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The Nature Conservancy in Alaska

An orca breaching the surface against mountains.
Fresh Breath! Fresh Breath! // An Orca surfaces as it's exhale is backlit from the morning sun in front of the majestic Grewingk Glacier in Kachemak Bay, near Homer, Alaska. © Eric Brown/TNC Photo Contest 2022

Make a Difference in Alaska

Alaska represents all we know and love about nature. Even for those who’ve never been here, there is a sense of comfort in the mere knowledge that a place so massive and rugged exists. Unlike anywhere, Alaska offers opportunities to make a globally significant conservation impact while protecting some of the greatest natural resources in the world.

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Our Priorities

Purple and green flowers in front of a harbor.
Starting at the Beginning Ciulistet has only just begun mentoring the next generation and filling a gap in local educational opportunities. © Clark James Mishler

Bristol Bay

The Nature Conservancy in Alaska has worked in Bristol Bay for more than 30 years, helping support regionally led efforts to oppose the Pebble Mine, protect salmon, uplift Indigenous stewardship and improve climate resilience.

Bristol Bay
A row of fish hanging upside down.
A day's catch Salmon filets are prepared and hung in a smokehouse in Hydaburg on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. © Erika Nortemann/TNC

Southeast Alaska

With its rich biodiversity, cultural heritage and collaborative land management, Southeast Alaska exemplifies how ecological health and community well-being can thrive together.

Southeast Alaska

Alaska’s Conservation Opportunity

  • 63%

    of the wetlands ecosystems in the U.S.

  • 40%

    of the U.S. freshwater supply

  • 50%

    of the terrestrial carbon in the U.S.

  • 95%

    of the nation’s wild salmon harvest

A group of youth standing in a forest.
Community Land Management Young members of the Keex'Kwaan Community Forest Partnership learn stewardship techniques while gaining experience in resource management. The SSP has helped the program grow. © Bethany Goodrich/Sustainable Southeast Partnership

Partnerships

Our partnerships with rural and Indigenous communities in Alaska are grounded in The Nature Conservancy’s Voice Choice Action Framework, which is based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Partnerships
A mother bear and her two cubs on the beach.
Follow the Leader Follow the Leader // Brown bear family walking the shore during a low tide sunset. Lake Clark National Park, August 2023 © KRISTOFF DRUVA/TNC Photo Contest 2023

Policy

We work across borders and across sectors to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends. We stand committed to a nonpartisan approach.

Policy
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Annual Report

Find out how TNC is working to ensure the state’s wild lands, waters, wildlife and salmon remain vibrant for future generations in Alaska!

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Stories from Alaska

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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.

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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

Aerial view of Alaska's Bristol Bay.

Bristol Bay Science

To protect Bristol Bay's wild salmon populations and the people who depend on them, TNC has invested in a science-led process to assess the risk of developing the proposed Pebble mine in the headwaters of two major salmon rivers.

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