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
Apr 23
UAF online/virtual event
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 9am – 5pm
This three-day course is for ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns preparing for the certified pesticide exam with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Department of Environmental Conservation. The training will be offered over Zoom and includes all necessary study materials for the categories of your choice. Category descriptions can be found on the DEC Pesticide Control Program website: &/ces/districts/kodiak/160;
Two sessions are scheduled in 2026: Jan. 27-29; April 21-23. For information on course content, contact Phil Kaspari, pnkaspari@alaska.edu or 907-895-4215. Register at .&/ces/districts/kodiak/160;
To pick up training materials at a local Cooperative Extension office: $75. To have training materials mailed to you: $100.&/ces/districts/kodiak/160;
REGISTRATION CLOSES 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 for the January class; 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 for the April class. The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants prior to the training date.
Participants are encouraged to become familiar with the materials and math needed prior to the training. Visit &/ces/districts/kodiak/160;for more information and PSEP math links. Post-training exams need to be scheduled separately with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Department of Environmental Conservation office.
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, Tribes CES calendar
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Apr 29
UAF online/virtual event, Contact organizer
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 12 – 1pm
This winter&/ces/districts/kodiak/8217;s record-cold temperatures in Interior ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ have highlighted the value of firewood as an efficient and cost-saving heat source. However, many who live here know the significant time and effort it takes for trees in the forest to become usable and dry firewood. This free presentation will explain how you can apply the practical results of a firewood drying study conducted by ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ forestry researchers Dr. Jessie Young-Robertson and Matt Robertson. Learn how to implement efficient strategies for harvesting and drying firewood to reduce firewood drying times by up to 6 months.
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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. 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
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
May 06
UAF online/virtual event
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12 – 1pm
Celebrate ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Plant Month with a free webinar series dedicated to native plants and how they relate to and affect the environment and humans. Where: Zoom. or visit .
May 6 - Hummingbirds and Native Plants with Todd Eskelin (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service): The key to saving rufous hummingbirds, an important pollinator species, may lie with native plants. We will talk about the decline of rufous hummingbirds. The discussion will focus on which native plants are needed and how we might encourage range expansion. Bring your thinking caps.
May 13 - Our Plant Neighbors with Lisa Strecker (UAF Ethnobotany Program), Jessica Newton (Kenaitze Tribe): Some plants tend to grow well in places modified by humans. And, over time, people have developed relationships with their common plant neighbors. Our panel will introduce common ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ plant neighbors and how we can interact with them for our holistic well-being through the lens of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native plant traditions and ethnobotany.
May 20 - Pollinator Planting Guides with Maddie Dong (Pollinator Partnership): Pollinator Partnership recently released two new ecoregional planting guides covering ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, divided into Temperate Continental and Temperate Coastal regions. In this talk, Maddie Dong will share how these guides were developed in collaboration with ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥-based plant and pollinator experts, and how they provide targeted native plant recommendations that support pollinators throughout the growing season.
May 27 - The Bad Seed: Unwanted Varieties in Wildflower Seed Mixes with Gino Graziano (Cooperative Extension Service): Wildflower seed mixes are sought after to add beauty to landscapes and provide habitat for a variety of pollinating insects. Some of the plants in wildflower seed mixes can be weedy, spreading beyond where they were planted, and in some instances become invasive. We will review wildflower species that have become invasive, and weedy species to look out for when you purchase a wildflower mix.
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. 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
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
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Email: kodiak.ces@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-486-1503
, room 222
Kodiak, AK 99615