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...

Jack Buban (KWF Intern 2021)

Aug 22, 2022

The summer (and ensuing fall) that I spent working with KWF proved to be the most influential period of my life both professionally and personally. Being surrounded by people so inspired to work for a resource that means so much to this ecosystem, economy, and the...
Working together for healthy watersheds on the Kenai Peninsula since 1997.