About UAF CES
[]'Welcome to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. As
the state's gateway to its university system, Extension serves some 50,000 Alaskans
annually, providing a link between Alaska's diverse people and communities by interpreting
and extending relevant university, research-based knowledge in an understandable and
usable form to the public.
Extension was created in 1930 as a department within the Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines. Our relationship with the university continues today within the
Office of the Provost. UAF's public service and community engagement role is filled
in part by Extension educators, faculty and staff located in Anchorage, Bethel, Delta
Junction, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Juneau, Nome, Palmer, Sitka, Soldotna and affiliate
offices with the Tanana Chiefs Conference.
UAF's Extension is part of the largest informal education system in the world, connecting
Extension programs at land-grant colleges and universities in every U.S. territory
and state. Extension offers hundreds of publications, written and produced by university
specialists, which contain practical information of interest to Alaska residents.
Many publications are free and available online.
Major program areas include: agriculture and horticulture; health, home and family
development; natural resources; 4-H and youth development.
While we may not have an Extension office located in every Alaska community, Extension
educators are as close as your computer or phone. To find out how we can help you,
browse our site or contact the local Extension office nearest you. We know you will find the people friendly and the information useful.