Tanana Valley Watershed Association
TVWA has a legacy of maintaining and enhancing restoration programs focusing on watershed and ecosystem functions and processes. We look forward to supporting sustainable community-based conservation resources that empower individuals to address our watershed's economic, social, and environmental health.
Story Map — Tanana Valley Watershed Association
TVWA used this fun and interactive "Story Map" system to write a story about the Chena River that runs through downtown Fairbanks. The Chena River has served many purposes throughout the history of Fairbanks.
Board of Directors — Tanana Valley Watershed Association
Since 1987, Christy has been a resident of North Pole. She has been involved with the Chena Slough Restoration Neighborhood Committee, the Chena Slough Technical Committee, and TVWA. She is very interested in educating residents about the values and vulnerabilities of our local waterways.
Piledriver Slough — Tanana Valley Watershed Association
TVWA sets minnow traps out 3 times each year along the Upper and Lower Piledriver Slough as well as the 23 Mile Slough. During this time TVWA connects with the students and teachers at the Salcha Elementary to conduct citizen science field trips.
Storm Drain Art - Past Years - Tanana Valley Watershed Association
TVWA in partnership with the City of Fairbanks, the Downtown Association and our Adopt-A-Stream Program
Staff — Tanana Valley Watershed Association
Cory joined TVWA in 2023. Originally born in Tanan (Fairbanks), Cory holds a Master of Sustainable Environmental Management degree from the University of Saskatchewan, and a Bachelor of Entrepreneurship from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Volunteer — Tanana Valley Watershed Association
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Events — Tanana Valley Watershed Association
TVWA is hosting an Arbor Day event May 16 from 3pm - 7pm at the Big I, downtown along the Chena River. This fun event will include a FREE educational workshop and installation project.
Enter the Storm Drain Art Contest - Tanana Valley Watershed …
Since 2014, TVWA and partners the City of Fairbanks, Fairbanks Stormwater Advisory Committee, Downtown Association, and Festival Fairbanks have invited local artists to submit design proposals for storm drain art in downtown Fairbanks.
Green Infrastructure — Tanana Valley Watershed Association
Between 2023-2025, TVWA has been working on a project to identify and prioritize the road crossings contributing the most contaminants to the Chena River and its tributaries through stormwater runoff; We have also developed conceptual designs for green infrastructure treatments to reduce that runoff.