The National Fish Habitat Partnership is seeking candidates to join the Board! Join our efforts to protect, restore, and enhance fish habitat nationwide by submitting your application by January 16, 2024! Read the full announcement here! Share broadly! The National Fish Habitat Partnership Board (Board) is seek… Read More
Beaufort, North Carolina – Andrew Button, the Shellfish Management Division Head of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) was presented the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership’s (ACFHP) Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award on October 16, 2023 at the 81st Annual Atlantic States Marine Fishe… Read More
The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) is requesting project applications for FY25 to restore and conserve habitat necessary to support coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fish species along the U.S. Atlantic Coast. Federal funding available through the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) progr… Read More
American Rivers and the Hydropower Reform Coalition are proud to present the Practitioner’s Guide to Hydropower Dam Removal. This is a comprehensive guide for dam owners and practitioners on removing hydropower dams regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Removing dams is a common practice and a goo… Read More
The National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants Program annually provides grants of up to $1 million to coastal and Great Lakes states, as well as U.S. territories to protect, restore and enhance coastal wetland ecosystems and associated uplands. The Program is funded by revenues collected from excise taxes on … Read More
The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) works to address the numerous threats impacting Atlantic coastal fish habitats and applauds the implementation of tools, techniques, and approaches to address these habitat threats. ACFHP supports the National Park Service's plan to reverse declining eelgrass trajec… Read More
We are currently accepting nominations for 2023. Award nominations should be sent to Simen Kaalstad ([email protected]) by May 29, 2023. The nomination should include the following information: how and to what project the individual or individuals contributed. Please note if the individual or individuals are d… Read More
April 24, 2022 West Palm Beach, Florida – Tom Twyford, the Executive Director of the West Palm Beach Fishing Club (Club) was presented the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership’s (ACFHP) Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award on November 16, 2022, at the Annual Lake Worth Lagoon Science Symposium in … Read More
The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) works to address the numerous threats impacting Atlantic coastal fish habitats and applauds the implementation of tools, techniques, and approaches to address these habitat threats. The removal of the Cypress Branch Dam (Maryland, USA) will improve fish passage and natu… Read More
October 13, 2022 The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) is requesting project applications for funding to restore and conserve habitat necessary to support coastal, estuarine dependent, and diadromous fish species. Federal funding available through the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) program will… Read More