Grantee Profile: Natural Heritage Institute

This discretionary grant enabled ongoing involvement in settlement negotiations pertaining to the relicensing or removal of four dams on the Klamath River.

Regions

• Oregon

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

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The grant supported protection of freshwater resources and salmon habitat from the impacts of hydropower and other development in Alaska.

Regions

• Alaska

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• Inactive Programs

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Natural Heritage Institute applies science, law, economics, and policy to encourage sustainable use of the earth's natural resources and preservation of its ecosystems. The grant supports the work of the Alaska Public Waters Coalition to protect aquatic ecosystems and wild salmon stocks from the significant threat posed by proposed hydroelectric energy development in Alaska.

Regions

• Alaska

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

Alaska Public Waters Coalition

The Natural Heritage Institute is a public-interest law firm dedicated to improving the laws and institutions that manage natural resources. The grant supports a project to ensure that environmental interests are effectively represented in plans for hydropower facilities that may threaten Alaskan salmon waters, including monitoring the licensing of proposed projects.

Regions

• Alaska

Program Areas

• Inactive Programs

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