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  • A person in a lumber grading training class measures a defect on a board propped up on sawhorses

    Lumber grading training scheduled for Anchorage

    April 14, 2026

    The Alaska 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 Â鶹ԭ´´ Cooperative Extension Service, is designed to allow small and medium-scale sawmill operators to produce dimension lumber for home construction in Alaska.

  • A moose browses on plants in a snow-covered yard in a city neighborhood

    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.

  • Participants in a lumber grading workshop check dimensional lumber for warp and other defects

    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 Alaska lumber grading certificate. Matt Labrenz, forest products specialist with the Â鶹ԭ´´ Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop April 22-23.

  • A smiling woman, Jodie Anderson, stands outside under blue skies in front of a snow-covered mountain range.

    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 Alaska's food system, providing Alaskans 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 Alaska State Fairgrounds and Rebarchek Farm, 2075 Glenn Highway, Palmer.

  • young fiddlehead ferns are arranged on a plate

    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 Â鶹ԭ´´ Cooperative Extension Service professor, and Southeast Alaska foraging expert and author Corinne Conlon will lead the workshop, from 1-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.

  • A woman wearing safety gear sprays herbicide on roadside weeds with snow-covered mountains in the background

    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 Â鶹ԭ´´ Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and are available statewide. Each day, the class will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • A person holds up a sheet of nearly transparent, tea-colored seaweed.

    Webinar focuses on Alaska's growing mariculture industry

    March 27, 2026

    In a free online presentation at noon on Wednesday, April 15, Melissa "Missy" Good with the Â鶹ԭ´´ Alaska Sea Grant will review how Alaska's mariculture industry strengthens coastal economies and food security. The webinar is hosted by the Â鶹ԭ´´F Cooperative Extension Service.

  • Jars of home-pickled carrots, zucchini, green beans and cauliflower are lined up on a kitchen counter.

    Food safety, preservation workshops planned for Kenai Peninsula

    March 26, 2026

    The Â鶹ԭ´´ 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.

  • A bumblebee burrows into a large, white flower

    Virtual talk explores ways to identify, attract backyard pollinators

    March 19, 2026

    An Anchorage entomologist will delve into how to recognize common bees and other Alaska pollinators in a free virtual talk with the Valley Garden Club.

  • A person lifts the lid of a plastic five-gallon bucket attached to a birch tree to show a spile with birch sap dripping from it. The ground is covered with snow.

    Class to cover birch tapping, sap products

    March 17, 2026

    A class hosted by the Â鶹ԭ´´ Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer will explore techniques for tapping birch trees and making syrup from the sap.

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