OUR VISION
We believe the Copper River watershed can have a vibrant, healthy future.
Are you a student wanting to boost your resume and your skill set? Join CRWP as a Plant Program Intern from June 3rd - August 9th!
This is a paid position for ages 15 and up, 3 days a week. Training is provided, and work will be remote and field-based.
Skill building includes:
- Data collection
- Rafting safety
- Control of Invasive Plants
- Event planning
- Native seed harvesting
- Education and outreach
Apply by email or phone to:
Amanda Jackson
stewardship@copperriver.org
(907)253-4737
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Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill our CRWP Planning Survey this winter. Your thoughts and feedback are important to us. Sharing your ideas and concerns for the Copper River watershed, helps inform our planning and work going forward.
We drew a winner from survey respondents for a $500 Gift Card and MacKenzie Fischer, from Copper River Guides won!
Thanks to everyone for your input - it matters!
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Join our team at CRWP!
We are looking for a Partnership Administrator who is passionate about the long-term health of the Copper River watershed with an interest in supporting our critical partnerships that result in on-the-ground action.
This position will play an important role in facilitating on-going stewardship conversations across the region, keeping diverse partners working together towards common goals, and assisting with the solicitation of contract services for project-specific tasks.
The Partnership Administrator is ideally based in the Copper River watershed, but outside applications are invited.
Join our team and work on project coordination for our robust watershed stewardship and fish-habitat focused programming for improving and maintaining watershed health through removing barriers to fish passage, eradicating invasive plants, and harvesting native seeds, as an example. This position will focus on partnership building and planning for restoration of fish habitat.
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Learn more and apply at https://copperriver.org/about-us/job-opportunities/
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Field Season is soon upon us, and with more and more construction projects, it is important for CRWP to continue to further our staff`s education.
Kirsti Jurica, our Hydrology & Watershed Restoration specialist, completed the Alaska CESCL (Certified Erosion Sediment Control Lead) training in early April. The course included the erosion and sedimentation processes, the regulatory requirements, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, Best Management Practices, inspection, record-keeping, and cold climate challenges as they apply to construction projects.
This new knowledge and certfication will be applied to upcoming fish passage projects!
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Learn more about our fish passage work at https://copperriver.org/programs/fish-habitat-restoration/restoration/culverts-are-the-culprits/
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Are you a student 15 and up living in the Copper Basin? Apply for CRWP`s Plant Program Internship which begins at the start of June 2024 and runs through the beginning of August 2024. There is some flexibility on exact start and end dates depending on the student`s availability.
Help support a healthy Copper River Watershed through the implementation of various stewardship activities. The intern will assist CRWP in invasive plant management treatments, while participating in educational outreach activities within the community. The intern may engage in rafting the Gulkana River for program planning and invasive plant control tasks, and may also help identify and harvest seeds from native plant sites for the implementation of CRWP’s Native Seed Bank Program in the Copper Basin.
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Click our bio link and select the CRWP Job Opportunities button to learn more and apply!
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With congratulations and a feeling of loss, we send Lisa Docken a warm farewell as she transitions from her role as Copper River Watershed Project’s (CRWP) Executive Director to a position with the National Park Service in the next few weeks.
Lisa came aboard the CRWP in 2019 while working on completing her PhD in Arctic Wildlife from Trent University, Ontario Canada. She worked closely with staff members to help steer the organization through the tumult of the pandemic, followed by a tremendous period of growth for CRWP, bringing millions of dollars to the Copper River region to support our salmon economies, leaving lasting infrastructure and partnerships.
"While I feel sad to be leaving this great watershed and organization, I also think this is the right time for the CRWP to launch into its next phase of growth." —Lisa Docken
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CRWP is seeking an experienced leader to serve as its next Executive Director.
This is a chance to live and work in one of the last intact salmon strongholds in North America, continuing our 25-year commitment to projects which diversify the region`s economy while sustaining its resource base and cultural heritage. The ideal candidate has a background in nonprofit management, demonstrated community convening, a deep understanding of natural ecosystems, and a commitment to watershed sustainability.
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Click our bio link and select the CRWP Job Opportunities button to learn more and apply!
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📷Lisa Docken/CRWP
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This is a great time to do a pre-summer season gear check and clean your outdoor gear to eliminate invasive plant seed hitchhikers.
Our Watershed Stewardship Program Manager, Amanda Jackson, attended the Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment (WISE) Gear Swap last month to do some outreach on the importance of cleaning outdoor gear. If you didn`t get a chance to talk with Amanda at the Gear Swap, you can check out the Play Clean Go https://playcleango.org and Clean Dry Drain https://www.fws.gov/story/clean-drain-dry programs to learn more.
Stopping invasive seeds from starting in the Copper River watershed is the most important part of invasive plant management.
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Click our bio link and select the Invasive Plant Management button to learn more about CRWP`s invasive plant program.
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📷CRWP - Amanda Jackson, CRWP Watershed Stewardship Program Manager offering invasive plant outreach at the WISE Gear Swap.
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The Kindergarten and 1st Grade class of the Glennallen Elementary School had a blast feeding their 400 baby salmon for the first time yesterday!
Our Watershed Stewardship Program Manager, Amanda Jackson was there to assist and teach the students how to feed the fish, and shared a note about the experience:
"The students referred to the cluster of fish in the back corners as a “fish meeting,” but little did they realize that the fish have never seen so many wide-eyed and enthusiastic small humans staring at them in awe before! It was a precious site to see the students so in love with their “salmon family”. We talked about how fast the salmon will grow, and how important this next stage of life as Fry’s will be for them."
