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
Beaufort, North Carolina Funded in FY2018 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan and NOAA funding. Back Sound, North Carolina has been a hot spot for oyster restoration, with over 50 reefs constructed since 1990. This project, led by East Carolina University, will enhance habitat connectivity in the area by add… Read More
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Funded in FY2019 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. Since the 1950's submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) acreage has decline significantly in the Chesapeake Bay due to degraded water quality; storms; and physical disturbances from dredging, boating activities, and fish and aquacultu… Read More
Knowlton Township, New Jersey Funded in FY2018 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. The Nature Conservancy is working with partners to remove the Columbia Dam on the Paulins Kill. This project will open approximately 20 miles of streams to migratory fish, including American shad, river herring, sea lamprey, … Read More