Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership

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Pending Funding Opportunity!

Since 2006, the Mat-Su Salmon Habitat Partnership, a National Fish Habitat Partnership, has offered funds in support of salmon habitat conservation activities and priorities, as identified in the Mat-Su Salmon Partnership Strategic Action Plan .  This summer the Partnership will again be requesting proposals for funding for fiscal year 2015. Stay tuned for the announcement on this website www.matsusalmon.org, the Partnership facebook page and email list serve. To sign up for email updates contact jspeed@tnc.org.

Learn more by reading the detailed guidelines applicable to proposals submitted in 2013 for fiscal year 2014 funds.

 

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See the Partnership’s updated Strategic Action Plan!

The Mat-Su Salmon Habitat Partnership has an updated Strategic Action Plan! Originally an 18  month long process involving many individuals and organizations that was completed in 2008, we have updated our Strategic Action Plan following five years of implementation.

This Strategic Plan, identifies some primary conservation threats to salmon and their habitats in the Mat-Su Basin, and  lays out conservation goals and strategies that the Partnership, or anyone else can do to help keep wild abundant salmon the basin.

Find the Mat-Su Salmon Partnership’s 2013 Strategic Action Plan, Executive Summary and Appendices here.

Click here to learn about some of our efforts to meet the goals of the Strategic Action Plan.

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Join the Partnership Steering Committee

 Would you like to be more involved with the Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership?

Why not join the Steering Committee?

The Steering Committee is the guiding body for a Partnership that brings together more than 50 organizations who share a vision of thriving fish, healthy habitats, and vibrant communities in the Mat-Su. The Steering Committee ensures that the Partnership follows guidelines set forth by the National Fish Habitat Partnership and achieves goals set out in the Mat-Su Salmon Partnership Strategic Action Plan.  Committee members actively seek and encourage partner participation and support partner projects through endorsements for funding, technical assistance, and recommendations for collaboration and funding sources. The steering committee meets every two months in Palmer.  Click here to learn more  about the Steering Committee’s activities, operations and expectations of members.

Two At-large seats with a two-year term open in January. Preference will be given to organizations based in the Mat-Su Basin and with missions closely aligned with the National Fish Habitat Partnership (www.fishhabitat.org).

If you are interested, please send a letter explaining why you want to join the Steering Committee and what you can do to help the Partnership achieve its goals.  Send the letter to Jessica Speed jspeed@tnc.org) by Monday November 25th, 2013.  

Learn more about the Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership at https://matsusalmon.org/

Thank you!

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Welcome Newest Partnership Members!

Alaska Salmon Alliance
Arni Thomson and Crew of the Wizard. Fall 2011The Alaska Samon Alliance (ASA), is a 501(c)6 fisheries trade organization representing seafood processors and commercial fishermen of the Kenai Peninsula.  ASA believes that wild Alaska Salmon are part of the cultural fabric of our state.  They are woven into our past, our present and our future. 
The Alaska Salmon Alliance is focused on public education, promoting the value of scientifically based salmon management to preserve habitats and create predictable harvests for all salmon users in the Cook Inlet region.  ASA promotes long-term sustainability and is a source for accurate information about the salmon industry. We advocate for a thoughtful, process-oriented allocation of Cook Inlet salmon for the benefit of all Alaska. 
Learn more by visiting the Alaska Salmon Alliance website.
“After attending a Symposium in 2010, I knew joining the Mat-Su Salmon Partnership was the right thing to do.  It is a grassroots practical and reasonable organization dedicated to the preservation of salmon stocks in perpetuity.”     – Arni Thomson, Executive Director ASA
 
Tyonek Tribal Conservation District
Tyonek TCD fish pssg work 2013 (3)TTCD is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to conserve, enhance, and encourage the wise use of the natural resources within our District, which shares its boundaries with Game Management Unit 16B.
In 2005, Tyonek took a historic step and became the first village in Alaska to start a Tribal Conservation District. The Tyonek Tribal Conservation District was formed through a mutual agreement between the Native Village of Tyonek (NVT), the Tyonek Native Corporation (TNC), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). TTCD is a non-regulatory entity that provides technical and financial assistance to District landowners to achieve their conservation goals.
Since hiring staff in 2011, TTCD has been involved in a variety of projects. In 2012, TTCD began developing a Natural Resource Assessment and Project Implementation Plan, funded through the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Alaska Coastal Program. Also in 2012, TTCD worked with USFWS, ADF&G, the Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership, and the Native Village of Tyonek to install a fish friendly culvert on Indian Creek in the Tyonek area.
Learn more about Tyonek Tribal Conservation District by visiting ttcd.org.
“The Tyonek Tribal Conservation District (TTCD) is excited to be a new member of the Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership.”    – Christy Cincotta, Executive Director Tyonek TCD
 Click here to see other Partnership organizations, or become a member by filling out a brief application.

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