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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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office in Sitka.
Week highlights work against invasive species in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ
June 10, 2026
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Gov. Mike Dunleavy has designated the week of June 14-20, 2026, as ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Invasive Species Awareness Week, which highlights the work of groups such as the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Invasive Species Partnership to manage invasive species in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
Palmer workshop to teach educators about soil science
June 02, 2026
The Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center will host a day-long soil science workshop on Monday, June 8. The workshop, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., is geared toward formal and informal adult educators, homeschool parents, librarians, gardeners, backyard farmers and others who are interested in soil health.
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The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension is home to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's land-grant mission including the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Agriculture and Forestry Station as well as Cooperative Extension. The Morrill Act of 1862 established land-grant colleges and the federal Hatch Act of 1887 authorized agricultural experiment stations in the U.S. and its territories to provide science-based research information to farmers. There are agricultural experiment stations in each of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and all but one are part of the land-grant college system. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's Extension is part of the largest informal education system in the world, connecting Extension programs at land-grant colleges and universities in every U.S. territory and state. Today, the is the USDA division that manages federal funding of the nation’s experiment stations and the extension service.