NFWF Grant Profile

Permanently protect a high-quality riparian corridor and restore riparian buffers, in-stream habitat, and aquatic organism passage within the Savage River Watershed eastern brook trout stronghold. Project will increase habitat integrity and reduce sediment and nutrient runoff destined for the Chesapeake Bay while improving productivity for local agricultural producers, enhancing a native fishery, and engaging community members and students in a shared vision for watershed health.