• Fish Habitat Permit Information
• Fish Habitat Permit Application(PDF 56KB)


• Streamlined Permit Application for Bank Stabilization Projects within the Lower Chena River Watershed(PDF 396KB)


• Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fish Restoration and Access Improvement - Kenai Peninsula Restoration Cost Share Program


• Streambank Revegetation and Protection Restoration - A Guide for Alaska (Rev. 2005)(ADFG/ADNR publication located on ADFG website)


• SOA DNR Division of Agriculture, Prohibited & Restricted Plant List
• Salix Applied Earthcare
• International Erosion Control Association
• River Corridor and Wetlands Restoration
• River Management Society
• NOAA Habitat Restoration
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Forest Service Land
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
• Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining Land and Water
• Kenai Peninsula Multi Agency Permitting

Property loss is a serious concern for many property owners who own land on a dynamic waterway. Streambank restoration projects that include work below the ordinary high water line require a Fish Habitat Permit from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Habitat. Please be advised, however, that certain activities within waterbodies may also require additional authorizations from other state, federal or local agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Forest Service Land; Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining Land and Water. These agencies should be contacted directly for information on their permitting requirements.

Maintaining healthy riparian vegetation along the stream bank is the best bank protection available. If the riparian vegetation has been removed and erosion problems exist, a well designed and constructed bank protection project can be effective; however, it can also be costly.

There are several programs offering technical and/or financial assistance to landowners who want to stabilize riverfront property while promoting riparian habitat;Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fish Restoration and Access Improvement - Kenai Peninsula Restoration Cost Share Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Partners for Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources Conservation Service - Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP).