THE TANANA VALLEY WATERSHED CAN HAVE A HEALTHY FUTURE
Mission
Tanana Valley Watershed Association promotes and improves the health of the Tanana Valley Watershed through education, restoration, collaborative research, and diverse community involvement.
The 2024 Storm Drain Art Contest is now open. For more information click HERE.
Healy Lake Watershed Resource Action Plan MAP Meetings
TVWA is developing a Watershed Resource Action Plan (WRAP) and MAP (Mapping Aquatic Priorities) for the Healy Lake Watershed. The WRAP MAP process involves three two-hour workshops with local stakeholders and resource agencies to identify important resources within the Healy Lake watershed, develop a plan to address resource concerns and compile available information into maps that can be used to help future stewardship. For more information or to get involved, click HERE.
TVWA History:
Established in 2006, TVWA’s services have included both research and restoration projects. TVWA Board and staff have worked to provide information on the condition of the watershed by compiling existing information and filling knowledge gaps. We also worked to promote measures that will maintain and enhance the quality and beauty of the watershed by creating educational programs to: promote greater appreciation, understanding and awareness; promote sustainable ecological practices, and advocate proactively on issues impacting the watershed.
Did you know...
Is the Chena River the second largest contributor to juvenile Chinook (King) salmon in the Yukon River Drainage? That means that thousands of Chinook return to Interior Alaska to spawn. And those baby salmon live in the Chena River for up to 2 years before returning to the Ocean. Learn more about how to be salmon-friendly neighbors in our new book!
In 2012, Tanana Valley Watershed Association’s Board of Directors began strategic planning to determine the organization’s priorities, ensuring appropriate selection of grant opportunities and other financial support to deliver effective and accountable programs for our partners and the public. TVWA has a legacy of maintaining and enhancing restoration programs focusing on watershed and ecosystem functions and processes. We look forward to supporting sustainable community-based conservation resources that empower individuals to address our watershed's economic, social, and environmental health.
We are committed to encouraging and facilitating knowledge development within interested communities in the Tanana Valley to promote more effective watershed conservation and/or restoration. We aim to increase awareness through education, restoration, collaborative research, and diverse partner involvement.
Our Watersheds
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The Chena River is a 100-mile tributary of the Tanana River in Alaska. It flows west from the White Mountains to the Tanana River near Fairbanks, where it empties into the Yukon River.
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The Goodpaster River is a 91-mile major tributary of the Tanana River in Alaska. Its name in the Middle Tanana dialect of the Lower Tanana language is Jiiz Cheeg. It is part of Healy Lake area watershed.
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The Kantishna River is a 108-mile tributary of the Tanana River in Alaska. Formed by the confluence of the McKinley River with Birch Creek in Denali National Park and Preserve.
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The Salcha River is a 125-mile tributary of the Tanana River in Alaska. Rising in the eastern part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, it flows generally west-southwest into the Tanana.
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The Tolovana River is a 100-mile river that winds through a remote, spruce-lined wilderness known for its solitude, hot springs, and, to anglers, its superb grayling, northern pike, and salmon fishing.