SAVE THE DATE March 7th, 8th & 9th 2012 Juneau Alaska, Baranoff Hotel Supporting the capacity of municipalities, tribes, and community-based organizations to effectively steward, restore and develop their local watershed resources. Conference Information & Online Registration (Click Here)
Funding Opportunities for Community-Based Restoration Projects At the local level we have to work together to restore, steward, and wisely develop our natural resources. Partner with SAWC to bring watershed based projects, programs and trainings to your community. Many grant opportunities for restoration projects require strategic partnerships. SAWC supports these projects and partnerships. Here are two opportunities for SE Alaska that are coming up and require partnerships: CONTACT SAWC if you are interested: alaskawatersheds@gmail.com [two_columns ] [list style="arrow" color="blue"] Trout Unlimited and NOAA Grants for River Restoration TU and NOAA announce grants for river restoration projects Trout Unlimited is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants for river restoration work in the Northeast and in Alaska. Candidate projects should benefit slamon and ocean going trout populations. Read…
The Alaska District Army Corps of Engineers is hiring http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/303843300 Job Title:Interdisciplinary Regulatory Project Manager GS-0401/0150/1301-11/12 Department:Department of the Army Agency:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Job Announcement Number:WTEV11459142567800D SALARY RANGE: $58,564.00 to $91,252.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 to Monday, December 12, 2011 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0150/0401/1301-11/12 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time - Permanent DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy(s) - Juneau, AK United StatesView Map WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens JOB SUMMARY: Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. This is an Interdisciplinary position which may…
A State that is 88% wetlands needs effective and appropriate local and state wetland management strategies Read SAWC's proposed [button url="http://alaskawatershedcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Discussion_Summary_11.09.2011.pdf" target="_blank" color="orange" ]Plan of Action[/button] [two_columns ] Wetland and Aquatic Resource Mitigation has become a concern of many communities in Southeast Alaska, including the locally based watershed management efforts that direct SAWC. In response to this concern SAWC is taking a pro-active stance and is committed to working with State and Federal agencies and decision makers, local governments, tribes, developers, landowners and the Alaska State Legislature to develop local and state wetland management strategies that: [list style="check" color="blue"] respond to the unique characteristics of our landscape improve the health of our communities bolster our local economies, and are fair and equitable for developers [/list] The last couple weeks…
Southeast Alaska Region Scoping Discussion, Wetland Mitigation: Policies, Frameworks, Opportunities October 21st, Juneau Alaska [two_columns ] In response to the challenges - that SAWC has come up against in trying to develop a third party mitigation program (In-Lieu Fee) that provides mitigation opportunities in the form of restoration and enhancement - we made the decision to host a meeting that provided the opportunity for agency staffers, community based watershed management groups, non-profits, and a wide spectrum of natural resource professionals to engage, learn and consider ways we can move forward as a region to develop appropriate wetland and aquatic resources management strategies that support fair, equitable and credible mitigation. With the support of NFF, USFWS and TU we were able to bring together a diverse panel of Pacific Northwest professionals…
Community Based Wetland Management and Watershed Planning Petersburg and Wrangell October 17th, 2011 [two_columns ] SAWC was invited by resource management professionals in both Petersburg and Wrangell to come to their community and host a discussion and training on Wetland/Aquatic Resource Mitigation and Community-based Watershed Management and Wetland Planning. This is part of SAWC's Wetland and Aquatic Mitigation Initiative, which includes: [list style="arrow" color="teal"] Facilitating Scoping Discussions on Wetland and Aquatic Mitigation: Strategies, Frameworks and Opportunities Hosting community-based watershed management trainings Developing a third party mitigation program Offering consulting services [/list] to communities, landowners, developers, agencies, and non-profits interested in and being impacted by SE Alaska's wetland management decisions and lack of mitigation opportunities. Petersburg October 17th, Council Chambers Participants: [list style="orb" color="green"] Leo Luczak, Director Community Development, City of…
In 2011 the Takshanuk Watershed Council in Haines AK brought in $230,000 on grants and used this money to employee 4 year round staff and 12 seasonal employees. The organization logged over 1000 hours of volunteer time valuing over $15,000. When we say community-based watershed efforts build local economies we are not just talking about some abstract idea... And whats even better...? In addition to local hire, the programs that are launched with this money are invested to support the health of your community and maintain the vitality of the natural resources that the fisheries, timber and tourism industries in your community rely on. What did Takshanuk Watershed Council do with this money, in addition to creating local employment: 1. Identify where the salmon are in the watersheds and what…
25 professionals from around Southeast Alaska, including Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Yakutat and Haines received two days of both class-room and field experience learning the basics of wetland delineation. We would like to send out a big thank you to the Chikoot Indian Association, the Alaska District United States Army Corps of Engineers, and all 22 participants that gathered in Haines on July 18th and 19th for the community-based wetland delineation training. Participants had access to the three staffers from both the Juneau and Anchorage offices of the the USACE, as well as an abundance of knowledge and experience brought to the training by participants. Based on the feedback we received on the training the two days were full of resourceful information and networking opportunities that provided participants with knowledge, skills, awarenesses…
Watershed Councils in Haines, Skagway and Juneau hosting films in their communities... Juneau Watershed Partnership: 2nd Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival Takshanuk Watershed Council: Back Country Film Festival: Friday February 25th, 9pm at Fort Seward Lodge Taiya Inlet Watershed Council: Baked Alaska: Saturday February 19th, 7pm at the Skagway Brewing Company
