Habitat Restoration Highlights - 2012 Projects
National Fish Habitat Action Program
The following on-the-ground projects were funded and initiated by local offices through the National Fish Habitat Partnership Program:
Office: Northeast Fishery Center
Project: Removal of Two Dams in the Wetmore Run Watershed
Location: Wetmore Run, Potter County, PA
Benefits: Brook trout
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 8.5 miles of connectivity restored at a socioeconomic value of $4.25M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Maine Fishery Resources Office
Project: Restoration of Native Charr in Big Wadleigh Pond
Location: Piscataquis, ME
Benefits: Brook trout
Outcome: 157 acres of habitat restored at a socioeconomic value of $1.4M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Appalachian Partnership Coordination Office
Project: Brook Trout Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
Location: Georgia to Maine
Benefits: Brook trout
Outcome: Catchment scale assessment and climate change vulnerability analysis for the eastern range of brook trout
Status: In Progress
Office: Maine Fishery Resource Office
Project: Jam Black Brook Culvert Replacement
Location: Searsmont, ME
Benefits: Brook trout
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 10 miles of connectivity restored at a socioeconomic value of $5M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Central New England Fishery Resources Complex
Project: Nash Stream Restoration
Location: Coos County, NH
Benefits: Brook trout
Outcome: 5.5 miles of stream restored at a socioeconomic value of $2.75M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Lake Champlain Fish & Wildlife Resources Office
Project: Culvert Replacement and Instream Habitat Restoration in the Nulhegan River
Location: Essex County, Vermont
Benefits: Brook trout
Outcome: 3 obstructions removed, 3 miles of Instream habitat restored, at an estimated socioeconomic value of $1.5M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Appalachian Partnership Coordination Office
Project: Oats Run Fish Passage Project
Location: Pocahontas County, WV
Benefits: Brook trout
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 2 miles of connectivity restored at a socioeconomic value of $1M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordinator Office
Project: James River Atlantic Sturgeon Habitat Restoration
Location: Chesterfield County, VA
Benefits: Atlantic sturgeon
Outcome: 0.06 miles of stream restored at a socioeconomic value of $36,000
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Central New England Fishery Resources Office
Project: Eelgrass Restoration with Conservation Moorings in Buzzards Bay
Location: Barnstable County, MA
Benefits: American eel, Atlantic menhaden
Outcome: 0.15 acres of wetlands restored at a socioeconomic value of $1.15M
Status: Agreement in place
Habitat Restoration Highlights - 2011 Projects
National Fish Habitat Action Program
The following on-the-ground projects were funded and initiated by local offices through the National Fish Habitat Partnership Program:
Office: Maine Fishery Resources Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Marshall Brook, ME Culvert Replacements
Project Location: Hancock County, Maine
Species to Benefit: Brook trout, Atlantic salmon
FWS Cost: $71,428
Outcome: Remove and replace 1 culvert with an open bottom arch structure to connect 4 miles of coastal stream with the estuary.
Status: Agreement in place.
Office: Maine Fishery Resource Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Restoring Habitat Connectivity in Machias and Saint Croix River Streams Maine
Project Location: Washington County, Maine
Species to Benefit: Brook trout, Atlantic salmon
FWS Cost: $47,142
Outcome: Remove 4 barriers opening 3 miles of habitat for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place.
Office: Appalachian Partnership Coordination Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Upper Shaver’s Fork, WV Aquatic Passage
Project Location: Randolph and Pocahontas Counties, WV
Species to Benefit: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $71,428
Outcome: Remove 2 barriers opening 8 miles of habitat for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place.
Office: Maine Fishery Resource Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Carloe Brook Maine Fish Passage Restoration
Project Location: Washington County, Maine
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout, American eel
FWS Cost: $25,715
Outcome: Remove 1 barrier opening 3 miles of stream habitat for brook trout.
Status: Completed.
Office: Central New England Fishery Resource Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Thunder Brook Dam Removal, Massachusetts
Project Location: Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $21,428
Outcome: Remove 2 barriers opening 2.4 miles of habitat for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place.
Office: Maine Fishery Resources Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Enhancing Connectivity in the Ash Stream Black Rock Brook Sub-Basin of the WB Narraguagus River, Maine
Project Location: Hancock County, Maine
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout, Atlantic salmon, American eel
FWS Cost: $67,46
Outcome: Remove 2 passage barriers reopening 4.3miles of habitat for brook trout, Atlantic salmon and American eel.
