SOUP SUPPER – SUNDAY 07 SEPT – 5 PM
Make a soup, or make dessert, or just come hungry to enjoy an evening with friends and neighbors
$15 Per Person – Kids Eat Free (13 & Under)
Active CLES Fire and EMS Volunteers Eat Free
Proceeds to Benefit CLES
Community Club – 5 PM to 7 PM – Sunday 07 September
THANK YOU
The Cooper Landing Community Library would like to thank our high school volunteer, Alivia, who organized and led the Children’s Summer Reading Program. The program was held weekly and included crafts, games, stories, and prizes. We estimate an average of 10 children and adults participated in the program, with a culmination of an ice cream party and movie. We look forward to Alivia returning next summer for more fun at the library.
KMTA Fresh Air Fridays!
After a summer of fun, it’s time for KMTA to look ahead to this school year’s programs — our education team is BACK with a new session of Fresh Air Fridays lined up and ready to go!
This fall, we will be doing Thursdays in Moose Pass (students from Cooper Landing are welcome to join us!), Fridays in Seward, and one Friday a month for our middle schoolers! For more information or to register your child, please visit our website: HERE!
Quarantine on Mayday and Chokecherry Trees Established
The Director of the Division of Agriculture signed a quarantine order effective Sept. 1, 2025 to stop the importation, transport, and sale of Prunus padus (commonly known as European Bird Cherry tree or Mayday tree) and Prunus virginiana (commonly known as the Canada Red or Chokecherry tree). In many parts of the state, these species are creating invasive monocultures and displacing native trees, shrubs, and forbs.
These two types of trees have invaded riparian zones along creeks and native forests throughout the state, including the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the Municipality of Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, and the City and Borough of Juneau.
“This quarantine prohibits the importation, transport, and sale within the state of these two trees and their parts,” said Bryan Scoresby, Director of the Division of Agriculture. “Many agencies continue to pursue control measures with the goal of eliminating these invasive trees. With this quarantine, the flow of trees into Alaska will stop, making this goal more attainable.”
Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana can quickly take over the understory of forests where native plants once grew, displacing vegetation that fish and wildlife rely on for forage. These species have been documented growing along anadromous creeks and streams, which significantly reduces insect biomass, thus reducing food sources for juvenile salmonids. These species contain a cyanogenic glycoside that is toxic to ruminant animals such as moose when eaten. By displacing native vegetation that fish and wildlife rely on forage, these two invasive Prunus species can outcompete native species, significantly reducing the quality of important prime winter forage for Alaskan moose.
Recently, fungal disease “Black Knot” (Apiosporina morbosa) was found on the UAA campus attacking Prunus padus trees. This fungus threatens the cultivated fruit tree industry, namely plum and cherry trees prized for their edible fruits. Invasive Prunus are a potential spreader of this disease, and their removal helps reduce the spread of Black Knot to other parts of the state.
The Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) has funded grants totaling over $400,000 in the last five years for control measures in the five largest boroughs of the state. DOF has pursued an aggressive public outreach and education campaign, including public meetings, media interviews, and radio advertising to educate the public on the threat invasive Prunus species poses to the ecosystems of Alaska. An additional $250,000 has been directed towards ongoing projects to control invasive Prunus species.
The Department of Natural Resources’ mission is to develop, conserve, and maximize the use of Alaska’s natural resources consistent with the public interest.
Media Contact: Lorraine Henry, 907-269-8427, lorraine.henry@alaska.gov
Milo Matthews’s at the Sunrise Inn
Milo Matthews’s Band is playing Sunday the 7th at 9 pm at the Sunrise Inn Gravel Bar!!!
Come on out after the Soup Supper!
Aluminum Can Recycling
Anyone can drop aluminum cans off at the Sterling Transfer Site, Monday through Saturday.
Call Roger for more info 907-394-7259
Update on Cooper Landing Community Library Fundraising
We are getting close to meeting the $7,000 community match required for the FY 26 Alaska Public Library Assistance Grant. A big THANK YOU to those who have helped so far!
If you would like to help out, please stop by the library to make a donation, donate via this PayPal link, or mail a check to:
Cooper Landing Community Library
PO Box 517
Cooper Landing, AK 99572
Thank you for your support!
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at the Baptist Church annex Saturday mornings 9am. This is an open 12 step meeting. If you are curious or think you might have an issue with drinking or other addictions, come join us! The church is located at the corner of Snug Harbor Road and the Sterling Highway, next to the CL Emergency Services building. For more information, call (907)299-2855.