Guides and Resources

There are a variety of places you can go to find out more about restoration and enhancement. The Department has some useful resources, but there is a wide array of information available through federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and others. We've provided a few resources to get you started, but don't be shy about researching further and seeing what you can find out!

Riparian Restoration Techniques

• Streambank Revegetation and Protection: a guide for Alaska

Wildlife Habitat in Your Backyard

• Landscaping for wildlife
• A guide to building and placing birdhouses for Alaska

Forestry Practices and Wildlife Habitat

• Moose Habitat Enhancement in Alaska's Boreal Forest (PDF 1,261 kB)
• Maintaining wildlife habitat in the boreal forest of Alaska booklet (PDF 2,985 kB)
• Managing Alaska boreal forest for wildlife flyer (PDF 2,756 kB)
• Managing boreal forest for timber and wildlife in the Tanana Valley of Eastern Interior Alaska, Wildlife Technical Bulletin ADF&G/DWC/WTB-2020-17 (PDF 8,232 kB)

Federal Programs

• River Corridor and Wetland Restoration (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Manuals and Restoration Guidelines

• Federal Stream Corridor Restoration Handbook
• Stream Restoration Design, Part 654, National Engineering Handbook
• Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series
• Bioengineering for Streambank Erosion Control (PDF file 2.60 MB)
• A Revegetation Manual For Alaska (PDF file 4.87 MB)

Alaska Clean Water Action

Alaska Clean Water Actions (ACWA) was created to encourage resource agencies to work together to characterize Alaska's waters in a holistic manner; sharing data, expertise and other information. Three state resource agencies work together to implement the program, the Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Fish and Game and Natural Resources. Learn more at the Alaska Clean Water Actions website.

Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund

The Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund is comprised of Alaska's allocation of funds from the federal Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund (Fund). The Fund was established by congress to protect, restore and conserve Pacific salmon and steelhead populations and their habitats.

More Restoration Resources

Regional Watershed Organizations

• Anchorage Waterways Council
• Juneau Watershed Partnership
• Kenai Watershed Forum
• Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition
• Takshanuk Watershed Council (Haines)
• Tanana Valley Watershed Association
• Yukon River Intertribal Watershed Council

Fish Habitat Partnerships

• National Fish Habitat Action Plan
• Matanuska Susitna Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership
• Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Partnership
• Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership

Other Interesting Organizations and Programs

• Alaska Native Plant Society
• Soils for Salmon
• The River Management Society
• International Erosion Control Association
• The Audubon Society, Education Program
• Watershedss: A Decision Support System for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
• River Network
• Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
• Alaska Section of the American Water Resources Association