Habitat Restoration Highlights - 2012 Projects
National Fish Passage Program
The following on-the-ground projects were funded and initiated by local offices through the National Fish Passage Program:
Office: Appalachian Coordinator’s Office
Project: Engineering & Design for West Fork Dam Removals
Location: West Fork River, Harrison County, WV
Benefits: Freshwater mussels
Outcome: Engineering & design for the removal of 4 obstructions that will open 12 miles of stream access at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $6M
Status: Agreement in place and design 75% complete
Office: Central New England FRO
Project: Red Brook Headwaters and Century Bog Restoration Project
Location: Red brook, Wareham, MA
Benefits: Sea-run brook trout, blueback herring, alewife, and American eel
Outcome: Design and permitting for removal if 4 obstructions opening 300 acres and 1.6 miles of stream access at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $800K
Status: Agreement in place, project ongoing
Office: Connecticut River Coordinator’s Office
Project: Culvert Replacement and Dam Removal Post-Tropical Storm Irene
Location: Kinne & Skunk Brook (Westfield River watershed), MA
Benefits: Brook trout, Atlantic salmon, American eel
Outcome: 3 obstructions removed, 23 miles access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $11.5M
Status: Agreement in place, project ongoing
Office: Northeast Fishery Center
Project: Kladder Dam Removal
Location: Juniata River, Blair County, Hollidaysburg, PA
Benefits: Brook trout
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 0.8 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $400K
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Resource Office
Project: Scotts Dam Fish Passage Bypass Renovation
Location: Lewis Creek (Winooski River watershed), Charlotte, VT
Benefits: Brook trout, Atlantic salmon
Outcome: 9 obstructions removed, 28 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $14M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Maine FRO
Project: Restore Aquatic Connectivity within the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment Atlantic Salmon Rivers
Location: Narraguagus, Machias, East Machias, and Pleasant rivers in Downeast ME
Benefits: Endangered Atlantic salmon, brook trout, river herring, American eel
Outcome: 10 stream restoration projects and 35 fishery assessments completed. 5 obstructions removed (2 road decommissions and 3 log drive dams), and 5 stream-road retrofits (1 bridge and 4 open arch structures). 114 miles of stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $57M
Status: Completed
Office: Maryland FRO
Project: Engineering & Design for Centreville Dam Removal
Location: Gravel Run, Centreville, MD
Benefits: Alewife, blueback herring, American eel
Outcome: Engineering and design for dam removal that will open 13 miles of stream access at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $6.5M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Maryland FRO
Project: Sediment Analysis Required for Potomac Industrial Dam Removal
Location: Potomac River, Cumberland, MD
Benefits: Brook trout, American eel
Outcome: Sediment analysis will be completed prior to dam removal that will open 50 miles of stream access at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $25M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Mid-Atlantic FRO & State College FO
Project: Big Bear Creek Fish Passage Projects (Hurricane Relief)
Location: Big Bear Creek, Montoursville, PA
Benefits: Brook trout, American eel
Outcome: 6 obstructions removed, 7 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $3.5M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordinator’s Office
Project: Monumental Mills Dam Removal
Location: Hazel River, Culpeper, VA
Benefits: American eel
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 48 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $24M
Status: Agreement in place
Habitat Restoration Highlights - 2011 Projects
National Fish Passage Program
The following on-the-ground projects were funded and initiated by local offices through the National Fish Passage Program:
Moorman's River culvert/dam removal (before, during, after) in Albermarle County, VA Credit: USFWS
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Office: Appalachian Coordinator’s Office
Project: Hartland Dam Fish Bypass Channel
Location: West Fork River, WV
Benefits: Freshwater mussels
FWS Cost: $44,000 (additional funding through NFHAP)
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 12 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $6M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Appalachian Coordinator’s Office
Project: Rife-Loth Dam Removal
Location: Waynesboro, VA
