- Allegany County Forestry Conservation District Board partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to improve water quality by installing fencing to keep cattle from polluting the streams and tree buffers to provide shade, erosion control and nutrient uptake.
- Anacostia Watershed Society involved 550 students and 50 adults in planting a 1.5 acre wetland restoration.
- City of Annapolis completed 400 square feet of SAV, a half acre wetland restoration, 190 feet of shoreline restoration, and 1,560 square feet of rain gardens and bioretention areas at Back Creek Nature Park as part of the Eco-technology Park, a demonstration site of numerous best management practices.
- George's Creek Watershed Association established a 200-ft. demonstration streambank/fish habitat restoration on a degraded stream with a history of trout populations. Included was a flood plain redesign with a fishing area, public access, and streambank restoration to improve fish habitat.
- Chesapeke Wildlife Heritage will be creating over 20 acres of forest buffer and wetlands in St. James Run in Washington County in conjunction with students and faculty at Hood College.
Types of prior projects funded:
The Trust and FishAmerica will consider the following types of habitat restoration projects for funding under the partnership:
- Riparian Restoration
- Streambank stabilization
- Stream restoration
- Wetland creation and improvement, including shoreline wetland restoration
- Fish passage enhancement
- Fish passage enhancement design
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Trust and/or FishAmerica Foundation staff early in project development.
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