Restore, reconnect, and enhance aquatic habitat within stronghold patches of eastern brook trout. Project will implement aquatic organism passage (AOP) barrier mitigation and riparian restoration in priority watersheds, deliver an AOP barrier mitigation plan to county roads department staff, and incorporate community and student volunteers into restoration and monitoring on public and private lands in western Maryland.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Project Title: Western Maryland Initiative: Restoring Eastern Brook Trout Habitat and Connectivity (MD)
Organization:
Trout Unlimited, Inc.
Project ID:
0603.19.065079
Description:
Award Amount:
$192540.48
Location:
Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties, Maryland in the Savage River Watershed