Benefits: Brook trout, American eels
FWS Cost: $10,000
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 27 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $13.5M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Central New England FRO
Project: Little River Fish Passage
Location: Little River, Gloucester, MA
Benefits: River herring, American eels
FWS Cost: $35,000
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 0.1 miles instream restoration, 0.5 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $250,000
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Central New England FRO
Project: Woolen Dam Fish Ladder Weir Repair
Location: Parker River, Newbury, MA
Benefits: River herring
FWS Cost: $19,000
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 10.7 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $5.3M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Connecticut River Coordinator’s Office
Project: Manhan Dam Fishway
Location: Manhan River, Easthampton, MA
Benefits: Atlantic salmon, American shad, American eel, river herring
FWS Cost: $54,000 (additional funding through NFPP, ARRA and ES)
Outcome: 1 obstruction bypassed, 11 miles stream access restored with a socioeconomic benefit valued at $5.5M
Status: Agreement in place; Seeking additional funding to complete ongoing work
Office: Connecticut River Coordinator’s Office
Project: Ed Bill’s Pond Dam Removal
Location: Eightmile River, Lyme, CT
Benefits: Atlantic salmon, American eel, blueback herring
FWS Cost: $54,000
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 25 miles stream access restored with a socioeconomic benefit valued at $12.5M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Lake Champlain FWRO
Project: Holcomb Brook Fish Passage
Location: Ausable River, North Elba, NY
Benefits: Brook trout, Atlantic salmon
FWS Cost: $54,000
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 2 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $1M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Lake Champlain FWRO
Project: Stream Restoration and Fish Passage in the Au Sable River in New York Post-Tropical Storm Irene
Location: Lewis Brook, Jay, NY
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $15,000
Outcome: Lewis Brook: 1 pair culverts replaced, 6 miles stream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit of $3M; Upper Jay Water Reservoir Dam removed, 5 miles access restored at a socioeconomic benefit of $2.5M
Status: Agreement in place.in 2011, work completed in FY2012
Office: Lake Champlain FWRO
Project: Stream Restoration and Fish Passage in Vermont Post-Tropical Storm Irene
Location: White River Watershed, Royalton, VT
Benefits: Brook trout, Atlantic salmon
FWS Cost: $100,000
Outcome: Planning, design, project oversight & obstruction removal (number and sites to be determined in cooperation with State and FEMA)
Status: Agreement in place with White River Partnership
Office: Northeast Fishery Center
Project: Mosquito Creek Dam Removal
Location: Mosquito Creek, PA
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $28,000
Outcome: 1 obstruction removed, 3 miles instream access restored at a socioeconomic benefit valued at $1.5M
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Lower Great Lakes FRO
Project: Evaluation of Fish Community Response to Habitat Restoration
Location: McIntosh Creek in Salamanca, NY; North Branch Wiscoy Creek in Pike, NY; Shingle Mill Hollow in Bradford, PA
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $54,000
Outcome: 3 population assessments
Status: To be completed by staff over 4 years
Office: Maryland FRO
Project: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fish Passage Barrier Removal Prioritization
Location: MD, PA & VA
Benefits: River herring, American eel, brook trout, striped bass, American shad
FWS Cost: $19,800
Outcome: Systematic fish passage project prioritization
Status: Agreement in place with The Nature Conservancy
Office: Maine FRO
Project: Stream Survey & Barrier Removals
Location: Narraguagus River, Maine
Benefits: Atlantic salmon, brook trout
FWS Cost: $41,000 (+$44.7K 1335 funds)
Outcome: 47 stream road crossings surveyed, 7 culverts replaced, 1 road decommissioned, 1 log drive dam removed; 50 miles access restored at socio economic benefit valued at $25M
Status: Completed
Office: Maine FRO
Project: Dean Brook Culvert Replacement
Location: Tributary to Branch Lake, Ellsworth, ME
Benefits: Atlantic salmon, American eel, brook trout
FWS Cost: $1,000 (+$1.5K 1335 funds)
Outcome: 0.8 miles stream access restored at socioeconomic benefit valued at $400,000
Status: Completed
Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordination Office
Project: Veteran’s Memorial Park Dam Removal
