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July 03, 2009: Alaska's Prince of Wales Island Restoration Project Receives Economic Stimulus Funding
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the Klawock River Salmon Passage and Habitat Restoration project will receive support from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding pays for the construction of a fish passage structure through the causeway on the Klawock River estuary and restores estuarine habitat on Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island while creating employment for 22 people.


Dustin Solberg
dsolberg@tnc.org 907-276-3133 x117

May 21, 2009: Conservancy Receives Two National Awards
The Conservancy and Partners Share Conservation Honor


Dustin Solberg
dsolberg@tnc.org

October 08, 2008: Mat-Su Basin Science & Restoration Symposium
Water Resources, Salmon Conservation: Lead Topics at Mat-Su Symposium


Corinne Smith
Phone:(907)317.8825
Email: corinne_smith@tnc.org

September 19, 2008: Chuitna River Aquisition Protects Salmon Habitat
Chuitna River Acquisition Protects Salmon Habitat.


Doug Wachob
(907)276-3133 ext. 110
doughwachob@tnc.org

January 25, 2008: New Tongass National Forest Management Decision Presents Opportunities for Conservation and Conflict
The Conservancy responds to the Record of Decision for the Amended Tongass Land Management Plan


John Sisk
907-789-1771, johnsisk@alaska.net Erin Dovichin, 907-276-3133 x114, edovichin@tnc.org

January 19, 2007: Acquisition Protects Caribou and Salmon in Southwest Alaska
Acquisition of 80 acres at the confluence of Keefer Creek and Mulchatna River in southwest Alaska.


Sarah Leonard
Sarah Leonard 907-276-3133 x111 sarah_leonard@tnc.org

June 07, 2005: New Agreement Promotes Collaborative Approach to Conservation in the Tongass National Forest
The Nature Conservancy and the USDA Forest Service announced today that they have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to achieve a balance of working forests, habitat reserves, and sustainable communities on the Tongass National Forest


Erin Dovichin
907-276-3133x114 edovichin@tnc.org