Kenai Watershed Forum

Fireside Chats - Into Africa
2024-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Anchorage) | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum on Wednesday, November 6th at 6 pm at the outdoor fire pits of Kenai River Brewing Co. for our final Fireside Chat of the season!
This week, Ed Schmitt will present Into Africa.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!
See the full schedule here!

Fireside Chats - Saving your Streambank
2024-10-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum on Wednesday, October 30th at 6 pm at the outdoor fire pits of Kenai River Brewing Co. for our fifth Fireside Chat of the season!
This week, USF&W Biologist, Maura Schumacher will present Saving your Streambank.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!
See the full schedule here!

Fireside Chats - The State of the Inlet
2024-10-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum on Wednesday, October 23rd at 6 pm at the outdoor fire pits of Kenai River Brewing Co. for our forth Fireside Chat of the season!
This week, Cook Inletkeeper Scientist, Sue Mauger will present on The State of the Inlet.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!
See the full schedule here!

Fireside Chats - History of AK Craft Brewing
2024-10-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum on Wednesday, October 16th at 6 pm at the outdoor fire pits of Kenai River Brewing Co. for our third Fireside Chat of the season!
This week, Bill Howell will present the History of Alaska Craft Brewing.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!
See the full schedule here!

Fireside Chats - Hummingbirds
2024-10-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum on Wednesday, October 9th at 6 pm at the outdoor fire pits of Kenai River Brewing Co. for our second Fireside Chat of the season!
This week, KNWR Wildlife Biologist, Todd Eskelin will present on Hummingbirds in Alaska.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!
See the full schedule here!

Fireside Chats - Going with the Flow
2024-10-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum on Wednesday, October 2nd at 6 pm at the outdoor fire pits of Kenai River Brewing Co. for our first Fireside Chat of the season!
This week, AK Fish & Game’s Leah Ellis will present Going with the Flow – an Instream Flow Monitoring Project.
KWF Members will receive a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!
See the full schedule here!

Kenai River Fair
2024-06-08 11:00 - 17:00 | Soldotna Creek Park, 44129 Sterling Highway, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum in celebrating the Kenai River through free, family fun at our newly restructured Kenai River Fair!
Get ready for a day of fun and education centered around the majestic Kenai River. This exciting event will take place at Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, June 8, and will feature booths from various agencies and organizations from all over Southcentral Alaska.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn more about the Kenai River. Mark your calendars and join us for a day of celebration and exploration!
For more information, visit the Kenai River Fair page.

Run for the River 2024
2024-06-08 08:00 - 11:00 | Kenai Watershed Forum, 44129 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Run for the River is an annual event hosted by the Kenai Watershed Forum. The proceeds from the race help support our summer events and the environmental programs of the Kenai Watershed Forum. Runners and walkers of all ages will enjoy this multi-turn, looped 5K and 10 Mile course that is routed along the famous Kenai River.
For more information and to register visit the Run for the River page.

Stream Watch Orientation
2024-06-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge, 17245 Frontier Circle, Cooper Landing, AK, 99572, United States
Join volunteers and staff on Saturday June 1st at the Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge (17245 Frontier Circle, Cooper Landing, AK 99572) for this year’s in-person orientation.
In-person orientation will cover Stream Watch sites, peer-to-peer education, bear safety, and other topics to properly prepare you for the season as a Stream Watch Ambassador. Coordinators encourage volunteers to attend the in-person orientation because it is a great way to get to know other volunteers, uniforms will be distributed the same day, and volunteers can ask questions in real time.
Click Here to learn more about Stream Watch and what it means to be an ambassador.
Click Here to RSVP for the Stream Watch In-Person Orientation

KWF Holiday Open House
2023-12-07 16:00 - 19:00 | Kenai Watershed Forum, 44129 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Please join us for our annual holiday open house at the the KWF office! This is a casual come and go event to thank our partners, members, supporters, and community.

Fireside Chats: Conservation Conversations with Alexa Millward & Ben Meyer
2023-11-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum, Wednesday at 6pm for Fireside Chats at the Kenai River Brewing Co.
Alexa Millward from Trout Unlimited Alaska and Ben Meyer from KWF will team up to present information on the local work the we are doing and how you can get involved to make a difference.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!

