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UAF online/virtual event
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Note: Dates have changed on some talks.

Celebrate AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Native Plant Month with a free webinar series dedicated to native plants and how they relate to and affect the environment and humans. Where: Zoom. or visit .

May 6 - Our Plant Neighbors with Lisa Strecker (UAF Ethnobotany Program), Jessica Newton (Kenaitze Tribe): Some plants tend to grow well in places modified by humans. And, over time, people have developed relationships with their common plant neighbors. Our panel will introduce common AVÀÇÂÛ̳ plant neighbors and how we can interact with them for our holistic well-being through the lens of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Native plant traditions and ethnobotany.

May 13 - Hummingbirds and Native Plants with Todd Eskelin (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service): The key to saving rufous hummingbirds, an important pollinator species, may lie with native plants. We will talk about the decline of rufous hummingbirds. The discussion will focus on which native plants are needed and how we might encourage range expansion. Bring your thinking caps.

May 20 - Pollinator Planting Guides with Maddie Dong (Pollinator Partnership): Pollinator Partnership recently released two new ecoregional planting guides covering AVÀÇÂÛ̳, divided into Temperate Continental and Temperate Coastal regions. In this talk, Maddie Dong will share how these guides were developed in collaboration with AVÀÇÂÛ̳-based plant and pollinator experts, and how they provide targeted native plant recommendations that support pollinators throughout the growing season.

May 27 - The Bad Seed: Unwanted Varieties in Wildflower Seed Mixes with Gino Graziano (Cooperative Extension Service): Wildflower seed mixes are sought after to add beauty to landscapes and provide habitat for a variety of pollinating insects. Some of the plants in wildflower seed mixes can be weedy, spreading beyond where they were planted, and in some instances become invasive. We will review wildflower species that have become invasive, and weedy species to look out for when you purchase a wildflower mix.

For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu. This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/tanana/8217;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12:30 – 2pm

The Eagle Community School 4-H Club meets every Wednesday, 12:30-2 p.m., at Eagle Community School, 100 School Road, in Eagle. (Meeting schedule subject to change.)

Typical projects include: Ag in the Classroom; AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Native arts & crafts; animals; biological sciences; civic engagement; communications & expressive arts; community/volunteer service; consumer & family science; environmental education & earth sciences; outdoor education; AVÀÇÂÛ̳ way of life; foods & nutrition; health; leadership & personal development; personal safety; physical sciences; plant science; technology & engineering; and introductory 4-H projects for Cloverbuds (ages 5-7).

If you are not a member of 4-H or of this club, please contact an organizer before attending: Kristy Robbins, organizational leader, at 907-547-2210 or krobbins@agsd.us, or Michelle Ashley, project leader, at 907-547-3074 or mashley@agsd.us.

4-H is for everyone! For information on how to join the AVÀÇÂÛ̳ 4-H program, contact Matthew Anderson, Tanana District 4-H Program Coordinator, at 907-474-2427 or mranderson@alaska.edu.

Additional information: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.

The University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ () is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The university is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination () against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/tanana/8217;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 4 – 6pm

The AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Range Riders meet once per month, January through September, in Delta Junction at the UAF Cooperative Extension Service Delta Junction District Office, Jarvis Office Center, 1420.5 AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Highway, Room 112. Meetings usually take place on a Wednesday, 4-6 p.m.; however, it is best to contact a leader for updated meeting schedule. In the summer, meetings are held wherever the club chooses to ride that month. The club breaks October through December. (Meeting schedule subject to change.)&/ces/districts/tanana/160;

Typical club projects include: Horse/pony (must own or have access to horse/pony); introductory 4-H projects for ages 5-8; and leadership & personal development.

If you are not a member of 4-H or of this club, please contact an organizer before attending: Kasey Peterson-Robinson, organizational leader, 907-987-0738, jmrkrp@gmail.com, or Julia Walker, project leader, 907-505-0954, julia_walker103@yahoo.com.

4-H is for everyone! For information on how to join the AVÀÇÂÛ̳ 4-H program, contact Matthew Anderson, Tanana District 4-H program coordinator, at 907-474-2427 or mranderson@alaska.edu.

Additional information: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.

The University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ () is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The university is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination () against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/tanana/8217;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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