The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) have awarded the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) two grants through the Chesapeake Watershed Investment for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) program. Grant funds will … Continued
The Maine Department of Marine Resource’s Sea-run Fisheries and Habitat Bureau has received $5.9 million to improve habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon in Maine rivers that hold the last remaining populations of the iconic species. The funds, from the U.S. … Continued
When trees fall into a stream, the result can be a mix of pools and shallow areas that are used by trout for feeding, reproducing, avoiding high flows, and hiding from predators. In Vermont, a history of clearing streams and … Continued
In 2019, the Western Native Trout Initiative (WNTI), one of 20 partnerships under the National Fish Habitat Partnership, announced a new 12-state Western Native Trout Challenge. The Western Native Trout Challenge invites anglers to help celebrate by catching native trout … Continued
Through the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (NFHP), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and its partners are providing more than $18 million to support 83 fish habitat conservation projects in 34 states. USFWS is providing $4 million this … Continued