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  • Bright yellow sunflowers in a field

    Learn the step-by-step process of saving garden seeds

    August 06, 2025

    Join Kristin Haney, director of Growing Ester's Biodiversity Seed Library, for a free statewide Zoom webinar on saving seeds from your garden.

  • Green and yellow lettuce, orange nasturtiums and squash grow in a high tunnel with wooden supports

    Petersburg youths can learn to cook garden-fresh dishes

    August 06, 2025

    Middle and high school students are invited to a free Cooking (in) the Garden series at the Petersburg School and Community Garden. Students will make various savory and sweet recipes using items harvested directly from the garden and greenhouse.

  • A woman shows an sample of an insect in a tube next to a microscope.

    NextGen students to give overview of summer internships

    August 05, 2025

    This summer, 14 ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ students participated in the NextGen Internship Program, which is designed to introduce students to food and agricultural careers. Learn about their experiences during a free statewide webinar hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service on Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 4-6 p.m.

  • A string of shiny black berries, black currants, on a bush

    Currants, once banned, are having a revival

    August 01, 2025

    Currants were banned in the United States for 55 years, but are now an emerging berry crop around the country, including Alaska. Join Lily Hislop, the currant and elderberry breeder for the Savanna Institute, in a free webinar as she explains why currants were banned, how that ban was lifted and the berries' future.

  • An apple, strawberries and rhubarb are laid out on a counter with canning jars and canning equipment

    Webinar covers the basic methods of food preservation

    July 28, 2025

    Get the most out of the food you have grown, harvested or bought during a free one-hour overview of food preservation methods. Attendees will learn how to extend the life of their food using a variety of preservation methods, including refrigeration, root cellars, pickling, fermenting, making jams and jellies, dehydrating, boiling water canning and pressure canning.

  • Orange mushrooms are grouped at the base of a birch tree.

    Learn about mushrooms with an expert on Anchorage walk

    July 23, 2025

    Take a walk with mycologist Christin Swearingen to learn about mushrooms in Southcentral Alaska. In this event, sponsored by the ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ Cooperative Extension Service, participants will collect, identify and learn about mushrooms.

  • Four people measure raw lumber and check it for imperfections

    Six communities to host Alaska Lumber Grading program trainings

    July 22, 2025

    Training sessions will be held in six Alaska communities for individuals who wish to earn certification from the Alaska Lumber Grading program. The free program aims to expand Alaskans' ability to use locally harvested lumber for homebuilding. The certificate allows individuals to self-grade dimension lumber, which can then be used to build house frames in compliance with residential building codes.

  • A mining bee gathers pollen from a willow

    Discover which plants Alaska pollinators prefer in webinar

    July 17, 2025

    While flowers like bird vetch and white sweetclover may be pretty, they are invasive and their spread can be harmful to pollinators, according to an entomologist with the ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ Cooperative Extension Service.

  • Colorful red, yellow and white flowers bloom in an Alaska garden

    Webinar to show how plants can reduce stress, improve well-being

    July 10, 2025

    Join Stacey Shriner, education director with the Alaska Botanical Garden, to learn more about therapeutic horticulture and how plants can help individuals meet their social, physical and mental health goals. The free, statewide webinar is hosted by the ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ Cooperative Extension Service.

  • A bunch of wild blueberries on a bush are highlighted by the sun with a spray of grass in the background.

    Learn about the health benefits of Alaska berries

    June 25, 2025

    Registered dietitian and ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ Cooperative Extension Service agent Leslie Shallcross will discuss the potential health benefits of eating Alaska's berries in a free statewide webinar.

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