Rivers of resilience: protecting copper river's vital salmon habitat recipient: ahtna intertribal resource commission recommended federal funding*: $497,000 congressional district(s): AK-001…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $993,090 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC) for the "Rivers of Resilience: Protecting Copper River's Vital Salmon Habitat" project. The 3-year project, starting on October 1, 2024, will increase tribal capacity for fish passage restoration by supporting a stream restoration biologist within the Ahtna territory in Southcentral Alaska. This will help protect the key subsistence and cultural resources of the Copper River, which supports all five Pacific salmon species. AITRC, a tribally owned non-profit organization, will execute the project in the Copper River watershed region.

Rivers of resilience: protecting copper river's vital salmon habitat recipient: ahtna intertribal resource commission recommended federal funding*: $497,000 congressional district(s): AK-001 summary: ahtna intertribal resource commission will increase tribal capacity for fish passage by supporting a stream restoration biologist within the ahtna territory in southcentral alaska, which includes a large majority of the copper river watershed. Aitrc is made up of representatives from the eight federally recognized tribes and two alaska native corporations of the ahtna territory. The copper river supports all five pacific salmon species, which are key subsistence and cultural resources.