NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Southeast Aquatics
Project Title: Nature-Based Restoration of Shoals in the Conasauga River (GA, TN)
Organization:
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Project ID:
1906.22.073687
Description:

Restore three shoals in the in the Upper Conasauga River mainstem through the addition of logs and the re-establishment of American water willow and riverweed. Project will improve habitat quality for imperiled fishes and mussels within the Conasauga River, a hotspot for freshwater biodiversity, and provide information essential to the management and conservation of target species.

Award Amount:
$213340.37
Location:
Conasauga River