Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership

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Salmon Symposium Presentation Recordings Online

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2020 Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium! We had a great event, with interesting and informative presentations and lively chat discussions and Q&A sessions. We’d like to say a special thanks to our funders, and keynote speaker Dr. Tom Quinn for an engaging talk about his experience working with Alaskan salmon populations over the last 40 years.

Symposium Recordings: Recordings of the Symposium Zoom sessions can be found here. We have broken up the recordings into the morning and afternoon sessions, and provided timestamps so you can skip around to any particular portion that interests you most.

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.

2020 Symposium Flyer

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Aquatic Invasive Species

Read the Partnership’s latest science summary about aquatic invasive species in the Mat-Su! Learn about some of the ways Northern Pike and Elodea have the potential to impact salmon and their habitat, best practices to prevent the introduction of new species and manage those that currently exist, and what actions you can take to champion and support management policies and rapid response to newly discovered introductions.

The Mat-Su Salmon Partnership has produced several science summaries to help synthesize information on various salmon habitat related topics for Mat-Su community leaders and general public.

Find the importance of wetlands summary here. Stay tuned next month for the value of riparian areas summary!

AIS summary screenshot

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Funding Opportunity!

The Mat-Su Salmon Partnership is requesting proposals for funding for fiscal year 2021.
Since 2006, the Mat-Su Salmon Partnership, has offered funds through the National Fish Habitat Partnership in support of salmon habitat conservation activities and priorities as identified in the Mat-Su Salmon Partnership’s Strategic Action Plan.
The deadline for proposals is October 23rd, 2020.
Find the detailed guidelines and application on the Partnership website.   Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their projects with listed contacts in the application before submitting proposals.
Photo credit: K.Liebich/USFWS

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Welcome to the Partnership!

Welcome to the Partnership, Valley Community for Recycling Solutions and Turkey Red!

The Mat Su Salmon Habitat Partnership is proud to welcome two new partners. In joining, they support our work to preserve salmon habitat in the Mat Su.

Valley Community for Recycling Solutions is “a community of enthusiastic recyclers with a vision for our future.”  A non-profit providing the valley with recycling services since 1997, they are an active force for diverting waste from landfills across the Mat-Su.

Turkey Red Restaurant has collaborated with the Mat Su Salmon Habitat Partnership to host the wild, local and traditional foods dinner as part of the Mat-Su Salmon Symposium for the past several years. Since opening in 2008, the restaurant has served sustainable, local food, including wild Alaskan salmon.

We are grateful for the partnership of these stalwart valley organizations.

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Pictured: Steven Brown, Executive Director of Valley Community for Recycling Solutions

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Funding Opportunity!

Increasing Recreational Fisheries Collaboration Through the Fish Habitat Partnerships (FY20) – Call for Ideas.  The Office of Habitat Conservation and the Recreational Fisheries Initiative are looking to identify and support projects within coastal Fish Habitat Partnerships that protect or restore habitat AND engage recreational fishing partners. Learn more here. Do you have ideas? Please contact Mat-Su Salmon Partnership Coordinator Jessica Speed jspeed@tnc.org. Learn about last years’s funded projects here. One page project ideas are due to NOAA by January 31, 2020.

Photo credit: Patty Sullivan/Mat-Su Borough

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