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.
Hands-on Seed Starting
Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Delta Career Advancement Center, 1696 N. Clearwater Ave.
Master gardener May Buongiorne will lead a free hands-on seed starting class in Delta Junction, cosponsored by the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta.
It is for Alaska gardeners who need tips, tricks and the best methods for starting seeds that will grow into healthy plants during our short but intense growing season. It will include advice on suitable varieties, choices in starter pots, containers and mediums, starting plants indoors versus directly in your garden and caring for young plants. Registration is required. Contact Chris Lyon info@deltacareeradvancementcenter.com or call 907-895-4605
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Mar 13
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6 – 8pm
Jeff Mason, an ecologist with the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District, will give a presentation on the migratory waterfowl that are seen annually overhead and in Delta fields on the way to and from their nesting grounds. Jeff has led classes many times and they are always a local favorite.
This free talk is hosted by the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service and&/ces/districts/deltajunction/160; Partners for Progress in Delta co-hosted event.&/ces/districts/deltajunction/160;
To register, contact Chris Lyon: info@deltacareeradvancementcenter.com or call 907-895-4605.
For more information about the class, contact Eve Karczmarczyk at 907-895-4210 or eekarczmarczyk@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&/ces/districts/deltajunction/39;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
Mar 14
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 10am – 2pm
This class has been rescheduled to March 14.
Master gardener May Buongiorne will lead a free hands-on seed starting class in Delta Junction cosponsored by the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta.
It is for Alaska gardeners who need tips, tricks and the best methods for starting seeds that will grow into healthy plants during our short but intense growing season. It will include advice on suitable varieties, choices in starter pots, containers and mediums, starting plants indoors versus directly in your garden and caring for young plants. Learn about soil mixes, lighting, fertilizers, watering, planting and transplanting schedules for your gardens or greenhouses.
The class is part slide presentation and part hands-on, fingers-in-the-dirt instruction on how to start seeds and will include handouts and various website and book recommendations on this subject. Take home what you plant during class for an early start to your 2026 garden.
Registration is required. Contact Chris Lyon info@deltacareeradvancementcenter.com or call 907-895-4605
Space is limited. Serious students 16 years and under are welcome, but must have an accompanying co-learning adult also registered in the class.
For more information, contact: Eve Karczmarczyk at 907-895-4210 or eekarczmarczyk@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&/ces/districts/deltajunction/39;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
Mar 15
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 6 – 9pm
RESCHEDULED for March 14. Alaska Variety Trials Program lead research technician Katie DiCristina will hold an in-depth discussion of the ongoing variety trials conducted at the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station in Fairbanks and Palmer.
Learn about hardiness, production yield, and taste of numerous varieties of several common garden vegetables. Each seed variety tested is commercially available and easily obtained. Learn about planting times and methods used during the research for the best yield results. This is an invaluable opportunity for our region. If you are planning a garden for personal use or retail sale, you won&/ces/districts/deltajunction/39;t want to miss this free event.
A small sampling of free seed will be distributed to participants to get you started.
To register, contact Chris Lyon: info@deltacareeradvancementcenter.com or 907-895-4605
For more information regarding class content, 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&/ces/districts/deltajunction/8217;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
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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