OUR VISION
We believe the Copper River watershed can have a vibrant, healthy future.
Art.
Created not by pen or paintbrush, but by glaciers carving mountains, pulverizing bedrock into glacial flour, sand, and sediment. Carried by the braided arms of the Copper River, this material fans out near the river’s mouth, where immense loads are deposited across 700,000 acres of wetlands, tidal flats, and barrier islands.
The Copper River Delta is extraordinarily rich in organic matter. Its sandbars, mudflats, and estuaries support communities of microbes, worms, mollusks, and crustaceans—along with 12 million shorebirds, five species of salmon, steelhead trout, lamprey, eulachon, whitefish, and Dolly Varden. Bears, beavers, and moose… the list is long.
All of this abundance and life happens on a great big canvas of sediment. How cool is that? The Delta = a living work of art.
📷 Photo Art by alexjosephhansen - The Copper River Delta.
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Looking to eat healthier this year? Don`t have a supply of fish in your freezer? Consider buying wild-caught fish from Sena Sea! Copper River sockeye is delicious and nutritious and can be purchased in various forms (including a super cute gift box) from their website.
When you buy fish from Sena Sea, 8% of your purchase will be donated to the Copper River Watershed Project to help clear the way for salmon by restoring fish passage in spawning streams. And you`ll be supporting a 5th generation fishing family dedicated to preserving the long-term future of salmon and the health of the Copper River.
Use this link to buy fish and have 8% of your purchase donated back to CRWP: https://www.senasea.com/r?id=4jha3n
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When you Pick.Click.Give. to CRWP, you open waterways for salmon, keep boots on the ground to restore habitats, and help engage youth and the community in the Copper River region.
Consider choosing the Copper River Watershed Project when you give from your AK Permanent Fund Dividend. It`s easy! Here`s how: https://pickclickgive.org/how-to-pick-click-give/
PFD applications are open until March 31st at: https://pfd.alaska.gov/
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Thank you to everyone who donated to our Year-End Fundraising Campaign!!
Your gifts helped unlock our year-end match, doubling the impact and accelerating important restoration work. Because of your generosity, an important salmon passage will flow freely again. You are helping to remove a failing culvert, clearing the way for salmon. THAT is good news!
This work wouldn`t be possible without your support - we are so grateful for each and every one of you for caring about the Copper River watershed.
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📷 Alex Joseph Hansen - Thank you to Alex for sharing his amazing photography with us, including this photo of a glacier near Cordova spilling into a lake from snow-capped peaks in the background.
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👉🏼 Request for Proposals - Little Tonsina ATV Trail Reroute
CRWP is soliciting proposals from qualified firms or teams to provide design–build services for the Little Tonsina ATV Trail Reroute, Culvert Removal, and Aquatic Habitat Restoration Project. The project is located near Richardson Highway Milepost 74 in the Little Tonsina area, and addresses a long-standing failing stream crossing, degraded aquatic habitat, and recurring ATV trail failures.
To view/download the full RFP, tap our bio link and select the RFP - Little Tonsina ATV Trail button.
For questions or to submit proposals, email: Amy Scudder, Partnership Administrator, Copper River Watershed Project, partnership@copperriver.org.
📷 CRWP - Failing culvert on the Little Tonsina ATV Trail.
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The Eyak Lake Weir may look beautiful in alpenglow and ice, but its days are numbered!
CRWP, eyakcorp (TEC), and our team of project partners continue to move forward with planning for the replacement of the Eyak Lake Weir.
In the past month, all of the sheet pile for the new weir arrived in Cordova, and the materials (and by materials, we are talking about a heck of a lot of rock!) are now being stockpiled. Equipment is expected to be on site, with construction and replacement to begin in January 2027, less than a year from now.
Imagine how beautiful this scene will look when the water (and salmon) are free-flowing without a broken-down weir getting in the way.
We appreciate the continued partnership and support as this important community project moves closer to construction. More updates soon!
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Tap our bio link and select the Eyak Lake Weir Project button for more information.
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📷 Darcy Saiget/CRWP - Eyak Lake Weir covered in ice with alpenglow on the mountains in the background.
#CordovaAlaska #EyakLake #fishpassage #habitatrestoration
We hope you had a good holiday, some nice downtime, and plenty of playtime too! Our staff enjoyed getting out on the ice and into the snow this season. Our Watershed Restoration Specialist, Darcy Saiget, shared this photo she took of an ice formation on Sheridan Glacier Lake.
Cheers to a positive, fun, beautiful 2026!
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📷 Darcy Saiget - Sheridan Glacier Lake, Cordova.
#CordovaAlaska #SheridanGlacier #winterfun #copperriverwatershed
🕯️ Wishing you and yours a fun, cozy holiday season! ❄️
🗓️ CORDOVA - This is a reminder that our physical office is closed through the end of year, but our team is working remotely. If you have any questions, email us at info@copperriver.org or at each team members email address.
💌 If you want to drop off a donation, please send it to PO Box 1560, Cordova, AK 99574.
🐕 And though we love our notes, surprises, and all matter of sundry things that show up in the Dog Treat Mailbox outside our office, it will not be monitored through the holiday season, so please don`t leave anything in there. 🐾
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Why is it important to fix broken and failing culverts in our region? Because what should be a free-flowing journey from mountain streams to the ocean is interrupted by small or damaged culverts. These barriers make it harder for salmon to reach ancestral spawning grounds, which means fewer salmon survive and return back to the Copper River region. But this problem has a solution!
You can help replace a failing culvert and reopen an important salmon passage by donating. Your gift will be DOUBLED through midnight on December 31!! That means your $50 becomes $100. Your $100 becomes $200, and we can open more passages for salmon to reach the cold, clean water of their ancestral spawning grounds.
Donate now and help clear the way for salmon! Click our bio link and select the Year-End Fundraiser button!
#yearendfundraiser #salmonhabitatrestoration #fishpassage #copperriverwatershed
👉🏼 DEADLINE TODAY to apply for the Alaska Invasive Mini-Grant!!
🌱 Submit your proposal by 5pm TODAY, Friday, December 19 for a grant to help cover the costs of managing invasive plants. The Alaska Invasive Plant Mini-Grant Program helps supplement local funds and resources to assist in the identification, control and education of invasive plant infestations in Alaska.
Funds will be available for non-federal organizations during the 2026 field season for invasive plant management and outreach projects across Alaska.
⏰ Proposal submittal deadline is Friday, December 19th, 2025, by 5:00 pm AKST
See the full RFP and Budget Form on our website at https://copperriver.org/.../ak-invasive-plant-mini-grant.../
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Contact ashley@copperriver.org for more information or to submit a proposal.
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#RFP #InvasivePlantManagement #AlaskaInvasivePlants
CRWP is soliciting proposals from qualified firms or teams to provide design–build services for the Little Tonsina ATV Trail Reroute, Culvert Removal, and Aquatic Habitat Restoration Project. The project is located near Richardson Highway Milepost 74 in the Little Tonsina area, and addresses a long-standing failing stream crossing, degraded aquatic habitat, and recurring ATV trail failures.
Watch our Annual Meeting Presentation to get the full update on the progress and projects of the Copper River Watershed Project.
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