NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Restoring Riverbanks to Reduce Nitrogen (NH)
Organization:
Connecticut River Watershed Council dba Connecticut River Conservancy
Project ID:
1401.20.070122
Description:

Install bioengineered streambank stabilization and riparian restoration projects in Coos and Cheshire Counties, New Hampshire. Project will eliminate 80 pounds of nitrogen annually flowing into the Connecticut River downstream to Long Island Sound.

Award Amount:
$280682.76
Location:
Upper Connecticut River and its tributaries (the Ammonoosuc, Cold and Ashuelot) from Colebrook in Coos County to Hinsdale in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.