Stream temperature monitoring could provide insight into important fish populations

Attendees practiced stream monitoring (Photo courtesy of Jessica Kayser Forster)The Chilkat River and its nearby waters are a major source of food for subsistence fishermen in Haines and Klukwan. That’s one reason decreased salmon runs are alarming in the Chilkat and other rivers in Southeast. Tribal leaders around the region are trying to get a handle on one factor that may contribute to declining returns.
The Chilkat River runs past the village of Klukwan, about 20 miles up the Haines Hi