NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
New England Forests and Rivers Fund
Project Title: Restore Critical Habitat in the Cupsuptic River for Eastern Brook Trout by Installing Bridges (ME)
Organization:
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
Project ID:
0405.21.073119
Description:

Reconnect over four miles of headwater streams critical to spawning and cold water refugia for native eastern brook trout within the Cupsuptic River watershed of western Maine Project will remove two undersized culverts at road stream crossings and install bridges that allow for natural stream processes, and upstream and downstream passage of aquatic organisms.

Award Amount:
$60000.00
Location:
Upper Cupsuptic Township, Maine