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Building a Salmon Future: The People Behind Backyard Salmonscapes

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When you volunteer with Backyard Salmonscapes, you become an ambassador for your watershed. You show and inspire your neighbors, friends, and family that what we do in our backyards matters, and that every choice we make can help or harm our salmon streams.
None of these projects happen in a vacuum. Many thanks to our community partners: Kenai Watershed Forum, Kachemak Heritage Land Trust, and the Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership.
Local solutions only work when people step up. The Backyard Salmonscapes program in the Central Peninsula is powered by volunteers who roll up their sleeves and put in the time, energy, and heart to protect the streams and wetlands our salmon call home.
 
Whether it’s posting ‘Baby Salmon Live Here’ signs on forgotten creeks, mapping salmon habitat, talking with neighbors at community events, or spreading the word, volunteers are the engine behind Backyard Salmonscapes. Their work brings people face-to-face with the waters and wetlands that salmon and our communities depend on.
 
Volunteers aren’t just checking boxes; they’re building a culture of stewardship. Every chat at a community event, every muddy hour in the field collecting data, every sign hammered in is a chance for someone to learn what salmon need to survive and thrive.
 
When you volunteer with Backyard Salmonscapes, you become an ambassador for our watershed. You show and inspire your neighbors, friends, and family that what we do in our backyards matters, and that every choice we make can help or harm our salmon streams.
 
Backyard Salmonscapes succeeds because people care enough to show up. Whether you give an afternoon or stick with us for the long haul, every bit of effort helps us understand and protect local salmon habitat for the future.
 
Volunteers are making sure future generations can fish for wild salmon, enjoy healthy habitat, and drink clean water. Their dedication proves that real conservation starts in our own communities, and that everyone has a part to play.
 
To everyone who has volunteered with Backyard Salmonscapes, thank you! Your dedication has helped shape this community-driven effort into the local conservation movement it is today. Whether you’ve spent an afternoon installing signs, mapping salmon habitat, staffing a community event, or simply sharing our mission with others, every contribution has made a meaningful difference. Because of your willingness to get involved and your commitment, Backyard Salmonscapes continues to grow, bringing people together and empowering a local conservation movement that safeguards one of the Central Peninsula’s greatest natural treasures: SALMON!
 
If you want to make a real difference right here at home, join us. Join us for the next Salmon Habitat Mapping field day on August 8. For more information, contact David Knight at david@inletkeeper.org.
 

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