The matsu basin salmon habitat PARTNERSHIP (PARTNERSHIP) was formed in 2005 to proactively conserve salmon habitat and the communities and industries salmon support in southcentral alaska S matsu basin

Award Summary

Trout Unlimited, Inc. received a $206,740 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP, CFDA 15.686) program, effective July 21, 2025, through August 31, 2030. The award funds the Matsu Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership, a collaborative conservation initiative established in 2005 to protect salmon habitat and support communities and industries dependent on salmon in southcentral Alaska's Matsu Basin. The partnership employs science-based strategies with on-the-ground implementation to improve salmon habitat, reduce infrastructure risk, and strengthen the local economy.

The cooperative agreement provides three primary deliverables: (1) full-time partnership coordinator support to manage program operations and administrative capacity; (2) community workshops and professional training programs, including the 2025 Matsu Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium; and (3) outreach and engagement activities to ensure broad stakeholder participation in salmon habitat conservation efforts. These coordinated activities strengthen Alaska's salmon-dependent communities and economies while advancing regional habitat restoration objectives within the NFHP framework's collaborative partnership model.

Guided by a strategic action plan, the PARTNERSHIP combines sciencebased strategies with ontheground implementation to improve salmon habitat, reduce risk to public infrastructure, and strengthen the local economy. Funding for this project will 1) support the fulltime PARTNERSHIP coordinator, who will provide coordination and administrative capacity to manage program operations 2) deliver community workshops and professional trainings, including the 2025 matsu salmon science and conservation symposium and 3) advance outreach and engagement to ensure broad participation in salmon habitat efforts that strengthen alaska S communities and economies.