NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Replacing Road Crossings to Restore Fish Passage in Hockamin Creek (MN)
Organization:
Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District
Project ID:
0501.19.064113
Description:

Replace two road-stream crossings with open bottom structures to restore aquatic connectivity for native brook trout and other aquatic organisms on Hockamin Creek in Lake County, Minnesota. Project will increase brook trout abundance and distribution by restoring connectivity to 33.15 stream miles of high-quality habitat in the upper reaches of Hockamin Creek and the West Branch of the Baptism River.

Award Amount:
$465000.00
Location:
Breezy Lane and Heffelfinger Road Crossings over Hockamin Creek, a tributary to Baptism River, Minnesota