CRWP is planning a release of the salmon with all Copper Basin tanks, so stay tuned for more action!
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Click our bio link and select the Salmon in the Classroom button to learn more about this program!
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📷 Amanda Jackson/CRWP - Glennallen 1st Graders feeding baby salmon in their classroom tank.
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Don’t miss your chance to network, learn, and contribute to a healthier planet right here in Copper River Region!
Join us Monday, April 22nd for presentations, games, interactive booths and more as regional entities share about topics such as Food Security: How it Impacts your Hunting, Fishing & Gathering / Air & Water Quality / Learning to connect with local initiatives including recycling and more.
High Schoolers and Adults, this is an opportunity to explore careers in the environmental sector. Along with chances to win rafting tickets for 2, a Red Cross Survival Kit, a vehicle backhaul voucher, jackets, gift cards and more!
The event will open to CRSD students from noon to 3pm. The event will reopen to the public from 3:30 to 7pm. See you there!
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Join the CRWP Team this season as a Plant Program Field Technician in the Copper Basin!
This is a full-time, 40 hr/week seasonal position that runs June - September with possible extension. The Plant Program Field Technician will work closely with our Watershed Stewardship Program Manager to help manage invasive species in the Copper Basin.
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Join us for a presentation Thursday, April 4, 7-8pm hosted by the Prince William Sound Science Center through their Tuesday Night Talk Series.
Get an update on the current design of this site, and help us brainstorm ideas to overcome the biggest hurdle we’re facing with the Eyak Lake Weir project — ownership.
Since 2020, CRWP has been facilitating a group of partners to be pro-active in upgrading the Eyak Lake weir structure to maintain current lake levels and improve the movement of fish between the lake and the river, ultimately improving the productivity of this valuable habitat.
Without overcoming the ownership hurdle, we’ll be unable to move the project forward. If left unaddressed, we are likely to see a significant lowering of the lake levels as the weir continues to fail, reducing the productivity of this valuable salmon habitat, changing property lines and values, and compromising access to our backup drinking water source, among other changes.
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Join this presentation at The Science Center in Cordova or online via this link: https://meet.goto.com/736232741
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Click our bio link and select the Eyak Lake Weir Project button to learn more.
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Earlier this week, wrangellstenps partnered with CRWP, Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment (WISE), mypubliclands, Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, Copper River School District, and AGSD (Tok school district) to host Mentasta Chozen Frozen Day.
Our Watershed Stewardship Program Manager, Amanda Jackson attended starting off with educational activities provided by CRWP with Mentasta school youth ages PreK-5th. Amanda led a hands-on presentation of the salmon life cycle to engage the students in their experience of living at the headwaters in the Copper River Watershed. Salmon egg bracelets were crafted, and memories were certainly made! The students, CRWP, and NPS staff incorporated fun games to play that taught various animal adaptations of Alaskan fish and wildlife.
The day continued with a hike that led students to more activities on Mentasta Lake. Sampling of macroinvertebrates, ice-aging, target practice with Atlatls, and a game of Snow Snakes with homemade sticks were enjoyed by the entire Mentasta school and staff. Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing were also provided for all that were interested.
This event would not have been possible without the help of partners who drove far and wide to ensure the event was full of engaging opportunities for the school to participate in.
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To learn more about our Watershed Education Programs, click our bio link and select the Watershed Education button!
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📷CRWP - Amanda Jackson, Watershed Stewardship Program Manager, with Mentasta school youth.
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Have you heard?
CRWP Partnership Administrator Position Opening!
CRWP seeks a Partnership Administrator who is passionate about the long-term health of the Copper River watershed and an interest in supporting our critical partnerships that result in on-the-ground action. Our Partnership Administrator will play an important role in facilitating on-going stewardship conversations across the region, keeping diverse partners working together towards common goals, and assisting with the solicitation of contract services for project-specific tasks. This is a regular full-time, salary position.
Join our team!
Please submit a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae and provide three references to kate@copperriver.org
CRWP is opening a Plant Program Internship opportunity for students ages 15 and up who reside in the Copper Basin.
This position runs from the beginning of June 2024 – to the beginning of August 2024, with some flexibility on the exact start and end dates depending on the student’s availability.
The CRWP seeks an intern interested in helping to support a healthy Copper River Watershed by implementing various stewardship activities. The intern will assist CRWP in invasive plant management treatments while participating in educational outreach activities within the community.
Join the CRWP Team this season!
For over ten years, CRWP has had an active Invasive Plant Management Program that works to control and prevent the spread of invasive plants throughout the Copper River Watershed. We are hiring technicians this season to conduct of surveys, record data, and implement manual and mechanical control treatments for terrestrial invasive plants. On-the-job training will be provided for plant identification, surveying, and data collection methods.
Two full-time, seasonal field positions are open starting May 27th, 2024 through September 27th, 2024, with the potential for extensions.
- Plant Program Field Technician – Copper Basin
- Invasive Plant Field Technician – Cordova
We are excited to welcome our new Operations Manager, Kimberlee Casavan, to the CRWP Team!
After moving to Cordova almost 6 years ago, Kim fell in love with the Copper River watershed. She has a wide range of on-the-job experience to complement her Bachelor of Arts degree. She is excited to put her talents to use as the Operations Manager with the CRWP Team!
Each year Kim has been in Alaska, she continues to learn more about the watershed and the importance of preserving its habitat. In her free time, Kim enjoys knitting, crafting, and gluten-free baking. You can find Kim and her partner Lee, enjoying hikes, bike rides, subsistence fishing, and berry picking on the weekends.
Welcome to the CRWP Team, Kim!
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