Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership

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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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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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Salmon Live Here: Stories of the Fish We Love in the Mat-Su Valley

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.

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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.

Photo by S. Hinman

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