Replace two priority culverts to reconnect 7.5 miles for native brook trout in the Black River watershed. Project will improve the quality and connectivity of coldwater streams in the Great Lakes and Adirondack region and complete approximately 350 culvert assessments expanding and coordinating work with local municipalities and partners to restore coldwater habitat and flood resiliency.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Black River Brook Trout Habitat Reconnection Project
Organization:
Trout Unlimited, Inc.
Project ID:
0501.22.074811
Description:
Award Amount:
$319636.46
Location:
Two culvert replacements are proposed within a Stronghold and Persistent patch, on tributaries in the Beaver River watershed of NY. Culvert assessments will be conducted within the highest quality Stronghold and Persistent Eastern brook trout patches in the Black River and Tug Hill drainages.