Alaska 4-H kicks off new program year with a special day
October 01, 2024
Youths and volunteers across Alaska are enrolling in 4-H as the program year begins this October. They're also celebrating the inaugural Alaska State 4-H Day on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and National 4-H Week, Oct. 7-12.
Learn the science behind Alaska's spooky plants, bats, insects
September 26, 2024
Carnivorous plants, bats, spiders and zombie insects are the subjects of a series of free spooky science webinars hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in October.
25th annual Alaska Invasive Species Workshop set for November
September 25, 2024
The Alaska Invasive Species Workshop, a collaboration of the Alaska Invasive Species Partnership and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will hold its 25th annual workshop in Fairbanks in November.
Mycelium-based biodegradable insulation topic of webinar
September 18, 2024
A University of Alaska Anchorage professor has developed a way to use cellulose-mycelium foams to replace plastics, which make up nearly half of marine debris. Philippe Amstislavski will present a free webinar, "Turning Off the Tap on Plastic Pollution with Mycelium Materials," at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The webinar is hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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October 04, 2024
— Theresa Isaac Another fantastic year of community potato harvest has been completed! On Monday, Sept. 30, Amy Foote, senior area executive chef at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Alaska Native Medical Center, along with several colleagues, harvested over 175 pounds of Tlingit and Haida potatoes that were grown in the MEFEC Community Garden …
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September 15, 2024
By Heidi Rader One of the things I’ve long been curious about is how much food Alaskans grow, hunt, fish and gather and why they do it. This fall, I interviewed Jeff Yacevich, 38, who along with his wife, Laura Guiterrez, 40, is committed to getting much of his food from the land. They live …
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September 08, 2024
By Reina Hasting As I see the leaves turning yellow, I know change is coming. Change in the amount of light we get, change in what local produce we can access, change in our travel time, change in the clothes we wear — I can go on and on. One thing we can count on …
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September 06, 2024
By Julie Stricker In late August, another step was taken in the long process of weeding out popular but invasive chokecherry trees on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus. Seven chokecherry trees (Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana) were removed from Georgeson Botanical Garden and the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, including a tree planted in …