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TRCP in Alaska

When it comes to quality places to hunt, fish, and trap, Alaska is unique and—in the minds of many—unparalleled. The Great Land is home to iconic fish and game species with significant recreational, subsistence, and cultural values. From the coastal rainforests of Southeast Alaska to the Arctic tundra, no other state offers more fish and wildlife habitat, or more hunting and angling opportunities in big, wild country.

Alaska Projects

The TRCP focuses our conservation efforts on more than 300 million acres of federal and state public lands within Alaska. As a solution-focused organization, the TRCP offers critical information to hunters and anglers about when and how to get involved to conserve habitat and maintain and grow our wildlife resources.

FEATURED PROJECT

Hunters & Anglers for the Brooks Range

Hunters & Anglers for the Brooks Range

Working together to maintain America’s most wild and remote hunting and fishing grounds.

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FEATURED PROJECT

SUCCESS STORY: TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST

SUCCESS STORY: TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST

More than 250,000 Americans asked the U.S. Forest Service to restore roadless area conservation measures in the Tongass National Forest. Here’s what happened.

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How we work

  • We prioritize the conservation of Alaska’s large, intact landscapes and watersheds that provide irreplaceable habitat for far-ranging and culturally important species, like caribou and salmon.
  • We solve problems by rolling up our sleeves and finding collaborative solutions to difficult natural resources challenges.
  • Our recommendations are guided by the best available science and informed by local knowledge.
  • We are collaborative, seeking to unite recreational hunters and anglers, guides, outfitters, and subsistence harvesters around shared priorities.
  • We focus on safeguarding important habitat that supports world-class fishing, hunting, and trapping opportunities for all user groups.
  • We believe that Alaska’s hunting, trapping, and fishing traditions are best served by improved coordination between state and federal managers, and reduced litigation.

THE ISSUES

Tongass National Forest

Conserving Sitka black-tailed deer and salmon habitat and supporting sustainable economic development in Southeast Alaska.

Brooks Range

Defending our nation’s largest intact wilderness and Alaska’s largest caribou herd from the proposed Ambler Road industrial mining corridor.

Alaska’s “d-1” Lands

Maintaining conservation measures on 28 million acres of BLM-managed lands across the state that many rural communities rely on for food; these public lands also include some of Alaska’s most popular hunting grounds and recreation areas.

Northern Alaska

Protecting backcountry recreation and subsistence hunting and fishing opportunities on 13 million acres of public lands, including the Dalton Highway Corridor—also known as the Haul Road—and the Middle Yukon and Koyukuk watersheds.

West Susitna

Safeguarding fish and wildlife habitat in the Susitna River watershed, an outdoor recreation haven in South-Central Alaska.

Bristol Bay

Working toward permanent safeguards for the world’s most prolific sockeye salmon fishery and adjacent moose and brown bear habitat.

Meet the team

Jen Leahy, Senior Alaska Program Manager

Jen Leahy enjoys working collaboratively to secure durable conservation safeguards for Alaska’s finest hunting and fishing grounds. She helps shape complex land management decisions by amplifying the priorities of hunters and anglers.

Jen’s portfolio spans approximately 50 million acres of public lands and waters, from the coastal rainforest of Southeast Alaska to the Arctic tundra. She is proud to support the continuation of Alaska’s unique hunting, fishing, and trapping traditions.

Prior to joining the TRCP in January 2020, Jen served as the communications director at the Seward Chamber of Commerce, where she brought fresh perspectives to her work in sustainable tourism and rural economic development. Previously, she worked with fishing interests to reduce the bycatch of valuable species like Chinook salmon and halibut in Alaska’s federal fisheries.

Jen holds a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University with an emphasis in political science and sustainable development. She lives in Anchorage and on Prince of Wales Island.

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