Work collaboratively with our partners to restore aquatic connectivity and improve riparian habitat in the Lake Superior and Lake Michigan basins of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The project will remove two fish passage barriers and open 38 miles of stream, restore 1 acres of riparian habitat, and reduce an estimated 40,000 pounds of sediment per year from road-stream crossing sites.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Improving Stream Habitat and Aquatic Connectivity Project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (MI)
Organization:
Superior Watershed Partnership
Project ID:
0501.17.056088
Description:
Award Amount:
$455755.22
Location:
The project area includes 2 USGS 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code watersheds in the Lake Superior basin (04020103 Keweenaw Peninsula, and 04020104 Sturgeon River – Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Coutnies) and one in the Lake Michigan basin (04030106 Brule River – Iron County).