Urban Agriculture Technical Assistance and Outreach in Anchorage

Funder: Natural Resource Conservation Service 2023 - 2028

Anchorage SWCD will serve as a local contact for the Alaska NRCS in the Anchorage area and will conduct outreach to increase awareness of NRCS programs and technical assistance resources within the Anchorage SWCD boundaries. We will support the Wasilla NRCS Office with outreach efforts or technical assistance within the Anchorage SWCD boundaries. Anchorage SWCD staff will provide technical assistance to landowners who reach out to the Anchorage SWCD about resource concerns including nutrient management, manure management, forest health, etc. Anchorage SWCD will help set up and staff booths at conferences and/or the State Fair. We will organize the Local Working Group with Anchorage area partners. Workshops will be hosted in Anchorage addressing natural resource conservation topics and our staff will actively reach out to local farms to offer our services and technical assistance. This funding agreement helps build capacity for our District and will allow us to hire 1 person to assist the Anchorage SWCD District Manager with the agriculture and soils programs. This person will attend training as available through NRCS and will be trained internally in nutrient management, Alaskan agriculture, and natural resource management.