Cook Inletkeeper

Cook Inletkeeper protects Alaska’s Cook Inlet watershed and the life it sustains.

Cook Inletkeeper’s journey began in 1995 in the wake of Exxon Valdez. Our work is deeply rooted in ensuring a spill of that scale never puts our waters at risk again and that future generations inherit a healthy environment. Our core identity has always been about advocating for the public interest in maintaining clean water, land, and air for all.

When our communities, watershed, and way of life are threatened by extraction, corporate greed, and short-sighted development, we stand up for Alaskan communities’ health, which is inextricably intertwined with the health of our lands and waters. As a community-based nonprofit organization, we combine advocacy, science, and outreach toward our mission to protect Alaska’s Cook Inlet watershed and the life it sustains. Inletkeeper recognizes climate change as the most pressing threat to our natural resources and the families and communities that rely on them. In response, the organization works diligently to educate and organize Alaskans to move beyond fossil fuels to a clean energy future that creates sustainable jobs and economies.