Increase in-stream habitat, enhance habitat complexity, restore river function, improve water quality, and enhance the long-term persistence of native eastern brook trout in 31 priority sub-watersheds of the Connecticut River in Vermont.
Project will install large wood along 10 miles of wild brook trout streams, and work with 12 private forest landowners.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
New England Forests and Rivers Fund
Project Title: Restoring Habitat for Eastern Brook Trout in Thirty-one Priority Watersheds (VT)
Organization:
Connecticut River Watershed Council dba Connecticut River Conservancy
Project ID:
0405.21.072915
Description:
Award Amount:
$84205.55
Location:
Addison, Essex, Orange, and Windsor County, Vermont