Conservation Coalitions

2024 Volunteer of the Year: Bill Sherwonit

2024 Volunteer of the Year: Bill Sherwonit

Wolves can’t hold a pen, bears can’t submit an op-ed, and birds can’t publish books or essays. When Alaska’s wildlife need to share their stories, Bill Sherwonit is there.

AWA on The Wolf Connection Podcast!

AWA on The Wolf Connection Podcast!

Listen to AWA’s Executive Director discuss Denali wolves and our efforts to protect them.

Our 2023 Annual Report!

Our 2023 Annual Report!

Learn more about our work in 2023!

AWA's Kenai Peninsula Coordinator wins NOAA Partners in the Spotlight award!

AWA's Kenai Peninsula Coordinator wins NOAA Partners in the Spotlight award!

Our Kenai Peninsula Coordinator, Teresa Becher, was just awarded a 2023 'Partners in the Spotlight Award' from NOAA fisheries! These national awards recognize partners who have expanded and enhanced recovery of the country's most imperiled marine species.

Plants and animals on the move: the borealization of a rapidly warming Alaska

Click here or scroll below to see AWA’s Vice President, Dr. John Morton’s, presentation Plants and animals on the move: the borealization of a rapidly warming Alaska for the 20th Annual Conference of North American Travel Journalists Association on May 17th in Fairbanks, AK.

AWA Presentation: Using genetics to address conservation issues on the Kenai Peninsula

Click here or scroll below to view AWA Vice President, Dr. John Morton’s, presentation Using genetics to address conservation issues on the Kenai Peninsula for the Exploration Ecology course at UAA Kachemak Bay Campus, Homer, AK.

Breaking News: Victory for Brown bears and other wildlife on the Kenai!

Breaking News: Victory for Brown bears and other wildlife on the Kenai!

We celebrate long-lasting protections for brown bears, lynx, fox, beavers and more!

AWA in the news! Combined threats keep Cook Inlet beluga numbers perilously low, scientists say

AWA in the news! Combined threats keep Cook Inlet beluga numbers perilously low, scientists say

AWA’s Deputy Director discusses the cumulative threats impacting endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales

Victory! After years of effort, Bristol Bay celebrates EPA’s historic action to stop Pebble Mine

Victory! After years of effort, Bristol Bay celebrates EPA’s historic action to stop Pebble Mine

Victory for the wildlife of Bristol Bay!

Action Alert! Comment to support a new National Park Service Rule that protects bears, wolves and people

Action Alert! Comment to support a new National Park Service Rule that protects bears, wolves and people

Submit your comment by March 10th to protect wildlife and people in Alaska’s National Preserves!