Project Grant F24AP02410

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) supports efforts by American Rivers Inc., a non-profit environmental organization, to remove the Lockville Dam on the Deep River in North Carolina. The dam removal will restore 56.5 miles of continuous river habitat and connectivity to benefit the federally endangered Cape Fear shiner and threatened Atlantic pigtoe mussel. Project partners include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Resource Environmental Solutions, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Key activities include engineering design, permitting, and implementation of the dam demolition and associated bank stabilization and restoration work. This project is expected to be completed by September 30, 2027 and will provide significant ecological benefits by reconnecting critical aquatic habitat in the Cape Fear River basin.