The Bering Strait Region Cooperative Extension serves the residents of Nome and 15 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native villages in the surrounding 36,000 square miles in western ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. The majority of the region's population is Inuit (Yupik, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, and Inupiaq) and resides in villages across the Seward Peninsula. Villages are entirely off the road system requiring commercial airline or private charter for the majority of travel, even between villages.
Cooperative Extension rents office space from ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Northwest Campus in Nome. Outreach
includes reindeer husbandry education, animal health and disease, summer camps for
youth and adults in natural resources, and workshops in food preservation and traditional
Native crafts (introduction to tanning skins into leather, leather stitching, and
carving with antler, hoofs and bones).
Intro to Industrial Sewing 1
Wednesday, March 11, 6-9 p.m., ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Northwest Campus, 400 East Front St., Seppälä Building sewing studio in Nome
Join this three-hour workshop offered by the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service Nome District Office. Learn hands-on about the JUKI 1541 industrial sewing machine. Register by 5 p.m. Monday, March 9 at . Cost $30.
Intro to Industrial Sewing 2
Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Northwest Campus, 400 East Front St., Seppälä Building sewing studio in Nome
A refresher on the skills learned in Level 1, such as sewing machine safety, maintenance, threading the machine, spooling a bobbin, stitch width and how to adjust the servo motor speed. During level 2, students will independently set up their machine, trace and cut leather using a given pattern of a luggage tag or mini wallet, and sew the project to completion.
Register by 5 p.m. on March 10 using . Cost is $30.
Upcoming events
Events
Mar 17
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ online/virtual event, Contact organizer
Monday, March 16, 2026, 5:30 – 7pm
Get ready for the coming harvest seasons by clearing last year&/ces/districts/nome/39;s fish and meat out of your freezer. In this Zoom class, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Extension Professor Sarah Lewis will teach participants how to safely and efficiently process meat and fish in jars, using a pressure canner, for your pantry shelves. The cost is $12.&/ces/districts/nome/160;
For more information and to register, visit . The Zoom link will be emailed upon successful registration.&/ces/districts/nome/160;
Contact Sarah Lewis at 907-455-2010 or email sarah.lewis@alaska.edu.
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/nome/8217;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Tribes CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
Mar 18
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ online/virtual event, Matanuska Experiment Farm & Extension Center Kerttula Hall 206
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 12 – 1pm
Raising chickens in the backyard is a fun hobby and a great way to improve your food security in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. This class will teach you everything you need to get started with your own flock. We&/ces/districts/nome/39;ll cover breed selection, egg incubation, nutrition, coop design, disease management, and cold-weather tips.
This free class will be held in person at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer, as well as via Zoom. Please use this or visit for either option.
For more information, contact the Matanuska Experiment Farm 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/nome/39;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar, Tribes CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
Mar 18
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ online/virtual event, Contact organizer
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 12 – 1pm
Northern pike are native to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ north and west of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Range, but were illegally introduced to Southcentral in the 1950s and have spread to over 150 waterbodies. As apex predators, pike have greatly altered many aquatic ecosystems. Parker Bradley, a biologist with the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Department of Fish and Game, will go over background regarding invasive northern pike and highlight staggering statistics on the impact they have had so far in the Mat-Su Valley. He will also discuss some Fish & Game suppression and eradication projects, and research into how pike move through Cook Inlet.
Where: Zoom. Register using or visit .
Cost: Free
For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu
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/nome/39;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar, Tribes CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
Events
To make an appointment, contact Jacqueline Hrabok.
Email: jhrabok@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-443-8412
Email preferred.
We are located at in the main building. Our physical address is
Nome District Office
@ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Northwest Campus
P.O. Box 400
Nome, AK 99762-0400