Location: Pigg River, Rocky Mount, VA
Benefits: Roanoke log perch
FWS Cost: $47,000 (+$1K -1335 funds)
Outcome: 17 miles stream access restored with socioeconomic benefit valued at $8.5M
Status: Agreement in place with FishAmerica Foundation
Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordination Office
Project: Moormans River Culvert/Dam Removal
Location: Moormans River, Albermarle County, VA
Benefits: Brook trout, James River Spiny Mussel
FWS Cost: $11,500 (+$8.5K 1335 funds)
Outcome: 1.7 miles access restored at socioeconomic benefit valued at $850,000
Status: Obstruction removed, and bridge construction completed in October 2011
Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordination Office
Project: Riverton Dam Removal
Location: North Fork Shenandoah River, Front Royal, VA
Benefits: American eel
FWS Cost: $0 (+$8K 1335 funds)(Previous funding included ARRA and NFPP funding from 2009/2010)
Outcome: 95 miles access restored at socioeconomic benefit valued at $47M
Status: Project completed in October 2010
Office: Northeast Region Fisheries Fish Passage Engineering Program
Project: 151 projects including removal of 15 barriers to fish passage
Location: Regions 2, 4, & 5, States including CT, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, & WV
Benefits: Brook trout, American eel
FWS Cost: $731,605
Outcome: 1,118 miles access restored at socioeconomic benefit valued at $559M
Status: Completed
Habitat Restoration Highlights - 2010 Projects
National Fish Passage Program
The following on-the-ground projects were funded and initiated by local offices through the National Fish Passage Program:
Lower Shannock Falls Dam Removal, RI. Credit: Chris Fox, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association
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Office: Appalachian Coordinator’s Office
Project: Potomac River Eel Passage at Dams 4 & 5
Location: Potomac River, C&O Canal NHP, MD (Dam4) & WV (Dam 5)
Benefits: American eel
FWS Cost: $50,000
Outcome: 2 fishways built, 95 miles stream access restored for eels
Status: Agreement in place
Office: Central New England FRO
Project: Lower Shannock Falls Dam Removal
Location: Pawcatuck River, Richmond, RI
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $55,750
Outcome: 1 barrier removed, 6.5 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed
Office: Central New England FRO
Project: Sacandaga River Restoration and Streambank Stabilization
Location: Hamilton County, Wells, NY
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: Salary (1 person: 15 days) and travel
Outcome: 0.2 miles stream restored
Status: Completed
Habitat restoration project. Credit: USFWS
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Office: Central New England FRO
Project: Little Hoosic River Restoration
Location: Berlin, NY
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: Salary (1 person: 12 days) and travel
Outcome: 2 miles stream access restored, 0.25 miles stream restored
Status: Completed
Office: Central New England FRO
Project: Elbow Creek Restoration
Location: Wells, NY
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: Salary (1 person: 12 days) and travel
Outcome: 1 barrier removed, 0.1 miles stream restored, 3 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed
Office: Connecticut River Coordinator’s Office
Project: Hallville Pond Dam Fishway Construction
Location: Poquetanuck Brook, Preston, CT
Benefits: Alewife
FWS Cost: $73,625
Outcome: 1 fishway built, 1.5 miles stream access restored
Status: Agreement in place; Seeking additional funding to begin site work
Homestead Woolen Mill Dam Removal. Credit: USFWS
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Office: Connecticut River Coordinator’s Office
Project: Homestead Woolen Mill Dam Removal
Location: Ashuelot River, Swanzey, NH
Benefits: Atlantic salmon
FWS Cost: $25,000
Outcome: 1 barrier removed, 5 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed
Office: Lake Champlain FWRO
Project: Marshfield Dam Removal
Location: Winooski River, Marshfield, VT
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $47,945
Outcome: 1 barrier removed, 4 miles stream access restored
Status: Agreement in place; Engineering ongoing; Slated deconstruction June 2011
Office: Lake Champlain FWRO
Project: Lake Champlain Direct Connectivity Project
Location: Trout Brook, Ticonderoga, VT
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $16,900
Outcome: 1 barrier removed, 2 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed
Office: Maine FRO
Project: Barrier removals in Downeast Maine
Location: Washington County, ME
Benefits: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, American eels
FWS Cost: $75,000
