Alaska Cooperative Extension Service

UAF Cooperative Extension Service brings research-based information to the public in an understandable and useful form.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/about/missioncontact/ "Mission Statement"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606224823/http://www.uaf.edu/ces/about/missioncontact/ |date=2011-06-06 }}, Retrieved June, 2012 Its strategic plan identifies food safety and security, health, climate change, energy, economic development, and youth, family and communities as major themes.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/about/strategic/ "Strategic Plan"], Retrieved June, 2012 The faculty and staff of the Extension offices offer research-based expertise to the public on a wide variety of topics to a wide variety of audiences, from farmers and entrepreneurs to rural families and children.National Institute of Food and Agriculture, [http://www.nifa.usda.gov/Extension/index.html "About Us: Cooperative Extension System Offices"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606072553/http://www.nifa.usda.gov/Extension/index.html |date=2012-06-06 }}, Retrieved June, 2012 In Alaska, experts in agriculture and horticulture, [[integrated pest management]],Smith, B., [http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-06-24/weed-wars "Weed Wars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609072043/http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-06-24/weed-wars |date=2013-06-09 }}, ''Peninsula Clarion'', June 24, 2012 youth development, foods and nutrition, natural resources, community development,Alaska Sea Grant Newsroom, [http://seagrant.uaf.edu/news/08news/12-16-08hispanic-workshop.php "Business 101 for Kodiak’s Hispanic women aims to inspire entrepreneurship"], December 16, 2008AK SourceLink, [https://archive.today/20130120230607/http://www.aksourcelink.com/businesses/resource-directory/details?p=University+of+Alaska+Fairbanks+Cooperative+Extension+Service&id=93412 "Resource Directory"], Retrieved August, 2012 energy and more are employed by Extension.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/info/directory/ "Directory"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428112148/http://www.uaf.edu/ces/info/directory/ |date=2012-04-28 }}, Retrieved June, 2012 In order to make research-based information accessible to the public, UAF Extension offers many publications, from one-page fact sheets to the 482-page Master Gardener manual.Staciokas, L., [https://archive.today/20130129212938/http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/11523987/article-Alaska-Cooperative-Extension-Service-releases-master-gardener-manual?instance=linden_staciokas_gardening1 "Alaska Cooperative Extension Service releases master gardener manual"], ''Fairbanks Daily News-Miner'', February 20, 2011 More than 300 publications are currently available, and most can be downloaded online.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/ "Publications Catalog"], Retrieved June, 2012

UAF Cooperative Extension Service brings research-based information to the public in an understandable and useful form.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/about/missioncontact/ "Mission Statement"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606224823/http://www.uaf.edu/ces/about/missioncontact/ |date=2011-06-06 }}, Retrieved June, 2012 Its strategic plan identifies food safety and security, health, climate change, energy, economic development, and youth, family and communities as major themes.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/about/strategic/ "Strategic Plan"], Retrieved June, 2012 The faculty and staff of the Extension offices offer research-based expertise to the public on a wide variety of topics to a wide variety of audiences, from farmers and entrepreneurs to rural families and children.National Institute of Food and Agriculture, [http://www.nifa.usda.gov/Extension/index.html "About Us: Cooperative Extension System Offices"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606072553/http://www.nifa.usda.gov/Extension/index.html |date=2012-06-06 }}, Retrieved June, 2012 In Alaska, experts in agriculture and horticulture, [[integrated pest management]],Smith, B., [http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-06-24/weed-wars "Weed Wars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609072043/http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-06-24/weed-wars |date=2013-06-09 }}, ''Peninsula Clarion'', June 24, 2012 youth development, foods and nutrition, natural resources, community development,Alaska Sea Grant Newsroom, [http://seagrant.uaf.edu/news/08news/12-16-08hispanic-workshop.php "Business 101 for Kodiak’s Hispanic women aims to inspire entrepreneurship"], December 16, 2008AK SourceLink, [https://archive.today/20130120230607/http://www.aksourcelink.com/businesses/resource-directory/details?p=University+of+Alaska+Fairbanks+Cooperative+Extension+Service&id=93412 "Resource Directory"], Retrieved August, 2012 energy and more are employed by Extension.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/info/directory/ "Directory"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428112148/http://www.uaf.edu/ces/info/directory/ |date=2012-04-28 }}, Retrieved June, 2012 In order to make research-based information accessible to the public, UAF Extension offers many publications, from one-page fact sheets to the 482-page Master Gardener manual.Staciokas, L., [https://archive.today/20130129212938/http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/11523987/article-Alaska-Cooperative-Extension-Service-releases-master-gardener-manual?instance=linden_staciokas_gardening1 "Alaska Cooperative Extension Service releases master gardener manual"], ''Fairbanks Daily News-Miner'', February 20, 2011 More than 300 publications are currently available, and most can be downloaded online.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/ "Publications Catalog"], Retrieved June, 2012

