It Takes a Watershed to Raise Salmon
Migrating fry from Mentasta Lake, near the headwaters of the Copper River, travel almost 300 miles down to the Gulf of Alaska, where they grow into adults and eventually return to Mentasta Lake [...]
Pan-Roasted Halibut with Prosciutto, Lemon, White Wine, and Capers: Food Network
This recipe is a favorite of Melissa Gabrielson. “This is one of our go-to Halibut recipes. It is tangy, salty, and delicious. I can not claim it as my own (recipe is courtesy of Tyler [...]
Wild Blueberry Caramels by Barbara Cellarius
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh or frozen wild Alaska blueberries 2-1/4 cups sugar 1 cup whipping or heavy cream 1/4 tsp. salt 2 tsp. grated lemon zest Directions: Lightly grease an 8″ x 8″ [...]
Spruce Tip Orange Shortbread by Barbara Cellarius
Not my invention. There are lots of versions of this recipe around. But I have modified the baking instructions and added a few ingredients. Ingredients: 1/4 cup fresh spruce tips 1 tsp. grated [...]
Watermelon Berry Refresher by Alys Bowman
The watermelon berry is often overlooked on berry picking forays, but it has a sweet subtle flavor. I usually pick what I see around me when I am picking other berries. I find that picking the [...]
Cedar Planked White King Salmon by Doug Baily
Directions: Catch a White King Salmon, preferably in the winter. Filet it and share with friends and neighbors. Then soak a cedar fence board the length of the piece of salmon you kept for your [...]
Cordova Fiddlehead Pesto Salmon by Jessicca Morningstar
Ingredients: 3 cups fresh fiddleheads (basil is the traditional pesto ingredient) 4 cloves of garlic (you can use more for a more garlicky flavor, also a pinch of salt) 3/4 cup grated parm cheese [...]
Salmon Poke Fun by Michelle Hahn
I have been getting a lot of requests for this recipe since it won the Best that Swam, and the Best in Show categories at the Copper River Watershed 2017 Wild Food Feast. It is a non-traditional [...]
Resources for Plastic Pollution following The Story of Plastic Screening
Last week the Copper River Watershed hosted a virtual community screening of the new documentary The Stroy of Plastic followed by a Q&A discussion hosted on Zoom video conference. We were [...]