Outcome: 30 barriers removed, 53.5 miles of stream access restored
Status: Completed
Meddybemps Lake Fishway Rehabiltation, ME Credit: USFWS
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Office: Maine FRO with Gulf of Maine Coastal Program Office
Project: Diadromous Fish Restoration to Dennys River-Meddybemps Lake Watershed
Location: Dennys River
Benefits: Alewife, Atlantic salmon, American eel
FWS Cost: $65,000
Outcome: 1 fishway renovated, 15 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed Oct. 2010; Awaiting final report
Office: Mid-Atlantic FRO
Project: Climate change impacts to Susquehanna River temperature & restoration of migratory fish
Location: Susquehanna River, PA
Benefits: Sound science
FWS Cost: $13,725
Outcome: Assessment only
Status: Field work underway
Office: Northeast Fishery Center
Project: Dundaff Creek Dam Removal
Location: Dundaff Creek, Clifford, PA
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $45,000
Outcome: 1 barrier removed, 6 miles stream access restored
Status: 1 barrier removed, stream restoration ongoing
Office: Regional Office Fish Passage Engineering
Project: Fish Passage Engineering/Ecohydrology Program at University of Massachusetts
Location: Amherst, MA
Benefits: Sound science and engineering
FWS Cost: $50,000
Outcome: Engineering capacity building and technical support
Status: Program initiated in fall 2010 with 8 students enrolled
Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordinator
Project: Harvell Dam Removal
Location: Appomattox River, Petersburg, VA
Benefits: American shad
FWS Cost: $114,995
Outcome: 1 barrier removed, 127 miles stream access restored
Status: Agreement in place
Riverton Dam, VA
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Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordinator
Project: Riverton Dam Removal
Location: North Fork Shenandoah River, Front Royal, VA
Benefits: American eel
FWS Cost: $70,000 (+ ARRA) [technically 2009]
Outcome: 1 barrier removed, 95 miles stream access restored
Status: Construction started 10/25/2010
Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordinator with Virginia Field Office
Project: Wiley Street Culvert Removal
Location: Roanoke River, Roanoke, VA
Benefits: Roanoke logperch
FWS Cost: $40,000 (+ ARRA) [technically 2009]
Outcome: 1 barrier removed (9 culvert-bridge), 35 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed 2010
Six additional fish passage projects were initiated in 2010 with American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding:
Office: Lake Champlain FWRO
Project: Lake George Watershed Fish Passage
Location: Warren County, NY
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $50,000
Outcome: 3 barriers removed, 16 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed
Office: Lake Champlain FWRO
Project: Great Brook Culvert Retrofits
Location: Great Brook, Upper Winooski River Watershed, VT
Benefits: Brook trout
FWS Cost: $40,000
Outcome: 3 barriers removed, 4 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed
Habitat restoration in Maine. Credit: USFWS
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Office: Maine FRO
Project: Old Stream Fish Passage & Stream Process Restoration
Location: Old Stream, ME
Benefits: Atlantic salmon, brook trout
FWS Cost: $75,000
Outcome: 9 barriers removed, 20 miles stream access restored
Status: 8 completed, 1 ongoing
Office: Maine FRO
Project: Restore Aquatic Connectivity within Gulf of Maine Distinct population Segment (DPS) Atlantic Salmon Rivers
Location: Machias and Old Stream Watersheds, ME
Benefits: Atlantic salmon, brook trout
FWS Cost: $75,000
Outcome: 6 barriers removed, 10 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed; Awaiting final report
Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordinator with Virginia Field Office
Project: Wiley Street Culvert Removal
Location: Roanoke River, Roanoke, VA
Benefits: Roanoke logperch
FWS Cost: $89,000 (+ NFPP)
Outcome: 1 barrier removed (9 culvert-bridge), 35 miles stream access restored
Status: Completed 2010
Office: Virginia Fisheries Coordinator
Project: Riverton Dam Removal
Location: North Fork Shenandoah River, Front Royal, VA
Benefits: American eels
FWS Cost: $41,000 (+ NFPP)
Outcome: 1 barrier removed, 95 miles stream access restored
Status: Construction underway 10/25/2010, completion expected in 2 weeks
Fish Passage Engineering
The Region 5 Fish Passage Engineering Team also completed a complement of projects. Five fish passage engineers worked on planning, design and improved engineering for 89 fish passage projects in 15 states. These projects were located in three different Regions.
Learn more about the types of projects receiving funding and support.
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