Calling lost chickadees in far north poplars
August 29, 2025
"Chick chick whirrr, chick whirrr." Although it was a recorded birdsong that chattered through each of the poplar stands we entered, I still occasionally caught myself believing we were hearing the real thing -- the call of the gray-headed chickadee, last heard in Alaska in 2018.
Webinar to offer tips, advice for putting your garden to bed
August 29, 2025
Winter is approaching fast, and it's time for gardeners to start putting their gardens to bed. Join the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service in a free statewide webinar for some helpful tips for the end of the growing season and to get ready for the next one.
LARS to host community event Sept. 6
August 28, 2025
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Large Animal Research Station will close out the summer tour season with a Locals Day event on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Researcher to discuss sea otter impact on mariculture
August 26, 2025
Learn about sea otter activity and interactions with mariculture operations in a free statewide webinar hosted by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service. Emily Reynolds, an Alaska Sea Grant state fellow with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will share her insights on the foraging behavior, habitat use and potential impacts of sea otters in aquaculture and mariculture settings.
Learn the basics of raising chickens in hands-on workshops
August 23, 2025
Raising chickens doesn't require a lot of space, just the right information. Jim Vinyard, livestock nutritionist at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will hold three in-person workshops over the next month to discuss how to start and care for a healthy coop.
Calling lost chickadees in far north poplars
August 29, 2025
"Chick chick whirrr, chick whirrr." Although it was a recorded birdsong that chattered through each of the poplar stands we entered, I still occasionally caught myself believing we were hearing the real thing -- the call of the gray-headed chickadee, last heard in Alaska in 2018.
Webinar to offer tips, advice for putting your garden to bed
August 29, 2025
Winter is approaching fast, and it's time for gardeners to start putting their gardens to bed. Join the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service in a free statewide webinar for some helpful tips for the end of the growing season and to get ready for the next one.
LARS to host community event Sept. 6
August 28, 2025
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Large Animal Research Station will close out the summer tour season with a Locals Day event on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Researcher to discuss sea otter impact on mariculture
August 26, 2025
Learn about sea otter activity and interactions with mariculture operations in a free statewide webinar hosted by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service. Emily Reynolds, an Alaska Sea Grant state fellow with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will share her insights on the foraging behavior, habitat use and potential impacts of sea otters in aquaculture and mariculture settings.
UAF Cooperative Extension to host workshops, test gauges in Bethel
August 26, 2025
Jasmine Shaw, a program assistant for the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service, will be in Bethel on Sept. 2-3 to lead free food preservation workshops and test pressure canning gauges. She will also answer questions and offer free publications.
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Congressional funding cuts result in major KUAC programming changes
August 25, 2025
KUAC TV/FM will reduce service and make significant programming changes as a result of the loss of $1.2 million in federal funding, or more than one-third of the station's overall annual budget. The changes will take effect on Sept. 8, 2025.
Learn the basics of raising chickens in hands-on workshops
August 22, 2025
Raising chickens doesn't require a lot of space, just the right information. Jim Vinyard, livestock nutritionist at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will hold three in-person workshops over the next month to discuss how to start and care for a healthy coop.
Botanical garden collection showcases global diversity of currants
August 22, 2025
The Georgeson Botanical Garden in Fairbanks is home to a collection of over 80 varieties of currants. For the past three years, the garden has celebrated these fruits with the annual Far North Currant Festival, which returns Saturday, Aug. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m.
August 21, 2025
The recent landslide-generated tsunami in Tracy Inlet of Southeast Alaska recalls the granddaddy of them all: the giant wave that scarred Lituya Bay in 1958.
UAF organizes forum to boost community-military ties
August 21, 2025
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Geophysical Institute has organized this year's Alaska Defense Forum, which focuses on developing or improving partnerships between the Defense Department and communities that host military units. The event will be held Aug. 25-27 at the 8 Star Event Center, 1485 30th Ave. in Fairbanks
2022 Pacific volcano eruption made a deep dive into Alaska
August 20, 2025
Atmospheric waves from a massive 2022 South Pacific volcanic eruption created seismic waves that penetrated Earth to at least 5 kilometers in Alaska, creating an opportunity to employ an unusual method of peering into the state's deep subsurface.
Meyer, Siekmann, Walklin named 2025 Usibelli Award winners
August 18, 2025
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has announced the recipients of the 2025 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research and Service Awards.
If a mountain fell in the wilderness...
August 14, 2025
Camped on an island in Southeast Alaska a few mornings ago, Sasha Calvey heard a commotion outside her tent.
State of the climate continues to track global change
August 14, 2025
The American Meteorological Society released its annual State of the Climate report this week, providing a comprehensive overview of global conditions in 2024. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists contributed data and analysis for the Arctic and Alaska regions, as they have for years.
Fairbanks farmer, author to discuss storing vegetables through the winter
August 13, 2025
Join Fairbanks farmer and author Sam Knapp as he breaks down the process of selecting, harvesting, processing and storing vegetables in a free statewide webinar hosted by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service.
Wagaman named director of UAF Cooperative Extension Service
August 13, 2025
Jennifer Wagaman has been named director of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service, part of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension.
Tsunami-causing slide was largest in decade, earthquake center finds
August 12, 2025
Sunday's massive tsunami-causing landslide in Southeast Alaska likely sent more than 100 million cubic meters of debris into an icy fjord and onto a prominent glacier in one of the largest slides in at least 10 years, according to analysis by the Alaska Earthquake Center.
