What is NMWTs strategy?
Uncontrolled development of river- and lake-front parcels that affect salmon habitat can be a threat to wild salmon themselves. Adverse economic conditions resulting from many years of depressed salmon prices are now forcing many Native families to place their allotments on the market, increasing the likelihood of inappropriate development and activities that may threaten wild salmon. The Land Trust provides a conservation alternative by which willing sellers can obtain fair market value for their property while ensuring the land is not developed inappropriately. In order to provide a viable alternative, the Trust depends upon funding from donations and grants to purchase parcels outright or conservation easements. Land acquired through the Nushagak-Mulchatna Wood-Tikchik Land Trust will be conserved forever.
