by Cook Inletkeeper | Jun 16, 2026 | Clean Water, Cook Inlet, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
What Is the Proposal? Instream flow reservation regulations allow water to remain in rivers, streams, and lakes to support fish habitat and other public values. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is considering changes to the state’s instream flow...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Jun 3, 2026 | Salmon, Clean Water, Climate Change, Healthy Habitat
Alaska’s wild salmon depend on clean, cold water. A statement so obvious it feels trite to write, yet ensuring that enough water remains in rivers and streams for salmon to spawn, rear, and migrate is becoming increasingly important—and increasingly challenging....
by Satchel Pondolfino | Apr 8, 2026 | Clean Water, Johnson Tract Mine, Mining
CIRI shareholders deserve a voice in decisions that could shape their land for generations. The proposed Johnson Tract Gold Mine poses irreversible harm to the abundant, diverse, and intact ecosystem of the Johnson River Valley and Tuxedni Bay – a stunning...
by David Knight | Mar 25, 2026 | Clean Water, Community Action Studio, Drawdown, Salmon
Watershed Days & Backyard Salmonscapes: Strengthening Community Stewardship Across Tikahtnu As spring and summer approach, Alaskans dream of shaking off the long, dark, cold days of winter, welcoming the return of the midnight sun’s warmth, and...
by David Knight | Feb 18, 2026 | Clean Water, Community Action Studio, Cook Inlet, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Every watershed has a story. The Cook Inlet watershed | Tikahtnu K’egh’uh tells its story through its rivers, tides, the return of salmon, and the people who call this place home. This year, we will introduce a new interactive way to connect people to place, called...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Feb 18, 2026 | Lease Sales, Clean Water, Cook Inlet, Oil & Gas
In July of 2025, Congress passed the Big Beautiful Bill Act, a section of which requires BOEM to hold at least six offshore oil and gas lease sales in Alaska, one each year from 2026 to 2028, and again from 2030 to 2032. The first of these six mandated lease sales is...
