Projects and Research

Aleutian Tern Surveys

The Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) is a seabird with a small global population and breeding sites restricted to Alaska and the Russian Far East. While Aleutian tern populations may be stable or increasing in Russia, populations at known breeding sites within Alaska have declined since the 1960's (Renner et al. 2015, Syroechkovskiy personal communication).

Deshka River Salmon Temperature Study

The Deshka River is a tributary of the Susitna River, located in Southcentral Alaska. It has a historically large chinook salmon run with long-term monitoring data available for salmon (since the 1970s). The study seeks to improve understanding about how changes in freshwater temperature effect…

Coastal Conservation in Southcentral Alaska

The mission of the Alaska Coastal Program is to conserve healthy coastal ecosystems for the benefit of fish, wildlife, and people. As a direct conservation assistance program, the Alaska Coastal Program invests funding, staff time, technical expertise, and other resources into coastal habitat…

Virtual Youth Fish and Wildlife Club

Virtual Youth Fish and Wildlife Club is a place where young people meet scientists, learn about careers in this field, and build an understanding and appreciation for  fish, wildlife, and public lands.Join Marye and guests every Wednesday to learn something new and connect with friends. LINKOur in-…

Alaska Youth Fish & Wildlife Club

Helping youth and their caregivers develop outdoor skills and a passion for Alaska's outdoor heritage since 2011.

Southeast Alaska Coastal Conservation

The mission of the Alaska Coastal Program is to conserve healthy coastal ecosystems for the benefit of fish, wildlife, and people. As a direct conservation assistance program, the Alaska Coastal Program invests funding, staff time, technical expertise, and other resources into coastal habitat…

Coastal Conservation in Southwest Alaska

The mission of the Alaska Coastal Program is to conserve healthy coastal ecosystems for the benefit of fish, wildlife, and people. As a direct conservation assistance program, the Alaska Coastal Program invests funding, staff time, technical expertise, and other resources into coastal habitat…

Live Stream Temperature Monitoring

Temperature is one of the most important environmental factors controlling the distribution and behavior of fishes. Fish often inhabit a specific thermal niche where they optimize physiological performance. Although water temperature requirements and preferences vary according to individual species and life stage, of interest and relevance to us is continual engagement in field projects investigating thermal preferences and tolerances exhibited by species of interest (e.g. Chinook and Coho Salmon).

We have performed water temperature analyses in support of various research projects since 2008. Currently a multi-year thermal monitoring study within the numerous watersheds throughout Alaska and will require water temperature data to help understand how thermal conditions may influence salmonid distribution and abundance.

Little Tonsina River Bridge Installation

This project will remove an undersized, double barrel culvert on the Little Tonsina River in the Valdez-Cordova Borough.

Tyonek Creek Culvert Replacement for the Benefit of Subsistence Resources

Tyonek Creek is one of the largest and most important salmon streams near the village of Tyonek, Alaska.

Gustavus Alaska Landscape Scale Watershed Restoration

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Gustavus, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation have been working together for many years to restore aquatic connectivity and fish passage in Gustavus via a series of culvert-to-bridge and other fish passage projects.