Identifying Mitigation Sites in Southeast Alaska
This project began in 2012 with the intention of Identifying potential aquatic resource mitigation sites throughout Southeast Alaska Starting in Haines, SAWC spent several months researching potential mitigation sites in the region. The beginning stage of this project entailed a steep learning curve in order to identify sites that meet the criteria necessary for mitigation purposes. Research involved in this site selection process was mostly completed in the office before visiting the site, by way of compiling and analyzing high resolution satellite imagery of the area. This imagery was viewed in both ArcGIS as well as Google Earth in order to overlay specific features such as the shapefile for anadromous fish streams, which provides a more in depth picture of a specific area. Haines, Skagway and Juneau are the first…