Braintree, Massachusetts This project was funded in FY2021 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan For many years, the former mill industry along the Monatiquot River impacted historic herring runs and disconnected species from their spawning grounds. Now, the Armstrong Dam is the primary barrier to fish passage… Read More
Wilmington, North Carolina This project was funded in FY2021 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan Battleship North Carolina, a National Historic Landmark berthed on the Cape Fear River near Wilmington, NC, is adjacent to 65 acres of state-owned marsh, uplands, and parkland. With a 60-year coastal riverine his… Read More
Ft. Pierce, Florida This project was funded in FY2020 by the FishAmerica Foundation. Moore's Creek discharges into the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) and often decreases the quality of the water within this portion of the IRL. The IRL is one of North America's largest and most diverse estuaries, and in recent years has suf… Read More
Cambridge, Maryland This project was funded in FY2021 through the NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation and the NOAA Recreational Fishing Initiative. The Bill Burton Fishing Pier is an important access point to the Choptank River, a NOAA Habitat Focus Area. In 2014 – 2015, up to 350 mini bay-sized reef balls were depl… Read More
Holly Ridge, North Carolina This project was funded in FY2019 through the NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation and the NOAA Recreational Fishing Initiative. The North Carolina Coastal Federation has restored 0.05 acres of fringing oyster reef and 0.07 acres of tidal salt marsh habitat to protect an additional 0.2 acres… Read More
Water quality is essential for aquatic organisms to eat, grow, and reproduce. For anadromous species like river herring, which migrate from saltwater to freshwater to give birth, streams and rivers must be clean and free-flowing. When newly hatched young emerge from their eggs, they rely on high quality habitat including am… Read More
Big Pine Key, Florida Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2020. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along with numerous local and NGO partners, will be restoring 108 acres of freshwater slough, 28 acres of mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) forest, and 16 acres of saltmarsh to … Read More
Plymouth, Massachusetts This project was funded in FY2020 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan and NOAA GARFO funding. The Town of Plymouth will be using these funds for the design and permitting of the Jenney Grist Mill nature-like fishway bypass on Town Brook. By installing a 400-foot nature-like fishway bypass… Read More
Edgewater and New Smyrna Beach, Florida This project was funded in FY2020 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. Oyster reefs provide essential ecosystem functions and services, and are one of the primary forms of Essential Fish Habitat in Mosquito Lagoon. Researchers at the University of Central Florida, … Read More
Warren and Sussex Counties, New Jersey This project was funded in FY2020 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. The Nature Conservancy and partners are working with a private landowner to remove the County Line Dam in order to restore and reconnect habitat for migratory species including American shad, Ame… Read More