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Vision: The
Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Partnership (Partnership) envisions
naturally sustainable fish and wildlife populations, in all their
biodiversity, thereby perpetually supporting compatible human uses
throughout Southwest Alaska.
Goal: The
goal of the Partnership, working through partners, is to sustain healthy
fish and wildlife populations and thereby perpetuate the cultural,
economic, recreational, social, and aesthetic uses they support
through voluntary habitat conservation throughout Southwest Alaska.
Objectives:
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Conserve riparian
habitats in drainages supporting anadromous and resident fish.
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Strengthen local
communities by perpetuating fish, wildlife, and compatible human
uses.
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Support historic
uses of fish and wildlife through habitat conservation.
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Restore and enhance
riparian habitat and associated uplands on public and private lands.
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Improve habitat
management on publicly and privately owned riparian habitat and
associated uplands through the use of cooperative management
agreements and voluntary incentive programs.
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Reduce land
management conflicts through habitat conservation.
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Identify,
prioritize, and conserve important habitat.
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Support monitoring
and evaluation of existing restoration projects, as well as
pertinent research studies, to improve future restoration projects.
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Ensure traditional
access points remain available to the public
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Strengthen existing
and promote new funding sources for habitat conservation.
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Encourage
cooperation between the Partnership’s partners and other regional
initiatives that have the potential for habitat conservation.
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