Restore healthy riparian forests and floodplains in tributaries of the Upper Connecticut River in New Hampshire and Vermont that provide important habitat for freshwater mussels, fish, birds and pollinators. Project will implement an innovative, 10-acre floodplain restoration from an old hay field and restore 3 miles of riparian forest to improve water quality and benefit native brook trout, wood turtle, rusty blackbird and other aquatic and riparian species.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
New England Forests and Rivers Fund
Project Title: Implementing an Innovative Approach to Restore Forests on Upper Connecticut River (NH, VT)
Organization:
Connecticut River Watershed Council dba Connecticut River Conservancy
Project ID:
0405.20.069986
Description:
Award Amount:
$174213.66
Location:
Essex, Caledonia, Orange, Windsor and Windham counties, Vermont; Cheshire, Sullivan, Grafton and Coos counties, Upper Connecticut River, New Hampshire.