UAF Cooperative Extension provides over 350 publications on everything from AVÀÇÂÛ̳ blueberries to canning walrus. Search our database and find answers to your everyday questions.
Our agents host hands-on workshops in communities all over AVÀÇÂÛ̳ on topics like food preservation, energy efficiency and nutrition and health. Join us in person or online.
Our experts provide research-based, practical information. We show people how to plant gardens, raise chickens and cook sourdough pancakes. Connect with one of our experts for help answering your everyday questions.
Cooperative Extension is home to AVÀÇÂÛ̳'s 4-H and Youth development programs. Youth in communities across AVÀÇÂÛ̳ develop skills for life and leadership in our state.
Events
Public TV's joegardener to speak at AVÀÇÂÛ̳ gardening conference
April 24, 2026
The 2026 AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Master Gardener Conference, hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service in Juneau, will feature AVÀÇÂÛ̳ experts on such topics as peonies, figs, native plants and poppies. Internationally renowned gardening expert Joe Lamp'l, the Joe behind joegardener, is the keynote speaker.
Webinars highlight AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Native Plant Month
April 22, 2026
AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with the AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Native Plant Society, is hosting a series of free webinars to highlight native plants and animals and the challenges they face. All webinars will be from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesdays during May, which is AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Native Plant Month.
Webinar to discuss ways to reduce firewood drying time
April 22, 2026
It can take significant time and effort to turn an Interior AVÀÇÂÛ̳ spruce or birch tree into dry firewood, but a recent study demonstrates ways to shorten and improve the efficiency of the process. Georgia Houde will discuss the findings of the study conducted by University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks researchers Jessie Young-Robertson and Matt Robertson in a free webinar from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29.