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
Troy, New York Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2017. Over eight decades ago, the Wynants Kill tributary was disconnected from the Hudson River by shoreline-related industrial development. Together, the City of Troy, Hudson Riverkeeper, New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University, and New York State Departmen… Read More
Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2018. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working with the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the West Palm Beach Fishing Club, the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach Count… Read More
Brunswick, Georgia Endorsed by ACFHP in FY2018. Oysters serve as natural breakwaters to protect the coast from erosion, improve water quality, and are a keystone species responsible for providing habitat for many fishes and invertebrates throughout different stages in their life cycle. In Georgia, estuarine waters are… Read More