Permanently protect 44,173 acres within Knutson Creek, Pile River, and Iliamna River watersheds in Alaska through a conservation easement. Project will benefit sockeye salmon spawning and rearing habitat and prevent imminent threat of road and infrastructure development to establish an indigenous conservation area that connects 13.7 million acres of protected lands.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Acres for America
Project Title: Permanently Protect Sockeye Salmon Habitat in Pedro Bay Rivers (AK)
Organization:
The Conservation Fund, A Nonprofit Corporation
Project ID:
0701.21.072543
Description:
Award Amount:
$500000.00
Location:
The project is located on the northeast end of Iliamna Lake between Lake Clark National Park to the north and McNeil State Game Refuge and Katmai National Park to the south in the Bristol Bay watershed of Southwest Alaska.