Video Update: Blackstone Brook Culvert Project Complete!

February 22, 2016

In 2015, Trout and Salmon Foundation helped Atlantic Salmon Federation fund the Blackstone Brook Fish Passage Project that reconnects an extensive portion of the Blackstone Brook drainage with the main stem of the Piscataquis River in central Maine by removing a gory 12×20 concrete box culvert and replacing it with a 42 foot steel bridge.

Poor fish passage at dams, culverts and other obstructions have been identified as one of the major impediments to recovery of Atlantic Salmon in Maine. Blackstone Brook is designated as critical habitat for Atlantic Salmon and, above the project site, it has more than 9 miles of habitat identified as high-quality Atlantic Salmon and brook trout rearing habitat.

Check out this video that summarizes the project:

ASF’s John Burrows Highlights Restoration Work in Maine from Atlantic Salmon Federation on Vimeo.

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Trout and Salmon Foundation has donated more than $1.0 million to protect wild salmon and trout in North America. TSF seeks partnerships with local watershed organizations like Atlantic Salmon Federation that are directly engaged in habitat restoration projects that improve and expand trout and salmon waters. Applying for grants from Trout and Salmon Foundation is easy. Check out our grant criteria.

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