OUR VISION
We believe the Copper River watershed can have a vibrant, healthy future.
Last week, the Youth Employment and Training Initiative run by Copper River Native Association — or YETIs — hopped in rafts and helped us remove invasive white sweetclover, along the Gulkana River starting from Sailor’s Pit. Thanks to their help that day, the team was able to collect ten large trash bags of white sweetclover from sandbars and river banks.
And thanks to the Gulkana Village Council, Christopher was able to participate in his first outing on the river! The CRWP crew surveyed the area for white sweetclover and taught youth about the impacts of this invasive plant on the area.
For more information on our Invasive Plant Management Program, visit https://copperriver.org/programs/invasive-plant-management/
📷 Ian Lingard/CRWP - YETIs rafting the Gulkana River to pull white sweetclover from banks and sandbars with CRWP`s Copper Basin Plant Technician, Ian Lingard.
#whitesweetclover #GulkanaRiver #CopperRiverWatershed #invasiveplants #communityeffort
COPPER BASIN - Join us on Thursday, July 23 for the Floatable Weed Smackdown on the Gulkana River to remove invasive white sweetclover from the banks and sandbars!
We have room for 20 people, so RSVP to save your spot on a boat: https://forms.gle/CFExZnA5mZE3dTst9
CRWP will provide trash bags, hand tools, gloves, life jackets, and dry bags for participants to use. Please be sure to pack your own snacks, water, and proper clothes for possible wind, rain or direct heat with limited shade.
WHEN: Thursday, July 23, 1:00 pm
WHERE: Meet at Gulkana Bridge
WHY: FREE Float Trip to pull white sweetclover!
For more information, contact Ian at cbtech@copperriver.org
We`ll see you on the river!
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#CopperBasin #Glennallen #Gulkana #floattrip #invasiveweedmanagement #weedpull
👉🏼 CORDOVA - DATE CHANGE for the orange hawkweed cleanup at the corner of Council Ave. & 4th St.!
🗓️ WHEN: Friday, July 24, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
📍WHERE: Corner of Council Ave. & 4th St.
🌺 WHY: Tackle orange hawkweed before it goes to seed!
☕️ Hot chocolate will be served! Get a jump-start on your GIVEBACK HOURS, or just come hang out with a good crew and help us pluck orange hawkweed.
Want more information on our invasive plant management program? Visit https://copperriver.org/programs/invasive-plant-management/
#CordovaAlaska #orangehawkweed #invasiveplantremoval #teamwork #community
CRWP was excited to head into the field last week with our partners from The Eyak Corporation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) , including our Grants Officer all the way from Maryland. We were able to visit sites we implemented together in 2024, take a peak at the next big project to be implemented in Cordova (Eyak Weir replacement!), and most exciting, catch some Coho Salmon while visiting the sites that the Wilson Construction crew replaced last month. We caught both young of the year Coho that hatched this spring, and fry that had spent maybe 2 full years moving between the wetlands. Now that these baby fish have easier access to good places to feed and over-winter, we`re hopeful there will be more heading out to sea to return someday and feed our families and the ecosystem.
Find out more about our Fish Passage work in the Copper River watershed at https://copperriver.org/programs/fish-habitat-restoration/culverts-are-the-culprits/
📷 Kate Morse and partners from The Eyak Corporation and NOAA visiting culvert sites for fish habitat restoration on the Copper River Delta.
#FishPassage #CopperRiverWatershed #fishhabitatrestoration #culvertprojects #CordovaAlaska
COPPER BASIN - Hop on a raft with us next week, Thursday, July 23 for the Floatable Weed Smackdown on the Gulkana!
A total of 20 people may participate in this FREE raft trip down the Gulkana River with Copper River Guides to manually remove invasive white sweetclover from the river’s banks and sandbars. Meet us at Gulkana Bridge, then we`ll shuttle to Sailor`s Pit together.
CRWP will provide trash bags, hand tools, gloves, life jackets, and dry bags for participants to use. Please be sure to pack your own snacks, water, and proper clothes for possible wind, rain or direct heat with limited shade.
WHEN: Thursday, July 23, 1:00 pm
WHERE: Meet at Gulkana Bridge
WHY: FREE Float Trip to pull white sweetclover!
RSVP to save your spot on a boat: https://forms.gle/CFExZnA5mZE3dTst9
For more information, contact Ian at cbtech@copperriver.org
We`ll see you on the river!
📷 Rachel Ryan/CRWP - Participants float down the river in rafts carrying large trash bags full of white sweetclover they pulled from sandbars and river banks during the 2025 Floatable Weed Smackdown on the Gulkana River.
#CopperBasin #Glennallen #Gulkana #floattrip #invasiveweedmanagement #weedpull
🎸Salmon Jam kicks off TONIGHT!!!
