The Bering Strait Region Cooperative Extension serves the residents of Nome and 15 Alaska Native villages in the surrounding 36,000 square miles in western Alaska. The majority of the region's population is Inuit (Yupik, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, and Inupiaq) and resides in villages across the Seward Peninsula. Villages are entirely off the road system requiring commercial airline or private charter for the majority of travel, even between villages.
Cooperative Extension rents office space from UAF Northwest ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in Nome. Outreach includes reindeer husbandry education, animal health and disease, summer camps for youth and adults in natural resources, and workshops in food preservation and traditional Native crafts (introduction to tanning skins into leather, leather stitching, and carving with antler, hoofs and bones).
Upcoming events
Events
Sep 02
UAF online/virtual event
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 12 – 1pm
Aging changes how people&/ces/districts/nome/39;s bodies process food, build muscle, regulate blood sugar and absorb nutrients. Yet most nutrition advice stays general.
This free Zoom class is hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service in Southeast Alaska. It explores the key biological changes that affect health over time and why many people hit a plateau despite &/ces/districts/nome/8220;doing everything right.&/ces/districts/nome/8221;
Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of why personalized nutrition is often necessary to support long-term energy, resilience and well-being.
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For more information, contact Jasmine Shaw at&/ces/districts/nome/160;jdshaw2@alaska.edu or 907-747-9440.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at&/ces/districts/nome/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu&/ces/districts/nome/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/nome/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/nome/39;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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Sep 04
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Thursday, September 3, 2026, 4 – 6pm
Bring your canner pressure gauge and the lid to the Northwest ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Science Lab in Nome any time between 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3. Your gauge will be tested while you wait and a print out of the results will be handed to you.
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Sep 04
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Thursday, September 3, 2026, 6 – 8pm
Stop by the Northwest ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Science Lab in Nome between 6-8 p.m. to watch fish skin tanning demonstrations consisting of removing skins and scales from fish, extracting tannins from local shrubs and dyeing/softening/ waterproofing skins.
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Events
To make an appointment, contact Jacqueline Hrabok.
Email: jhrabok@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-443-8412
Email preferred.
We are located at in the main building. Our physical address is
Nome District Office
@UAF Northwest ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
P.O. Box 400
Nome, AK 99762-0400