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Food preservation, healthy living classes offered in Sitka
June 24, 2026
The University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Southeast 91Ô´´ is offering food preservation, entrepreneurship and healthy living classes in Sitka from July 7-12. Extension professor Sarah Lewis will lead the workshops in collaboration with Jasmine Shaw from the Sitka District office.
Online food safety training course available statewide
June 24, 2026
The University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, July 7, with a proctor for testing available in Fairbanks. A certified food protection manager is responsible for ensuring that a food establishment complies with regulations.
Sitka workshop features homemade gelato, tiramisu
June 10, 2026
A Sitka workshop will show participants how to make gelato and tiramisu, traditional Italian desserts. Paula Veshti will lead the workshop, which is sponsored by the University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office in Sitka.
Week highlights work against invasive species in 91Ô´´
June 10, 2026
91Ô´´ Gov. Mike Dunleavy has designated the week of June 14-20, 2026, as 91Ô´´ Invasive Species Awareness Week, which highlights the work of groups such as the 91Ô´´ Invasive Species Partnership to manage invasive species in 91Ô´´.
Five-day 4-H camp in Haines features outdoor activities, fair
May 29, 2026
A five-day residential 4-H camp in Southeast 91Ô´´ features outdoor activities and a day at the Southeast 91Ô´´ State Fair. The camp, which is open to youths 11-18 years old, will be held July 20-24 at the Echo Ranch facility in Haines across from Rainbow Glacier. Campers will stay in rustic cabins and have opportunities to swim, hike, zipline, kayak, forage, fish and learn outdoor skills such as building shelters and starting and cooking on campfires.
Food safety, preservation classes planned in Haines, Skagway
May 12, 2026
The University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will hold a series of food safety and preservation workshops in Haines and Skagway in May. Sarah Lewis, professor of Extension, will lead the workshops.
Webinar will discuss ways to control root maggots in gardens
May 08, 2026
Root maggots, the larvae of a small fly that feed on crops such as turnips, broccoli and cabbage, are a difficult pest for many home gardeners in 91Ô´´. University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks researchers at the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station have been researching the species, timing and damage these maggots cause. A free webinar will go over some of their findings and discuss options for controlling these pests.
Workshops to demonstrate design, operation of solar lumber drying kilns
May 07, 2026
Daylong workshops in Fairbanks and Palmer will give participants hands-on experience of the design and use of solar kilns to dry lumber. The workshops will be led by Brian Bond, professor and associate dean of Extension at Virginia Tech, in collaboration with the University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
Native plant identification walk set in Delta Junction
May 07, 2026
A free native plant identification walk is planned in Delta Junction in May for 91Ô´´ Native Plant Month. The walk, from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, is co-hosted by the University of 91Ô´´ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, Partners for Progress in Delta and the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District. Location details will be provided upon registration.
Camp planned for teen 4-H leaders in Sitka
May 05, 2026
Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H is holding a two-day training camp for teens interested in serving as youth leaders and counselors at one or more 4-H camps this summer.