Fish Creek Friends

04/07/2026

Dear Friends of Fish Creek:

You will see heavy equipment operating in the Fish Creek Estuary [Łiq'aka Betnu in Dena'ina] due to a catastrophic break in the 30" sewer pipe buried there. Assembly Member Anna Brawley alerted the Westside community that Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility is using the AK Railroad access road adjacent to the estuary to excavate and repair the broken pipe. Follow us here for more information about the repair schedule and the extent of the contamination of the estuary, which unfortunately has occurred just as the earliest bird migrations are expected in Anchorage. Much of the lift station and pipe infrastructure for the sewer line was under construction less than 10 years ago. We're monitoring the response and hope contamination will be limited.

Reach out to us here or at: [email protected] for more information.

09/16/2025

Workers transport the Spenard palm tree to Glacier Sign & Lighting Inc. for restoration in May 2021. Photo courtesy of Cindy Berger.

12/22/2024

If you're also a fan of the Fish Creek Trail Connection and haven't signed the petition supporting the project, here's your chance! https://form.jotform.com/243036269036152

12/22/2024

Friends of Fish Creek joins with other friends of the Fish Creek Trail Connection for this opinion piece.

The Fish Creek Trail project is a commonsense connection to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.

12/12/2024

More good reporting by Emily Goodykoontz at the Anchorage Daily News.

The move is prompting outcry from elected officials and Anchorage residents who have long advocated for the project, which aims to connect the Spenard-area Fish Creek Trail to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.

12/11/2024

Why is the Fish Creek Trail to the Ocean project on hold after Anchorage voters passed four bonds and $1.5 million of public funds have already been spent to make this important trail connection? Read this deep dive by Paxson Woebler at Alaska Landmine.

After decades of planning, the Fish Creek Trail Connection, which would follow an Alaska Railroad right-of-way and connect the existing Fish Creek Trail in Spenard with the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail...… Read More

12/06/2024

Here's how to say Ch’atanaltsegh (where the yellow water comes out and Łiq'aka Betnu (King Salmon Creek), the Dena'ina names for Fish Creek.

Learn the Dena'ina original names for Fish Creek , Ch’atanaltsegh and Łiq'aka Betnu.

11/18/2024

Come show your love for the Fish Creek Trail to the Ocean this Thursday from 5:50-8p at the Spenard Rec Center! You can also take the handy survey at bit.ly/RecTrailsSurvey

11/05/2024

Fish Creek Friends,
Please join the Spenard Community Council in supporting the Fish Creek trail extension to the Coastal Trail by adding your name to list of the many supporters of this project.
Add your name to show your support using this URL:

10/29/2024

On Sunday at Cuddy Family Midtown Park under the last bluebird skies of the fall, Friends of Fish Creek (FoFC) celebrated the unveiling of its interpretive art panel that focuses on the Fish Creek watershed and its indigenous place name. The project was a collaboration of artist Max Romey and Friends of Fish Creek board members with the support of the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department (APRD). The project was funded by a matching grant generously awarded by the Anchorage Park Foundation (ADF). The event was a community celebration of about fifty people and included brief remarks from the artist, Max Romey and James Fall, co-author of Shem Pete's Alaska, who talked about the Dena'ina cultural and language context of Fish Creek. ADF was represented by Diana Rhoades and Beth Nordlund, Taylor Keegan represented APRD. Karen Button and Tamas Deak participated on behalf of FoFC. This installation will help enhance our common understanding of the Fish Creek watershed and the importance of its daylighting and restoration. Thank you all who attended and contributed to the success of this project.

01/09/2024

Fish Creek Friends,
It has been a busy holiday season capping a successful 2023. We intended to thank earlier the participants of the trail walk that followed Sheila Wyne's presentation at the Writer's Block about her new art installation on December 9, but we are catching up now. Thank you for your continued support. Lots of exciting new developments/opportunities are on the horizon for Fish Creek in 2024. Happy New Year.