Healthy Habitat Basics
Healthy habitat is a key to strong local economies.
Healthy fish and wildlife habitats translate into healthy human habitat, and they support a full range of ecosystem services, such as water filtration, flood mitigation, and food chain productivity, to name but a few. While these ecosystem services are priceless, natural resource economists have estimated their value at trillions of dollars worldwide. Cook Inletkeeper recognizes healthy habitat as a vital strand in the ecological fabric that supports our families, our communities and our economies.
