USFWS
Fisheries & Ecological Services
Alaska Region

 

Kenai Fish & Wildlife Field Office

Office Overview

Assessment and Monitoring
Photo of a rainbow trout in net.  USFWS/Ken Harper

Research on fish populations and habitat in Southcentral Alaska and Kuskokwim Bay watersheds provides information used to help conserve these valuable fishery resources.

Subsistence Fisheries
Counting fish at Tuluksak River weir.  USFWS

Field investigations help to monitor fish populations harvested by subsistence users.

Habitat Restoration
Habitat restoration in progress, Kenai River. Photo Credit/ USFWS

Government agencies and private landowners partner to restore and protect streambanks and riparian habitat in the Kenai, Kasilof, and Anchor River watersheds.

Conservation Planning Assistance
Photo of a bald eagle landing/USFWS/Dave Menke

Biologists work with project developers to help minimize the impacts on fish and wildlife resources.

Outreach and Education
Tustumena Elemetary students sor aquatic insects from a kick-net.  USFWS

Community festivals and the Adopt-A-Stream program in local schools promote conservation through education.

Last updated: November 6, 2008