Matanuska-Susitna Basin Salmon Conservation Partnership

Read all about the Mat-Su Partnership.

Partnership Members

(as of April 6, 2006)

Alaska Center for the Environment + Alaska Department of Fish and Game + Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation + Alaska Department of Natural Resources + Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development + Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities + Alaska Outdoor Council + Alaska Railroad Corporation + Alaskans for Palmer Hay Flats Game Refuge + Aquatic Restoration & Research, Inc. + Bureau of Land Management + Butte Area Residents Civic Organization + Chickaloon Village Traditional Council + ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. + Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association + Cook Inletkeeper + Friends of Mat-Su + Glacier Ridge Properties + Great Land Trust + Knik River Watershed Group + Matanuska River Watershed Coalition + Matanuska-Susitna Borough + National Marine Fisheries Service + National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program + Native Village of Eklutna + Natural Resources Conservation Service + The Conervation Fund + The Nature Conservancy + Upper Susitna Soil & Water Conservation District + US Army Corps of Engineers + US Environmental Protection Agency + US Fish and Wildlife Service + US Geological Survey + USDA Forest Service + Wasilla Soil and Water Conservation District.

To Join the Partnership, contact corinne_smith@tnc.org

The Conservancy and Partners Join Forces in a Comprehensive Local Effort to Conserve and Restore Fish Habitat in the Mat-Su.

Local communities, landowners, agencies, businesses and non-profit organizations are working together. Our Vision: Healthy, growing communities and thriving fish and wildlife in the Mat-Su.

Taking Action: Over the next five years, the Mat-Su Basin Partnership will:

Complete a comprehensive assessment of Mat-Su watersheds, including a prioritization of fish habitat protections, restoration and enhancement needs;
Coordinate an outreach and education campaign, and establish an organized network of volunteers, organizations, agencies and businesses working on watershed issues;
Restore key fish habitat by revegetating damaged stream banks, creating fish-and-people-friendly fishing areas, removing barriers to fish passage, and reestablishing natural stream structure and flow;
Protect threatened essential fish habitats and public access by working with willing landowners to acquire habitat and conservation easements;
Improve management of habitat on public lands by increasing coordination between local, state and federal partners; and
Leverage significant private and public funding in the achievement of the partnership goals for watershed and salmon conservation.

Partnership Updates

Moose Creek Restoration: King salmon return to Moose Creek for the first time in decades.

December 2006 Newsletter.

April 2007 Newsletter

August 2007 Newsletter