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Cabin near Susitna River

An historic cabin in the headwaters of the Susitna River. © Cecil Sanders

Where We Work: See how we're protecting and restoring wild salmon ecoystems in Bristol Bay, the Tongass, and the Matanuska-Susitna Basin.

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Sockeye salmon in the Togiak River © U.S. F.W.S.

Science for Salmon

Check in on the Conservancy's research in the Bristol Bay headwaters in this series of Cool Green Science blog posts.
Commercial salmon fishing near Prince of Wales Island in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. © Bridget Besaw/TNC

Tongass in Transition

Good News for Salmon: Monumental changes are underway in the Tongass National Forest.
Crescent gunnel © Dustin Solberg/TNC

Klawock Lagoon Fish Passage

See how scientists track progress on restoration project.

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Shiner perch © Dustin Solberg/TNC

Watching Nature Rebound

On Prince of Wales Island, fish have returned to an historic migration corridor.
Elia Ishnook and translator Francisca Yanez discuss Yup'ik place names along the Nushagak River. Clark James Mishler

Indigenous Knowledge

Tradition and western science team up for conservation in Bristol Bay.
An image from the ShoreZone coastal cataloging and mapping project. © ShoreZone

ShoreZone Captures the Coastline

Explore the productive estuaries of Southeast Alaska.

Latest Videos

Ecologist Christine Woll assesses salmon habitat on Dog Salmon Creek in Southeast Alaska. © Dustin Solberg

Measure of a Salmon Stream

Join a Conservancy scientist on a tour of a stream awaiting restoration.
Haida elder Viola Burgess TNC

Making Fubar Beautiful

A Haida elder tells how restoring a salmon stream brings people together on Prince of Wales Island.
Anglers and king salmon on the Nushagak River. © Clark James Mishler

Wild Salmon Universe

People's stories from the Nushagak River.

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New Guide to Tongass Young-Growth Wood Is Published

January 28, 2013
Working in Alaska's Mat-Su for a Wild Salmon Future

November 19, 2012

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The Nature Conservancy restores salmon passage in the Little Susitna River watershed. © Clark James Mishler

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