Mapping Alaska’s Salmon Streams

Feb 20, 2023

Why map Alaska’s salmon streams? Since 2012, Kenai Watershed Forum has worked to document Alaska’s salmon streams, lakes, and rivers. This work results in additional habitat registered in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Anadromous Waters...

From Thermal Infrared Maps to Conservation Action

Jan 26, 2023

Example above of airborne thermal infrared imagery showing temperature contrast in a stream. A cold water inflow (purple and blue colors) enters the main channel (yellow color). Figure from NV5 Geospatial. Cold water refugia, or areas within a stream that are...

Derrick Via (Summer 2022)

Jan 4, 2023

How do I sum up the Kenai Watershed Forum? A group of cooperative individuals who are motivated to work together amongst each other and with the community for the betterment of all the Kenai Peninsula. It is incredibly encouraging to see so many different agencies and...

Ana Maria Oliynyk (Summer 2022)

Jan 4, 2023

I have had the honor of coming to work with KWF this summer through a fully funded opportunity with the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship, and in doing so, have had the opportunity to live a wildly unimaginable version of my dreams. Everything I do revolves around...

Alexis McDonald (Summer 2022)

Jan 4, 2023

My internship began when the Russian River ferns were no more than six inches tall. I watched as these plants sprouted taller each week till eventually, they stood taller than me. Being only five two it doesn’t take much to be taller than me but even so, their growth...

Kevin Duffie (Summer 2022)

Jan 4, 2023

When I was first hired as a Stream Watch Intern, I had no idea what the title meant or how to explain to my family what I was moving to Alaska to do. I knew that the work was centered on river health and that was enough for me. Everyone chooses internships for their...

Sara Aamodt (Summer 2022)

Jan 4, 2023

Coming to the Kenai Watershed Forum, I knew I was going to love it. When I moved to Alaska, I wanted to work outside every day and make a positive impact; KWF was exactly what I was looking for.   I was thrown into the Kenai River Festival during my...

New 2022 Freshwater Conservation Action Plan

Nov 18, 2022

In January 2022, we convened a team of 18 experts in fish habitat and conservation to develop a Conservation Action Plan for the Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership. The plan outlines detailed strategies, threats, and recommended actions for freshwater fish...

Summer 2022 Water Quality Sampling Results Available

Oct 18, 2022

Kenai Watershed Forum has received all laboratory results from it’s Summer 2022 Baseline Water Quality Monitoring. The results are currently being prepared for upload to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Quality Exchange, a pubic data repository for water...