farm to school programs
Published on March 1, 2012
Meet and greet events help to reduce barriers and increase potential for success. -
Tactical placemaking builds sense of place and economic activity
Published on March 1, 2012
Small scale changes can lead to large impacts in communities and improve community prosperity. -
Rebuilding the structure in your neighborhood
Published on March 1, 2012
Michigan can get back to creating neighborhoods that are the building blocks of communities and transform subdivisions into places. -
Michigan Department of Natural Resources awards wildfire protection plan funding to five counties
Published on February 29, 2012
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, has established grants to aid communities in developing wildfire protection plans. -
New generation cooperative leadership training can aid rural community development
Published on February 24, 2012
Cooperative development requires trained board members to act on the behalf of the membership at large to attain their goals. MSU Product Center – Food, Ag, Bio professionals offer board training and more. -
Is your town a Trail Town?
Published on February 23, 2012
Communities benefit from linkages through the recreational use of rivers and trails. -
Planning, partnerships are keys to effective water management
Published on February 23, 2012
Water users in Michigan can work together to reduce water use conflicts and share available water. Planning for future water availability can reduce the risks of conflicts and ensure that needs are consistent with the availability of water resources. -
What’s a water trail?
Published on February 23, 2012
Water trails are showing up along waterways across the country, offering recreation to users and economic spark to communities. -
MSU Extension and Aquinas College partner to build community leadership
Published on February 21, 2012
Internships for community-based work make an impact on students, state -
Farmers markets act as gathering space and local economic engine
Published on February 20, 2012
Farmers markets are important to local economic development as well as the social and environmental vitality of the community.