The upper cook inlet: potter marsh watershed project conserves, restores, and enhances 1779.3 acres including 1140.6 acres of wetlands that provide a critical migratory corridor and breeding habitat…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $2,792,350 federal Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to The Great Land Trust, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant is for a project that conserves, restores, and enhances 1,779.3 acres, including 1,140.6 acres of wetlands, providing a critical migratory corridor and breeding habitat for wetland-associated birds in Southcentral Alaska. The project focuses on protecting threatened properties in the iconic Potter Marsh Unit of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, the Eklutna River Estuary managed by an Alaska Native Corporation, and the Settlers Bay Coastal Park in the Mat-Su Borough. The project aims to improve landscape-scale connectivity between the 32,000-acre Refuge, 495,000-acre Chugach State Park, and 26,000-acre Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge. The grant has a performance period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2028.

The upper cook inlet: potter marsh watershed project conserves, restores, and enhances 1779.3 acres including 1140.6 acres of wetlands that provide a critical migratory corridor and breeding habitat for wetlands associated birds in southcentral alaska. The project focuses on threatened properties: the iconic potter marsh unit of anchorage coastal wildlife refuge (refuge), the alaska native corporation-managed eklutna river estuary, and the mat-SU boroughsettlers BAY coastal park. The project adds to landscape scale connectivity between the 32,000-acre refuge, 495,000-acre chugach state park, and 26,000-acre palmer HAY flats state game refuge.