Emily Pound

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Sitka Spruce Tips/Alaska Way Of Life 4-H Club to offer Fall Wild Edibles Series in September

Join Sitka Spruce Tips/Alaska Way of Life 4-H Club for four sessions celebrating wild edibles through identifying, harvesting, and processing from 3:30-5 p.m. on Wednesdays Sept. 7, 14, 21, and 28.

All ages are invited to learn more about local mushroom, bog, berry, and salmon species. There is a supply fee of $10. Scholarships are available.

The Sitka 4-H club is supported through a partnership between the Sitka Conservation Society and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.

The first step is to register for 4-H at http://4h.zsuite.org/ (all participants must be registered with 4-H to be on the organization’s insurance policy). 

Contact emily@sitkawild.org for more information.

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Sitka’s Alaska Way of Life 4-H Club to host Fall Foraging Fun event on Nov. 1

The Alaska Way of Life 4-H Club in Sitka will host a Hudson Bay tea collecting event from 1-4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. This event is for kids in grades K-5 and takes place at the Southeast Alaska Career Center, 205 Baranof Street, between Pacific High School and Baranof Elementary School.

This event is free, but there is limited space and pre-registration is required. This event is open to students registered in 4-H (contact Sitka Conservation Society, 747-7509, or the UAF Cooperative Extension Service Sitka office at UAS Sitka Campus, 747-9440, to learn how to register for 4-H), the Sitka Native Education Program or the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.

For more information, contact Emily Pound at Sitka Conservation Society at 747-7509 or emily@sitkawild.org.