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  • A person in a lumber grading training class measures a defect on a board propped up on sawhorses

    Lumber grading training scheduled for Anchorage

    April 14, 2026

    The 91Ô­´´ Lumber Grading program will hold a free certification course in Anchorage from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28. The program, part of the University of 91Ô­´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, is designed to allow small and medium-scale sawmill operators to produce dimension lumber for home construction in 91Ô­´´.

  • A moose browses on plants in a snow-covered yard in a city neighborhood

    Workshop to teach pruning techniques for woody plants

    April 09, 2026

    Pruning is an important skill for anyone living in a yard with woody plants such as ornamental trees and shrubs. An in-person workshop will teach participants how to enhance a plant's shape, reduce branch breakage and repair pruning done by moose. The workshop is from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, at the Anchorage Museum Seed Lab, 111 W. 6th Ave., Anchorage.

  • Participants in a lumber grading workshop check dimensional lumber for warp and other defects

    Lumber drying, grading training offered in Craig, Klawock

    April 06, 2026

    A free two-day workshop is planned in Craig and Klawock for participants to learn about milling and drying lumber, with an opportunity to earn an 91Ô­´´ lumber grading certificate. Matt Labrenz, forest products specialist with the University of 91Ô­´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop April 22-23.

  • A smiling woman, Jodie Anderson, stands outside under blue skies in front of a snow-covered mountain range.

    Palmer workshop focuses on food security through agriculture

    April 03, 2026

    A daylong workshop in Palmer will feature discussions and classes on how small-scale farming can strengthen 91Ô­´´'s food system, providing 91Ô­´´ns with the skills to start growing. The Food Security through Agriculture workshop is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the 91Ô­´´ State Fairgrounds and Rebarchek Farm, 2075 Glenn Highway, Palmer.

  • young fiddlehead ferns are arranged on a plate

    Postponed: Wild edibles focus of Juneau workshop

    April 02, 2026

    A workshop in Juneau will take participants on a walk through the woods to sustainably gather wild, edible plants and prepare them for a meal. Sarah Lewis, a University of 91Ô­´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service professor, and Southeast 91Ô­´´ foraging expert and author Corinne Conlon will lead the workshop, from 1-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.

  • A woman wearing safety gear sprays herbicide on roadside weeds with snow-covered mountains in the background

    Pesticide applicator training classes set for April

    April 01, 2026

    A three-day certified pesticide applicator training workshop is scheduled for April 21-23. The workshops are led by the University of 91Ô­´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and are available statewide. Each day, the class will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • A person holds up a sheet of nearly transparent, tea-colored seaweed.

    Webinar focuses on 91Ô­´´'s growing mariculture industry

    March 27, 2026

    In a free online presentation at noon on Wednesday, April 15, Melissa "Missy" Good with the University of 91Ô­´´ Fairbanks 91Ô­´´ Sea Grant will review how 91Ô­´´'s mariculture industry strengthens coastal economies and food security. The webinar is hosted by the 91Ô­´´ Cooperative Extension Service.

  • Jars of home-pickled carrots, zucchini, green beans and cauliflower are lined up on a kitchen counter.

    Food safety, preservation workshops planned for Kenai Peninsula

    March 26, 2026

    The University of 91Ô­´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is offering a series of food preservation and entrepreneurship workshops on the Kenai Peninsula in April. Professor Sarah Lewis will lead the classes in Homer, Kenai and Soldotna.

  • A bumblebee burrows into a large, white flower

    Virtual talk explores ways to identify, attract backyard pollinators

    March 19, 2026

    An Anchorage entomologist will delve into how to recognize common bees and other 91Ô­´´ pollinators in a free virtual talk with the Valley Garden Club.

  • A person lifts the lid of a plastic five-gallon bucket attached to a birch tree to show a spile with birch sap dripping from it. The ground is covered with snow.

    Class to cover birch tapping, sap products

    March 17, 2026

    A class hosted by the University of 91Ô­´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer will explore techniques for tapping birch trees and making syrup from the sap.

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