Emily Becker demonstrates how to identify bird vetch in Anchorage's Airport Heights neighborhood on July 3, 2025. Emily Becker hunched over a patch of purple flowers in a public easement garden in ...

FAIRBANKS — Gina Graziano from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will give a presentation about bird vetch Monday night. Bird vetch is an invasive species in the ...

Spring has sprung and gardeners can hardly wait to get their hands in the soil. Got questions before you get started? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon ...

FAIRBANKS — As the new Tanana District agriculture and horticulture extension agent, one of the most interesting aspects of my job is the variety of questions I receive. However, there are two ...

A few days ago, I pulled out the bird vetch that I saw at the edge of Connor's Bog near my yard. That is the invasive purple-flowered vine that is climbing all over the native plants. It is ...