OUR VISION
We believe the Copper River watershed can have a vibrant, healthy future.
Hey Cordova!
After a great day of fishing, head into Copper River Brewing and purchase a glass of Kviek. $1 from each purchase will be donated to CRWP to support healthy salmon habitat. 🐟 🐟 🐟
What does that mean? It means every dollar goes to projects like culvert replacement, which removes barriers in salmon streams by replacing undersized culverts with large culverts that make it easy for juvenile fish to swim upstream to spawn. We take care of the heavy lifting - all you have to do is buy a beer 🙂
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#salmonhabitatrestoration #CordovaAlaska #copperriverbrewing
Ashley Taylor our GIS Specialist
and Nelly Hand, Drifter’s Fish Founder
Copper Basin - we`re recruiting volunteers to help organize recyclables at the ROAR site in Glennallen.
Can you volunteer some time to assist in taming the recycling pile?
WHEN: Saturday, September 14th 1:00-3:00PM
WHERE: ROAR recycling site, Mile 188.6 Glenn Highway
WHY: So we can tackle this effort with ROAR volunteer staff!
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📷 Amanda Jackson/CRWP - ROAR recycling site in Glennallen.
#recycle #glennallenalaska #recyclingmatters #volunteersneeded
Our Operations Manager, Kim Casavan, was out harvesting mushrooms recently and took this beautiful sunset photo facing Orca Inlet and Hawkins Island in Cordova.
Happy Harvesting!
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📷 Kim Casavan/CRWP
It`s harvest time! We want to share some fall photos of life in the watershed this season from our team. This photo is from Kate Morse on a recent mushroom harvest outing in Cordova with her family.
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📷 Kate Morse - PJ and Alana joined their mom on a romp in the rainforest and discovered some fungus treasures!
Join the CRWP Duck Race Team and help us reach our fundraising goal!
CRWP registered for the 6th ANNUAL GREAT ALASKA DUCK RACE where Alaska based non profits come together for a Statewide community event! Teams will receive a portion of the proceeds from each ticket sale!
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And why would a conservation organization enter a race that sends rubber duckies down a river?
From the event coordinators:
"Our sponsor Alaska Chadux Corporation is donating their time during the race to collect every duck. Chadux is a professional oil spill response organization headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. Their expertise is classified as an Oil Spill Removal Organization. The highly trained response team sets up a double boom system to capture the ducks at the finish line, and the same ducks are reused year to year. We have a response team with nets and boats set up further down stream to catch any that hop the barrier."
Watershed Stewardship and Conservation is hard work. This is a chance to have some fun too!
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We`ve reached 60% of our fundraising goal for our team. Donate and join the CRWP Duck Race Team to help us reach our goal!
🦆 Go to https://tickets.greatalaskaduckrace.org/379204/t/crwp/Team/Details 🦆
>>> If you`re in Anchorage, join us downtown on Ship Creek, September 7th and watch the duckies race! <<<
WHEN: Saturday, September 7, 10am
WHERE: Ship Creek, Anchorage
WHY: For the fun of it!
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#AlaskaDuckRace #nonprofitorganization #alaskanonprofit
Are you in Cordova for Sport Fishing season?
Drop into Copper River Brewing, and purchase a glass of Kviek! $1 from each purchase will be donated to CRWP in support of healthy salmon habitat!
This special runs through the month of September. You get great beer and peace of mind knowing you are helping sustain habitat for the fishing you love!
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Find more on our Fish Habitat Restoration programs by clicking our bio link.
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#sportfishing #CordovaAlaska #copperriverbrewing #goodbeer
This summer, Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC) offered stewardship-focused education activities during three PWSSC Summer Camps.
CRWP helped organize and coordinate 2-3 summer camp activities related to Eyak Lake stewardship as part of the day camps, exploring the relationship between a healthy Eyak Lake watershed and salmon. 29 campers aged 8-14 across three weeks of camp programming, reviewed the salmon life cycle, investigated the critical role Eyak Lake plays for salmon in different life stages, and took a deep dive into stream structures and water quality. Each camp activity concluded with an individual and group brainstorming session on how the Eyak Lake watershed`s inhabitants and users can steward a healthy watershed.
