Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership

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2019 Spring Streambank Restoration Workshops

Come do a hands-on installation of a shoreline restoration project! Learn about techniques for restoring streambank habitat, shoreline and salmon habitat needs, and construction techniques. May 22nd and 23rd in the Mat-Su Valley. Workshops also held in Fairbanks and Soldotna. Workshops are free, advanced registration required. To register please call (907) 267-2403 or email jessica.johnson@alaska.gov. Find workshop flyer here. 

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2019 Kenai & Mat-Su Science Symposiums

Save the date for these two events!

April 18, 2019. The Kenai Fish Habitat Partnership is hosting a one-day Science Symposium. 9-5pm. Free! Cannery Lodge, Kenai, AK. Click here for more information and to register.

November 13-14, 2019. The 12th annual Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium will be at the Palmer Depot, Palmer, AK. Hosted by the Mat-Su Salmon Partnership, the Symposium is a forum to share information and promoting an exchange of ideas about salmon science and conservation. Learn more here.

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Mat-Su Valley Pike: Friend or Foe?

Come learn about Mat-Su Valley Pike from ADF&G biologists at the April 3rd Wildlife Wednesday’s talk in Palmer!

These voracious eaters may be fun to fish, but they are not in fact naturally occurring in the Mat-Su, and can severely impact local native fish populations. Come learn from ADF&G fishery biologists Parker Bradley and Cody Jacobson about these impressive fresh water hunters: how they got here, why they are a problem for other native fish, what organizations like ADFG are doing about it, and how local residents can help too.

Join us from 7pm-8pm at the Matanuska Experiment Farm – 1509 S. Georgeson Rd., Palmer. Questions? Contact Sierra Doherty at sierra.doherty@alaska.gov.

Hope to see you there!

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2018 Mat-Su Salmon Symposium

November 14-15 in Palmer, AK.

The Symposium is a forum to share information on Mat-Su Basin watersheds, salmon, and salmon habitat; promoting an exchange of ideas about salmon science and conservation. Our 2018 Keynote Speaker is Langdon Cook.  a writer, instructor, and lecturer on wild foods and the outdoors, who will share scenes from his book Upstream: Searching for Wild Salmon, From River to Table, a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.  

Online registration closes November 7th. There will be a $25 registration fee per day. This includes lunch, snacks and refreshments. Student registration is free. If you have difficulty with registration expenses, please contact matsusalmon@tnc.org or 907-865-5713. Full refunds available until online registration closes on November 7th.  Please register online here .

Read flyer for Symposium details and visit the Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership website at www.matsusalmon.org for Symposium information, updates, to register and more.

Also, consider joining us for a Wild and Local Foods Dinner with a book reading and signing with Keynote Speaker Langdon Cook. When? Wednesday evening November 14th at Turkey Red in Palmer. Everyone welcome, seating is limited, so register here soon! Tickets are $30/person, doors open at 5pm, dinner 5:30 to 7pm.

Would your organization like to sponsor this great event? The Symposium Planning Committee is still seeking sponsors. Contact jspeed@tnc.org, 907-865-5713.

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