For more than 30 years, Michigan State University Extension and Michigan Association of Counties have offered the New County Commissioner workshop series and other educational opportunities for new and returning commissioners, administrators and county officials. New Commissioners are encourage to attend one of the six New County Commissioner Workshops, designed to help you learn about the challenges and responsibilities of this new role. This years agenda includes:

Commissioners as Policymakers

Organizing the County Board
- Committee structure
- Board rules and practices

Legal Issues
- Conflict of interest
- Incompatible offices

County Administration
- Central county administration
- Elected and appointed officials in county government

County Governmental Functions & Services
- Health and education
- Public safety and courts
- Physical and economic development
- Finance and administration

Financing County Government
- Revenue and expenditure trends
- Federal and state role in county finance
- Budgeting and accounting
- State, local, federal interactions

 For more information see the brochure, talk with your local Extension office or  Click here to register now! 

Emergency Management

• Katrina
• Firewise

MSU Extension

Citizen Planner Program

Diversity & Multiculturalism

Economic and Community Development

Family and Consumer Sciences

Greenhouse Energy Cost Reduction Strategies

MSU Extension's International Programs

MSU Library Information Center

Sea Grant
Michigan Sea Grant Extension enhances and facilitates the wise use of the Great Lakes through the
education of resource users and managers.

Sea Grant-Coast Watch
Lake Surface Temperature Reporting System

Turgrass Science

Land Use and Community Development in Kent County
Promoting positive land use through public education, capacity building and applied leadership development.

Urban Collaborators

Youth Development / 4-H

College of Ag and Natural Resources

Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station

Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering (jointly with Engineering)

Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Outreach Service
      Aerial Images
      Data Page

Construction Management

Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies(CARRS)

Digital Atlas of Michigan

Food Science and Human Nutrition (jointly with Human Ecology)

Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Travel, Tourism and Recreation Resource Center (TTRRC)

Victor Institute for Responsible Land Development and Use

Institutes and Special Programs

ANR Institute for Minority Students (AIMS)

Institute for Children Youth and Families

The Elton R. Smith Endowment

Institute for Food Laws & Regulations

Institute of Water Research

Minority Apprenticeship Program (MAP)

Native American Institute

County Profiles--All 83 Michigan Counties

MSU Census 2000--web-based socio-economic statistics about Michigan counties, cities, townships and census tracts

MSU Extension Emergency Management Resources

Publications related to Community Development and Natural Resources

Public Policy Notes Newsletter

Small Town Design Initiative

Urban Planning Partnerships

Wind Energy Conference Files

Emerald Ash Borer

The following are some examples of materials available from the Extension Library under Wildfire:

Forestry Area of Expertise Team Teams of Extension specialists, field staff and others around specific topics producing training, publications and research.

Protect Your Michigan Home from Wildfire Information on techniques to protect homes from wildfires.

Understanding Wildfire Behavior in Michigan Discussion of how different topography and vegetation can feed or inhibit a wildfire. Color photographs included.

Animal Ag & the Environment

Community Development

Economic Development

Family Resource Management

Human Development

Land Use

Leadership(Lead Net)

State & Local Gov.

Tourism

Volunteerism

Water Quality

Youth Development