The Kenai Peninsula District area includes 21 myriad communities with a total population of just over 60,000. The district serves communities from across Cook Inlet in Tyonek and throughout the peninsula, which is just south of Anchorage. Larger communities include Kenai, Soldotna, Homer and Seward.
Many of the communities are accessible by road, but others can only be reached by air or boat. Oil, tourism and fisheries drive the economy, and the Kenai Peninsula is also the fastest-growing agricultural region in Alaska, with the number of farms increasing at almost three times the rate of the rest of the state.
Outreach includes agriculture and horticulture; home, health and family development; integrated pest management; nutrition; and 4-H and youth development.
Soil Testing and Interpretation
Visit our soil testing page for all the information you need to test your soil and interpret how much fertilizer you need (plus free online calculators).
Spruce Bark Beetles: What you need to know
Spruce Bark Beetles are making an impact on spruce trees across the Kenai Peninsula. Visit then type "bark beetle" in the search box in order to:
- learn what bark beetles are and how they damage trees.
- learn bark beetle groups in Alaska.
- learn signs and symptoms of bark beetle activity.
- learn potential bark beetle threats to Alaska.
- become familiar with the vocabulary of bark beetles.
For even more information, view this Spruce Beetle publication.
Upcoming events
Events
Apr 29
51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø online/virtual event, Contact organizer
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 12 – 1pm
This winter&/ces/districts/kenai/8217;s record-cold temperatures in Interior Alaska have highlighted the value of firewood as an efficient and cost-saving heat source. However, many who live here know the significant time and effort it takes for trees in the forest to become usable and dry firewood. This free presentation will explain how you can apply the practical results of a firewood drying study conducted by 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø forestry researchers Dr. Jessie Young-Robertson and Matt Robertson. Learn how to implement efficient strategies for harvesting and drying firewood to reduce firewood drying times by up to 6 months.
Register using the or visit
For more information, contact Molly Johansson at 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@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/kenai/8217;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
May 02
Contact organizer
Friday, May 1, 2026, 6 – 8pm
The 2026 Alaska Master Gardener Conference, hosted by the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service, will feature Alaska experts covering topics from peonies to figs, native plants to poppies. Internationally renowned gardening expert Joe Lamp&/ces/districts/kenai/39;l, the Joe behind joegardener, is the keynote speaker.&/ces/districts/kenai/160;
The conference begins Friday, May 1 at 6 p.m. with registration at Harbor Mountain Brewing, 165 Shattuck Way, Juneau. Highlights from Lamp&/ces/districts/kenai/39;l&/ces/districts/kenai/39;s public television series "Growing a Greener World," will be shown.
Saturday, May 2, registration begins at 8 a.m. at Chapel by the Lake, 11042 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, with speakers throughout the day. For a full schedule, visit /ces/garden/mastergardeners/. Lamp&/ces/districts/kenai/39;l will be at the Juneau Community Garden, 5669 Montana Creek Road at 4 p.m., followed by a meet and greet at 6 p.m.
The cost is $100, with an additional $25 for lunch on Saturday. Register using the or visit .
For more information, contact Darren Snyder at darren.snyder@alaska.edu.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at&/ces/districts/kenai/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu&/ces/districts/kenai/160;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&/ces/districts/kenai/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/kenai/39;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
May 02
Contact organizer
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 8am – 8pm
The 2026 Alaska Master Gardener Conference, hosted by the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service, will feature Alaska experts covering topics from peonies to figs, native plants to poppies. Internationally renowned gardening expert Joe Lamp&/ces/districts/kenai/39;l, the Joe behind joegardener, is the keynote speaker.&/ces/districts/kenai/160;
The conference begins Friday, May 1 at 6 p.m. with registration at Harbor Mountain Brewing, 165 Shattuck Way, Juneau. Highlights from Lamp&/ces/districts/kenai/39;l&/ces/districts/kenai/39;s public television series "Growing a Greener World," will be shown.
Saturday, May 2, registration begins at 8 a.m. at Chapel by the Lake, 11042 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, with speakers throughout the day. For a full schedule, visit /ces/garden/mastergardeners/. Lamp&/ces/districts/kenai/39;l will be at the Juneau Community Garden, 5669 Montana Creek Road at 4 p.m., followed by a meet and greet at 6 p.m.
The cost is $100, with an additional $25 for lunch on Saturday. Register using the or visit .
For more information, contact Darren Snyder at darren.snyder@alaska.edu.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at&/ces/districts/kenai/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu&/ces/districts/kenai/160;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&/ces/districts/kenai/160;amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture&/ces/districts/kenai/39;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
Events
Monday - Thur., 9 am - 2 pm
Phone: 907-262-5824
Email: soldotna.ces@alaska.edu
