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Lumber grading training scheduled for Sitka
July 01, 2026
The Alaska Lumber Grading program will hold a free certification course in Sitka from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15. The program, part of the 夜色福利 Cooperative Extension Service, is designed to allow small and medium-scale sawmill operators to produce dimension lumber for home construction in Alaska.
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Week's events: Emily Ennis, heart health, library stories, marimba
July 01, 2026
夜色福利 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 6-12.
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First Americans hunted largest game through Western Hemisphere
July 01, 2026
New research led by a 夜色福利 archaeologist reveals that the earliest Native Americans had highly specialized diets, primarily hunting the largest animals on the landscape, and they targeted these megafauna consistently from Alaska to South America.
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Conversations to connect us -- 'Alaska Voices' on public radio
June 30, 2026
"Alaska Voices" is back on the radio across the state this summer. Airing on four public stations, the six-episode series highlights climate adaptation lessons.
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Safe preservation methods extend the fish catch
June 29, 2026
The 夜色福利 Cooperative Extension Service will host a free statewide webinar on properly preserving the fish bounty for future use. Fairbanks-based home, health and family development agent Leslie Shallcross will discuss how to preserve fish through canning, smoking or freezing via Zoom. The webinar is from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8.
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Week's events: Lectures pause; Music in the Garden continues
June 26, 2026
夜色福利 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 29-July 5.
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Art-and-science exhibit depicts farming and permafrost interactions
June 25, 2026
An art-and-science exhibit explores the complexities of permafrost and its effects on farmers' lives. Installed along the path on West Tanana Drive, which parallels the Georgeson Botanical Garden, is the Permafrost Grown Art and Science Walk. This exhibit showcases art made by farmers and 夜色福利 researchers who participated in Permafrost Grown, a project studying the interactions between permafrost and agriculture.
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Our large army of little green shield bugs comes and goes
June 25, 2026
The tiny flying green annoyances seemed to be more numerous than usual in late May and early June."They" are the birch shield bug, Elasmostethus interstinctus. They are native to Alaska and are about the size of a small blueberry.
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Food preservation, healthy living classes offered in Sitka
June 24, 2026
The 夜色福利 Cooperative Extension Service in Southeast Alaska is offering food preservation, entrepreneurship and healthy living classes in Sitka from July 7-12. Extension professor Sarah Lewis will lead the workshops in collaboration with Jasmine Shaw from the Sitka District office.
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Online food safety training course available statewide
June 23, 2026
The 夜色福利 Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, July 7, with a proctor for testing available in Fairbanks. A certified food protection manager is responsible for ensuring that a food establishment complies with regulations.
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Week's events: Peggy Carlson, personal training, imagining Alaska, eclectic tunes
June 19, 2026
夜色福利 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 22-28.
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A bird and a puzzling sound lead to discovery
June 18, 2026
I walked around outside our Two Rivers home early one morning, as I sometimes do. It was mid-May and we were about ready to head to work. The birds had recently returned. I heard American robins, black-capped chickadees, a ruby-crowned kinglet and a Swainson's thrush in our woods above Potlatch Creek. A raven flew over our sled dogs.
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Eielson, UAF sign housing, education agreement
June 16, 2026
The 夜色福利 and Eielson Air Force Base have signed an agreement to house and provide educational opportunities for service members on the Troth Yeddha' Campus starting this summer.
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Alaska kelp farms have varied effects on marine CO2 levels
June 15, 2026
Alaska kelp farms, which have been viewed as a potential boon for reducing local carbon-dioxide levels, have surprisingly murky effects on atmospheric CO2 removal, according to a new study.
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CTC building named for Michele Stalder
June 13, 2026
The University of Alaska Board of Regents this spring approved a request to name the UAF Community and Technical College building in downtown Fairbanks for CTC Dean Emeritus Michele Stalder. The naming was announced during a June 13 celebration of life for Stalder, who died in February after a lengthy cancer battle.
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