The effects of dam removal are better known as a result of several new studies by government, tribal and university researchers. The scientists worked together to characterize the effects of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history occurring on … Continued
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide more than $21 million in funding to 25 projects in 13 coastal and Great Lakes states to protect, restore or enhance more than 11,000 acres of coastal wetlands and adjacent upland habitats … Continued
Stearns Dam on the Crooked River has been removed as part of ongoing efforts to restore steelhead trout in the Pacific Northwest. The dam removal will allow steelheads to access 12 additional miles of quality habitat that was previously inaccessible. … Continued
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) recently announced that the agency will provide funding for a variety of habitat restoration projects in Maine and Massachusetts. The projects will open up hundreds of miles of stream habitat to Atlantic salmon, … Continued
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