Fireside Chats: Mountain Goat Research on the Kenai Peninsula with Dom Watts
2023-10-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum, Wednesday at 6pm for Fireside Chats at the Kenai River Brewing Co.
Dom Watts, a Pilot/Biologist for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, will be presenting information from his mountain goat research and tagging project.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!

Fireside Chats: Gardening in Alaska with Larry Opperman
2023-10-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum, Wednesday at 6pm for Fireside Chats at the Kenai River Brewing Co.
Larry Opperman, a local gardener and KDLL radio host, will be discussing how to grow a successful garden in Alaska.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!

Fireside Chats: Backyard Botany with Bonnie Bernard
2023-10-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum, Wednesday at 6pm for Fireside Chats at the Kenai River Brewing Co.
Bonnie Bernard, KWF Invasives Species Coordinator, will be presenting on how to identify both native and invasive plants that you can find in your own backyard.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!

Fireside Chats: Elodea & Northern Pike Surveys on the Kenai Peninsula with Matt Bowser
2023-10-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum, Wednesday at 6pm for Fireside Chats at the Kenai River Brewing Co.
Matt Bowser, a Fish and Wildlife Biologist for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, will be presenting information on Elodea and Northern Pike survey efforts.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!

Fireside Chats: A Mitey Mass with David Wartinbee
2023-09-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Join the Kenai Watershed Forum, Wednesday at 6pm for Fireside Chats at the Kenai River Brewing Co.
David Wartinbee, a local biologist and KWF Board Member, will discuss the large amount of mites that have been appearing in local areas.
KWF Members get a free drink on us. We hope to see you there!

Local Salmon Habitat Mapping
2023-09-08 - 2023-09-22 | Kenai Watershed Forum, 44129 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Kenai Watershed Forum are working together in Fall 2023 to identify, map, and conserve undocumented salmon habitat in our area. We can use your help!
Join us for local fieldwork this summer on any of the following days:
September 8th
September 15th
September 22nd
For more information, contact Benjamin Meyer at ben@kenaiwatershed.org

CLOSED: Job Announcement: Executive Director
2023-02-28 09:00 - 2023-06-01 17:00 | Kenai Watershed Forum, 44129 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
KWF is hiring an Executive Director!
The next round of cover-letters and resumes will be reviewed on May 1st, 2023. However, the posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Please follow this link for a description of the position, where to send your application, and more detailed information:
Executive Director Job Description

CLOSED: Junior Stream Watch Technician
2023-01-23 08:00 - 2023-02-17 17:00 | Kenai Watershed Forum, 44129 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
This is a full-time seasonal position based out of Soldotna Alaska. Submissions will be accepted until February 17th.
Please follow this link for a description of the position, where to send your application, and more detailed information:
Click to view Junior Stream Watch Technician Job Description

Hiring: Invasive Species Technician
2023-01-10 08:00 - 2023-02-04 00:00 | AK
KWF is hiring an Invasive Species Technician!
This is a full-time seasonal position based out of Soldotna Alaska. Submissions will be accepted until February 3rd.
Please follow this link for a description of the position, where to send your application, and more detailed information:
Click to View Invasive Species Technician Job Description

2023 Summer Conservation Internships
2023-01-10 00:00 - 2023-02-13 23:59 | AK
See application changes below:
NEW DEADLINE: KWF is accepting applications till 11:59 AKST, Monday February 13th, 2023
Please follow the link below for detailed information regarding the Summer 2023 internships:
2023 Intern Announcement
To apply directly through the KWF website please visit the Internship Page for more details.

Also the Ted Smith Conservation Internship Program through the Alaska Conservation Foundation is offering a position with KWF’s the Stream Watch program at this link:
ACF Stream Watch Internship
Deadline for ACF applications is Monday, February 13th, 2023.

KWF Holiday Open House
2022-12-08 16:00 - 19:00 | Kenai Watershed Forum, 44129 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Please join us at the Kenai Watershed Forum office for our annual Holiday Open House! Each year KWF invites organization partners and the general public for a casual indoor/outdoor celebration with drinks, appetizers, and a side of holiday cheer. We hope you come on out to see the KWF family for an afternoon of fun.
Winners of our Alaska Airlines Raffle will also be drawn during the Holiday Open House. But no worries, tickets can be purchased at the event up until the winner is drawn.

