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Supporting Conservation by Providing Resources and Knowledge
Fairbanks SWCD is committed to assisting private land owners with resource conservation projects; helping to educate both students and adults about conservation stewardship; and assisting local farmers to improve both production and marketing capacity. Pictured left is a pear growing on the orchards of FSWCD cooperator Clair Lammers (photo by Jennifer Miller). |
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Open to the Public!
Fairbanks SWCD regularly meets the third Thursday of each month in the USDA Farm Services Building at 590 University Avenue. Meeting dates may vary. Contact the District staff to confirm the next meeting or see the Calendar. |
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Effects of increased urbanization along Chena Slough are contributing to accelerated degradation of one of the most popular Arctic grayling fisheries in Interior Alaska. The Chena Slough Technical Committee implemented a three phase restoration approach consisting of 1) assessment/reestablishment of fish passage, 2)stream channel and road-crossing restoration, and 3) evaluation of restoration success.
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Public and private landowners across the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District are concerned with invasive plant infestations, commonly known as weeds. These infestations reduce the biological, agricultural, recreational, and economic value of the land, decrease native plant populations, and degrade ecosystems. For management efforts to be successful, a broadscale, coordinated and systematically integrated approach to managing these invasive plants is necessary.<Read More>
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