The Southeast Alaska Mitigation Fund
Does your Army Corps permit require compensation for the loss of wetlands or streams?
The Southeast Alaska Mitigation Fund (SAMF) is an In-Lieu Fee compensatory mitigation program operated by the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition.
SAMF is Alaska’s leader in high quality, 100% restoration-based wetland and stream credits. The fund operates under the Clean Water Act Section 404 Regulatory Program to build and maintain mitigation sites – streams and wetlands restored, enhanced, or created to compensate for land development impacts.
Streams and wetlands perform many valuable ecosystem functions including providing fish and wildlife habitat, water storage, and water filtration. The goal of SAMF is to foster opportunities for communities to grow and develop while maintaining healthy and intact aquatic ecosystems and building a restoration economy in Southeast Alaska.
Mitigation Services
- Sale of restoration-based wetland and stream credits for compensatory mitigation in Southeast Alaska
- Assessment of changes to ecological function to determine compensatory mitigation needs
- Alternative income for landowners willing to support restoration-based mitigation projects on their property
For information on credit price or other services contact SAWC at:
(907) 205-4028

Trees placed in streams by heavy machinery help to create and reconnect floodplain wetlands. East Ohmer Creek, Petersburg, Alaska.

Skanaxheen, Kuiu Island, Alaska. Photo: Lee House.

Shorty Creek, Kuiu Island, Alaska.