The Kenai River Wareshed Forum is an exemplary organization! Their dedication to education of the Kenai River and it's watershed is critical to its preservation and future health.
We're so lucky to have the Kenai Watershed Forum working to protect, preserve and restore the watersheds in our area.
In addition to the "science" work that KWF does (monitoring water quality, habitat restoration, etc), they also host or participate in several community events that are geared towards reaching out the the public to raise awareness.
The Kenai Riverfest is one of the highlights of summer in our area. It's important to reach out to the community for support - and KWF does an excellent job of that.
What a priviledge for a community to have an organization that delivers such positive results from habitat restoration, to invasive plant to environmental education. An organization that delivers on the dream of having Government agencies, private property owners, environmentalists, regulators, educators and youth working together to solve environmental challenges and improve everyone's, including the wildlife's quality of life. Specifically having the Kenai River removed from the threatened catagory in less that a year's time. Administering the Caring for the Kenai environmental awareness contest and sponsoring The Kenai River Festival as a community celebration of the river with opportunity to learn how to preserve it.
The Kenai Watershed Forum is a fantastic organization truly committed to achieving their goal of a healthy watershed through cooperation with the community. The staff are energetic and have a real dedication to the work they do. They are a team with diverse technical skills which complement each other nicely. They also achieve a lot and are well respected within the community. While environmental topics can often be divisive, KWF does a commendable job at bringing all parties to the table and coming away with a robust solution that everyone is happy with. They are also particularly good at being a resource for learning within the community. It would be hard to find another organization as well respected and as dedicated to the community in which they serve as the Kenai Watershed Forum.
The Kenai Watershed Forum is a wonderful organization providing excellent services to the residents and visitors of the Kenai Peninsula. They are very skilled at bringing all sides of an issue to the table to solve conservation challenges facing our area. I commend them on their work and enjoy supporting the organization. We all agree our watersheds need to be preserved for future generations and the vitality of the area - KWF is doing a great job on this front!
The Kenai Watershed Forum is an outstanding organization with an incredible knack for working cooperatively with a diverse group of interests. In a community in which divisions between different interests such as commercial and sport fishermen can be quite bitter, virtually everyone can come together agree that the KWF does good work. All of the staff, but especially Robert, the director, are adept at listening to and understanding the needs of the community. The entire organization then, works together well to resolve big problems with impacts on the community. For instance, by explaining to boaters on the Kenai River how hydrocarbons detrimentally hurt river health for everyone, regulations were passed on two-stroke engines and the river was cleaned up.
The Kenai Watershed Forum is a wonderful organization serving the community, working with students and local businesses for the betterment of the watershed. I have never seen the organization look at a project and say no - they ask the question how can we get it done. I approached them ten years ago to help implement an educational awareness program. They not only said yes but have helped to grow and improve the program. Kenai Watershed Forum should serve as a mentor for all non-profit organizations. They are my heros!
This organization is great for our local community and for the bigger environment. I'm very impressed with the staff: they are dedicated to working together with the community, rather than fighting against it. I also am 100% behind their strategies: opening-up habitat, collecting quality research, and educating our communities. This focus has driven the organization towards projects that improve our surroundings the most. It's wonderful to have an environmental organization like the Watershed Forum in the Kenai Peninsula.