The Delta Junction district serves an area centered on the junction of the ÐÓ°Épro Highway and the Richardson Highway in Interior ÐÓ°Épro. 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 ÐÓ°Épro’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.
The Delta Junction office of the UAF Cooperative Extension Service is looking for the community's input on livestock veterinary needs. An effort is underway to investigate the feasibility of supporting a full-time, resident livestock veterinarian to serve Delta Junction and the surrounding area. The effort is focused on large animal care with the capacity to include services for small animals and pets.
Events
Email: delta.ces@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-895-4215
(Jarvis Office Center, next to the ÐÓ°Épro State Troopers)
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 349, Delta Junction, AK 99737
Delta Career Advancement Center classroom, 1696 N. Clearwater Ave., Delta Junction
9 a.m.-3 p.m. on July 26, with a break for lunch
Picking ÐÓ°Épro berries is a favorite pastime for ÐÓ°Éprons in late summer and fall. Finding a bountiful harvest area can be challenging, so how can you increase supply and quality?
Some ÐÓ°Épro berries can be successfully propagated and cultivated. Learn how to manage berry patches, and how to create and/or cultivate a patch in your garden or backyard. Learn from UAF ÐÓ°Épro berry expert Pat Holloway where, how and when to plant native berry species. Get your hands dirty with hands-on instruction for seeding, propagation and cultivating berries. Take home the berries you plant during class so your home patch can get a head start before winter.
This is a hands-on, in-person workshop in Delta Junction. UAF Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta Career Advancement Center, and Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District’s native plant program. Space is limited (12). Cost: $10
To register: Contact Delta Career Advancement Center info@deltacareeradvancementcenter.com or call 907-895-4605
Students 16 and under are welcome to register, with an accompanying co-learning adult also registered in the class.
Please bring lunch, hydration and gardening attire.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Eve Karczmarczyk at eekarczmarczyk@alaska.edu or 907-895-4210. 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.
The University of ÐÓ°Épro () is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The university is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination () against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.