Anglers of the Au Sable: $7,500 to support a multi-year habitat improvement plan on the North Branch of the Au Sable River (Michigan) including the installation of large woody debris and other wood structures to benefit wild brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout along with a variety of aquatic insects. https://www.ausableanglers.org/
Appalachian Mountain Club: $5,000 to replace a perched culvert on Bear Brook (Maine) and to reconnect 2.2 miles of spawning and rearing habitat located in the West Branch of the Pleasant River drainage to benefit Eastern brook trout. This project is part of AMC’s multi-year initiative, “Restoring Trout and Salmon Habitat in Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness,” which aims to fix 100% of fish passage problems on AMC’s lands in Maine. http://www.outdoors.org/
Batten Kill Watershed Alliance: $5,000 to support ongoing riparian buffer and floodplain restoration efforts on the Battenkill River (Vermont and New York) through the purchase and planting of 300 trees and shrubs to benefit native Eastern brook trout and wild brown trout. https://www.bkwa.org
Conservation Resource Alliance: $5,000 to support the Stony Creek Restoration Project on Stony Creek (Michigan) including a dam removal, replacement of three culverts with a spanning timber bridge, stream corridor restoration, recreational access improvement, and floodplain reforestation to benefit brook, brown, and rainbow trout, as well as Lake Michigan-run steelhead and salmon. https://www.rivercare.org/
Harry and Laura Nohr Chapter of Trout Unlimited: $10,000 to support habitat improvement on Blue River (Wisconsin), a Class II trout steam, including 5.5 acres of bank area and 0.5 miles of in-stream habitat and bank stabilization to benefit wild brown trout. https://nohrtu.com/
Henry’s Fork Foundation: $5,000 to replace an undersized culvert on Rainey Creek (Idaho), a critical spawning tributary of the South Fork Snake River, reopening nearly 12 miles of critical spawning and rearing habitat to benefit native fluvial Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout and other cold-water aquatic species. https://www.henrysfork.org/
Maine Rivers: $4,000 to remove a dam and complete stream restoration work on Lemon Stream (Maine), reopening 25 miles of spawning and rearing habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon in Maine’s high priority Kennebec watershed. https://mainerivers.org/
Middle Colorado Watershed Council: $5,000 to install a fish barrier on Roan Creek (Colorado) to create 12 miles of protected habitat by eliminating the upstream movement of non-native fish to benefit native, endemic, Colorado River cutthroat trout as well as bluehead sucker, speckled dace, and mottled sculpin. https://www.midcowatershed.org/
Montana Trout Unlimited: $7,500 for stream, riparian, and wetland restoration project on approximately 1.5 miles of Nevada Creek (Montana), a tributary of Blackfoot River, to benefit westslope cutthroat trout (a Montana species of special concern), as well as rainbow trout and brown trout. https://montanatu.org/
Montana Trout Unlimited: $6,000 to remove a dam and complete restoration work on Rattlesnake Creek (Montana), a tributary of the Clark’s Fork River, to benefit bull trout (a threatened species) as well as native downstream fisheries that host westslope cutthroat trout (a Montana species of special concern). https://montanatu.org/
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust: $5,000 to replace a culvert on an unnamed tributary of Kennebago River (Maine) to contribute to the health and resiliency of native Eastern brook trout allowing them to access spawning, rearing, and thermal refuge habitat. https://rlht.org/
The Wood River Land Trust: $5,000 to restore floodplain on the Big Wood River (Idaho) that support natural fluvial processes and improve fish and wildlife habitat, while improving flood conveyance to benefit wild trout. https://www.woodriverlandtrust.org/
Wild Salmon Center: $10,000 to support habitat restoration, including installation of large woody debris and beaver dam analogs, on approximately 0.25 miles of Dickey River (Washington), part of the Quillayute River Basin, to improve spawning and rearing habitat for coho salmon. https://wildsalmoncenter.org/
