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

SALMONFEST AUG. 3-5, 2018

We're looking for a team of volunteers, salmon advocates and zero waste activists to help make Salmon Fest a fun experience that aligns with our values for clean water and healthy habitat.

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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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Kenai Peninsula Food Hub

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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Dangerous Hilcorp Leases 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.

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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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From the inletkeeper blog

A Letter from the Director

July 4, 2018

1,000 Donations by July 15th   This year, every week has felt like a new assault on our democracy.  And lately it seems like the very fabric of compassion that binds us together as human beings is being torn to shreds.  Frankly, I don’t really feel like celebrating right now. Right here in Alaska some […]

School Of Fish Workshop Series

June 29, 2018

  Yay! We partnered with the Homer Folk School and Stowaway Cafe to bring you a summer series of workshops that will take your love for salmon to a whole new level! From dialing in your skills with a fillet knife, or recipes of all kinds, to a detailed exploration of salmon science and getting […]

Civics in Action: Fisherpoets Talk Habitat in Juneau

June 26, 2018

In March, Cook Inletkeeper’s Central Peninsula team had the opportunity to travel to Juneau along with three Alaskan fisherpoets to meet with our elected officials.  Here are reflections on the trip from two fisherpoets, both lifelong Alaskans who made the trip to Juneau for the first time. Commercial fishing in with my father in Cook […]