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The Atlantic Salmon Federation, in partnership with Piscataquis County, NOAA Fisheries and the Maine Department of Transportation, will be working in July and August to replace two undersized culverts ...
The culvert under Fletcher Bay Road is a partial barrier to fish and includes a series of concrete weirs, bank armoring, and an undersized culvert. Restoration at this location is the highest priority ...
A 2018 photo shows a culvert along Tawes Creek, under State Route 9 north of Van Zandt, Washington. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation) A creative plan in the Washington ...
So far, federal funding remains intact for a major project to remove four fish barriers within the Olympic Peninsula. The project will remove and replace three outdated culverts under U.S. 101 in ...
Eisenman said some of the Alaska culverts under the grant would be upgraded to steel plate aluminum and anchored with gravel and rocks to make sure the barriers aren’t too high — or that the ...
It is a "reinforced, detachable barrier that prevents beavers from plugging culverts with debris while allowing for good water flow and easier culvert maintenance by the department," according to ...
Fish passage restoration is not just a treaty rights issue — it benefits the entire region. No matter the expense, culvert repair is one of the most cost-effective ways to increase the number of ...
Across Washington state, salmon and steelhead are prevented from reaching vital habitat by man-made barriers like roads, culverts and dams. At least 20,000 fish passage barriers like these exist ...
Months from now, when 3 feet of water fills the channel, native Chinook salmon, coho salmon and steelhead trout will once again be able to navigate up the stream — no longer waylaid by a culvert with ...