On the Ground Projects

Chesterfield County, Virginia This project was funded in FY2012 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. A lack of clean, hard substrate has been noted as a limiting factor for the restoration of many anadromous species in the James River. The loss of this ideal spawning habitat is due to dredging and excess…

Elizabethtown, North Carolina This project was funded in FY2015 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. The Cape Fear River was one of the most productive rivers for sturgeon and American shad in North Carolina at the beginning of the 20th century, but current commercial landings are 87% lower than histori…

Holly Ridge, North Carolina This project was funded in FY2014 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan and NOAA funding. The shoreline of Stump Sound, North Carolina was experiencing erosion from boat wakes and storms, and degradation due to dredging, shoreline hardening, and high harvest pressure on natural reefs. �…

Hanahan, South Carolina This project was funded in FY2010 through National Fish Habitat Action Plan funding. For this project, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources installed two eel ladders were built at the Goose Creek Dam, which restored eel passage to the entire Goose Creek watershed including over …

Indian River Lagoon, Florida This project was funded in FY2011 through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. The Indian River Lagoon is a 251-km bar-built coastal estuary that covers an area of approximately 3,575 square kilometers. It supports coastal mangrove wetlands, salt marshes, intertidal and subtidal flats, …