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The Nature Conservancy in Alaska

A small red dinghy is dwarfed by the rocky shoreline of Hawadax Island.
Hawadax Island The rocky shore of Hawadax Island in Alaska. © Island Conservation

Make a Difference in Alaska

We work in communities to help nature and people. In Alaska, where people and the natural world are so inextricably linked, our approach helps create lasting results. All across the 49th State, The Nature Conservancy is at work protecting the Alaska we know and love.

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School of red wild sockeye salmon underwater in a stream.

See Alaska's Incredible Bristol Bay Up Close

Bristol Bay is a place of forests, mountains and tundra—and water. These waters sustain tradition and the communities who've long relied on them.

Aerial view of waters in Clayoquot Sound on the coast of British Columbia, with forest-covered mountains in the background.

How the Emerald Edge Rainforest Could Help Change the World

In this remarkable forest that stretches from Oregon into Alaska, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are leading the way in showing that conservation and climate action can be done differently.

A summer landscape image with flowers in the foreground, overlooking Bristol Bay with boats on the water and the fishing town Naknek in the background.

Ciulistet: A New Program for Bristol Bay’s Next-Gen Leaders

In Alaska's Bristol Bay, questions about the future and how to navigate a changing world share a common thread: The next generation will need to be ready.

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Preserving the Last Salmon Run

On the edge of Alaska, a community weighs the future of the greatest sockeye salmon run on Earth.

By Dustin Solberg

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Bristol Bay, Alaska: America’s Salmon Stronghold (3:39) This is a place of water, home to half the world’s wild sockeye salmon. Every summer, tens of millions of salmon return to these waters, creating a huge pulse of life. Yet the largest open-pit mine ever proposed for North America—the Pebble Mine—puts it all at risk.
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Program Overview

Our Strategy for Alaska

We envision a future Alaska in which people and nature thrive. This commitment leads us to three focal areas: climate, fisheries and lands.

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WILD A wild Alaska river. © Alaska Wildland Adventures

A Vision for Nature and People in Alaska

The choices we make today will shape the future ahead. For concise summaries of the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for The Nature Conservancy in Alaska, we invite you to read our Case for Support and Strategic Plan.

Our Case for Support Our Strategic Plan

Conservation Policy Goals for The Nature Conservancy in Alaska

Sustaining healthy natural systems that support Alaska’s unique communities is the foundation of The Nature Conservancy’s work to support our state’s economy, security and ways of life.

Our Federal Policy Goals