The Tanana District is one of the largest Cooperative Extension Service districts in the United States, covering an area of more than 120,000 square miles. The population is approximately 100,000 and includes the Fairbanks North Star Borough and 64 villages with a mostly ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ Native population. Much of the district is inaccessible by road. The main economic drivers are mining, tourism, the University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ, and the military.

The district offers outreach programs in agriculture and horticulture; health, home and family development; integrated pest management; nutrition; and 4-H and youth development. 

Building maintenance

If you're planning to visit the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ Cooperative Extension Service Tanana District offices in the CTC Building (604 Barnette St.) this week (March 17) in Fairbanks, please give us a call beforehand. The building may be closed intermittently for maintenance work.
You can reach us at 907-474-1530 or via email at tanana.ces@alaska.edu
 

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Upcoming events:

Events

Aug 11

Monday, August 10, 2026, 4 – 8pm

Members of the Forget-Me-Not 4-H Club meet the second and fourth Monday of each month, 4-8 p.m., at the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ University Park Building, 1000 University Ave., Room 154. (Meeting schedule subject to change.)

Typical club projects include: Animals; beef; birds & poultry; goats (dairy/hair/meat); rabbits/cavies; sheep; swine; animal sciences; biological sciences; civic engagement; communications & expressive arts; food & nutrition; flower arranging; community/volunteer service; consumer & family science; sewing construction; environmental education & earth sciences; foods & nutrition; health lifestyle education; leadership & personal development; plant science; swine; technology & engineering; and introductory 4-H projects for Cloverbuds (ages 5-7 years).

If you are not a member of 4-H or of this club, please contact one of the organizers before attending: Priscilla Rice, organizational leader, 907-347-3570, plmrice.ak@gmail.com, or Mike Wilcher, project leader, 907-388-2023, wydoc2@gmail.com.

4-H is for everyone! For information on how to join the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ 4-H program, contact Matthew Andereson, Tanana District 4-H program coordinator, at 907-474-2427 or mranderson@alaska.edu.

Additional information: 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.&/ces/districts/tanana/160;

The University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ () 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&/ces/districts/tanana/8217;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.



Categories: Statewide 4-H calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana 4-H calendar
Organization: Cooperative Extension (CES), ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ

Aug 12

Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 6:30 – 9:30pm

The Tanana District 4-H Leaders Council meets the second Tuesday of each month, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ University Park Building, 1000 University Ave., in Room 154. All club leaders are welcome and encouraged to attend. (Meeting schedule subject to change.)

For more information on leaders council meetings, contact Priscilla Rice, president, at 907-347-3570 or plmrice.ak@gmail.com.

4-H is for everyone! For information on how to join the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ 4-H program, contact Matthew Anderson, Tanana District 4-H program coordinator, at 907-474-2427 or mranderson@alaska.edu.

Additional information: 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.&/ces/districts/tanana/160;

The University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ () 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&/ces/districts/tanana/8217;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.



Categories: Statewide 4-H calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana 4-H calendar
Organization: Cooperative Extension (CES), ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ

Aug 12

Contact organizer
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 12:30 – 2pm

The Eagle Community School 4-H Club meets every Wednesday, 12:30-2 p.m., at Eagle Community School, 100 School Road, in Eagle. (Meeting schedule subject to change.)

Typical projects include: Ag in the Classroom; ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ Native arts & crafts; animals; biological sciences; civic engagement; communications & expressive arts; community/volunteer service; consumer & family science; environmental education & earth sciences; outdoor education; ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ way of life; foods & nutrition; health; leadership & personal development; personal safety; physical sciences; plant science; technology & engineering; and introductory 4-H projects for Cloverbuds (ages 5-7).

If you are not a member of 4-H or of this club, please contact an organizer before attending: Kristy Robbins, organizational leader, at 907-547-2210 or krobbins@agsd.us, or Michelle Ashley, project leader, at 907-547-3074 or mashley@agsd.us.

4-H is for everyone! For information on how to join the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ 4-H program, contact Matthew Anderson, Tanana District 4-H Program Coordinator, at 907-474-2427 or mranderson@alaska.edu.

Additional information: 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.

The University of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ () 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&/ces/districts/tanana/8217;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.



Categories: Statewide 4-H calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana 4-H calendar
Organization: Cooperative Extension (CES), ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓÆµ

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