Join us November 9^th and 10^th, 2011 for the fourth annual Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium!

This year's topical focus will be the possible impacts to Mat-Su salmon habitat from large development projects and climate change. Keynote speaker will be Dr. David R. Montgomery, from the University of Washington, who in his book King of Fish, traces the human impacts on salmon over the last thousand years, and examines the implications for salmon conservation. Come talk with Dr. Montgomery about how we can prevent salmon declines! This year's Symposium will be held at the Central Mat-Su Public Safety Building 101 W. Swanson Avenue, Wasilla, Alaska.

Presentation information and 2011 Symposium flyer available online at this site, conserveonline.org/workspaces/matsusalmonsymposium. 

 To make a presentation or show a poster at the symposium, submit this form by September 30^th.

For general registration, click on and submit the following form by October 21st.

 No cost to attend.  Lunch and snacks provided.  

Annual symposium goals are to provide a forum to share information on restoration and research projects related to Mat-Su watersheds and salmon habitat conservation and to promote an exchange of ideas about salmon science and conservation in the Mat-Su Basin. Presentations span a wide range of topics -- fish passage restoration projects on Mat-Su streams and assessment of their benefits to salmon; studies about geology, erosion, and salmon distribution on the Matanuska River; wetlands mapping and management; Green Infrastructure planning; salmon distribution throughout the Mat-Su Basin; conservation of public lands; and more.      

What's Available:

Thank you to the sponsors:  Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Mat-Su Borough, The Nature Conservancy, US Geological Survey, Chickaloon Native Village, the Alaska District of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mat-Su Anglers, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Wasilla Soil and Water Conservation District, Great Land Trust, and Conoco Phillips Alaska. 

For more information about the Symposium, please contact Jessica Speed (MatSuSalmon@tnc.org).