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Monday, May 11, 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 UAF 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ () 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.

Tuesday, May 12, 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 UAF 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ 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 ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ () 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.

UAF online/virtual event
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Note: Dates have changed on some talks.

Celebrate ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native Plant Month with a free webinar series dedicated to native plants and how they relate to and affect the environment and humans. Where: Zoom. or visit .

May 6 - Our Plant Neighbors with Lisa Strecker (UAF Ethnobotany Program), Jessica Newton (Kenaitze Tribe): Some plants tend to grow well in places modified by humans. And, over time, people have developed relationships with their common plant neighbors. Our panel will introduce common ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ plant neighbors and how we can interact with them for our holistic well-being through the lens of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Native plant traditions and ethnobotany.

May 13 - Hummingbirds and Native Plants with Todd Eskelin (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service): The key to saving rufous hummingbirds, an important pollinator species, may lie with native plants. We will talk about the decline of rufous hummingbirds. The discussion will focus on which native plants are needed and how we might encourage range expansion. Bring your thinking caps.

May 20 - Pollinator Planting Guides with Maddie Dong (Pollinator Partnership): Pollinator Partnership recently released two new ecoregional planting guides covering ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ, divided into Temperate Continental and Temperate Coastal regions. In this talk, Maddie Dong will share how these guides were developed in collaboration with ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ-based plant and pollinator experts, and how they provide targeted native plant recommendations that support pollinators throughout the growing season.

May 27 - The Bad Seed: Unwanted Varieties in Wildflower Seed Mixes with Gino Graziano (Cooperative Extension Service): Wildflower seed mixes are sought after to add beauty to landscapes and provide habitat for a variety of pollinating insects. Some of the plants in wildflower seed mixes can be weedy, spreading beyond where they were planted, and in some instances become invasive. We will review wildflower species that have become invasive, and weedy species to look out for when you purchase a wildflower mix.

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/tanana/8217;s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.