Extension has evolved to meet todayÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™s needs, but its mission remains the same: to provide practical, how-to information based on current research.
UAFÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™s Cooperative Extension Service is part of the largest informal education system in the world. Extension faculty and staff serve some 50,000 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØns annually, interpreting and extending relevant university, research-based knowledge in an understandable and usable form to É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™s diverse cultures and communities. Extension offers hundreds of publications and videos, written and produced by university specialists, which contain practical information of interest to É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ residents. Most publications are free and available online.
Faculty and staff are located in Anchorage, Bethel, Delta Junction, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kodiak, Nome, Palmer, Sitka, and Soldotna. They travel widely throughout the state in person and deliver expertise through video production and virtual conferences.
At Extension offices, youÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™ll find
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Brochures and publications with research-based information on topics related to your home, family and safety.
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Volunteer opportunities for youth and adults.
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Programs for youth and adults like 4-H, diabetes prevention classes, and exercise.
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Master Gardener training and pest management information
Extension provides information and programs in the areas of
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Food preparation and food preservation
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Nutrition
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Family resource management
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Youth development
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Energy efficiency
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Gardening, composting and soils
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Greenhouse structures and management
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Livestock
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Invasive plants and pest management
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Indoor air quality and radon
É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ¢ Emergency preparedness
Preserving É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ food safely
More than 1,000 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØns take our hands-on food preservation and food safety classes É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ” which are offered in person and virtually É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ” every year. Many others use our publications, a series of videos on canning, freezing, drying and pickling foods, and more than 20 interactive online lessons. We test hundreds of pressure canner gauges and answer many questions.