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Projects
Rasmuson Funds Photo ID Project
An idea that had been anticipated for years moved closer to reality this year. Friends of McNeil River (FOMR) received word that their request for funding assistance for the photo ID project at McNeil River State Game Sanctuary was approved by the Rasmuson Foundation.
Additional funding is always appreciated. Anyone wishing to help fund the photo id project may make donations through our website www.mcneilbears.org to use their credit card with PayPal. Some folks have already stepped forward to help, but more help is needed. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the field workbook, keep checking this website for word of the first edition publishing date and methodology for obtaining your own copy...READ MORE
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FOMR issues $2,000 Research Award for fish study at McNeil Falls
Project Title:
Brown bear foraging as a barrier to the upstream migration of chum salmon at McNeil Falls
Research Personnel:
Ian Gill, Graduate Student, WWU; Larry Aumiller, Field Technician
Project Summary:
ADF&G biologists are concerned that a unique combination of ecological factors could be creating a barrier to the upstream migration of chum salmon in McNeil River. Since access to the high-quality spawning habitat upstream of McNeil Falls is likely necessary to return chum production to levels of previous abundance, such a barrier could have a ...READ MORE
