Alaska's "Scoop the Poop"  Program - Within the Municipality of Anchorage, there are approximately 59,000 dogs producing 22 tons of feces each day.  Anchorage has eight creeks and three lakes on the state's 303d list for fecal matter pollution.  The UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Anchorage Waterways Council, the Municipality of Anchorage, the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and the US Bureau of Land Management produced a public awareness poster  addressing this issue.  Animal feces along the hiking trails, multi-use trails, and in public lands are major areas of concern.  Consequently, poop bag dispensers and waste containers have been installed at many trail heads encouraging pet owners to take responsibility and ownership in helping to correct and preserve the quality of Alaskan water.

Salmon Celebration - This event is coordinated by Alaska Department of Fish and Game. It is the culmination of salmon egg rearing in elementary schools and their release as fry into closed lakes. The Water Quality staff hosts a booth using the enviroscape model. This model illustrates nonpoint source pollution effects and is a great tool for kids to see what happens to pollution in their environment.

Project Wet is a national event that is coordinated locally by different agencies each year. Project Watershed Education for Teachers educates teachers on how to teach students on watersheds and their role in the environment.

Earth Day is celebrated in late April each year.  Water Quality staff focuses on nonpoint source pollution for K-12 students at area schools.

Presentations at schools - The water quality staff and faculty give presentations on topics ranging from animal waste, urban runoff, local water quality, pollution, wetland ecology and water conservation.

Presentations at the University of Alaska, Anchorage include topics such as arsenic in groundwater, chemicals in water, and ground water quality.

State Fair – Extension is visible at the Alaska State Fair each year with a booth and and an educational groundwater model. The water quality team is available to answer questions and distribute literature about water quality, conservation and water quality problems.

Watershed Stewardship - This 12- hour course is designed to give the public a general understanding and knowledge of hydrology, stream habitats, water monitoring, watershed, and stewardship.  The program also provides volunteer opportunities in the community.  The Watershed Stewardship course is taught once a year in the early summer.

Groundwater Sessions for Master Gardeners provides gardeners with information on how they may effect or be affected by groundwater flow and the possible pollution problems that accompany it.