The University of Alaska has announced several measures to reduce potential exposure to the coronavirus, including cancelling gatherings and events with more than 10 people for the next three months.
Several Cooperative Extension events have been cancelled while others are shifting to distance delivery. Examples include gardening and hay workshops scheduled in Soldotna that have become Zoom webinars and Saturday’s Citizen Science Academy at the Matanuska Experiment Farm, which has turned into a Zoom and Facebook Live event.
The university has also encouraged as many individuals as possible to work from home, so office hours may be affected. If you are unsure whether a previously scheduled event will occur, try to contact the individual hosting the workshop or the office. See our directory for contact information.
Events cancelled or postponed include:
- Delta Extension Month
- Activities scheduled at the Anchorage Outreach Center (Loussac Library closed)
- Sitka Master Gardener training
- 4-H activities and the 4-H Leaders Forum
- A March 19 firewood workshop at the Tanana District
- Workshops in McGrath, Takotna and Nikolai
- Chronic Disease Self-Management Leader Course March 23-26 (postponed)
- Diabetes Self-Management Program Leader Cross-Training March 27 in Seward (postponed)
- Tours at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center
