The Mat-Su Copper River Cooperative Extension Service district office is located in Palmer, 42 miles northeast of Anchorage. The district is the size of West Virginia, covering a region stretching from Valdez in the south to Cantwell to the north.
It is the fastest-growing region in Alaska, with a population of about 116,000 with a diverse economy. It is considered Alaska’s agricultural heartland and world-famous for the giant vegetables grown there, as well as potatoes, oats, hay, greenhouse produce and sod. The offices are located on the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, a working research farm.
The district offers outreach programs in agriculture and horticulture; health, home and family development; integrated pest management; nutrition; and 4-H and youth development.
Events
Monday -10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed for lunch 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Phone: 907-745-3360
Fax: 907-745-6268
Email: matsu.ces@alaska.edu
We are located at 1509 S. Georgeson Dr. in Palmer at the Matanuska Experiment Farm. Find us with Google Maps!
Control strategies for pretty, but invasive, orange hawkweed
Don't be fooled by orange hawkweed, a dainty little orange flower that can take over your pasture, lawn or wildflower garden. Learn how the biology of orange hawkweed makes it so invasive, and how to use its biology to your advantage to control it in a free, statewide webinar hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
Orange hawkweed is an invasive plant that spreads quickly and crowds out native plants. Join Gino Graziano, invasive plants instructor with the Cooperative Extension, as he discusses how to control orange hawkweed, and how doing so can take a surprising amount of planning and commitment.
The webinar is from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16. Register using the online form or by visiting https://bit.ly/OrangeHawkweed.
“Controlling Orange Hawkweed” will be offered via Zoom on Wednesda, April 16 at noon.
You will receive an email with a link to join the virtual class. All registrants will receive a recording of the class.
For questions, please call 907-745-3360.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Melissa Clampitt by calling 907-745-3551 or mrclampitt@alaska.edu. 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 amnorris@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
