Project Information

Title: Kenai Peninsula Stream Watch 24220610

Project Year and Number: 2024: 24220610

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2023: 23220610, 2022: 22220610

Principal Investigator (PI): Mitch Michaud (Kenai Watershed Forum)

Managing Agency: ADFG

Assisting Personnel: None

Research Location: Kenai Peninsula

Restoration Category: Habitat Protection

Injured Resources Addressed: Not Specified

Abstract:

Kenai Watershed Forum (KWF) proposes to expand the highly successful, national award‐winning Stream Watch volunteer program as a continuation of an Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (EVOSTC) investment in 2018. KWF expanded the program into the southern Kenai Peninsula initially in 2018 to implement Stream Watch volunteer driven river stewardship and education at extreme‐high use recreational and fishing sites in the area. This proposal seeks to build on the initial success of the EVOSTC funded expansion for an additional five years. The proposed project will not only support existing efforts, but amplify prior investments, enable KWF to leverage additional funds, and ensure the long‐term restoration of injured natural resources and services in the northern part of the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) affected area. The proposed project will support the personnel, travel, and supplies needed to implement five seasons of protecting, restoring, and enhancing critical riparian habitat on the Southern Kenai Peninsula, laying a foundation for future success of the program in the area. EVOSTC investment in Stream Watch would also provide meaningful service, leadership, and educational opportunities in local communities.

This project was approved for the FY22-FY26 funding cycle.


Proposal: View (1,676 KB)

Reports:
FY24 Q1 Report: View (1,209 KB)
FY24 Q2 Report: View (428 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available

Resolutions: