The Kenai Peninsula District area includes 21 diverse 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 ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, 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 ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.
- learn signs and symptoms of bark beetle activity.
- learn potential bark beetle threats to ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.
- become familiar with the vocabulary of bark beetles.
For even more information, view this Spruce Beetle publication.
Events
Monday - Thur., 9 am - 2 pm
Phone: 907-262-5824
Email: soldotna.ces@alaka.edu
²ÝÁñÉçÇø livestock researcher to discuss nutrition, herd management
CONTACT: Julie Stricker, 907-474-5406, jestricker2@alaska.edu
Jim Vinyard, a livestock researcher with the University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, will present a talk on livestock nutrition and herd management strategies on March 6 at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will include a question and answer session.
The North Kenai Peninsula Farm Bureau is sponsoring the talk. Members of 4-H and Future Farmers of America are encouraged to attend.
The event will begin with a potluck at 6 p.m., followed by Vinyard’s presentation at 6:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Center, 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Kenai. The presentation will also be available on Zoom. For more information, contact the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Cooperative Extension Service at uaf-ianre@alaska.edu, or 1-877-520-5211.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Rebecca Yoder at rlyoder@alaska.edu or 907-745-3360. 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.