Board recognized January, 2010

Salmon have sustained people on the Kenai Peninsula for longer than recorded history, and are a key part of the area ecologically, culturally, and economically. As human reach and development have increased in the past decades, the habitat of salmon, as well as the other aquatic species that call the peninsula home, have come under threat. Threats such as climate change alter temperature and precipitation patterns which change habitat conditions through things such as increased glacial melt and loss of groundwater recharge. Other threats include the loss of anadromous connectivity through human development that can block salmon from valuable spawning and rearing habitat.
The Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership (KPFHP) prides itself as a diverse and dynamic organization that brings together agencies, nonprofits, and tribal groups to help combat these threats. We have leveraged millions of dollars worth of funds into on-the-ground projects that reconnect habitat, educate the public, and fund research. Our purpose is to create and foster effective collaborations to maintain healthy fish, healthy people, healthy habitats, and healthy economies on the Kenai Peninsula.

Contact

Melissa Smith
Coordinator
fishhabitat@kenaiwatershed.org