The Mat-Su Copper River Cooperative Extension Service district office is located in Palmer, 42 miles northeast of Anchorage. The district is the size of West Virginia, covering a region stretching from Valdez in the south to Cantwell to the north.
It is the fastest-growing region in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, with a population of about 116,000 with a diverse economy. It is considered ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s agricultural heartland and world-famous for the giant vegetables grown there, as well as potatoes, oats, hay, greenhouse produce and sod. The offices are located on the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, a working research farm.
The district offers outreach programs in agriculture and horticulture; health, home and family development; integrated pest management; nutrition; and 4-H and youth development.
Upcoming events
Events
Aug 06
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Thursday, August 6, 2026, 11:30am – 1:30pm
The Anchorage Outreach Center will be at the Anchorage Museum&/ces/districts/matsu/39;s Lunch on the Lawn every Thursday in August. We will be testing canner gauges for free. You only have to bring the gauge or the lid with the gauge (if you have an All-American pressure canner, we ask that you remove the gauge from the lid to ensure the most accurate reading).
The Anchorage Museum brings you live music and food trucks every Tuesday and Thursday. Lunch on the Lawn, is their weekly live music series, features local and national acts performing live on the museum lawn.
Other activities include educational programming, community conversations and family-friendly games. Weekly activities vary. Free to attend.
Note: music and activities will move indoors if it rains, where museum admission applies.
Music Schedule
8/04 Joe Schumacher&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/06 Ginger & Ale&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/11 Fiona Rose &/ces/districts/matsu/160; &/ces/districts/matsu/160;&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/13 Santoro&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/18 Uncle Jim&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/20 Big Tim & Tall Order&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/25 TBD
8/27 TBD
Funded by EasyPark&/ces/districts/matsu/8217;s Park It Forward: Downtown Grant Program.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar
Aug 13
Contact organizer
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 11:30am – 1:30pm
The Anchorage Outreach Center will be at the Anchorage Museum&/ces/districts/matsu/39;s Lunch on the Lawn every Thursday in August. We will be testing canner gauges for free. You only have to bring the gauge or the lid with the gauge (if you have an All-American pressure canner, we ask that you remove the gauge from the lid to ensure the most accurate reading).
The Anchorage Museum brings you live music and food trucks every Tuesday and Thursday. Lunch on the Lawn, is their weekly live music series, features local and national acts performing live on the museum lawn.
Other activities include educational programming, community conversations and family-friendly games. Weekly activities vary. Free to attend.
Note: music and activities will move indoors if it rains, where museum admission applies.
Music Schedule
8/04 Joe Schumacher&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/06 Ginger & Ale&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/11 Fiona Rose &/ces/districts/matsu/160; &/ces/districts/matsu/160;&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/13 Santoro&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/18 Uncle Jim&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/20 Big Tim & Tall Order&/ces/districts/matsu/160;
8/25 TBD
8/27 TBD
Funded by EasyPark&/ces/districts/matsu/8217;s Park It Forward: Downtown Grant Program.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar
Aug 13
Matanuska Experiment Farm & Extension Center Kerttula Hall 206
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 12 – 1pm
Upcoming farm tour! Join Farm Manager Aimee Young for a FREE walking tour of the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center on Thursday, Aug. 13, at noon. This one-hour outdoor tour will highlight current and upcoming research at the farm. If you&/ces/districts/matsu/39;ve ever been curious about the Matanuska Experiment Farm, come out and learn all about it!
Dress for the weather and be prepared for uneven and muddy terrain.
Location: Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer. Meet in the lobby of Kerttula Hall.
For more information, contact the farm&/ces/districts/matsu/39;s front desk at 907-745-3360
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. 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&/ces/districts/matsu/39;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar
Events
Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 907-745-3360
Fax: 907-745-6268
Email: matsu.ces@alaska.edu
We are located at 1509 S. Georgeson Dr. in Palmer at the Matanuska Experiment Farm. Find us with !