Last week, Takshanuk Watershed Council hosted community mining forums in Haines and Klukwan to present information on large scale mining in Alaska. Sponsored by Chilkat Indian Village, Chilkoot Indian Association, Constantine Metal Resources Ltd., Lynn Canal...
2014 Wrangell Beach Monitoring Program Results: Beaches Meet Water Quality Standards This summer the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition began a recreational beach monitoring program to test popular local beaches for levels of harmful bacteria. With support from the...
The Prince of Wales Unified Watershed Assessment is complete and available for viewing! Coordinated by the Prince of Wales Watershed Association, funded by the National Forest Foundation’s Community Capacity and Lands Stewardship Grant, and carried out by...
Through a partnership with the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition, Takshanuk Watershed Council and the Taiya Inlet Watershed Council have initiated a Northern Lynn Canal Cooperative Weed Management Area (NLC-CWMA) for Haines and Skagway. The purpose of...
SAWC Member groups carry out a variety of restoration and enhancement projects to improve watershed health in their communities. A big thanks to the folks at Twin Lions Productions for putting together this video highlighting some of the restoration projects our hard...
A relatively new concept in Southeast Alaska, rain gardens are becoming a popular method for treatment of storm water across the country. Storm water is the excess rain and snow melt that runs off impermeable surfaces such as rooftops, pavement roads, and...