👖 Our hot new merch item — sweatpants designed with Salmon Jam artwork — will be available at the merch booth. Come say hello and grab your sweatpants and merch while supplies (and sizes) last!
🎉 See you soon!
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#salmonjam #CordovaAlaska #festivalmerch
🎉 Salmon Jam kicks off TODAY and we`re super excited!!! In case you`re just now tuning in, the LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED to Mt. Eccles Elementary School due to weather. We`ll be Jammin` to local Cordova talent and headlining band, The Wet Spots, so meet us on the dance floor. And if you can`t find us there boogying down, we`ll be at the merch booth where you can get this year`s colorful design on all things merch.
💃🏻 We`ll see you soon! Happy Salmon Jam!!
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#SalmonJam #CordovaAlaska #musicandart #welovesalmon #celebratingsalmon
💪🏽 CRWP will be hosting a weed plucking contest at Salmon Jam!
👜 Bring a SEALED BAG of orange hawkweed buds/flowers to weigh at out our booth at the Salmon Jam festival. We will have a kitchen scale at the booth, and a box for all of the flower heads to be put into for our plant team to burn later.
🏆 Every participant receives a sticker. Whoever harvests the most weight will win a prize they can select from the CRWP shop!
‼️Pluck ONLY THE BUDS at the top of the plant. If the plant has already gone to seed, don`t touch it or it will spread further. *Please do not harvest on private property without permission.
Good luck pluckers - have fun out there!
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#SalmonJam #contest #orangehawkweed #CordovaAlaska
🍭We have a special merch treat for the Salmon Jammer`s this year — sweatpants!!
👖Designed with this year`s Salmon Jam artwork, the sweatpants will be for sale at Salmon Jam on Friday and Saturday. Come get this hot new item at the merch table during the festival while supplies last. (Sweatpants are only available for purchase at the festival, Friday and Saturday.)
🎉We`re super excited to see you at Salmon Jam!
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#SalmonJam #CordovaAlaska #festivalmerch
‼️SALMON JAM LOCATION CHANGE!
🌧️ For the safety and comfort of our volunteers, community, and participants, we`ve made the decision to move the Salmon Jam festival indoors to Mt. Eccles Elementary School due to incoming weather.
🏫 We`ll be rockin` and having a blast inside where it`s dry, so bring your boogie shoes (they won`t even get muddy)! Our headlining band, The Wet Spots, will keep you dancing along with Cordova`s own local bands and musicians. Small Fry activities will be super fun for the kiddos, and our Artisan Market will be on full display. All the Salmon Jam fun under one (dry) roof! (Shuttle service will be available.)
👉🏼 👉🏼 👉🏼NEW LOCATION: Mt. Eccles Elementary School. All updates will be posted here and on the Salmon Jam Facebook/Instagram pages.
We`ll see you soon at Salmon Jam (indoors)!!
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#SalmonJam #CordovaAlaska #festival
🤩 CORDOVA - Happening NOW.....Salmon Jam Merch Pre-Sale in front of the CRWP office on Main Street! Beat the crowds and come get your merch early! The merch pre-sale is from 11-1pm TODAY!
🥳Happy Salmon Jam Week!!!!
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#CordovaAlaska #festivalmerch #SalmonJam
🤩 Salmon Jam Merch pre-sale on Wednesday, July 15, 11am - 1pm, in front of the Copper River Watershed Project office on Main Street!
👕 Salmon Jam merch goes fast every year. Come to our pop-up merch sale on Wednesday and get yours first! That means you`ll have pick of all the sizes and colors, so you can roll in to Salmon Jam already rocking your t-shirt!
👉🏼 After 1pm tomorrow (Wednesday), merch will only be available at Salmon Jam on Friday and Saturday.
(**No online or website sales available. Must buy merch at pre-sale event or at the merch booth during Salmon Jam.)
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#SalmonJam #CordovaAK #festivalmerch
We’re Hiring!
The Copper River Watershed Project is seeking a Stewardship Engagement Specialist to provide educational stewardship experiences for youth and adult participants throughout the Copper River watershed.
Programs will largely be field-based and involve hands-on stewardship activities, including stream and lake clean-ups, habitat restoration, removal of invasive species, collection of native seeds, involving youth and adults in activities that result in positive, tangible impacts to the watershed.
⬇️ For more information on how to apply, click the button below.
Join us for a FREE float trip on the Gulkana River to pull invasive white sweetclover!
On Thursday, July 23 we’ll be floating the Gulkana River to remove invasive white sweetclover from the banks and sandbars in the Floatable Weed Smackdown!
CRWP will provide trash bags, hand tools, gloves, life jackets, and dry bags for participants to use. Please be sure to pack your own snacks, water, and proper clothes for possible wind, rain or direct heat with limited shade.
WHEN: Thursday, July 23, 1:00 pm
WHERE: Meet at the Gulkana Bridge
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