11/26/2025
Online Alaska Master Gardener course (taught over Zoom) is open for registration. Classes start this coming Tuesday, Dec 2.
Casey Matney and Darren Snyder, agriculture and horticulture agents with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the course. It provides a broad horticultural background and includes Alaska-specific lessons on botany, soils, vegetable production using organic and conventional techniques, integrated pest management, greenhouses, lawns, houseplants, trees and shrubs, flowers and invasive plants.
Alaska master gardeners are credentialed by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and are located in communities throughout the state. The prerequisites for becoming a master gardener include familiarity with Alaska gardening conditions and a commitment to 40 hours of volunteer time.
Related in-person activities will be hosted locally in Juneau. In-person opportunities for course participants outside of Juneau are encouraged and will be assisted upon request.
Classes will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. from Dec. 2 to Feb. 27, 2026, with a break for the holidays. Registrants will receive a recording of each class. Register at https://bit.ly/OnlineMasterGarden.
The cost is $250, which includes a copy of Alaska’s Sustainable Gardening Handbook.
For more information go to our website at https://www.uaf.edu/ces/garden/mastergardeners/
