The Delta Junction district serves an area centered on the junction of the Alaska Highway and the Richardson Highway in Interior Alaska. This area includes the communities of Delta Junction, Big Delta, Delta Clearwater, Fort Greely and Dry Creek. Approximately 5,100 people live in the area, about a quarter of whom are transient workers in the U.S. armed forces or seasonal workers.
Delta is one of Alaska’s agricultural centers, with oats, barley and hay as the major crops. Outreach includes programs in agriculture and horticulture; integrated pest management; and health, home and family development.
Upcoming events
Events
May 02
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Friday, May 1, 2026, 6 – 8pm
The 2026 Alaska Master Gardener Conference, hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service, will feature Alaska experts covering topics from peonies to figs, native plants to poppies. Internationally renowned gardening expert Joe Lamp'l, the Joe behind joegardener, is the keynote speaker.
The conference begins Friday, May 1 at 6 p.m. with registration at Harbor Mountain Brewing, 165 Shattuck Way, Juneau. Highlights from Lamp'l's public television series "Growing a Greener World," will be shown.
Saturday, May 2, registration begins at 8 a.m. at Chapel by the Lake, 11042 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, with speakers throughout the day. For a full schedule, visit https://www.uaf.edu/ces/garden/mastergardeners/. Lamp'l will be at the Juneau Community Garden, 5669 Montana Creek Road at 4 p.m., followed by a meet and greet at 6 p.m.
The cost is $100, with an additional $25 for lunch on Saturday. Register using the online form or visit https://bit.ly/2026MGconference.
For more information, contact Darren Snyder at darren.snyder@alaska.edu.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
May 02
Contact organizer
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 8am – 8pm
The 2026 Alaska Master Gardener Conference, hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service, will feature Alaska experts covering topics from peonies to figs, native plants to poppies. Internationally renowned gardening expert Joe Lamp'l, the Joe behind joegardener, is the keynote speaker.
The conference begins Friday, May 1 at 6 p.m. with registration at Harbor Mountain Brewing, 165 Shattuck Way, Juneau. Highlights from Lamp'l's public television series "Growing a Greener World," will be shown.
Saturday, May 2, registration begins at 8 a.m. at Chapel by the Lake, 11042 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, with speakers throughout the day. For a full schedule, visit https://www.uaf.edu/ces/garden/mastergardeners/. Lamp'l will be at the Juneau Community Garden, 5669 Montana Creek Road at 4 p.m., followed by a meet and greet at 6 p.m.
The cost is $100, with an additional $25 for lunch on Saturday. Register using the online form or visit https://bit.ly/2026MGconference.
For more information, contact Darren Snyder at darren.snyder@alaska.edu.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
May 06
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 6 – 9pm
Join Master Gardeners May Buongiorne and Wendy Williams to learn how to plant and care for professional-grade hanging flower baskets. Learn how to plan a successful design, plant and care for flowers as they grow.
One 10” hanging basket, soil and five flower starts of your choice will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own - but if your basket or planter is larger than 10”, you may wish to purchase a few extra plants to fill the gaps. Some extra starts will be available for purchase, first-come first-serve if you wish to fill extra or larger baskets.
Bring garden gloves and clothes that you don’t mind getting a bit dirty. Cost: $25.
Location: Delta Career Advancement Center, 1696 N. Clearwater Ave. Delta Junction
To register, contact Chris Lyon: info@deltacareeradvancementcenter.com or call 907-895-4605
For more information, contact Eve Karczmarczyk at eekarczmarczyk@alaska.edu or 907-895-4215
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
Events
Email: delta.ces@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-895-4215
(Jarvis Office Center, next to the Alaska State Troopers)
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 349, Delta Junction, AK 99737