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Specific tasks included:
1) Build a contact database of fishing clubs, towns, rod and gun clubs, sporting groups, and other community organizations in the Project Area and reach out to them with a list of opportunities to participate in one or more elements of the Fish Lead Free program.
2) Schedule and deliver at least 8 programs about Common Loons and Fish Lead Free to contact groups in the . . . read more!
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Protect and restore wintering habitat in Belize for migratory birds that breed in CT.
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On July 28, 2023, approximately 73.43 acres were acquired on the Fort Morgan Peninsula in Alabama and incorporated into Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge (BSNWR). The newly acquired land on Navy Cove was once the site of a settlement known as "Pilot Town". It was named for a community of bar pilots that helped ships navigate sandbars in Mobile Bay from the early 1800s until the town was destroye. . . read more!
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In the 2017 RP/PEA, the Trustees identified and evaluated hydrologic modification as a restoration technique in two preferred restoration alternatives: Alternative 2: Habitat Enhancement and Restoration on Newly Acquired Lands, and Alternative 3: Habitat Enhancement and Restoration on State-Owned Lands. In the interim, the Trustees identified three locations on state-owned land within the Upper Ma. . . read more!
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The goal of this project is to restore fish passage, ecological function, and infrastructure integrity at 13 road stream crossings in the Copper River Delta near Cordova, Alaska. The Copper River is world-renowned for its salmon fisheries. Once complete, this project will expand access to over 22 miles of spawning and rearing habitat for anadromous and resident fishes, while concurrently reducing . . . read more!
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This project was implemented to improve connectivity within the Buskin River watershed by removing or replacing barriers to the movement of fish including salmonids, trout and other native species. Project partners included the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District worked wi. . . read more!
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Located on the western edge of the lower Kenai Peninsula is the community of Port Graham, the ancestral inhabitants of the Kenai Fjords and a thriving coastal culture. The Port Graham area boasts abundant marine mammals, fish, shellfish, birds and plants that remain vital to the residents of Port Graham and the surrounding villages. The focus of this project is an extensive road network that was c. . . read more!
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This project aims to improve fish and other aquatic organism passage into the Eyak Lake basin by replacing a weir located at the outlet of the lake. Partners include the Copper River Watershed Project, the Alaska Department of Transportation, the U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Eyak Lake is within the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) affected geographic area of concern, sit. . . read more!
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Continuous coverage of high-resolution National Wetland Inventory (NWI) and National Hydrologic Database (NHD) products do not exist for the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill region, yet these data are critically important for continued management and recovery of injured resources and services. This project aims to update wetlands and hydrography mapping across 31.5 million acres (including the lower Copper . . . read more!
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This project sought funding for three years (2023, 2024, 2025) of continuing support for the highly successful cost share program. The cost share program is primarily managed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), who closely partners with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District (KSWCD), Alaska State Parks, local governments, and . . . read more!
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This project was initiated to conduct small boat surveys to monitor abundance of marine birds in Prince William Sound, Alaska, during July 2012, 2014, and 2016. These efforts followed eleven completed population surveys for marine birds and mammals in Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez oil spill (see Marine Bird Abundance Surveys 1996-2005 and 2007-2010). Data collected during this series. . . read more!
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This project included acquiring and protecting an approximately 3,263-acre group of unimproved parcels that were owned by Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated, surrounding the lower Killey River from its confluence with the Kenai River upstream to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) and the Congressionally designated Kenai Wilderness. In combination with lands to be exchanged between the U.S. F. . . read more!
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Following a 30-day public comment period, a restoration project was approved in July 2025 to address injuries from the spill. Located one mile downstream of the spill site, the project will restore 1,400 linear feet of North St. Vrain Creek across 8.5 acres of floodplain. It will reconnect the floodplain and incorporate side channels, wetlands, and pools to enhance aquatic habitat for fish and mac. . . read more!
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Great Meadows Marsh is one of Connecticut's most extensive remaining tidal salt marshes. Like many other marshes in the state, Great Meadows Marsh has been drastically altered since the 1700s. Originally extending over 1,400 acres, the marsh has decreased in size by over 50%. Portions of the marsh were drained by mosquito ditching and filled in with dredge spoils, leading to the spread of invasive. . . read more!
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The Moosup River currently supports one of the most important cold water fisheries within the Quinebaug River and the larger Thames River Basin as well as the State of Connecticut.The Moosup River originates in Rhode Island and flows south and then west through the Connecticut towns of Sterling and Plainfield where it meets the Quinebaug River. The 16 mile Moosup River is one of five main tributa. . . read more!
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Engage local citizens in citizen science projects to educate townspeople and to promote the stewardship of natural resources.
Beginning in the spring of 2009, the program engaged Canterbury volunteers in five citizen science projects: Vernal Pool Survey, Grassland Bird Habitat Survey, Mammal Monitoring, and two
water quality projects: StreamWalk and Rapid Bioassessent in Wadeable Streams and R. . . read more!
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The Connecticut Subcouncil of the Housatonic River Natural Resource Trustees provided funding to the non-profit Salisbury Association Land Trust to acquire the 38.8-acre Belter property in Salisbury, CT. Located along the western shoreline of the Housatonic River, the property includes a former agricultural field containing layers of sandy, well drained loam that was deposited by hundreds of years. . . read more!
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Between 1926 and 1986, the Remington Arms Company operated a trap and skeet shooting range at Lordship Point, a peninsula along the Long Island Sound in Stratford, CT. The Remington Arms Gun Club (later known as the Lordship Point Gun Club) was a popular shooting range where shooters fired lead shot at clay pigeons (brightly colored clay targets in the shape of inverted saucers) launched over upla. . . read more!
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To compensate for the injuries to natural resources in the Delaware Estuary as a result of the M/T Athos I oil spill, funding was provided to restore oyster beds in Delaware Bay. Oyster reefs provide many ecological benefits in coastal bays and estuaries. Numerous species of fish and crabs take up residence in the cavities and crevices, and sessile organisms including barnacles and mussels settle . . . read more!
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To compensate for injuries to migratory waterfowl caused by the M/T Athos I oil spill, the Trustees conducted a habitat enhancement project at the Eagles Nest Wildlife Area (formerly known as the Blackbird Reserve Wildlife Area until 2015). The Wildlife Area is predominately forested with areas of open agricultural lands. In an effort to maintain habitat heterogeneity and increase wildlife habitat. . . read more!
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