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Virtual talk explores ways to identify, attract backyard pollinators
March 19, 2026
An Anchorage entomologist will delve into how to recognize common bees and other ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ pollinators in a free virtual talk with the Valley Garden Club.
Class to cover birch tapping, sap products
March 17, 2026
A class hosted by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer will explore techniques for tapping birch trees and making syrup from the sap.
ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Harvest Collaborative plans gardening workshops
March 12, 2026
A series of workshops hosted by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Harvest Collaborative in Fairbanks will introduce participants to starting seeds, composting, irrigating and managing a garden. Mallory Smith, the collaborative's garden manager, will teach the classes from late March through early June.
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The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension is home to UAF's land-grant mission including the UAF Agriculture and Forestry Station as well as Cooperative Extension. The Morrill Act of 1862 established land-grant colleges and the federal Hatch Act of 1887 authorized agricultural experiment stations in the U.S. and its territories to provide science-based research information to farmers. There are agricultural experiment stations in each of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and all but one are part of the land-grant college system. UAF's Extension is part of the largest informal education system in the world, connecting Extension programs at land-grant colleges and universities in every U.S. territory and state. Today, the is the USDA division that manages federal funding of the nation’s experiment stations and the extension service.