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A perched culvert that runs under a road had been placed where fish or other aquatic species would need to drop several feet to reach the water below. A perched culvert is not fish-friendly.

Habitat Restoration

Reconnecting Streams in Wisconsin to Recover Native Brook Trout

Crumbling concrete dam in Rose City, Michigan blocks passage of fish and other aquatic animals through Beechwood Creek and creates a safety hazard for people and wildlife.

Habitat Restoration

Removing a 19th Century Dam to Restore a Stream and a Wetland

4 people sanding downstream of undersized road culverts in a stream holding a big metal fish

Habitat Restoration

Restoring Salmon Habitat, Strengthening Local Economies, and Improving Food Security in Southeast Alaska

A new bridge over Clear Creek in Wahkiakum County in southern Washington improves fish passage and reduces a public safety hazard

Habitat Restoration

Reconnecting a Stream for Pacific Salmon and Improving Public Safety

Habitat Restoration

View from Above: Supporting the Whooping Crane Winter Survey in Texas

Endangered Florida salt marsh vole in Florida's Big Bend

Habitat Restoration

Unlocking Recovery of Florida Salt Marsh Voles

Group photo of the Atlantic salmon egg planting crew, consisting of biologists from the USFWS Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, USFWS Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Program, and Maine Department of Marine Resources on the West Branch of the Sheepscot River

Wildlife Management

Building a Path to Recovery for Atlantic Salmon in Maine

Endangered rusty patched bumble bee on wild bergamot

Habitat Restoration

Habitat Restoration and Stewardship Outreach in Northeast Illinois

Site of the newly established Gitzlaff Park in Kenosha County, Wisconsin one month post grading

Habitat Restoration

Field of Dreams - Converting a Fallow Field in Southeast Wisconsin into a Community Park

Fire burning the understory of a northern Michigan forest

History and Culture

Setting the Straits on Fire

Habitat Restoration

Enhancing a Public Beach and Coastal Wetland for People and Wildlife

Aerial view of a saltmarsh with meandering channel

Gulf of Maine Coastal Program 2025 Highlights

A perched culvert that runs under a road had been placed where fish or other aquatic species would need to drop several feet to reach the water below. A perched culvert is not fish-friendly.

Habitat Restoration

Reconnecting Streams in Wisconsin to Recover Native Brook Trout

Crumbling concrete dam in Rose City, Michigan blocks passage of fish and other aquatic animals through Beechwood Creek and creates a safety hazard for people and wildlife.

Habitat Restoration

Removing a 19th Century Dam to Restore a Stream and a Wetland

4 people sanding downstream of undersized road culverts in a stream holding a big metal fish

Habitat Restoration

Restoring Salmon Habitat, Strengthening Local Economies, and Improving Food Security in Southeast Alaska

A new bridge over Clear Creek in Wahkiakum County in southern Washington improves fish passage and reduces a public safety hazard

Habitat Restoration

Reconnecting a Stream for Pacific Salmon and Improving Public Safety

Habitat Restoration

View from Above: Supporting the Whooping Crane Winter Survey in Texas

Endangered Florida salt marsh vole in Florida's Big Bend

Habitat Restoration

Unlocking Recovery of Florida Salt Marsh Voles

Group photo of the Atlantic salmon egg planting crew, consisting of biologists from the USFWS Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, USFWS Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Program, and Maine Department of Marine Resources on the West Branch of the Sheepscot River

Wildlife Management

Building a Path to Recovery for Atlantic Salmon in Maine

Endangered rusty patched bumble bee on wild bergamot

Habitat Restoration

Habitat Restoration and Stewardship Outreach in Northeast Illinois

Site of the newly established Gitzlaff Park in Kenosha County, Wisconsin one month post grading

Habitat Restoration

Field of Dreams - Converting a Fallow Field in Southeast Wisconsin into a Community Park

Fire burning the understory of a northern Michigan forest

History and Culture

Setting the Straits on Fire

Aerial view of a saltmarsh with meandering channel

Gulf of Maine Coastal Program 2025 Highlights

Habitat Restoration

Enhancing a Public Beach and Coastal Wetland for People and Wildlife