The Nature Conservancy in Alaska
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- Email: alaska@tnc.org
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Make a Difference in Alaska
Alaska represents all we know and love about nature. Even for those who’ve never been here, there is a sense of comfort in the mere knowledge that a place so massive and rugged exists. Unlike anywhere, Alaska offers opportunities to make a globally significant conservation impact while protecting some of the greatest natural resources in the world.
How Rivers Connect Us
The Nature Conservancy is taking action alongside communities to support rivers in need, finding new ways to build bridges and come together wherever we work.
Our Priorities
Climate
We are working on lowering carbon emissions in Alaska, improving community resiliency and maximizing Alaska’s climate-cooling carbon storage potential.
Sustainable Fisheries
We’re conserving the world’s last, best salmon stronghold in Bristol Bay and the subsistence, sport and commercial fisheries that depend on it. We’re also working to increase opportunities for rural fishing families to participate in and benefit from the state’s Limited Entry permit system.
Thriving Communities
We are fostering sustainable economic growth that benefits both people and nature in places like Southeast Alaska and Bristol Bay. Our work includes supporting community forest partnerships, Indigenous Guardians, forest and stream restoration, carbon mapping and leadership development.
Bristol Bay
The Nature Conservancy in Alaska has worked in Bristol Bay for more than 30 years, helping support regionally led efforts to oppose the Pebble Mine, protect salmon, uplift Indigenous stewardship and improve climate resilience.
Southeast Alaska
With its rich biodiversity, cultural heritage and collaborative land management, Southeast Alaska exemplifies how ecological health and community well-being can thrive together.
Alaska’s Conservation Opportunity
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63%
of the wetlands ecosystems in the U.S.
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40%
of the U.S. freshwater supply
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50%
of the terrestrial carbon in the U.S.
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95%
of the nation’s wild salmon harvest
Partnerships
Our partnerships with rural and Indigenous communities in Alaska are grounded in The Nature Conservancy’s Voice Choice Action Framework, which is based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Policy
We work across borders and across sectors to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends. We stand committed to a nonpartisan approach.
Stories from Alaska
How the Emerald Edge Rainforest Could Help Change the World
In this remarkable forest that stretches from Oregon into Alaska, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are leading the way in showing that conservation and climate action can be done differently.
Preserving the Last Salmon Run
On the edge of Alaska, a community weighs the future of the greatest sockeye salmon run on Earth.
Bristol Bay Science
To protect Bristol Bay's wild salmon populations and the people who depend on them, TNC has invested in a science-led process to assess the risk of developing the proposed Pebble mine in the headwaters of two major salmon rivers.
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