Up the Koyukuk River with Youth and Elders
As we sat around the wood stove, crammed in a small cabin on the bank of 3-day slough off the Koyukuk River, Koyukon Elders Benedict Jones, George Yaska Sr., and […]
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The Value of Salmon to People of the Yukon River
The Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA) has been funded by the North Pacific Research Board to begin a study to learn about and document the values of salmon to
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YRDFA 2014 Resolutions from the Annual Meeting in Fort Yukon
YRDFA 2014 Resolutions, 24th Annual Meeting: Fort Yukon, Alaska, February 10-13, 2014 01 – Gratefully thanking the people of Fort Yukon for their generosity and hospitality: Therefore be it resolved that the YRDFA
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YRDFA 2013 Saint Mary’s Annual Meeting Resolutions
YRDFA 2013 Resolutions 23rd Annual Meeting: St. Mary’s, Alaska February 11-14, 2013 01 – Thanking the Community of St. Mary’s Be it resolved that the YRDFA Board Members, delegates and
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Join YRDFA!
Now is your chance to become a member of the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association. What does YRDFA do? First, we unite all the users on the River to make
Program Areas
YRDFA concentrates its work in a number of program areas including: • Policy Advocacy • Conservation and Restoration • Cultural Preservation • Economic Opportunity • Information Sharing Learn more »
What We Do
YRDFA provides a forum through which fishers throughout the watershed can resolve their conflicts by sharing information and perspectives, and represents their interests, and the value of a sustainable salmon
YRDFA’s lower river co-chair asks for your support
My name is Bill Alstrom from Saint Mary’s, located on the Lower Yukon River. Victor Lord from Nenana and I co-chair the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association (YRDFA). I am
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Board of Fisheries Changes Yukon Regulations
Just two weeks ago the Alaska Board of Fisheries took action on a number of Yukon-specific management proposals. With an eye on conservation, the board adopted new regulations that will