Healthy streambanks (riparian areas) are valuable community assets that deliver economic, cultural and ecological services to Mat-Su communities. They are vital for the overall health and function of streams, providing crucial habitat for rearing and spawning salmon and helping to maintain healthy water quality. The native vegetation in these areas also benefits people by providing natural erosion control and mitigating flood damage.
Click here to learn more about how riparian areas are important to salmon – and to people, how human activities can impact them, and some best practices to mitigate those impacts.
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.
You can find the importance of wetlands summary here and aquatic invasive species summary here that is focused on pike and aquatic invasive plant Elodea.
