Southeast Alaska is defined by the waters, islands, resources and people of the Inside Passage. Juneau is the state capital and largest city in the region, which includes 35 communities with just over 73,500 people, about a fifth of whom are Indigenous Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian. Tourism, mining and fisheries are the major industries.

Outreach includes programs in agriculture and horticulture; health, home and family development; nutrition and integrated pest management. 

Upcoming programs:

  2026 Spring Kitchen Series
Sarah Lewis will lead a series of Spring Kitchen Zoom classes to help get you ready for the summer.
 
  • Feb. 23, 5:30-7 p.m.: Spring Exercise. $12
  • March 9, 5:30-7 p.m.: Make Room in the Freezer, Part 1: Water Bath Canning Frozen Berries & Fruit. $12
  • March 16, 5:30-7 p.m.: Make Room in the Freezer, Part 2: Pressure Canning Frozen Fish and Game. $12

For more information and to register, visit https://bit.ly/SpringKitchenSeries

  B3 at Thunder Mountain
Feb. 17 - March 14, 2026 Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7:15-8:15 a.m. and Saturdays, 10-11 a.m.

Participants will learn a research-based exercise/education program proven to maintain or increase bone density. B3 @ Thunder Mountain is for those who want to become more comfortable in a gym setting or learn workouts to do independently at home.

Thunder Mountain Middle School, 3101 Diamond Park Loop, Juneau $159.
 
Register with Juneau Community Schools at https://bit.ly/B3ThunderMountain
  Mendenhall Glacier Fireside Chat: The Cooperative Extension - Saving Civilization One Jar of Pickles at a Time
Feb. 20, 7-8 p.m., Juneau Ranger District Office, 8510 Mendenhall Loop Road
 
UAF Extension Professor Sarah Lewis will talk about the history and modern mission of the national Cooperative Extension Service, its role within Alaskaʼs land grant university, UAF, and the many program areas offered to assist all Alaskans. Any participants who bring a quart-sized jar with a lid will make lacto-fermented pickles to take home.
  Wild Kitchen Walk
April 25, 1-7 p.m.
 
Auke Bay Recreation and Chapel by the Lake: 11024 Auke Lake Way
 
Join Sarah Lewis and local foraging expert and author Corinne Conlon to sustainably gather local, wild, edible plants and learn about their uses in cooking. $80
  • Foraging walk: 1-3 p.m., Auke Recreation Area wild areas
  • Wild Kitchen Time: 4-7 p.m., Chapel by the Lake. 
 
For more information and to register: https://bit.ly/WildKitchenWalk

Events Calendar 

Events

Feb 24

Contact organizer
Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 7:15 – 8:15am

The B3 (Better Bones and Balance) program offers a mix of strength and power training and group fitness activities for people with osteoporosis, osteopenia or a risk of future low bone density. Participants will learn a research-based exercise/education program proven to maintain or increase bone density. B3 @ Thunder Mountain is for those who want to become more comfortable in a gym setting or learn workouts to do independently at home.

The class is led by Sarah Lewis, health, home and family development agent for the UAF Cooperative Extension Service.

Location: Thunder Mountain Middle School fitness room, 3101 Dimond Park Loop, Juneau.

Feb. 17-March 14, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:15-8:15 a.m., Saturdays 10-11 a.m.

Apply via the online form or visit https://bit.lyB3ThunderMountain by Feb. 16. The program costs $159.

Contact Sarah Lewis at 907-455-2010 for more information.

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.



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Feb 26

Contact organizer
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:15 – 8:15am

The B3 (Better Bones and Balance) program offers a mix of strength and power training and group fitness activities for people with osteoporosis, osteopenia or a risk of future low bone density. Participants will learn a research-based exercise/education program proven to maintain or increase bone density. B3 @ Thunder Mountain is for those who want to become more comfortable in a gym setting or learn workouts to do independently at home.

The class is led by Sarah Lewis, health, home and family development agent for the UAF Cooperative Extension Service.

Location: Thunder Mountain Middle School fitness room, 3101 Dimond Park Loop, Juneau.

Feb. 17-March 14, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:15-8:15 a.m., Saturdays 10-11 a.m.

Apply via the online form or visit https://bit.lyB3ThunderMountain by Feb. 16. The program costs $159.

Contact Sarah Lewis at 907-455-2010 for more information.

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, Southeast CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE

Feb 26

UAF online/virtual event
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10 – 11am

Heidi Rader, University of Alaska Fairbanks professor of Extension, will discuss how and why to re-purpose one story into multiple outreach products: from an article to a blog post to a video and more. Drawing on almost two decades of experience producing dozens of YouTube videos and writing a successful blog, this session will focus on the value of engaging with audiences online, leveraging Extension's history as a trusted, research-based source of information (with no ads), to reach local audiences at different scales.

This session will focus on building a repeatable content workflow that helps educators adapt their messages across formats efficiently, while adapting the content for different target audiences to maximize reach and maintain relevance.

The talk is geared to Extension professionals at land-grant universities throughout the United States. Register using the online form.



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Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE

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