UAF CES Anchorage Outreach Center

06/12/2026

Check out the Summer Hummingbird Day event tomorrow at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center 🌺

We've been seeing all over property, and we are officially gearing up for our annual Summer Hummingbird Day event! Join us here at AWCC on June 13th from 9AM - 2PM for a fun, family friendly day of banding hummingbirds, educational talks, and hummingbird related activities.

To view to full schedule and learn more about the event, check out our website: https://alaskawildlife.org/event/summer-hummingbird-days-2026/

P.S. This event is free with admission 🎟️

📸 Doug Lindstrand

06/04/2026

Happy National Dairy Month! 🐄🥛🧀

06/03/2026

Anchorage Master Gardeners' newsletter is out! Lots of information and great stories from gardeners around Anchorage.❤️

AMGA June Newsletter Link is below for your reading pleasure.
Temperatures are rising and it looks as if we will have the first few days of summer this week.
A good time to play/work in the garden! 🌞

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06/02/2026

Which Alaska lady beetle is your favorite? Let us know in the comments 🐞

📅Join us tomorrow at noon to learn more about our native lady beetles, how they can help you in your yard and how to attract them. ✨

👉Register at https://bit.ly/LadyBeetle

06/01/2026

Science is all about trial and error.

David Reamer writes in the Anchorage Daily News about an early experiment at our affiliated farm in Fairbanks. The history of agriculture in Alaska is longer than many of us think. 🐄🐂

Check out what's going on now at the experiment farms: https://www.uaf.edu/afes/

In the early 20th century, a plan was hatched to breed yaks with Galloway cattle, establishing an animal capable of surviving Alaska winters.

06/01/2026

Lots of information for fruit growers from Alaska Pioneer Fruit Growers Association 🍎🫐

06/01/2026

The Northwest Transition to Organic Partnership program provides pathways for producers to reach new markets and gain certification.

05/29/2026

Great tips for anyone who wants to support pollinators❤️🐝🦇🪰🦋

🐝 New publication alert! The publication "HGA-00501, Building Pollinator Habitat into the Alaska Garden" covers twelve tips for attracting and supporting pollinators in your own yards and gardens. The publication is available from the UAF Cooperative Extension Service publication page in both web and pdf formats. https://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications/database/gardening/building-pollinator-habitats.php

05/28/2026

Learn more about the reindeer herding in Alaska 🦌

"Alaska is home to 22,000 to 25,000 domesticated reindeer, owned and managed by 16 different individuals and entities. Together these pastoralists graze more than 20 million acres of rangeland from the southern and western Aleutian Islands to the far northern and western reaches of Alaska, including the Seward Peninsula, the Pribilof Islands, and the Bering Sea Islands of Nunivak and St. Lawrence Island."

Read more at the USDA NRCS website: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/state-offices/alaska/news/herding-reindeer-in-alaska-ongtowasruk-reindeer-herd

05/27/2026

🐞Lady beetles can help manage pests in your garden.🐞 Learn how to attract them in our noon webinar on June 3rd. 👉 Register at https://bit.ly/LadyBeetle