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.
10th Annual Mat-Su Salmon Science & Conservation Symposium
2017 marks the 10th year of bringing people together to network, information share, collaborate and stay updated on the latest salmon and salmon habitat related efforts in the Mat-Su Basin through the annual Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium. We are beginning planning for this year’s event. Do you have a keynote speaker or session topic you think would be of particular interest? Do you have ideas on how we could make this year’s Symposium even better? If so please get in touch – and consider joining the 2017 Symposium Planning Committee. For more information, contact Jessica Speed.
We are also continuing fundraising for 2017. Thank you to our many past supporters, please get in touch with Jessica Speed at above contact if you would like to provide support this year.
Save the Date: 2016 Salmon Symposium November 17th & 18th
The 9th annual Mat-Su Salmon Science & Conservation Symposium will be November 17th & 18th, 2016 in Palmer, Alaska!
Keynote speaker: Dr. Daniel Schindler, Associate Professor, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and Biology, University of Washington.
The Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium is an annual forum to share information about salmon and their habitat in the Mat-Su Basin. Presentations span a wide range of topics — fish passage restoration projects on Mat-Su streams and assessment of their benefits to salmon; studies about geology, erosion, and salmon distribution on the Matanuska River; wetlands mapping and management; community assets planning; salmon distribution throughout the Mat-Su Basin; conservation of public lands; and more!
Symposium information and updates will be posted at www.matsusalmon.org, facebook, and sent to the Partnership email list.
Planning for the 2016 Symposium is full swing! Is there a training or workshop your organization would like to host preceding or following the Symposium? Do you have ideas about how we can make this year’s Symposium even better? Let us know! Contact Jessica Speed at jspeed@tnc.org
2015 Mat-Su Salmon Symposium Media Coverage
Here is some of the media coverage of the Mat-Su Salmon Symposium:
- Thursday November 12, 2015 – Popular Radio Host to Address Salmon Symposium http://www.frontiersman.com/news/popular-radio-host-to-address-salmon-symposium/article_6adf976e-89bc-11e5-af37-c3633a98942c.html
- Saturday November 14th, 2015 – Richard Nelson and Jessica Speed on Big Alaska Show on KFQD 750 AM – http://www.bigalaskashow.com/
- November 17th, 2015 – Radio Free Palmer interview, Richard Nelson.
- November 19th, 2015 – Ellen Lockyer, APRN. Salmon Symposium Seeks Solutions. http://www.alaskapublic.org/2015/11/19/salmon-symposium-seeks-salmon-solutions/
Richard Nelson & Salmon Partnership on Big Alaska Radio Show
In case you missed storyteller Richard Nelson and Jessica Speed on Saturday’s Big Alaska Show, you can stream it online here: http://www.bigalaskashow.com
Don’t forget Richard Nelson is giving a free public talk on “The Miracle of Salmon” on Wednesday at 6:30pm at the Palmer Depot.