Status: Agreement in place.
Office: Central New England Fishery Resource Office
Partnership: Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership
Project Title: Restoring Diadromous Fish Passage and Habitat to Shoreys Brook Maine
Project Location: South Berwick, Maine
Species to Benefit: Blueback herring, alewife, American eel, sea-run brook trout, Atlantic sturgeon
FWS Cost: $54,853
Outcome: Removed 1 dam to open 4.3 miles of habitat for Blueback herring and Alewife.
Status: Complete
Office: Appalachian Partnership Coordination Office
Partnership: Ohio River Basin Fish Habitat Partnership
Project Title: Hartland Dam Fish Bypass Channel Project
Project Location: Harrison County, WV
Species to Benefit: Creeper, Giant Floater, Spike, Rayed Bean, Fluted Sheel, Fatmucket, Plain pocketbook, Snuffbox, Threeridge, Northern riffleshell, Clubshell
FWS Cost: $21,429
Outcome: Engineering design for the bypass channel around the dam.
Status: Agreement in place.
Habitat Restoration Highlights - 2010 Projects
National Fish Habitat Action Program
The following on-the-ground projects were funded and initiated by local offices through the National Fish Habitat Partnership Program:
Office: Appalachian Partnership Coordination Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Brook Trout Restoration on Garth Run, Virginia
Project Location: Madison County, Virginia
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $21,428
Outcome: Restore / enhance stream and riparian habitat along a 2,357 foot project area for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with Trout Unlimited. Project ongoing.
Office: Appalachian Partnership Coordination Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Thorn Creek, WV Aquatic Passage
Project Location: Pendelton County, WV
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $86,595
Outcome: Remove 6 barriers opening 10.6 miles of habitat for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with Trout Unlimited. Project ongoing.
Office: Sunderland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Batten Kill Restoration Near Eagleville, NY
Project Location: Washington County, NY
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $71,428
Outcome: Restore 2 miles of in-stream habitat and re-open 5 miles of habitat for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with Batten Kill Watershed Alliance. Project ongoing.
Office: Central New England Fishery Resources Complex
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Hathaway Brook Dam Removal and Stream Restoration
Project Location: Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $71,428
Outcome: Restore 0.2 miles of in-stream habitat and re-open 0.4 miles of habitat for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with the City of Pittsfield. Project ongoing.
Office: Maine Fishery Resources Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Wood Additions to the Sheepscot, Narraguagus, Machias and East Machias Watersheds
Project Location: Washington County, ME
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $52,857
Outcome: Restore 4 miles of in-stream habitat and complete 9 population assessments for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with Project SHARE. Project ongoing.
Office: Central New England Fishery Resources Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Restoring Coldwater Habitat for Brook Trout in Hamant Brook, MA
Project Location: Worcester County, MA
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $28,571
Outcome: Remove 1 passage barrier to re-open 8 miles of habitat for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Project ongoing.
Office: Northeast Fishery Center
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Restoring Brown’s Run Fish Passage
Project Location: Cambria County, PA
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $71,428
Outcome: Restore 0.5 miles of in-stream habitat, re-open 1 mile of habitat, and complete 1 population assessment for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with American Rivers. Project ongoing.
Office: Central New England Fishery Resource Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Culvert Replacement and In-stream Habitat Restoration on Indian Stream, NH
Project Location: Washington County, NY
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $71,428
Outcome: Restored in-stream habitat and re-opened stream habitat access for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with Trout Unlimited. Project ongoing.
Office: Maine Fishery Resources Office
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Restoring Stream Habitat Connectivity in WB Machias, ME
Project Location: Washington County, ME
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $28,571
Outcome: Restore 0.7 miles of in-stream habitat and re-open 0.5 miles of habitat for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with Project SHARE. Project ongoing.
Office: Northeast Fisheries Center
Partnership: Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Project Title: Expanding Brook Trout within Willow Creek, PA
Project Location: Berks County, PA
Species to Benefit: Brook Trout
FWS Cost: $71,428
Outcome: Restore 2.0 miles of riparian habitat and 2.0 miles of in-stream habitat for brook trout.
Status: Agreement in place with the Maidencreek Township. Project ongoing.
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