The Kodiak district encompasses an archipelago of numerous islands south of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s Kenai Peninsula with a total population of about 12,500. At 3,670 square miles, Kodiak Island is the second-largest island in the United States.
The largest town is Kodiak, population 5,500, with myriad ethnicities. Kodiak has a large ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Sugpiaq population as well as Asian, Filipino and Hispanic peoples. Other villages and port towns include Akhiok, Karluk, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ouzinki and Port Lions. Commercial fishing is the dominant industry and a large Coast Guard base is located south of the city of Kodiak.
Outreach includes home, health and family development; and 4-H and youth development.
Upcoming events
Events
Jul 28
Georgeson Botanical Garden Pavilion
Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 2 – 6pm
Field Days is an opportunity for the public to join UAF researchers for a day of learning at our experiment farms! Tour the fields and farms and learn through presentations, tours and discussions about varietal trials, small grains breeding, livestock nutrition, soil health and more!
Farmers, community leaders and the general public are invited to this free educational event at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, located on the UAF Troth Yeddha&/ces/districts/kodiak/39; Campus in Fairbanks. Each field day will include a schedule of talks presented by researchers. Please leave your dogs at home.
Learn more about the 2026 Field Days events
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at&/ces/districts/kodiak/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu&/ces/districts/kodiak/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/kodiak/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/kodiak/39;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana 4-H 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
Jul 30
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Thursday, July 30, 2026, 2 – 6pm
Field Days is an opportunity for the public to join UAF researchers for a day of learning at our experiment farms! Tour the fields and farms and learn through presentations, tours and discussions about varietal trials, small grains breeding, livestock nutrition, soil health and more!
Farmers, community leaders and the general public are invited to this free educational event at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer. Each field day will include a schedule of talks presented by researchers. Please leave your dogs at home.
Learn more about the 2026 Palmer Field Days events
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu 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 amnorris2@alaska.edu. This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/kodiak/39;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension calendar, Featured, Anchorage 4-H calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River 4-H 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
Aug 26
UAF online/virtual event
Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 12 – 1pm
Whether you have had a bountiful hunting season or found a great sale price at the grocery store, knowing how to best preserve your meat is a great skill to have. In this webinar, UAF Cooperative Extension Service Professor Sarah Lewis will teach participants how to properly preserve meat products so they are safe, shelf-stable, and delicious. She will cover how to prepare different types of meat for preservation using pressure canning, freezing, and drying.
Where: Zoom. Register using the or visit .&/ces/districts/kodiak/160; Cost: Free
For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu 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 amnorris2@alaska.edu.&/ces/districts/kodiak/160;This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/kodiak/8217;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
Email: kodiak.ces@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-486-1503
, room 222
Kodiak, AK 99615