OUR VISION
We believe the Copper River watershed can have a vibrant, healthy future.
CORDOVA - Next Week the Cordova Science Gathering is happening, featuring workshops on salmon, landslides, kelp, subsistence, and much more during this 3-day event!
If you can`t attend the entire event, consider checking out the salmon-themed workshops: "Salmon Research in a Changing System" Thursday evening at 6:30pm-8:00pm; "The Copper River Salmon 2125 Project" Friday morning at 9:00am-10:30am; "NVE 25 Years of Salmon Data Collection" Friday morning at 10:30-12:00pm.
🗓️ WHEN: February 12-14, 2026
📍 WHERE: The Cordova Center
#CordovaScienceGathering #CordovaAlaska #salmon #artandscience #copperriverwatershed #CopperRiver
World Wetlands Day (Feb. 2) happened this week and we have a lot to celebrate in the Copper River watershed, home to 700,000 acres of the largest contiguous wetland on the Pacific Coast – the Copper River Delta.
Millions of shorebirds use the Delta each year, including the largest population of nesting Trumpeter Swans, Short-billed Dowitchers, Least Sandpipers, Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson’s Snipes, Red-necked Phalaropes, Spotted Sandpipers, and Semipalmated Plovers. It`s an important nesting area for Dusky Canada geese and supports large runs of Pacific salmon, including prized Chinook and sockeye.
Formed by six glacial river systems, the nutrient-rich habitat ranges from tidal mudflats to willow and alder thickets, surrounded by the peaks of the Chugach Mountains. A lot of life happens in this extraordinary place!
📷 Photo 1, 4, 6 Michelle McAfee/CRWP - Copper River Delta. Photos 2 (Sandpiper), 3 (Black Oystercatcher) 5 (Trumpeter Swans) on the Delta by Milo Burcham.
#WorldWetlandsDay #CopperRiverDelta #shorebirds #alaskawetlands #copperriverwatershed
Join the CRWP Team!
The Copper River Watershed Project is hiring Plant Program Field Technicians – 2 positions in Cordova, and 2 positions in Glennallen. These are field-based positions through our plant programs, and will include invasive plant management and native seed harvesting. On-the-job training will be provided for plant identification, surveying, and data collection methods.
Positions are up to 40 hours/week Monday - Friday with flexible start and end dates from mid-April through early September, 2026.
For information on how to apply, tap our bio link and select the Join the CRWP Team button.
📷 Maddie Tharp/CRWP - CRWP Plant Technician Serena Herschleb tackling reed canarygrass along the shores of Eyak Lake, 2025.
#CordovaAlaska #GlennallenAlaska #jobopportunities #fieldwork #invasiveplantmanagement #nativeseedharvesting #copperriverwatershed
Pollinators make 75% of the world`s flowers and 80% of the world`s crops happen by transporting pollen so the plants can reproduce. That`s a mighty big lift for a lot of little pollinators.
The Copper River Native Association (CRNA), along with WCS Arctic Beringia ( arcticwcs), @u.s.forestservice, Native American Fish & Wildlife Society (nafws_insta ), Indigenous Sentinals Network , Nenana Native Association, and University of Alaska - Fairbanks(uafairbanks) are building a collaborative network to support Alaska`s pollinators through sharing knowledge and stewardship.
You can be part of this collaborative effort and learn more about our pollinators during a 3-day workshop in May at the University of Alaska - Fairbanks, where organizations and pollinator stewards will share knowledge, observations, and priorities. Participants will create a pollinator stewardship plan for their community, Tribe, or organization and learn more about how to help Alaska`s pollinators thrive.
Scan the QR codes to learn more and to share your interests.
#pollinators #collaboration #pollinatorworkshop #alaskapollinators
Addendum #1 is now available for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-funded Little Tonsina ATV Trail Reroute & Aquatic Habitat Restoration Project. Updates include Q&A responses, the pre-proposal meeting recording, and a new proposal deadline of Feb 16, 2026.
Full details on our website. Tap our bio link and select the RFP - Little Tonsina ATV Trail Reroute button.
#fishpassage #CopperBasin #copperriverwatershed #habitatrestoration
✨ Registration for the Copper River Stewardship Program is open!
🛶 Ten youth from communities throughout the Copper River region will go on journey through the Copper River watershed, meeting with representatives from a wide range of fields perspectives along the way. They will explore and learn about our watershed while boating, rafting, hiking, and camping with new friends.
✅ Optional credit is available through your local district!
📝 Application deadline is March 31st. Applicants must currently be in 8-12 grade.
👉🏼 You can find more information and the application by tapping our bio link and selecting the Copper River Stewardship Program button!
#copperriverstewardshipprogram #youtheducation #CopperRiver #copperriverwatershed
The Cordova Elementary students are doing a great job taking care of their classroom tank!
A little alevin hatched and is wiggling around the tank - first one of 2026! 🐟
#copperriverwatershed #cordovaalaska #salmonintheclassroom
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.
#CopperRiverDelta #glacialflour #wetlands #CopperRiver #livingart
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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#buyfish #copperriver #sustainablefishing
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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#pfd #habitatrestoration #copperriverwatershed
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.
#copperriverwatershed #thankyou #fundraisingsuccess #fishpassage #habitatrestoration
👉🏼 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.
#CopperBasin #RFP #habitatrestoration #fishpassage #copperriverwatershed
– CLICK ON PHOTO for FULL RFP, ADDENDUM, and REFERENCE MATERIAL –
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.
Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 PM Alaska Time on February 16, 2026.
Ten youth from communities throughout the Copper River region will go on journey through the Copper River watershed, meeting with representatives from a wide range of fields perspectives along the way. They will explore and learn about our watershed while boating, rafting, hiking, and camping with new friends.
Optional credit is available through your local district!
Application deadline is March 31st!
CRWP is hiring Plant Program Field Technicians – 2 positions in Cordova, and 2 positions in Glennallen. These are field-based positions through our plant programs, and will include invasive plant management and native seed harvesting. On-the-job training will be provided for plant identification, surveying, and data collection methods. Positions are up to 40 hours/week Monday – Friday with flexible start and end dates from mid-April through early September, 2026.
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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