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Dangerous Lease Sale 258 in Heart of Cook Inlet

In the Environmental Impact Statement for Lease Sale 149 in 1997, the federal government estimated a 72% chance of a large spill.

Alaska is already reeling from the effects of climate change, and we have to break the Big Oil stranglehold if we want to keep the things that make Alaska unique.

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Our salmon are stressed

We've been monitoring stream temperatures across the Cook Inlet watershed since 2002. It is clear that salmon are already experiencing thermal stress and that, over the next 50 years, more streams will get warmer more often.

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95% of Alaska’s food is currently imported. Purchasing local food supports local farms, increases our region’s food security, protects the environment, creates jobs and boosts the local economy.

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Introducing Salmonfest Radio

An hour of fish, fun, and music that will bring the spirit of our annual salmon celebration to you. Salmonfest Radio is a bi weekly, podcast and radio show that will feature music recorded at Salmonfest, band interviews, and explorations into local salmon issues with salmon champions from around Alaska. 

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We launched the Drawdown Climate Action Series to help our communities identify meaningful and well researched solutions that don’t just stabilize levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, but that actually draw emissions back down to sustainable levels.

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Protecting Alaska’s Cook Inlet watershed
and the life it sustains since 1995.

Frontlines of Climate Change

Cook Inletkeeper opposes all new oil and gas leasing in Cook Inlet until the state embraces a realistic plan to address rapid climate change in Alaska.

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supporting local economies

Purchasing local food supports local farms, increases our region’s food security, protects the environment, creates jobs and boosts the local economy.

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Cook Inletkeeper

10 hours ago

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Dr. Quinn has been studying fish in Bristol Bay for over 30 years, adding to the existing science that has been documented there since the 1940s. In our latest episode, Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, & Sockeye, Oh My: we talk with him about the salmon life cycle, their unique management style, and his perspective on where we should be drawing the line in our consumption of natural resources and the protection of them. Head to www.inletkeeper.org to see the schedule for local radio stations in Alaska airing the episode or tune-in online in podcast form and join our compilation of music and good conversation.
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Dr Quinn, medicine man!

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Want to learn more about home composting? It's a great way to reduce food waste, which is a top climate solution! Learn more from Matanuska Experiment Farm & Extension Center! ...

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4 days ago

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We know there are many worthy nonprofits in Alaska to support with your PFD, and we would truly appreciate your choice of Cook Inletkeeper in 2021. Together we can stand up for Alaska’s clean water, healthy salmon and strong communities. Contribue through Pick.Click.Give when you file your PFD. #YouAreInletkeeper #ProtectWhatYouLove #pickclickgive ...

We know there are many worthy nonprofits in Alaska to support with your PFD, and we would truly appreciate your choice of Cook Inletkeeper in 2021. Together we can stand up for Alaska’s clean water, healthy salmon and strong communities. Contribue through Pick.Click.Give when you file your PFD. #YouAreInletkeeper #ProtectWhatYouLove #pickclickgive
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Cook Inletkeeper

5 days ago

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From our long-standing research into warming salmon streams to programs that support our local food economies, we remain committed to the shared vision we all have for Cook Inlet – one that includes clean water, healthy salmon and strong communities. Support our work through Pick.Click.Give today. #YouAreInletkeeper #ProtectWhatYouLove #pickclickgive ...

From our long-standing research into warming salmon streams to programs that support our local food economies, we remain committed to the shared vision we all have for Cook Inlet – one that includes clean water, healthy salmon and strong communities. Support our work through Pick.Click.Give today. #YouAreInletkeeper #ProtectWhatYouLove #pickclickgive
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6 days ago

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As we continue to fight for the renewable resources that have sustained generations, we need you with us. Please support our work through Pick.Click.Give when you file your PFD. 📷 Wandering Nomad Photography ...

As we continue to fight for the renewable resources that have sustained generations, we need you with us. Please support our work through Pick.Click.Give when you file your PFD. 📷 Wandering Nomad Photography
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  • About
    • Cook Inlet Watershed
    • Our Team
    • Board
    • History
  • Our Work
    • Clean Water
      • Safe Drinking Water
        • Water Testing FAQ
        • Protect Your Water Source
        • Water Rights in Alaska
      • Clean Boating & Harbors
        • Susitna Valley Lakes and Rivers
        • 2-strokes vs. 4-strokes
        • Boater Resources
        • Sewage Management
      • Pharmaceutical Disposal
    • Healthy Habitat
      • Salmon Safe Farming
      • Pebble Mine
      • Stream Temperature Monitoring Network
      • Stream Temperature Data Collection Standards and Protocol for Alaska
      • Real-time Temperature Sites
        • Anchor River
        • Crooked Creek
        • Deshka River
        • Russian River
      • Cold Water Refugia
    • Strong Communities
      • Community Action Studio
      • Alaska Food Hub
      • Solarize the Kenai
      • Drawdown Climate Solutions Series
      • Alaska Farmers Market Association
      • SALMONFEST
      • Electronics Recycling
      • Mouth to Mouth Wild Run & Ride 2020
    • Energy & Alaska
      • Climate Change
      • Oil & Gas
        • Exploratory Seismic Testing
        • Leasing
        • Transportation and Infrastructure
      • Coal Strip Mining
    • Resource Library
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Inletkeeper Applauds Halt to Cook Inlet Oil & Gas Lease Sale Process

Cook Inletkeeper today applauded the decision by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to cancel public hearings around the proposed million-acre Oil & Gas Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet.  BOEM’s move comes in the wake of President Biden’s January 27 Executive Order placing a pause on all oil and gas leasing […]

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