Wall, New Jersey Funded in FY2019 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. Impediments to upstream spawning habitat are believe to be a significant contributor to the decline of Atlantic coast river herring populations. Stream assessments conducted in 2015 and 2017 within the Wreck Pond Brook Watershed in New Je… Read More
East Vassalboro and North Vassalboro, Maine Funded in FY2019 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. Maine Rivers will work with partners to construct Denil fishways at the Outlet Dam and Box Mill Dam on Outlet Stream in Maine. This work is part of the Alewife Restoration Initiative, which is providing access f… Read More
Anne Arundel County, Maryland Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV or seagrass) beds in the Chesapeake Bay filter polluted runoff; provide food for waterfowl; and provide habitat for blue crabs, juvenile striped bass, and other aquatic species. SAV can improve water quality by absorbing nitrogen and phosphorus, reducing erosi… Read More
Mystic, Connecticut Funded in FY2019 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. The Whitford Pond Dam is an 8-ft-high, 300-ft-long earthen dam with a 32-ft stone masonry spillway. The original lumber mill on the site went out of business at least a century ago, but the dam continues to block access to natural spaw… Read More
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