Monthly Unit Impact Snapshots
Local Master Gardeners earn state recognition for service and impact
Master Gardener volunteers support youth and adult learning, improve public spaces, expand access to fresh produce, and connect residents with research-based gardening information. This year, volunteers and project teams from Fulton, Peoria, and Tazewell counties received state recognition for their outstanding service and leadership.
Rural business transition planning series aimed to help stabilize local economies
A University of Illinois Extension Community & Economic Development team of educators came together and built a strategy to help local officials and administrators, as well as researchers, identify ways to use succession planning to retain local businesses in rural communities, as current owners retire or otherwise move away. The sessions covered major trends in rural businesses, best practices used in rural areas, and opportunities to work with local leaders and residents to stabilize local economies.
Extension and community: A shared commitment
Illinois Extension exists to serve the people and communities of Illinois. Doing that well requires more than excellent programs. It requires strong relationships, open communication, shared responsibility, and a willingness to listen and respond.