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The Copper River Watershed Project works to foster the health of the Copper River watershed's salmon-based communities, economies and cultures.

What is the Copper River Watershed? Twenty three communities dot the 26,500 square miles of the Copper River watershed. Town populations range from 2,500 people in Cordova, located West of the Copper River delta, to 35 people in McCarthy, a village in the upper basin of the watershed. Several facts about the watershed:

* 26,500 square miles, with headwaters draining from Copper Glacier in the Wrangell Mountains
* Encompasses Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, the largest National Park and Preserve in the U.S.
* Includes the Copper, Gulkana, Klutina, Chitina, Tazlina, Gakona and Tonsina Rivers along with hundreds of tributaries, lakes and smaller rivers
* Diverse wildlife habitat for bears, caribou, moose, mountain goats, sheep, wolves, waterfowl and many other species
* One of the last intact watersheds in North America
* Critical spawning habitat for three species of wild salmon that are the foundation of our ecosystem, culture and economy.

10/30/2026

🥳 If you're in Cordova next week, join us for our Open House at the Copper River Watershed Project office on Friday, November 6 at 5:30pm.

Meet our board members and check out our newly renovated space! We'll be sharing the latest on the Eyak Lake Weir restoration project, and will provide light refreshments.

🗓️ WHEN: Friday, November 6, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
📍 WHERE: CRWP Office (Across from the Front Door Store)
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10/29/2026

👉🏼👉🏼 CORDOVA - SPOOKY-SCARY LOCATION CHANGE!!!

Due to too much rain, the Spooky-Scary Species Smackdown event will be relocated to the U.S. Forest Service building. Prince William Sound Science Center and CRWP are BREWING up some fun for everyone, so join us tomorrow 2-4pm at the Forest Service building!

🕸️ WHEN: TOMORROW!! Friday October 30th, from 2-4 pm.
👻 WHERE: U.S. Forest Service building (indoors).

🎃 Games and candy galore! Fun for all ages!

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10/27/2026

🪏CORDOVA - Last week, Mt. Eccles Elementary School 5th & 6th grade Student Council and CRWP's Stewardship Outreach Specialist Jillian Gold, worked to sow native flower seeds and tuck the garden in for a restful winter. We'd like to send out a big THANK YOU to Skye Steritz and a wonderful Student Council group for all of their efforts towards our pollinator garden.

🌱 Wish the seeds luck when you walk by the garden in front of the school!

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📷 Photo 1 Dawn Gonzalez / Photos 2-5 Skye Steritz - 5th & 6th grade student council members sow native flower seeds in the pollinator garden in front of their school in Cordova.

10/23/2026

👻 CORDOVA – Halloween is CREEPING closer and we are THRILLED to bring you, in partnership with the Prince William Sound Science Center, Cordova's first ever Spooky-Scary Species Smackdown!

WHEN: Friday October 30th, from 2-4 pm.
WHERE: In the woods behind the Forest Service building. Please enter @ Browning Ave & 4th St.
[Big THANK YOU to Dave Sjostedt for land use permissions for this program.]

🎃 Games and candy galore! Fun for all ages!

💀Come help us defend our forest from the spookiest creatures to haunt Cordova.

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10/21/2026

You're invited to our upcoming Open House at the Copper River Watershed Project office in Cordova on Friday, November 6 at 5:30pm-7:00pm (across from the Front Door Store). Check out our newly renovated space, meet the CRWP board members, and hear the latest on the Eyak Lake Weir restoration project!

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10/20/2026

Last week Cordova students went outside and waded into the water for salmon egg-take day. They harvested eggs that they will be raising in their classroom tank this year.

It was a beautiful fall day out the road. The kids participated in a habitat sketch activity and learned about the purpose of a Redd. The goals of this activity are to introduce why gravel and bankside vegetation are important to healthy spawning grounds.

Big thanks to our partners Prince William Sound Science Center and Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation for making egg-take day possible, and to all of our partners and sponsors in Salmon in the Classroom for bringing this opportunity to Copper River youth: Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC), Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Official, Copper River School District, Cordova School District, Cordova Telecom Cooperative, Cordova Wireless, Native Village of Eyak, Valdez Fisheries Development Association (VFDA).

📷 Kim Casavan/CRWP - Cordova students sketch beside a river learning about salmon habitat, then participate in harvesting salmon eggs for their classroom tank.

10/19/2026

Happy Alaska Day!

Today and every day, we celebrate Alaska and the incredible Copper River Watershed we’re lucky to call home. This wild, abundant place is a rare treasure—and its future is in our hands. Through dedication, collaboration, and a shared commitment to stewardship, we can make sure the watershed remains healthy, wild, and thriving for generations to come. 💙
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10/16/2026

CORDOVA – While you're planning your upcoming Halloween festivities, add this event to your calendar! We are THRILLED to bring you, in partnership with the Prince William Sound Science Center . . .

👻 Cordova's first ever Spooky-Scary Species Smackdown!

WHEN: Friday October 30th, from 2-4 pm.
WHERE: In the woods behind the Forest Service building. Please enter @ Browning Ave & 4th St.
[Big THANK YOU to Dave Sjostedt for land use permissions for this program.]

🎃 Games and candy galore! Fun for all ages!
💀Come help us defend our forest from the spookiest creatures to haunt Cordova.

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10/15/2026

Cordova students had a great day on the water during this year's egg take for the Salmon in the Classroom program. Stay tuned for more fun updates from students as they raise those eggs into baby fry!

10/13/2026

🥳 COPPER BASIN - We'd like to give a great big shout-out to all the volunteers who helped with the ROAR recycling site in Glennallen during the month of September!

♻️ Arlene Rosencrans, our very first volunteer of the month, got the ball rolling and a week or so later Kelsey Stanbro and her volleyball team knocked it out of the park, then CRWP Board Member Gloria Jones and her husband finished strong! All volunteers had the entire site cleaned up in no time!

💪🏽 THANK YOU so much to all of you for showing up, cleaning up, and caring about our community recycling depot. You all rock!

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Address

511 1st Street
Cordova, AK
99574

Telephone

+19074243334

Website

http://copperriver.org/

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