Brookhaven, New York Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2019. When the state of New York first mapped the Fireplace Neck wetland in 1974, it was primarily high marsh. Since then, the marsh has transitioned from high marsh to low marsh and eventually mudflat and open water due to historic ditching and ditch plugging efforts. The s… Read More
Volusia to Duval County, Florida Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2019. Through a partnership among state (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [FWC], St. Johns Regional Watershed Management District [SJRWMD], Florida State Parks), federal (US Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS]), and the local community, this projec… Read More
Tisbury, Massachusetts Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2010. In May 2010, ACFHP issued its first project endorsement. It was led by NOAA Fisheries and the Town of Tisbury, and involved state, federal, local, NGO, and industry partners. This demonstration project replaced traditional chain and block-anchor mooring systems with … Read More
Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2012. The Grassy Flats restoration project was a collaborative effort among six partners, led by the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management (PBCERM), to cap approximately 30,000 cubic yards of muck sediments and enhance/restore 19.5 acres of… Read More
Old Lyme, Connecticut Project endorsed by ACFHP in FY2012. The overall purpose of this project, led by Sea Research Foundation, Inc., was to establish a partnership among Sea Research Foundation, the Tributary Mill Conservancy, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in order to (1) incre… Read More
South Atlantic Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2012. This project, led by The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership, and the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, is a GIS-based assessment that compiles a regional database of known and potential barriers to aquatic connectivity, with an empha… Read More
Charleston, South Carolina Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2013. Led by the City of Charleston, this project replaced undersized pipes on Longbranch Creek, under the West Ashley Greenway, with wider box culverts. It also stabilized causeway shorelines immediately adjacent to the project, and enhanced upstream shorelines with t… Read More
Exeter, New Hampshire Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2013. Through a partnership among the Town of Exeter, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, and the University of New Hampshire, this project removed the Great Dam and restored habitat on the Exeter/Squamscott River. The dam removal provided eight miles of free-flowing ri… Read More
Mills River, North Carolina Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2013. Through a diverse partnership between the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, North Carolina State University, Duke University, and a local hunting club, the project c… Read More
New Haven, Connecticut Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2013. Through a partnership among the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, the New Haven Land Trust, and the Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound, this restoration project removed the Pond Lily Dam to reconnect lower reaches of the West River … Read More