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Events
Seminar explores food, fiber and more from boreal forest
March 23, 2026
A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher will share how differences in the boreal forest across the global North affect the way people use it and which plants and animals live there. The presentation by Jessie Young-Robertson, research associate professor of forest ecology with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of the series "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."
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 Alaska 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer will explore techniques for tapping birch trees and making syrup from the sap.