The city of troy will develop designs to restore stream and riparian habitat and control invasive species in the rouge river area of concern

The City of Troy, Michigan will receive $100,000 through a Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 66.469) to develop designs for stream and riparian habitat restoration along 1,500 feet of stream and 4 acres of riparian areas within the Rouge River Area of Concern. The designs will address degraded fish and wildlife populations, benthic degradation, and loss of fish and wildlife habitat by improving benthic habitat, increasing fish cover, enhancing understory vegetation and stream bedform diversity, and dissipating stream energy during high flow events. No subawards are included in the assistance agreement. The period of performance is October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023.

Once implemented, the restoration will address three beneficial use impairments (buis) associated with degraded fish and wildlife populations, degradation of benthos, and loss of fish and wildlife habitat.activities:the city of troy will develop designs to restore 1500 feet of stream and 4 acres of riparian habitat, along with controlling invasive species on 5 acres.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:once the designs are implemented, outcomes include improved benthic habitat, increased fish cover, improved under-story vegetation and bedform diversity and stream energy dissipation during high flow events. Intended beneficiaries are all those who live, recreate, or work in the rouge river AOC.