National Parks of Maine through North Carolina Endorsed by ACFHP in 2023 Seagrasses are central to healthy coastlines worldwide. Seagrass meadows are the forests of our submerged nearshore lands. However, they are declining at alarming rates. Eelgrass, the foundational seagrass species of the northeast, is particularl… Read More
Millington, Maryland Endorsed by ACFHP in 2023 American Rivers aims to remove a portion of the obsolete Cypress Branch Dam to re-establish a natural stream channel through Cypress Mill Pond in the town of Millington, MD and reconnect 18 miles of upstream habitat for river herring, American shad, yellow perch, hickory … Read More
Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire Funded in Fy2022 through the FishAmerica Foundation. The eastern oyster is an important keystone species in the Great Bay Estuary. Historically, Great Bay Estuary was filled with acres of healthy oyster reef. However, due to pollution, disease, sedimentation, and historical overharvest… Read More
Bartow, Florida Funded in FY2022 through the FishAmerica Foundation. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) strives to create equal opportunities for fishing and recreation throughout the state. In 2021, FWC's Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management began a new partnership with the City of Bar… Read More
Wilton, Connecticut Funded in FY2022 by the National Fish Habitat Partnership. The derelict Dana Dam (also known as Strong Pond Dam) on the Norwalk River is blocking access to natural spawning and nursery habitat for diadromous fish species such as American shad, alewife, and blueback herring. This is contributing to … Read More
Braintree, Massachusetts Funded in FY2022 through the National Fish Habitat Partnership. The former mill industry along the Monatiquot River impacted historic herring runs and disconnected species from their spawning grounds. The River’s Ames Pond Dam no longer serves its original purpose and is a barrier to fish pass… Read More
Anne Arundel County, Maryland Funded in FY2022 through the National Fish Habitat Partnership. Once the Chesapeake Bay’s most valuable fishery, the native oyster population has been severely depleted by overfishing, sedimentation, and pollution. Overfished reefs are subject to sedimentation because of the reduced verti… Read More
Warren County, New Jersey. This project was funded in FY2022 through the National Fish Habitat Partnership. The Nature Conservancy is working with partners to remove the Paulina Dam on the Paulins Kill. The dam is an obstruction to American shad, American eel, and sea lamprey passage, which are found below the dam. Re… Read More
Danforth, Maine This project was funded in FY2022 through the National Fish Habitat Partnership. The project will restore access to 8,960 acres and 137 miles of stream habitat for alewives and other diadromous fish species through the installation of a pool and weir fishway at the Baskahegan Dam. The dam is a compl… Read More
Stratford, Connecticut This project was funded in FY2021 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan This project, led by Audubon Connecticut, will restore 39 acres of coastal salt marsh and other intertidal habitats at Great Meadows Marsh, one of Connecticut’s largest salt marshes. Impacted by land use changes an… Read More