• Southeast Alaska’s wild salmon rivers are threatened by Canada’s gold mining boom.

    Photo by Chris Miller

  • The wild, glacial Taku, Stikine, and Unuk rivers flow from the vast boreal forest of British Columbia into the temperate rainforest of Southeast Alaska and the Tongass National Forest.

    Photo by Travis Rummel

  • Abandoned and operating Canadian mines contaminate international rivers. Downstream, U.S. Tribes and communities are sitting ducks to Canada’s ticking time bombs upstream.

    Photo by Chris Miller

  • Photo by Troy Moth

    We work with communities, fishermen, businesses, scientists, and conservation organizations, alongside Tribes and First Nations on both sides of the border.

    Photo by Troy Moth

  • Salmon Beyond Borders team

    Our movement is our community. We keep you up to date, involved and on the front lines for the sake of the rivers, jobs and way of life in the AK/B.C. transboundary region.

  • JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO DEFEND THE RIVERS THAT FEED US

    Photo by Travis Rummel

Defend the Rivers

that Feed Us

SALMON BEYOND BORDERS is an Alaska-based campaign working with fishermen, business owners, community leaders, and concerned citizens, alongside Tribes and First Nations on both sides of the Alaska-B.C. border, to defend and sustain our transboundary wild salmon rivers, jobs, and way of life.

The Taku, Stikine, and Unuk river systems total 35,000 square miles of some of the last remaining wild salmon habitat left on Earth. They have been centers of culture, commerce, and biodiversity for thousands of years. Now they are integral to the overall $1 billion annual salmon fishing industry and $1 billion annual visitor industry in Southeast Alaska. The transboundary Taku, Stikine, and Unuk are the rivers that feed Alaskans and Northwest British Columbians — physically, culturally, economically, and spiritually.

The Transboundary Region

Ready to take the next step?

Join the movement to defend the rivers that feed us and call for a ban on failure-prone mine waste dams on our shared, international wild salmon rivers.

XBOUNDARY


Our award-winning short film, Xboundary, takes you through Southeast Alaska and Northwest B.C. and delve into what's at stake for the rivers that sustain our economies and cultures. Hear voices from the region and discover what you can do to help.

“We care about clean water, wild salmon, and each other.”


— Tis Peterman (Tlingit/Tahltan)

Photo by Chris Miller