The Mat-Su Copper River Cooperative Extension Service district office is located in Palmer, 42 miles northeast of Anchorage. The district is the size of West Virginia, covering a region stretching from Valdez in the south to Cantwell to the north.
It is the fastest-growing region in Alaska, with a population of about 116,000 with a diverse economy. It is considered Alaska’s agricultural heartland and world-famous for the giant vegetables grown there, as well as potatoes, oats, hay, greenhouse produce and sod. The offices are located on the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, a working research farm.
The district offers outreach programs in agriculture and horticulture; health, home and family development; integrated pest management; nutrition; and 4-H and youth development.
Upcoming events
Events
Oct 27
Contact organizer
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 8am – 5pm
The Alaska Invasive Species Partnership and the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service organizes an invasive species workshop held annually in the late fall.
The 2026 Invasive Species Workshop theme is The power of proactive conservation: Eyes on the horizon, solutions on the ground.
Location: Centennial Hall and Convention Center, Juneau, Alaska.
Registration: , cost $60.&/ces/districts/matsu/160;, cost is $180.
For more information, contact Gino Graziano at gagraziano@alaska.edu or visit the .
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at&/ces/districts/matsu/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu&/ces/districts/matsu/160;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&/ces/districts/matsu/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/matsu/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
Oct 28
Contact organizer
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 8am – 5pm
The Alaska Invasive Species Partnership and the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service organizes an invasive species workshop held annually in the late fall.
The 2026 Invasive Species Workshop theme is The power of proactive conservation: Eyes on the horizon, solutions on the ground.
Location: Centennial Hall and Convention Center, Juneau, Alaska.
Registration: , cost $60.&/ces/districts/matsu/160;, cost is $180.
For more information, contact Gino Graziano at gagraziano@alaska.edu or visit the .
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at&/ces/districts/matsu/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu&/ces/districts/matsu/160;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&/ces/districts/matsu/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/matsu/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
Oct 29
Contact organizer
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 8am – 5pm
The Alaska Invasive Species Partnership and the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service organizes an invasive species workshop held annually in the late fall.
The 2026 Invasive Species Workshop theme is The power of proactive conservation: Eyes on the horizon, solutions on the ground.
Location: Centennial Hall and Convention Center, Juneau, Alaska.
Registration: , cost $60.&/ces/districts/matsu/160;, cost is $180.
For more information, contact Gino Graziano at gagraziano@alaska.edu or visit the .
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at&/ces/districts/matsu/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu&/ces/districts/matsu/160;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&/ces/districts/matsu/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/matsu/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
Events
Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 907-745-3360
Fax: 907-745-6268
Email: matsu.ces@alaska.edu
We are located at 1509 S. Georgeson Dr. in Palmer at the Matanuska Experiment Farm. Find us with !