Events, Trainings & Opportunities | Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition

10Mar 2021 by Rob Cadmus

SAWC Presents: Making Watershed Plans Work

Join the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition March 15th-18th for a series of trainings discussing how to get restoration projects off the ground. Speakers will provide locally relevant information and examples for Southeast Alaska communities involved in watershed work. Contact Sarah at SARAHMAEDAVIDSON@GMAIL.COM for more information. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED REGISTER NOW! [gview file="https://www.alaskawatershedcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Making-Watershed-Plans-Work-Training-Series-Flyer.pdf"]

16Feb 2021 by Rob Cadmus

Food Catalyst Fellowship – Apply now!

Community Food Sustainability, Events, Trainings & Opportunities

The Sustainable Southeast Partnership, Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition(SAWC), and Spruce Root are thrilled to launch a six month-long fellowship designed to bring together Southeast Alaskans who are interested in catalyzing projects to promote food security and food sovereignty in rural Alaska Native communities. A cohort of up to six fellows will receive training in business and project planning, form connections with regional experts, and will be eligible to receive up to $15,000 in funding to support their projects. Click here for more details.

16Feb 2021 by Rob Cadmus

Training: Stream Restoration Using Hand Tools Techniques

Events, Trainings & Opportunities

With the support of the National Forest Foundation and the technical expertise of the US Forest Service, SAWC is sponsoring a training on the use of hand tools and work crews to restore in-stream fish habitat in streams that lack large woody debris because of riparian logging. The Hoonah Native Forest Partnership will be sending some experienced crew members to help share lessons learned. Students will learn to identify appropriate sites, how to plan restoration, and how to safely implement restoration by felling or tipping trees using winches and chainsaws and then manipulating the trees into place using winches and hand tools. The training is for crew leaders or biologist planning the restoration work. We are reserving the limited space in the training for organizations that are actively planning work crews within…

22Feb 2019 by Rebecca Bellmore

Litter Free Spring Clean-up April 20

Community Watershed Stewardship, Events, Trainings & Opportunities

Litter Free, Inc. wants you! We need your help to keep our mission going of keeping Juneau, Alaska "Litter Free!" The annual community-wide spring clean-up of public lands, roadways, sidewalks, beaches, wetlands, and trails will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Trash bag distribution sites are stationed around the community and anyone can join us in picking up trash. Local contractors volunteer their time and trucks to take the collected waste to the landfill. Last year we hauled over 30,000 pounds of trash to the landfill. We partner with many local businesses and community groups in this effort - be part of our team! Throughout the spring, summer and fall, Litter Free coordinates a "Youth Litter Patrol." Thanks to our major program sponsors, Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling (ALPAR),…

11Feb 2019 by Rebecca Bellmore

Feb 20: Ocean Acidification and AK – Talk and Q&A

Events, Trainings & Opportunities, Uncategorized

Please join us on Feb 20, 5:00 PM, at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall to learn about and discuss the effects of ocean acidification in Alaska. The event will include short presentations from ocean acidification researchers Jessica Cross and Bob Foy of NOAA, followed by Q&A/dialogue with the audience. This is a chance for people to ask question about what we know so far about ocean acidification in Alaska and what we might expect in the future. It's also a chance for researchers to hear thoughts and information needs from the local community.

05Apr 2018 by Rebecca Bellmore

2018 Restoration Workshop Presentations Available

Events, Trainings & Opportunities, Watershed Science

Presentations from the 2018 Southeast Alaska Watershed Restoration Workshop are now available on the Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership's webpage! If you were unable to attend or would like to review the material, please check out the posted presentations.

15Mar 2018 by Rebecca Bellmore

Restoration community comes together at workshop

Events, Trainings & Opportunities, Watershed Science

SAWC hosted a regional watershed restoration workshop in Juneau March 5-7 to tackle issues around collaboration, technical capacity, funding, and coping with climate change. Individuals from over 30 organizations and agencies participated, sharing stories of success and lessons learned, and contributing to great discussions about how to move forward to make restoration efforts more successful in the region. A big thanks to the National Forest Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and the Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership for supporting the workshop. Presentations will soon be archived and available on SEAKFHP's website.

25Oct 2017 by Rebecca Bellmore

Save the Date! Watershed Restoration Workshop

Events, Trainings & Opportunities, Watershed Science

Stepping up to the plate for collaborative restoration March 5-7, Juneau AK Workshop Goals: The 2018 Southeast Alaska Watershed Restoration Workshop will build capacity to develop collaborative solutions for the restoration and informed management of SEAK’s watersheds. The event will bring together community leaders, NGOs and resource managers from across SEAK to share stories of restoration efforts – successes, techniques, and lessons learned, to network and develop partnerships for collaborative projects, and to provide tools and resources to build the capacity or our region’s land managers to carry out watershed restoration across the Tongass National Forest and its neighboring lands. Session topics will include collaborative approaches, capacity gaps and how to bridge them, funding opportunities and strategies, and successful restoration in a changing region. If you are interested in sharing your…

07Jun 2016 by Angie Eldred

Resource Managers Build Watershed Restoration Capacity at Regional Workshop

Events, Trainings & Opportunities, Restoration & Mitigation

The 2016 Southeast Alaska Stream and Watershed Restoration Workshop brought together 21 Natural Resource Management Practitioners from across the region and 6 experienced Instructors from the Pacific Northwest for five days of intensive watershed restoration study, discussion, and field visits on Prince of Wales Island this May. Led by a cadre of Restoration Practitioners from The US Forest Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service based in Oregon, the workshop brought new perspectives on watershed restoration goals and objectives, design, implementation, and monitoring. Instructors shared their expertise and experience working on watershed restoration efforts throughout the Pacific Northwest, and facilitated lively discussion around the opportunities, needs, challenges, and successes of restoration in Southeast Alaska. Participants spent a day in the field on POW at a reach of…

15Oct 2015 by Angie Eldred

Juneau Wild and Scenic Film Festival – November 21

Events, Trainings & Opportunities

Join the Juneau Watershed Partnership and the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition for the 2015 Wild and Scenic Film Festival! A benefit event for the Juneau Watershed Partnership and SE Alaska Watershed Coalition, the Wild and Scenic Film Festival presents a series of environmental and outdoor adventure films to inform and inspire viewers to appreciate and steward our one wild world. Alaska Brewing Company beer will be available for purchase for attendees age 21+. Receive one free beverage with your membership donation of $25 or more! Tickets can be purchased at the door, or in advance at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center Box Office, Hearthside Books, Rainy Retreat Books, or online: [su_button url="https://red.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=10da15bd0ed8d08e44c057706493201d" target="blank" style="soft" background="#fab769" size="8" center="yes" text_shadow="1px 1px 1px #000000"]Purchase Wild & Scenic Film Festival Tickets![/su_button] …