Welcome!
Centrally located on the Kenai Peninsula, this district arm of the Cooperative Extension Service serves communities large and small. We are the public service educational outreach for the University of Alaska Fairbanks, bringing research-based information to you.
- Home, Health and Family
Agent: Linda Tannehill, lktannehill@alaska.edu
- Agriculture and Horticulture
Agent: Lydia Clayton, lclayton2@alaska.edu
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- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Research IPM Technician: Janice Chumley, jichumley@alaska.edu
- 4-H and Youth Development
Agent: Jason Floyd, Jfloyd1@alaska.edu
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- Office Manager/Administrative Assistant
Vicki Heinz, vheinz@alaska.edu
Hours and Location
Find us at:
43961 K-Beach Rd, Suite A
Soldotna, AK 99669
(in the Doors & Windows Building below Fish & Game)
Phone: 907-262-5824
Fax: 907-262-3939
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Lunch time closure: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Spring Break - March 15, 2013
The Kenai Peninsula Extension Office will be closed Friday, March 15 for spring break.
Neighbor to Neighbor Classes Coming Soon!
The Neighbor to Neighbor class series begins in the spring. Some of the topics of these free one night classes have included: Butchering Poultry, Growing Tomatoes, Root Crops, Garden Pests, Raising Bees, Low Tunnel Gardening, Potato Varieties and Making Cloth Diapers.
A schedule of this year's classes will be posted soon. If you have developed a skill or have a particular knowledge that you would like to share with your neighbors, please contact the Kenai Peninsula CES office. You may also sign up to be on the Neighbor to Neighbor listserve.
This class series was developed by our Home, Health and Family agent, Linda Tannehill.
Home, Health and Family
2013 Pesticide Safety & Education Certification/Recertification Classes
If you need to be certified or recertified in Pesticide Safety & Education, this is the class you have been waiting for.
Evening Class: March 18 through April 3
(6 p.m. - 9 p.m.)
Day Class: April 15, 16, & 17 (9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Contact Janice Chumley at the Kenai Peninsula District CES office for more information.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Calendar of Events
Please click on the calendar icon to view upcoming events!
4-H Public Presentation / Educational Display Contest in Homer - March 16
Contest begins at 10 a.m. at the Homer Islands and Oceans Visitor's Center.
4-H Youth Development
4-H Annual Tree Sale - May 15, 2013
Saturday, May 15, is the Kenai Peninsula 4-H Tree Sale. The annual fundraiser will feature several plant and tree varieties suitable for this growing area.
A list of the bareroot stock that will be offered will be posted as soon as possible. Come early for the best selection!
- Kenai Peninsula 4-H Pledger
Visit our district 4-H page for past issues!