Remove non-native rainbow trout from LeConte Creek and reintroduce native southern strain brook trout into Pilkey and LeConte creeks in Tennessee and North Carolina and monitor brook trout to determine success of reintroduction efforts.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Bring Back the Natives / More Fish
Project Title: LeConte and Pilkey Creek Restoration
Organization:
National Park Service - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Project ID:
0901.98.008973
Description:
Award Amount:
$73542.00
Location:
Tennessee and North Carolina border