Palmer workshop to teach educators about soil science

Palmer workshop to teach educators about soil science

The Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center will host a day-long soil science workshop on Monday, June 8.

The workshop, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., is geared toward formal and informal adult educators, homeschool parents, librarians, gardeners, backyard farmers and others who are interested in soil health. It is a collaboration between Project Learning Tree, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, the Wasilla Soil and Water Conservation District and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.

The workshop will connect educators with the National Association of Conservation District's "Soil. Where it all Begins" stewardship campaign and materials. Teachers can also earn continuing education credits.

Attendees will receive Project Learning Tree's award-winning activity book and materials. If they bring a soil sample, they will also receive a free soil test through the Wasilla Soil and Water Conservation District.

The workshop will be at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer.

It is free for Alaska Natural Resource and Outdoor Education members. The cost for nonmembers is $20, which includes lunch, the activity book and soil test. Registration information is available on the ANROE website.

For more information, contact Melissa Clampitt at [email protected] or 907-745-3551.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at [email protected] 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 [email protected].

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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