In 2011, habitat restoration work was performed on Willow Creek in northern California’s Russian River watershed, opening seven miles of creek to fish passage. The NOAA Restoration Center, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and others removed six plugged culverts, … Continued
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) and Virginia Tech’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation have initiated a process to develop a statewide Stocked Trout Management Plan. According to DGIF, the Virginia Stocked Trout Management Plan will … Continued
The Maryland state record for largemouth bass was broken on July 31 when Colton Lambert, age 12, caught an 11 pound, 6 ounce lunker while fishing at a farm pond. The record setting bass was 26 inches long and 18 … Continued
In July, work began to remove a third dam from the Raritan River, according to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The project will further open a 10-mile stretch of the middle and upper portions of the river to … Continued
Maine is one of 10 coastal states that were awarded grants through the Species Recovery Grant Program. Funding will go towards conservation projects designed to recover marine mammals, sea turtles and fish species listed under the Endangered Species Act. Authorized … Continued