Experts with UAF Extension offer workshops and practical trainings to citizens in communities around Alaska.UAF Northwest Campus, [http://www.nwc.uaf.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=53&Itemid=33 "Cooperative Extension"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609211552/http://www.nwc.uaf.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=53&Itemid=33 |date=2010-06-09 }}, Retrieved August, 2012 Regular topics include pesticide applicator certifications,Alaska DEC Division of Environmental Health, [http://www.dec.alaska.gov/eh/pest/cpa.htm "Certified Pesticide Applicators"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012459/http://dec.alaska.gov/eh/pest/cpa.htm |date=2012-06-30 }}, Retrieved June, 2012 [[Master Gardener]] and other gardening courses,Sitka Local Foods Network, [http://sitkalocalfoodsnetwork.org/2011/03/01/%E2%80%A2-bob-gorman-to-teach-series-of-free-classes-on-gardening-in-sitka/ "UAF Cooperative Extension Service’s Bob Gorman to teach series of free classes on gardening in Sitka"], March 1, 2011Delta News Web, [http://news.deltanewsweb.com/news/2012/01/24/master-gardener-class-being-offered/ "Master Gardener Class Being Offered"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628232405/http://news.deltanewsweb.com/news/2012/01/24/master-gardener-class-being-offered/ |date=2015-06-28 }}, January 24, 2012 and youth camps.''Juneau Empire'', [http://juneauempire.com/stories/062102/nei_4hcamp.shtml "Spots available at summer 4-H camp"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204172028/http://juneauempire.com/stories/062102/nei_4hcamp.shtml |date=2015-12-04 }}, June 21, 2002Sitka Outdoor Recreation Coalition, [http://getoutsitka.wordpress.com/tag/university-of-alaska-fairbanks-cooperative-extension-service/ "Sitka 4H club to offer four new programs this summer"], Retrieved August, 2012 Agents have worked on projects that affect Alaska statewide, such as the 1980s implementation of pest identification and management services.Vandre, W. G., [http://www.joe.org/joe/1994june/iw4.php "Urban IPM–Alaska Style!"], ''Journal of Extension 32(1)'', 1994

Experts with UAF Extension offer workshops and practical trainings to citizens in communities around Alaska.UAF Northwest Campus, [http://www.nwc.uaf.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=53&Itemid=33 "Cooperative Extension"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609211552/http://www.nwc.uaf.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=53&Itemid=33 |date=2010-06-09 }}, Retrieved August, 2012 Regular topics include pesticide applicator certifications,Alaska DEC Division of Environmental Health, [http://www.dec.alaska.gov/eh/pest/cpa.htm "Certified Pesticide Applicators"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630012459/http://dec.alaska.gov/eh/pest/cpa.htm |date=2012-06-30 }}, Retrieved June, 2012 [[Master Gardener]] and other gardening courses,Sitka Local Foods Network, [http://sitkalocalfoodsnetwork.org/2011/03/01/%E2%80%A2-bob-gorman-to-teach-series-of-free-classes-on-gardening-in-sitka/ "UAF Cooperative Extension Service’s Bob Gorman to teach series of free classes on gardening in Sitka"], March 1, 2011Delta News Web, [http://news.deltanewsweb.com/news/2012/01/24/master-gardener-class-being-offered/ "Master Gardener Class Being Offered"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628232405/http://news.deltanewsweb.com/news/2012/01/24/master-gardener-class-being-offered/ |date=2015-06-28 }}, January 24, 2012 and youth camps.''Juneau Empire'', [http://juneauempire.com/stories/062102/nei_4hcamp.shtml "Spots available at summer 4-H camp"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204172028/http://juneauempire.com/stories/062102/nei_4hcamp.shtml |date=2015-12-04 }}, June 21, 2002Sitka Outdoor Recreation Coalition, [http://getoutsitka.wordpress.com/tag/university-of-alaska-fairbanks-cooperative-extension-service/ "Sitka 4H club to offer four new programs this summer"], Retrieved August, 2012 Agents have worked on projects that affect Alaska statewide.

