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Slugs slither into Fairbanks gardens
September 17, 2025
This summer, the real enemy in many Fairbanks gardens wasn't drought or moose — it was slugs. "I get more calls about slugs every year," said Gooseberry Peter, agriculture and integrated pest management program assistant with the ҹɫ¸£Àû Cooperative Extension Service. Most people calling have never had slugs before, making these slimy critters a major topic of conversation for Fairbanks gardeners this season.
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UAF Alumni Association seeks nominations for 2026 awards
September 17, 2025
The ҹɫ¸£Àû, in partnership with the nonprofit UAF Alumni Association, is accepting nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus Award and William R. Cashen Service Award.
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Research highlights rapid permafrost thaw at Point Lay, Alaska
September 16, 2025
A team of scientists working with local residents has detailed the rapidly accelerating "catastrophic" permafrost thawing and infrastructure damage at the northern Alaska coastal community of Point Lay.
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Beginning strength building class for older adults offered in Fairbanks
September 15, 2025
The ҹɫ¸£Àû Cooperative Extension Service is offering a beginning strength training class in Fairbanks for midlife and older adults. The StrongPeople Strong Bodies class helps increase muscle strength and bone density, improve balance and prevent falls.
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Starvation Gulch bonfires, events scheduled Saturday
September 12, 2025
The ҹɫ¸£Àû will wrap up its Starvation Gulch activities on Saturday, Sept. 13 with bonfires and several other events on campus. The events will result in increased traffic and noise in the area.
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UAF webinar examines climate change impacts on salmon
September 12, 2025
A warming climate is both harming and helping salmon in northern regions, according to a ҹɫ¸£Àû fisheries researcher. Peter Westley, principal investigator of the Salmonid Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Lab, will discuss the variable role of warming on Alaska’s salmon in a free statewide webinar hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service.
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Youths can learn barbecue basics at 4-H Grill Master Camp
September 12, 2025
Youths from fourth to 12th grade can learn about fire safety, food safety, starting a charcoal grill, seasoning meats and grilling different meats at the 4-H Grill Master Camp. Youths do not need to be members of 4-H to attend.
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From the Bronx to Barrow to Ghana
September 11, 2025
It's a long way from the Bronx to Barrow. It's even farther from Fairbanks to Ghana. Lewis Shapiro covered a lot of ground during his 90 years.
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Alaska climate report: August, a time of meteorological change
September 10, 2025
The Alaska Climate Research Center, a part of the ҹɫ¸£Àû Geophysical Institute, released its statewide August climate summary earlier this month.
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Researchers reject geo-engineering as a climate-warming response
September 09, 2025
Proposals to reduce climate warming in the polar regions through geo-engineering rather than carbon emission cutbacks would be dangerous and ineffective, according to an international team of scientists that includes two from the ҹɫ¸£Àû.
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Transform your garden with the power of composting
September 05, 2025
In a hands-on workshop led by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative, learn how to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich, nutrient-packed soil that will help your garden thrive. Garden manager Mallory Smith will teach the essentials of composting -- from the basics of balancing green and brown materials to creating and mixing the perfect compost pile.
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The long fade of Alaska's largest glacier
September 05, 2025
While paddling a glacial lake complete with icebergs and milky blue water, I dipped my left hand, then tasted my fingers. Salty.
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September museum programs focus on fish
September 02, 2025
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on fish during family programs in September.
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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.
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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 ҹɫ¸£Àû 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.
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