Restore aquatic connectivity and instream habitat on the Machias and East Machias Rivers in Maine for eastern brook trout, atlantic salmon and river herring. Project will replace 16 culverts, remove fiive remnant barriers and add large wood habitat structure, re-connecting 25.9 miles of historic cold water spawning habitat and improving habitat complexity and historic flow processes.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
New England Forests and Rivers Fund
Project Title: Restoring Aquatic Connectivity for Eastern Brook Trout and River Herring on the Machias River (ME)
Organization:
Project SHARE
Project ID:
0405.17.057545
Description:
Award Amount:
$200000.00
Location:
Machias and East Machias Rivers, Washington County, Maine