Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition

THIS PROJECT RESTORES PASSAGE FOR SALMONIDS TO UP TO FOURTEEN MILES OF HIGH QUALITY HABITAT BY ADDRESSING BARRIERS AT ELEVEN CULVERTS ON NATIVE OWNED AND NONFEDERAL LANDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA SEAK. FISH PASSAGE RESTORATION AT THESE SITES ARE REGIONAL PRIORITIES.

PURPOSE: THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION WILL WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL COLLABORATORS TO ASSESS AND DESIGN OPTIONS FOR RESTORATION ON THE MENDENHALL RIVER. THESE EFFORTS ARE IN RESPONSE TO REOCCURRING HIGH WATER RELEASES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH ARE CAUSING FLOODING AND EROSION.

THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION WILL WORK TO RESTORE AND STEWARD IMPORTANT FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION (SAWC) AND ITS MEMBER GROUPS TO CARRY OUT INFORMED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION, INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT ASSESS AND PRIORITIZE IMPORTANT PACIFIC SALMON HABITAT AND IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOST ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT HABITAT. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT INCLUDES 12 PROJECTS RELATED TO WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP, RESTORATION, AND SCIENCE. THESE PROJECTS ARE OUTLINED FURTHER IN THE UPLOADED DOCUMENTS AND SCOPE OF WORK:PROJECT 1: REGIONAL WATERSHED OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICESPROJECT 2: BOULDER CREEKS CHINOOK SPAWNING ENHANCEMENT (TWC)PROJECT 3: HENDRICKSON CREEK PRIVATE DRIVEWAY IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT 4: SAWMILL CREEK MAINSTEM RESTORATIONPROJECT 5: RESTORING SALMON WATERSHEDS ON TRIBAL HOMELANDSPROJECT 6: FISH CREEK ESTUARYPROJECT 7:LAKE CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT 8: 39-MILE CREEK CULVERT REPLACEMENTPROJECT 9: ENGAGING TRIBAL PARTNERS IN SALMON RESTORATION IN THE MARGARET CREEK AND WARD CREEK WATERSHEDS. PROJECT 10: TWC ECOSYSTEM-BASED CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE GREATER CHILKAT WATERSHED. PROJECT 11: METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY FISH PASSAGE IMPROVEMENTSPROJECT 12: FISH HABITAT RESTORATION ASSESSMENTS

SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION COORDINATION AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 2019

THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION WILL WORK TO RESTORE AND STEWARD IMPORTANT FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT ON NON FEDERAL LAND IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA THE PROJECT WILL ALSO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION SAWC AND ITS MEMBER GROUPS TO CARRY OUT INFORMED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION, INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT ASSESS AND PRIORITIZE IMPORTANT PACIFIC SALMON HABITAT AND IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOST ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT HABITAT THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT INCLUDES 10 PROJECTS RELATED TO WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP, RESTORATION, AND SCIENCE THESE PROJECTS ARE OUTLINED FURTHER IN THE UPLOADED DOCUMENTS PROJECT1 DEVELOPING GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR URBAN WATERSHED IN SEAK PROJECT2 ASSESSMENT OF CUMULATIVE HABITAT IMPACTS AND FORMULATION OF MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN THE CHILKAT VALLEY TWC PROJECT3 WATER TEMPERATURE MONITORING IN THE CHILKAT RIVER WATERSHED TWC PROJECT4 FISH CREEK ESTUARY HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT5 LAKE CREEK LARGE WOODY HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT6 ASSESSMENT OF PRIORITY WATERSHEDS STRATEGIC PLANNING PROJECT7 RELOCATING SAWMILL CREEK TRIBUTARY PROJECT8 HATCHERY CREEK ASSESSMENT KLAWOCK LAKE WATERSHED PROJECT9 REGIONAL WATERSHED CONSERVATION, PLANNING, OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT10 FISH PASSAGE IMPROVEMENTS ON PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND PROJECT11 ENGAGING TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION IN THE MARGARET AND WARD CREEK WATERSHEDS, TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST

SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION 2015

SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION COORDINATION AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 2018

F14AC01303 - SAWC FISH PASSAGE DESIGN AND REGIONAL WATERSHED RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION SUPPORT SERVICES

SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION 2016

2017 SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION COORDINATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS

THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION AND METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WILL ESTABLISH THE METLAKATLA WATERSHED ADVISORY GROUP FOR ANNETTE ISLAND IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THEY WILL COMPLETE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT; DEVELOP A RESTORATION PLAN FOR THE METLAKATLA WATERSHED, INCLUDING MAPPING EXISTING GEOSPATIAL DATA, HYDROLOGIC MODELLING TO UNDERSTAND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON STREAMFLOW AND TEMPERATURE, AND COMPLETION OF A STREAM HABITAT ASSESSMENT; AND COMPLETE DESIGN PLANS FOR RESTORATION OF LOWER NADZAHEEN CREEK. PAST TIMBER HARVESTING, ROAD BUILDING, AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WATERSHED HAVE LEFT DEGRADED SALMON HABITAT AND RIPARIAN AREAS THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT COMMERCIAL AND SUBSISTENCE HARVEST OF SALMON. FURTHER, CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER FOR HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION, DOMESTIC WATER, AND SALMON HATCHERY OPERATIONS ON THE ANNETTE ISLANDS RESERVE. THE METLAKATLA WATERSHED ADVISORY GROUP WILL DIRECTLY ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TRIBAL LEADERS, FISHERMEN, AGENCIES, AND OTHERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLABORATIVE WATERSHED RESTORATION PLAN.

WATERSHED RESTORATION WORKSHOP AND CAPACITY EXCHANGE

DEVELOPING A SOUTHEAST ALASKA COMMUNITY-BASED STREAM TEMPERATURE MONITORING NETWORK

DEVELOPING A SOUTHEAST ALASKA COMMUNITY-BASED STREAM TEMPERATURE MONITORING NETWORK

SANDY BEACH INTERPRETIVE SIGNS

FOOD HUB FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT FOR HAIN

STRENGTHENING FARMERS AND FARMERS' MARKETS IN SOUTHEAST ALASA: BUILDING A REGIONAL NETWORK OF MARKETS AND PRODUCERS.

LOCALIZING THE FOOD SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST