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Public TV's joegardener to speak at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ gardening conference
April 24, 2026
The 2026 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Master Gardener Conference, hosted by the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Cooperative Extension Service in Juneau, will feature ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ experts on such topics as peonies, figs, native plants and poppies. Internationally renowned gardening expert Joe Lamp'l, the Joe behind joegardener, is the keynote speaker.
Webinars highlight ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native Plant Month
April 22, 2026
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native Plant Society, is hosting a series of free webinars to highlight native plants and animals and the challenges they face. All webinars will be from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesdays during May, which is ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native Plant Month.
Lumber grading training scheduled for Anchorage
April 14, 2026
The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, is designed to allow small and medium-scale sawmill operators to produce dimension lumber for home construction in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
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.
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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ lumber grading certificate. Matt Labrenz, forest products specialist with the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop April 22-23.
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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's food system, providing ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns 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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ State Fairgrounds and Rebarchek Farm, 2075 Glenn Highway, Palmer.
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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service professor, and Southeast ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ foraging expert and author Corinne Conlon will lead the workshop, from 1-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.
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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and are available statewide. Each day, the class will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Webinar focuses on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ'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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Sea Grant will review how ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's mariculture industry strengthens coastal economies and food security. The webinar is hosted by the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Cooperative Extension Service.
Food safety, preservation workshops planned for Kenai Peninsula
March 26, 2026
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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.