Apr 22 Tuesday
DiRtBaG Clean-Up Week is an annual litter clean-up for youth and families! Join us in helping clean up Homer! Participants can gain service hours, win prizes and special DiRtBaG awards, and earn scholarships for HoWL programs! Learn more and register for free at howlalaska.org!
Kachemak Bay Campus Growers School is excited to announce the inaugural Southcentral Growers Conference, Friday, April 25 from 4:30 to 8:30 pm and Saturday, April 26 from 9 am to 5:30 pm.
Keynote speaker, Sam Knapp will talk about "The How and Why of Winter Storage Crops in Alaska." Other topics include: farm accounting with Julia Shanks of the Farmer's Office; agritourism and farm stays with Fat Sheep Farm; a climate change round table; a tool demo with Emily Garrity of Twitter Creek Gardens; hot or cold composting with Kyra Wager, and more.
All events are in-person at Kachemak Bay Campus in Pioneer Hall and at the KBC High Tunnel. The Friday evening and Saturday morning presentations will be available on Zoom. The conference is free and no registration is required for the in-person sessions, but an RSVP would be appreciated.For more information visit https://www.kbcgrows.com/southcentral-growers-conference, call (907) 235-1674 or email kbcinfo@alaska.edu.
Apr 23 Wednesday
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Apr 28 Monday
Defenders of Wildlife, in partnership with the Department of Fish and Game, will host a series of workshops on bear awareness and electric fencing. Defenders will also reimburse those who install electric fences around bear attractants up to $500.
May 07 Wednesday
The 33rd annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival will be May 7-11, 2025. The registration opens on Friday, March 21 at 11 am. The digital program of events is on the webpage: https://kachemakshorebird.org/2025-virtual-program/ and the printed programs are out. The 6x6 canvases are available for volunteers to draw or paint something bird related for festival auction. Contact Marcy at kachemakbayshorebird@gmail.com. Must return the canvas by April 1.