Assess, rank, and prioritize 200 culverts and barriers for removal and/or restoration in the lower Black River Basin, a Tier 1 conservation priority of the Cape Fear River Basin. Project will utilize the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership Barrier Prioritization Tool to prioritize barriers, and select up to five barriers to groundtruth, evaluate for feasibility, and develop preliminary engineering design and construction estimates for future removal.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Southeast Aquatics
Project Title: Assessing Aquatic Connectivity in the Black River Watershed (NC)
Organization:
Cape Fear Resource Conservation & Development
Project ID:
1906.17.058594
Description:
Award Amount:
$129999.05
Location:
Assessing Aquatic Connectivity in the Black River Watershed project is focused in the lower Black River Basin, a tributary of the Cape Fear River Basin. The project will assess culverts specifically within Bladen and Pender Counties. This coastal plain area is approximately 3,016 acres in size.