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 crafty with home-made salmon leather. Learn more and register: homerfolkschool.org
Last month, the Department of Justice issued a briefing affirming their defense to the EPA’s 2023 Clean Water Act veto for the massive open-pit copper mine proposed in the Bristol Bay watershed as part of an ongoing lawsuit. As we celebrate the DOJ’s affirming stance on Pebble’s unacceptable risk to Bristol Bay, we keep our eyes on the long-term solution: State-driven protections for the entire Bristol Bay watershed. The Bristol Bay Forever Act is currently under consideration in the AK State Legislature.
Whether you’re a lifelong Alaskan or newly curious about salmon and the Cook Inlet Watershed, the 2026 season promises meaningful ways to engage, learn, and take action for clean water and healthy salmon.
Inletkeeper’s Watershed Days will invite you to explore our relationship to the watershed firsthand: walking streambanks, wading in waters, and learning in a way that connects you directly to the lands and rivers’ rhythms, encouraging us to reflect on how our daily choices ripple downstream.
I’ve waded in what I consider the most beautiful waters in the world here in the Cook Inlet watershed. I’ve chased every species of salmon that call these special waters home. However, after teaming up with the Kenai Watershed Forum (KWF) for Salmon Habitat Mapping field days—a program designed to engage volunteers in documenting local, unmapped salmon habitats as part of Inletkeeper’s Local Solutions series—I can now say that fish also live in unexpected places.