Reconnect historic riverine habitat for eastern hellbender, eastern brook trout and freshwater mussels, and reduce sedimentation to improve water quality on the mainstem of the Cheat River in West Virginia. Project will remove one barrier to aquatic organism passage, restore access to more than 74 miles of stream and hundreds more miles of tributaries, and identify areas that are suitable for occupancy by hellbenders and eight species of freshwater mussel.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program
Project Title: Removing a Barrier to Fish Passage on the Cheat River to Restore Historic Habitat (WV)
Organization:
Friends of the Cheat
Project ID:
0407.20.070376
Description:
Award Amount:
$199080.62
Location:
Cheat River, Town of Albright, Preston County, West Virginia