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Lake County Annual Report 2023

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May 15, 2024

A message from the District Director

I’m excited to share the results of another successful year of partnership between Lake County and Michigan State University (MSU) Extension. Because of your continued support, we’ve been able to make a difference in the lives of youth, families, businesses, and communities. MSU Extension offers a broad range of research-based educational services to County residents. Over this past year, we’ve empowered families and individuals to live healthier lives, supported new and local businesses, created opportunities for youth leadership development and career exploration, helped farmers with business management and mental health, and much more. Our staff live and work alongside County residents, are rooted in community relationships, and are responsive to community needs. Again, this year, we’ve welcomed Lake County residents into our online community: we’ve offered online educational courses, answered questions on topics ranging from gardening to food safety, raised program awareness through social media, and provided a library of research-based resources they’ve browsed on our website. Our partnership with you makes this all possible. On behalf of the MSU Extension team serving Lake County, thank you for another great year. We look forward to your continued support and hope you’ll be able to join us during one of our upcoming programs.

Impact at a glance

  • 23 programs delivered in Lake County
  • 433 residents participated in programs offered by MSU Extension
  • 117 programs attended 
  • 128 Lake County youth participated in MSUE events
  • 10,262 program participants in total. 
  • 10,304 social media reach
  • 88 Plat Books sold
  • 50 participants at Lake Conservation Program (Little Bass Lake) 
  • 45 programs delivered by Lake County staff

Focus areas and programs

Agriculture

MSU Extension works to increase farmers’ success while protecting the environment, ensuring food safety, reaching new markets and advancing agriculture through applied research. Agriculture is now one of the fastest growing sectors of the Michigan economy.
• MI Ag Ideas to Grow With
• Soil Health Matrix
• Interactive Pruning Workshop
• Beginning Farmers
• Integrated and Pest Management
• Equine Health
• Forage and Grazing Conference
• Cover Crop Profitability

Environment

Our natural resources programs improve public understanding, help landowners and communities use those assets for sustainable long-term social and economic development and conserve natural resources for future generations.
• Intro to Lakes
• Invasive Species Summit
• Citizen Science
• Consumer Horticulture
• Lake County Garden Day
• Inland Lakes Convention
• Gardening with Climate Change
• Lawn and Garden Hotline
• Michigan River Steelhead Project
• Lakes Monitoring Program
• Stormwater Management

Community 

Successful and thriving communities combine knowledgeable and engaged legislators, businesses, community groups and residents. By connecting these groups with the most trusted tools, MSU Extension helps enhance the quality of life in Michigan.
• Citizen Planner

• Fiscally Ready Communities
• Effective Meetings and Good Governance
• Capital Asset Management & Planning
• Budgeting for Fiscal Sustainability
• GIS Visualizations
• Planning and Zoning for Solar

Health & Nutrition

MSU Extension’s programming promotes healthy lifestyles and empowers Michigan residents to take control of their health. Participants learn how to build nutritious diets on a budget, reduce foodborne diseases and become leaders in the food industry.
• Baldwin Pre-school nutrition
• Home Food Preservation
• Mindfulness
• Senior Center Health and Nutrition
• SLEEP & Tai Chi
• Cooking for One
• Teen Cuisine
• Preserving Michigan Harvest
• ServSafe Train

Family & Youth

Keeping Michigan families strong and successful—financially, emotionally and physically—is a big part of measuring MSU Extension’s success. Programs devoted to keeping families safe include those dealing with bullying and violence prevention.
• Various 4-H Activities: Cooking, sewing, gaming, emergency preparedness, team building.
• Positive Discipline
• Changing Negative Self-Talk
• Screen Time for Young Children
• Problem Solving
• Juvenile Court Presentations
• Adulting

4-H in Lake County

  • 12 clubs
  • 60 members 
  • 6 volunteers 
  • 85 volunteer hours 

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