Anchorage Fish & Wildlife Field Office
Outreach & Education
Habitat Restoration Activities
Habitat Restoration specialists in our office have facilitated a variety
of projects that inform the public about the values of fish and wildlife
and low-impact methods of access, use, or development. Examples include:
Streambank Restoration Willow Guide
 The Coastal Program partnered with the Kenai
Watershed Forum to produce a willow
identification guide to the species commonly used for streambank
restoration in southcentral Alaska. Due to the cryptic nature of willow
taxonomy, some past restoration efforts in Alaska failed when incorrect
species were used. Featuring high quality botanical illustrations, this
guide provides agency specialists, contractors, and landowners with
information necessary to identify and select the proper species of willow
for habitat restoration projects. The Coastal Program also sponsored
a willow identification workshop for more than 50 representatives of
federal and state agencies, non-government organizations, private consultants,
and members of the public.
Alaska Sea Duck Curriculum Development
 The Coastal Program has provided support for the Center for Alaska Coastal
Studies of Homer, Alaska to develop a hands-on Sea
Ducks of Alaska Activity Guide offering activities that explore
the unique adaptations of sea ducks and their role in the marine and
fresh water food webs. This guide provides information on, and an opportunity
to research, each of the 15 species found in Alaska, and looks at some
of the conservation issues surrounding the health of the sea duck populations
in Alaska. A set of 8 species identification cards is included for class
research projects and a set of 12 "Sea Duck Trading Cards" is included
with the supplement.
Invasion of the Salmon Snatchers Public Service Announcements
Illegal stocking of northern pike is becoming more and more of a problem
in Southcentral Alaska because they prey on juvenile salmon. The Partners
for Fish and Wildlife Program has collaborated with the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game to provide information and education materials to the
public, in the form of public service announcements, to control
and prevent the spread of non-indigenous northern pike and other
invasive fish species in Alaskan waters.
Last updated: July 31, 2008
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