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Who We Are

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Healthy, resilient salmon runs benefit everyone…join our partnership today!!

We represent businesses, governments, landowners, Native Alaskans, and the non-profit community. Since its inception, the Partnership has brought together a diverse group of more than 60 members:

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development • Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation • Alaska Department of Fish and Game • Alaska Department of Natural Resources • Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities • Alaska Center for the Environment • Alaska Outdoor Council • Alaska Pacific University • Alaska Railroad Corporation • Alaska Salmon Alliance  • Alaska Trails • AlaskaChem Engineering • Alaskans for Palmer Hay Flats • Aquatic Restoration & Research Institute • Bureau of Land Management • Butte Area Residents Civic Organization • Chickaloon Village Traditional Council • City of Palmer • ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc • Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association • Cook Inletkeeper • Eklutna Tribal Conservation District• Environmental Protection Agency • Envision Mat-Su • Fishtale River Guides • Glacier Ridge Properties • Great Land Trust • HDR Alaska, Inc • Innovative Funding • Knik River Watershed Group • Knik Tribal Conservation District • Matanuska River Watershed Coalition • Matanuska-Susitna Borough • Mat-Su Anglers • Mat-Su Conservation Services • Mat-Su Trails & Parks Foundation • Montana Creek Campground • National Marine Fisheries Service • National Park Service • Native Village of Eklutna • Natural Resources Conservation Service • Palmer Soil and Water Conservation District • Pioneer Reserve • Pound Studio • SAGA • Sierra Club • Susitna River Coalition • Sustainable Design Group • The Conservation Fund • The Nature Conservancy • The Wildlifers • Three Parameters Plus, Inc • Trout Unlimited • Turkey Red • Tyonek Tribal Conservation District • United Cook Inlet Drift Association(UCIDA) • United Fishermen of Alaska • Upper Susitna Soil & Water Conservation District • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. Geological Survey • U.S. Forest Service • Wasilla Soil and Water Conservation District
 
Become a member! – start by filling out an application
 
Partnership Staff:
Jessica Speed (Partnership Coordinator, Trout Unlimited)
 
The Partnership is governed by a Steering Committee, and supported by multiple sub-committees listed below. Click the links to find the Partnership’s operating guidelines and Science and Data Committee Charter. 
 
Steering Committee:
Mike Campfield (Matanuska-Susitna Borough)
Melis Coady/Margaret Stern (Susitna River Coalition)
Theo Garcia/Cody Beus (Knik Tribe)
Marc Lamoreaux (Native Village of Eklutna)
Erin Larson (Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska)
Erika Ammann (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Michael Mazzacavallo (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
Trent Liebich (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Laurie Stuart (Tyonek Tribal Conservation District)
Marykate Swenarton (Trout Unlimited)
 
Science and Data Committee:
Carrie Anne Brophil (Native Village of Eklutna)
Mike Campfield (Matanuska-Susitna Borough)
Nick DeCovich (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
Jeff Fisher (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)
Sue Mauger (Retired, Cook Inletkeeper)
Anjanette Steer (University of Alaska Anchorage 
 
Outreach Committee:
Chennery Fife (Trout Unlimited)
Theo Garcia (Knik Tribe)
Jessica Speed (Partnership Coordinator, Trout Unlimited)
 
Mat-Su Salmon Symposium Planning Committee:
Paul Clark (Matanuska-Susitna Borough)
Grace Fahrney(Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
Jeff Fisher (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)
Andrea James (Chickaloon Village Traditional Council)
Dan Rinella (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Vanessa von Biela (U.S. Geological Survey)
Jessica Speed (Partnership Coordinator, Trout Unlimited)

Through the National Fish Habitat Partnership, we have funded well over 100 on-the-ground science, conservation, restoration, and education projects that are helping to safeguard salmon and ensure they remain a key part of life here in the Mat-Su. To continue this work, we are preparing for the upcoming FY27 funding cycle, which which following the […]

Changes to the FY27 NFHP Project Funding Cycle

18th Annual Mat-Su Salmon Symposium a Success!

Mat-Su Salmon Science & Conservation Symposium, November 20th and 21st, 2025

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