This project falls under the first goal of the Upper Mississippi/Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem Team to protect, restore, and maintain a diversity of habitats to support native species, and also fulfills objectives of the "Fisheries, Wildlife, and Habitat Plan for Wisconsin."

LaCrosse FRO, working with partners restored 1.7 miles of stream for nativebrook trout by constructing 30 instream structures. Structures consisted of weirs and in-bank LUNKERS, also known as 'Little Underwater Neighborhood Keepers Encompassing Rheotactic Salmonids.' The riparian habitat was also improved by riprap bank stabilization and native prairie grass seeding.