Fireside Chats: Environmentally Conscious Human Development with Nancy Casey
2022-11-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Welcome back to Fireside Chats for week 6. Nancy Casey will be our guest speaker for our final Fireside Chat of the year. Nancy Casey is a licensed professional Landscape Architect & owner of Casey Planning & Design.
Nancy will be sharing how to plan and develop human dominated area while using environmentally friendly site design techniques. Nancy will touch on various ways to environmentally develop out world through water management, efficient site planning for vehicles and pedestrians, land use for pedestrians and minimal pavement, and wildlife movement, safety and food security.

Fireside Chats: Archaeological Sites at KPC with Adam Dunstan
2022-11-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Fireside Chats are back for week 5 at Kenai River Brewing Company with speaker Adam Dunstan. Adam Dunstan is a professor from Kenai Peninsula College and a cultural and linguistic anthropologist.
Adam will plans to talk about two archaeological sites near Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, both on the Kenai and stretching across 1,500 years, where salmon fishing was a key part of the communities (and how that shows up through traces on the land). Adam will also relate this to how he think this information is relevant to modern discussions of sustainability and stewardship of the salmon and river.

Fireside Chats: Tikaani's Tale with Kristi Bulock
2022-11-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Kenai Watershed Forum is back at Kenai River Brewing Co. for Fireside Chats week 4. Fireside Chats are a weekly series featuring local specialist sharing information about a different environmental or recreational based topic. Fireside Chats are a great way to learn some new interesting information while getting cozy next to a fire, some friends, and good food and drink. All are welcome at this family friendly event, but members of the Kenai Watershed Forum are treated to their first drink on us!
This weeks speaker is Kristi Bullock. Kristi has worked as a Fire Management Officer for US Fish and Wildlife Service and has multiple years experience managing a recreational dog sledding team. Kristi will be sharing a presentation focused around how she “accidentally” got into recreational mushing. The presentation will also follow the life of Kristi’s retired lead dog, Tikaani, from puppy to her last day mushing. You won’t want to miss out on the chance to hear about “Tikaani’s Tale” and her life as a lead dog under Kristi’s guidance. Weather permitting, Kristi has also offered to bring some basic dogsledding gear and a few sled dogs to accompany her for the presentation.

Fireside Chats: Megafauna Fossils on the Kenai Peninsula
2022-11-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Dick Reger is a geologist and a geomorphologist with more than 50 years of experience and over 130 publications that he has authored or co-authored. He has lived in Alaska for most of his life, leaving every once in a while, but always returning. After once again settling in the Kenai Peninsula, he has made many discoveries across the region.
This Wednesday, Dick will be presenting his recent discoveries from the Southwestern Kenai Peninsula. Dick will be sharing some incredible fossils that he has found in the region for up close viewing. You will not want to miss this rare opportunity to take a journey back in time

Fireside Chat: Beluga Monitoring
2022-10-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Kenai River Brewing Company, 308 Homestead Ln, Soldotna, AK, 99669, United States
Fireside Chats are a weekly speaker series presented by the Kenai Watershed Forum at the Kenai River Brewing Company. Talks will focus around environmental/recreational topics with a new speaker each week.
This Week: Sonia Kumar is a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, studying Cook Inlet beluga whale acoustics and noise in the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers. She will be sharing some of the preliminary findings from her 2021 field research.

Alaska Airlines Ticket Raffle
2022-10-03 08:00 - 2022-12-08 17:00 | AK
See the flier below for raffle information.
If you have any remaining questions, please email membership@kenaiwatershed.org or call (907)-252-8272.
Tickets are now available for purchase online by ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY. If you would like to purchase raffle tickets online, please click the following link: https://kenaiwatershed.formstack.com/forms/alaska_airlines_raffle
Good luck to those that enter.

Job Announcement: Education Specialist
2022-08-22 08:00 - 2022-09-09 17:00 | AK
KWF is hiring an Education Specialist!
This position will be opened until filled, with applications being reviewed immediately.
Please follow this link for detailed information:
Education Specialist Job Description

ConocoPhillips Alaska Matching Grant Challenge
2022-05-22 08:00 - 2022-07-06 17:00 | AK
Through June 19, ConocoPhillips Alaska is matching donations to the Kenai Watershed Forum, up to $150,000.
Together we can support science, education and habitat restoration to preserve the Kenai Peninsula for future generations.

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