Adult participants from PWSSC’s Community Coastal Experience (CCE) met with CRWP staff and engineers at the new Eyak Lake Weir project site. Presenters covered the importance of the new Weir to the health and longevity of Eyak Lake, the people of Cordova, and the numerous species that rely on the health of the watershed.
It was a good summer for stewardship education in the watershed!
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Click our bio link to learn more about our Watershed Education programs.
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📷 courtesy of PWSSC.
Copper Basin residents!
The ROAR facility is quite literally overflowing with a paper octopus ready to be transported to the valley for processing! All jokes and accidental wind takeovers aside, ROAR needs our help in organizing a larger than normal pile of recyclables.
Amanda, our Watershed Stewardship Program Manager is recruiting volunteers to assist in TWO group volunteer days, as well as recruiting for a small group of volunteers to assist a couple of days during the last couple of weeks of September at ROAR`s recycling drop off and transfer site. If it suits your schedule, please stop by both or either days of September, Wednesday the 4th at 2:00-4:00PM and Saturday the 14th 1:00-3:00PM so we can tackle this effort with ROAR volunteer staff!
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Also, a big thank you to those that have taken the time to recycle responsibly in the Copper Basin! (The octopus has been contained and discovered as an accident.)
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📷 Amanda Jackson/CRWP - ROAR recycling site in Glennallen.
#recycle #glennallenalaska #recyclingmatters #volunteersneeded
SO....we entered a Duck Race.
Yep. CRWP registered for the 6th ANNUAL GREAT ALASKA DUCK RACE where
Alaska based non profits come together for a Statewide community event! Teams will receive a portion of the proceeds from each ticket sale!
JOIN THE CRWP TEAM and may our duck win!!!
🦆 Click our bio link to join the team! 🦆
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If you`re in Anchorage, join us downtown on Ship Creek, September 7th and watch the duckies race!
WHEN: Saturday, September 7, 10am
WHERE: Ship Creek, Anchorage
WHY: For the fun of it!
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#AlaskaDuckRace #nonprofitorganization #alaskanonprofit
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Kate Morse as CRWP`s new Executive Director!
Kate has been an integral part of CRWP since 2008, when she began as a part-time staff member after earning her master’s in public administration from the University of Oregon, with a focus on managing watershed landscapes.
Her case study on the Copper River watershed led to a pivotal connection with Kristin Carpenter, CRWP’s founding Executive Director who connected Kate
with communities and partners throughout the watershed. Kate then helped secure funding to evolve her position into a full-time role, where she significantly expanded CRWP’s programs.
Kate is taking on the Executive Director role during a period of significant growth in our organization. With sixteen dedicated years working in the watershed, her deep understanding of the region’s challenges and opportunities will help lead CRWP into its next chapter.
We`re excited to see what the future holds, and welcome Kate as our new Executive Director!
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Get the full story and read a Q&A with CRWP’s New and Founding Executive Directors, by clicking our bio link.
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#NewExecutiveDirector #copperriverwatershed #nonprofitorganization
🚫 Invasive Zebra Mussel Contamination in Alaska Pet Stores! 🚫
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Official and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources reported that shipments of marimo moss balls, also commonly called Cladophora balls, contaminated with invasive zebra mussels were improperly shipped to Alaska and sold in pet stores as early as May 2024.
"If you have purchased marimo moss balls from a local store or an online retailer, your aquarium could be contaminated with zebra mussels. Please contact the ADF&G invasive species hotline at 1-877-INVASIV (1-877-468-2748)"
>>> Click our bio link to read the full press release. <<<
📷 Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Have you heard?
Welcoming Kate Morse as CRWP’s New Executive Director!
Kate has been an integral part of CRWP since 2008, when she began as a part-time staff member after earning her master’s in public administration from the University of Oregon, with a focus on managing watershed landscapes.
Kate is taking on the Executive Director role during a period of significant growth in our organization. With sixteen dedicated years working in the watershed, her deep understanding of the region’s challenges and opportunities will help lead CRWP into its next chapter.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources reported on August 27, 2024, that shipments of marimo moss balls, also commonly called Cladophora balls, contaminated with invasive zebra mussels were improperly shipped to Alaska and sold in pet stores as early as May 2024.
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