The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $262,003 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) to the River Country Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc. for stream habitat restoration projects in Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties, Wisconsin. The grant will fund stabilization of 0.28 miles of streambank on Creek 24-13 and 0.57 miles of streambank on Danuser Creek. The projects aim to reduce bank erosion, sediment inputs, and phosphorus levels,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the Burke Center For Ecosystem Research Inc. to implement the Phase 3 Keystone Bluff project on North Fish Creek in Wisconsin. The project will restore and enhance 0.1 miles of stream channel and 0.1 acres of riverine wetland, and prevent an estimated 2,800 annual tons of sediment from entering the stream. Construction activities include re-routing the stream channel, and installing...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658), awarded a $1,105,000 Project Grant to Brown County, Wisconsin on April 1, 2024. The grant aims to develop a water trail along the East River and enhance the instream fishery by removing impediments and creating aquatic habitats. Key project goals include: Increasing public access by creating two new ADA-compliant launch sites for canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards along...
This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program supports the City of Ashland, Wisconsin in planning, designing, and implementing habitat and stream bed modifications to enhance the Bay City Creek riparian corridor. The project aims to improve water quality and habitat for critical species in this urbanized area through best management practices such as removing invasive species, encouraging native plant...
This $860,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on May 1, 2024 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), will fund the restoration of a degraded portion of Kingsbury Creek, a trout stream in Proctor, Minnesota. The project aims to reshape the stream channel, plant native vegetation, and construct a floodplain to enhance the ecological value and community benefits of the waterway. Key outcomes include improved habitat for native fish species, increased recreational...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded The Baird Creek Preservation Foundation, Inc. a $168,976 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) on February 1, 2024. The funding will support a 3-year project to restore 44 acres of native pollinator habitat in the Baird Creek Greenway in Brown County, Wisconsin. Key activities include invasive species removal, prescribed burning, and native plant seeding to benefit the endangered rusty patched...
The City of Port Washington received a $135,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to restore habitats for migratory birds, wildlife, and pollinators in the Valley Creek corridor. Key project activities include controlling invasive species, diversifying the tree canopy, installing native plants, and converting maintained turf to native pollinator meadows at the Birchwood Hills and Upper Lake...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $619,866 Project Grant under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program to the County of Marinette, Wisconsin. The 3-year grant, awarded on June 30, 2024, will fund the Marinette County Fish Habitat Enhancements Project Phase II. This project aims to increase the number of adult northern pike in Green Bay by evaluating and implementing projects to improve fish passage, create and restore...
This Project Grant award of $244,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) will fund a comprehensive effort to improve water quality and fish habitat in the Lake Wawasee watershed in Indiana. The grant recipient, the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, Inc., will use the funding to restore two small sediment basins, construct a 0.5-acre wetland, plant 150-foot buffer strips and tile buffers in the...
The Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District will receive $315,000 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) federal grant program to restore riparian corridors along 16 miles of Ashwaubenon Creek and 10 miles of Dutchman Creek in Wisconsin. Over the next three years, the Sewerage District will address water quality, riparian and instream habitat fragmentation, and degraded aquatic habitat through...
The City of Manitowoc received a $244,200 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) to stabilize eroding streambanks, enhance riparian habitat, and improve water quality and aquatic habitats along Silver Creek and its estuary. The project activities will include final design, permitting, construction, oversight, and native revegetation within the stabilization areas and the larger riparian corridor. The key objectives are to improve habitat conditions for macroinvertebrates, forage fish, and sustain a productive sport fishery, support migratory bird use at a critical stopover habitat, and enhance pollinator habitat for the federally endangered rusty patched bumble bee. The project will help address conservation and restoration needs for vulnerable Great Lakes fish and wildlife in the face of climate change, invasive species, development pressure, and water quality degradation.