USF&W Supports Fish Passage Projects in 29 States With $70M From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Yesterday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced just over $70 million will go to 29 states support 43 projects that will address outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation’s rivers and streams.
The initiative is designed to work with Tribes, states, and local authorities to remove barriers that interrupt rivers, block fish migration, and put communities at a higher risk of flooding. Allowing fish to migrate upstream improves individual health and population resilience for hundreds of...
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