The Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership, Forest Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service are hosting a training workshop:
The Stream Simulation Design Approach for Providing Aquatic Organism Passage at Road-Stream Crossings
Workshop will take place in Juneau on May 7-11. For more information or to register, contact Debbie Hart at coordinator@sealaskafishhabitat.org or 907-723-0258.
Stay tuned for audio recordings online or radio broadcast of the fabulous Salmon Live Here: Stories of the Fish We Love in the Mat-Su Valley. This was our first ever fishy storytelling event held in association with, and in recognition of the 10th year hosting the Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium, and it was fabulous! Thanks to our wonderful storytellers, Emcee Mike Wood, organizer Emily Tallman, local band Mountain Waxwings, and all of you who attended. Find a wonderful article about the evening by Jacob Mann here.
Find presentations from the 2017 Mat-Su Salmon Symposium posted online here, as well as an audio recording of keynote speaker Dr. Tara Martin, media coverage list, updates on Salmon Live Here: Stories of the Fish We Love storytelling event and more.
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 over 60 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. Visit page 30 of the Partnership’s Strategic Action Plan to learn more about the Steering Committee’s activities and expectations of members.
Two At-large seats, each with two-year terms 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). To learn more about the operations of the Partnership click here.
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 Kelly Ingram (kelly.ingram@tnc.org, or matsusalmon@tnc.org) by Wednesday December 27th, 2017.
Learn more about the Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership at www.matsusalmon.org
Thank you!
Are you going? Come learn about what our partners are doing in the lower reaches of the Cook Inlet drainage. Find more details below.
When? April 5th and 6th, 2017
Where? Sterling Community Center, Sterling, AK
Call for abstracts is open. This is a great opportunity to hear from participating partners on the work they have been doing related to fish habitat, and to connect with experts in the fields of climate change, fish passage, wetlands and watershed science, habitat mapping and more.
Contact Jack Sinclair for more information jack@kenaiwatershed.org , 907-398-7497.
