As soon as the ice leaves the river, CIAA crews begin setting up their weirs for the summer. But not everything goes exactly as planned.
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Safeguarding salmon: Advancing new methods to control invasive pike
CIAA explores new methods to control invasive pike and safeguard Shell Lake’s vital salmon. Learn about these flow control efforts.
How we’re tackling elodea in Crescent Lake
CIAA has been working with other habitat partners on the Kenai Peninsula to eliminate invasive elodea.
Field season winds down for salmon, pike, and elodea
Bear Creek Weir crew counted nearly 460,000 sockeye and 67,360 coho smolt. Pike harvesting and salmon monitoring continued across several lakes in the Susitna Watershed.
Elodea surveys are underway this summer
CIAA is one organization that has been keeping watch for Alaska’s first aquatic invasive plant. Learn how elodea surveys improve salmon habitat.
Salmon dissections at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
The annual Get Out and Get Dirty summer camp lives up to its name as kids get hands on experience with salmon dissections.
A 30 year tradition: From the Kenai River Festival to Fair
The Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association will focus on invasive pike as part of the public demonstrations at its booth this year.
Aquaculture: The Perfect Summer Job in Alaska
CIAA offers work to seasonal employees in Alaska where they can gain valuable career experience and form lifetime friendships.
Kenai students spend a day job shadowing at CIAA
Kenai students meet CIAA staff and get hands-on experience wiring a solar-powered video weir.
Grant funding is instrumental for habitat work
Public funds make it possible for CIAA to tackle large invasive species eradication projects and other habitat work.