The Tanana District is one of the largest Cooperative Extension Service districts in the United States, covering an area of more than 120,000 square miles. The population is approximately 100,000 and includes the Fairbanks North Star Borough and 64 villages with a mostly Alaska Native population. Much of the district is inaccessible by road. The main economic drivers are mining, tourism, the University of Alaska, and the military.
The district offers outreach programs in agriculture and horticulture; health, home and family development; integrated pest management; nutrition; and 4-H and youth development.
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Email: tanana.ces@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-1530
We are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Appointments outside regular office hours may be made by calling 907-474-1530.
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Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 758155, Fairbanks, AK 99775-8155
The Northern Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area will provide demonstrations of integrated pest management techniques used in the control of chokecherry (Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana) at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm on the ÐÔÓûÉç Troth Yeddha' Campus on Wednesday, June 18, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Park for free at the Georgeson Botanical Garden parking lot and follow the signs to the sign-in booth. Participants will walk along the trails at the farm to stations where various IPM techniques will be demonstrated. Experts will be on hand to provide demonstrations and information, and to answer questions.
Chemical IPM techniques will be simulated using colored water; herbicides will not be used during demonstrations. This event will be held rain or shine, so dress accordingly and be prepared for mosquitoes.
For more information, contact Autumn Fish, NA-CISMA coordinator, at 907-479-1213 or email northernakcisma@gmail.com.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alex Wilson at jawilson16@laska.edu, 907-474-5807. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Extension will check pressure canner dial gauges and answer food preservation questions by appointment. Annual gauge testing is recommended to assure that pressure canned food is safe.