Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership

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Current Focus

The issues currently of interest to this Partnership include:

  1. Overarching Science Strategies
    • Anadromous Waters Catalog
    • Habitat Quality
    • Comprehensive Surface and Groundwater Studies
    • Water Quality Monitoring
    • Index Watersheds
  2. Alteration of Riparian Areas
    • Identification of Priority Riparian Areas for Salmon
    • Protection of Priority Salmon Riparian Habitat
    • Restoration of Priority Riparian Habitat
  3. Climate Change
    • Comprehensive Baseline and Monitoring for Stream Temperatures
    • Integrate Climate Change into Priorities
  4. Culverts that Block Fish Passage
    • No New Barriers
    • Fish Passage Restoration
  5. Filling of Wetlands
    • Identify, Map and Assess Functions of Wetlands for Salmon
    • Conserve Wetlands for Salmon
  6. Impervious Surfaces and Stormwater Pollution
    • Minimization of Impacts on Water Quality
    • Minimize Road Runoff
    • Imperviousness Impact Assessment
  7. Aquatic Invasive Species
    • Prevention
    • Early Detection and Surveillance
    • Rapid Response
    • Control
  8. Large-scale Resource Development
    • Education and Outreach about Large-scale Resource Projects
    • Agency Assistance for Large-scale Resource Projects
    • Address Data Gaps
  9. Loss or Alteration of Water Flow or Volume
    • Instream Flow on Anadromous Waters
    • Community Water Needs Study
  10. Loss of Estuaries and Near Shore Habitats
    • Salmon Ecology of Cook Inlet
    • Conserve Estuaries for Salmon
  11. Motorized Off-road Recreation
    • Impacts to Salmon and Salmon Habitat
    • Mitigate OHV Use at Streams
  12. Wastewater Management
    • Improved Wastewater Disposal
    • Expanded Wastewater Infrastructure
    • Wastewater Pollution Prevention

Join us April 21-22, 2025 at the BP Energy Center, Anchorage. The intent of the symposium is to support healthy fisheries, people and economies on the Kenai Peninsula and in the Mat-Su by better connecting people and organizations working on salmon watershed stewardship in the region, particularly Kenai and Mat-Su fish habitat partnerships. Register here, […]

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