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Controlling bird vetch topic of statewide webinar
May 14, 2025
Bird vetch is an invasive plant that has spread widely in Alaska. It frustrates home gardeners and is a concern in natural areas, small grain fields, vegetable gardens and small fruit orchards. Gino Graziano, an invasive plants instructor with ÐÔÓûÉç Cooperative Extension Service, will discuss ways to control bird vetch in a free statewide webinar.
Build a no-till lasagna garden in Delta Junction workshop
May 12, 2025
Learn how to build a low-maintenance, easy-to-develop, no-till lasagna garden in a hands-on workshop in Delta Junction hosted by ÐÔÓûÉç Cooperative Extension Service. Lasagna gardening is a way to create a raised bed for perennials or vegetables with or without a box around the edges.
Class offered to prepare trainers for StrongPeople program
May 07, 2025
A Fairbanks workshop will train people to lead a popular exercise program for midlife and older adults in Alaska communities. Led by Leslie Shallcross, a home, health and family development agent with ÐÔÓûÉç Cooperative Extension Service, the workshop will prepare participants to teach StrongPeople/StrongWomen exercise classes in nonprofit community settings.
Build a garden for native pollinators in Delta Junction workshop
May 05, 2025
Get hands-on experience propagating native species and learn how to create a thriving community of nectar-rich native plants in a free in-person workshop in Delta Junction. The workshop is hosted by ÐÔÓûÉç Cooperative Extension Service in conjunction with the Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District and Partners for Progress in Delta.
Chicken University teaches the basics of raising poultry
May 05, 2025
Raising chickens in the backyard is a fun hobby and a great way to improve your food security in Alaska. Chicken University is a free class led by Jim Vinyard with ÐÔÓûÉç Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. He will discuss everything you need to know to start and nurture your flock.
Learn to create felted and wearable art in Delta fiber series
April 28, 2025
A series of in-person workshops in Delta Junction will show participants how to take raw wool and clean, dye and create finished felted products they can wear home or sell.
Susan Harry keeps a close eye on pollen in Interior Alaska
April 25, 2025
For the past 25 years, Susan Harry has been peering into a microscope every spring to count and classify minuscule grains of pollen. It's a task that can take from a few minutes up to an hour and a half at the height of pollen season, in May and early June.
Alaska native plants, insects featured in webinar series
April 24, 2025
A series of webinars highlighting Alaska's diverse native plants and their uses is scheduled for May, which is Alaska Native Plant Month. The series, available statewide, is a collaboration between ÐÔÓûÉç Cooperative Extension Service and the Alaska Native Plant Society.
Bear awareness and bear spray workshop offered in Delta Junction
April 21, 2025
Delta Junction residents can learn how to react during a bear encounter and practice using inert bear spray in a one-day workshop offered by ÐÔÓûÉç Cooperative Extension Service and Delta Career Advancement Center.
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Certified food protection manager classes scheduled
April 18, 2025
ÐÔÓûÉç Cooperative Extension Service will offer three certified food protection manager classes in May and June. The course will cover the material required to pass the National Restaurant Association's ServSafe Manager exam for Alaska.