The trispot darter etheostoma trisella cooperative 3 for 1 barrier removal project project is part of a larger collaborative effort between multiple partners, including private landowners a priority…

The Cawaco Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. will receive $156,392.50 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 to implement the Trispot Darter Etheostoma trisella Cooperative 3 for 1 Barrier Removal Project. The project involves removing a 36-inch diameter concrete culvert and replacing it with a bottomless arch structure on a private road crossing of an unnamed tributary to Little Canoe Creek in St. Clair County, Alabama. This will complement two other restoration projects within the area by removing barriers to upstream migration and restoring potential spawning habitats for the Trispot Darter, an at-risk species. The funding is provided under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA #15.608) to support State and Interstate Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plans, among other conservation objectives. The award was issued on August 1, 2022 and must be completed by October 31, 2022.

The trispot darter etheostoma trisella cooperative 3 for 1 barrier removal project project is part of a larger collaborative effort between multiple partners, including private landowners a priority site has been identified that restricts upstream migration to potential spawning habitats for the trispot darter the project will consist of removing a concrete pipe culvert approx 36 in diameter and replacing IT with a bottomless arch structure on a private road crossing of an unnamed tributary to little canoe creek located in ST clair county, alabama the unnamed tributary is an intermittent stream that partially traverses through property owned by a private timber management company survey efforts by U S fish and wildlife service USFWS staff and other partners have identified this area as a priority project site due to proximity of historic and recent occurrence records for trispot darter this project will complement a larger collaborative effort which includes two other restoration projects within the project area the project and the two additional restoration projects are located on property owned by a private timber management company these additional sites also have recent records for trispot darter below the respective structures barriers