Inletkeeper Blog
What’s Lurking Around the Corner
I’ve never been a fan of scary movies. All the anticipation and fear of knowing that bad things are around the corner - and there’s nothing to do about it - is not my idea of fun. I think that’s why I’ve been committed to monitoring salmon stream health during this...
A Vision for Cook Inlet’s Next 25 Years
I am incredibly honored by Bob, Sue, and of your trust as I step into the role Bob has, seemingly effortlessly, managed for so many years. As I inherit the “Inletkeeper” title from Bob, I’d like to share my vision for the future of the Cook Inlet watershed in the...
FEDS IGNORE SERIOUS IMPACTS TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, FISHERIES, WILDLIFE & BUSINESSES IN COOK INLET
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2021 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Liz Mering, Inletkeeper (907.235.3459) FEDS IGNORE SERIOUS IMPACTS TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, FISHERIES, WILDLIFE & BUSINESSES IN COOK INLET...
Reflecting on 26 Years of Protecting Cook Inlet
I remember ice floes in fast-moving water and hoarfrost on cars. I remember a steaming volcano in the distance. I remember 100 bald eagles in the trees. In late 1995, I drove down the Kenai Peninsula to accept the job running Cook Inletkeeper. It felt like another...
Create the World You Wish to Inhabit
Lease ART Sale 258 Update: Thank you all for a successful Art Sale 258 and Draft Environmental Impact Statement comment period! We are able to do this work because of member support from concerned citizens like you. Please donate today to protect Cook Inlet for our...
ART (NOT Lease) Sale 258
Friday, 3 December 2021: For Immediate Release “Sea Otter” by Valisa Higman is one of the pieces included in the “ART Sale 258” Collaboration between five Cook Inlet-based artists who aim to protect lower Cook Inlet from the federal government’s Lease Sale 258....
Protect our Bear Coast – Say No to Oil Spills
Fat Bear Week brings the wonder and joy of our Cook Inlet bears to people around the world! This year--for the fourth time!!--Otis (or brown bear 480) was crowned king! Otis--relying on the amazing rich nutrients in Katmai--ended the season weighing over 1,000...
Growing Sustainable Roots for Alaska’s Farmers Markets, Farm Stands, and CSAs
December 1, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Alaska Farmers Market Association awarded a USDA Grant to support farmers markets, farm stands, and Community Support Agriculture Homer, AK- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $37.5 Million this year...
Thankful and Reflective
This Thursday is complex. Many of us grew up spending the day with friends and family celebrating Thanksgiving. But Thursday is also a National Day of Mourning where we must remember our nation’s tragic history with the indigenous peoples who have called North America...
We Cannot Wait for International Politics: Climate Action Now.
International politics, law, and negotiation are crazy things. They are essential for world-wide problems where without global commitment, we cannot likely achieve an outcome; but at the same time incredibly frustrating and more aspirational than proactive in trying...