Extension offers hundreds of publications, written and produced by university specialists, which contain practical information of interest to Alaska residents. Many publications are free and available [https://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications/database/ online].

Fishing and hunting are popular in the state, and residents are often looking for information on how to preserve fish and game meat.Alaska Department of Fish and Game, [https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishing.main "Benefits of Fishing to Alaska"], Retrieved August, 2012Alaska Department of Fish and Game, [https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main "Hunting, Trapping and Shooting"], Retrieved August, 2012 UAF Extension has produced publications on topics especially of interest to Alaskans such as canning moose and caribou meat,UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/detail/index.xml?id=329 "Canning Moose and Caribou"], Retrieved July, 2012 canning walrus meat,UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/detail/index.xml?id=421 "Canning Walrus in Pint Jars"], Retrieved July, 2012 preserving [[fireweed]]UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/detail/index.xml?id=449 "Fireweed"], Retrieved July, 2012 and harvesting and preparing ''[[Nereocystis]] luetkeana'' or bullwhip kelp from Alaska's coastal areas.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/detail/index.xml?id=444 "Bullwhip Kelp"], Retrieved July, 2012 UAF Extension agents also offer pressure canner gauge testing to help Alaskans ensure they are preserving foods safely.''Anchorage Daily News'', [http://www.adn.com/2012/06/12/2502427/mat-su-events-calendar-61312.html "Mat-Su events calendar"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616020958/http://www.adn.com/2012/06/12/2502427/mat-su-events-calendar-61312.html |date=2012-06-16 }}, June 12, 2012KMXT 100.1 FM, [http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3999&Itemid=2 "Cooperative Extension helps preserve the Bounty of the Sea"], Retrieved August, 2012

Fishing and hunting are popular in the state, and residents are often looking for information on how to preserve fish and game meat.Alaska Department of Fish and Game, [https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishing.main "Benefits of Fishing to Alaska"], Retrieved August, 2012Alaska Department of Fish and Game, [https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main "Hunting, Trapping and Shooting"], Retrieved August, 2012 UAF Extension has produced publications on topics especially of interest to Alaskans such as canning moose and caribou meat,UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/detail/index.xml?id=329 "Canning Moose and Caribou"], Retrieved July, 2012 canning walrus meat,UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/detail/index.xml?id=421 "Canning Walrus in Pint Jars"], Retrieved July, 2012 preserving [[fireweed]]UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/detail/index.xml?id=449 "Fireweed"], Retrieved July, 2012 and harvesting and preparing ''[[Nereocystis]] luetkeana'' or bullwhip kelp from Alaska's coastal areas.UAF Cooperative Extension, [http://www.uaf.edu/ces/pubs/catalog/detail/index.xml?id=444 "Bullwhip Kelp"], Retrieved July, 2012 UAF Extension agents also offer pressure canner gauge testing to help Alaskans ensure they are preserving foods safely.''Anchorage Daily News'', [http://www.adn.com/2012/06/12/2502427/mat-su-events-calendar-61312.html "Mat-Su events calendar"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616020958/http://www.adn.com/2012/06/12/2502427/mat-su-events-calendar-61312.html |date=2012-06-16 }}, June 12, 2012KMXT 100.1 FM, [http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3999&Itemid=2 "Cooperative Extension helps preserve the Bounty of the Sea"], Retrieved August, 2012