Anchor River Conservation

 
On February 28, 2005, the Conservancy transferred ownership in 65 acres on the Kenai Peninsula's Anchor River to the State of Alaska, subject to a conservation easement held by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.  When combined with other state lands and properties owned by the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy, these properties protect over two miles of river frontage and 500 acres of contiguous intact floodplain communities.  This portion of the river provides rearing habitat for several species of salmon and one of the northernmost runs of steelhead in the world and is very important to wintering moose, brown and black bear, and nesting bald eagles.  
 
Acquisition of these tracts was funded by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to support restoration of species and services injured by the oil spill.  It is part of a joint effort between the Conservancy, Kachemak Heritage Land Trust, Ducks Unlimited, the State of Alaska and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure the long-term protection of the Anchor's healthy populations of fish and wildlife and maintain the area's popular recreational uses.