The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) recently endorsed two project proposals: Restore It and They Will Come: River Herring in the West River (Connecticut) and North River Farms Tidal Marsh Restoration, Final Phase (North Carolina). If funded, these projects would provide benefits to ACFHP priority habitat a… Read More
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)’s Bring Back the Natives/More Fish program recently announced its 2013 request for proposals to restore, protect, and enhance native populations of sensitive or listed fish species, especially on lands on or adjacent to federal agency lands. The complete RFP is available at… Read More
Last week, the National Fish Habitat Partnership (www.fishhabitat.org) unveiled its 10 “Waters to Watch” list for 2013, a collection of rivers, streams, estuaries, watershed systems and lakes that will benefit from strategic conservation efforts to protect, restore or enhance their current condition. Among those rive… Read More
Check out the first newsletter of the coastal fish habitat partnerships! … Read More
In late February, the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) endorsed two new project proposals: Dam Removal and Habitat Restoration on the Exeter/Squamscott River, New Hampshire and Culvert Replacement on Longbranch Creek, South Carolina. If funded, these projects would provide benefits to ACFHP priority habit… Read More
The Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award is bestowed by the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership upon individuals deemed to further the conservation, protection, restoration, and enhancement of habitat for native Atlantic coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fishes in a unique or extraordinary manner. … Read More
Greetings conference goers! The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) extends a big thanks to its Steering Committee Chair, Kent Smith, Steering Committee Vice Chair, Chris Powell, and Communications Working Group member, Tina Berger for sharing news about ACFHP activities and accomplishments! If you … Read More
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has released its 2012 Annual Issue of the Habitat Hotline Atlantic! This edition includes articles on habitat related activities occurring along the Atlantic coast including wind energy, harbor deepening, salt marsh loss, and more. An update on the Atlantic Coastal Fish Ha… Read More
At the welcome reception of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 71st Annual Meeting, the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership bestowed the first Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award upon Dr. Wilson Laney of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for his exemplarily work in furthering the conservati… Read More
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) projects approved to receive USFWS-NFHP FY2012 funding. The following three project proposals submitted to the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) were approved to receive funding: James River Atlantic … Read More