A recent survey shows 70% of Anchorage residents are concerned about heavy snow loads on roofs, and a significant number are hiring help to address these concerns. In a webinar hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, Jennifer Schmidt, associate professor of natural resource management and policy at the University of Alaska […]
A warming climate is both harming and helping salmon in northern regions, according to a University of Alaska Fairbanks fisheries researcher. Peter Westley is an associate professor, the Wakefield Chair of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, and principal investigator of the Salmonid Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Lab at UAF. He will discuss the variable role of […]
Currants were banned in the United States for 55 years, but are now an emerging berry crop around the country, including Alaska. Join Lily Hislop, the currant and elderberry breeder for the Savanna Institute, in a free webinar as she explains why currants were banned, how that ban was lifted and the berries’ future. The […]
Get the most out of the food you have grown, harvested or bought during a free one-hour overview of food preservation methods. Leslie Shallcross, a University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service health, home and family development agent and registered dietitian, will teach this virtual class. Attendees will learn how to extend the life of […]