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a stream flowing through a forest

Habitat Restoration

The Interagency Fish Passage Task Force

An interpretive sign depicting Cripple Creek and its history, in front of the Chena River and fireweed stems.

Habitat Restoration

Natural flows return to Cripple Creek

Habitat Restoration

$36M Available for Fish Passage and River Restoration Projects

Habitat Restoration

The largest dam removal in Pennsylvania

A new culvert extends beneath a road in Wasila, AK, to improve fish passage for salmon.

Habitat Restoration

Helping Solve A Salmonid Mystery

Mitch Osborne leads a group around restored sections of Cripple Creek, July 2023

From Bush Planes to Arctic Dives, Mitch Osborne Has Served Alaska High and Low

Representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and other partners pose for the Numana Dam groundbreaking.

Habitat Restoration

Numana Dam Fish Passage Project

Samson Creek outlet

Salmon SuperHwy Winners

Wildlife Wonders

Helping hand for hard-working mussel

A river passes through a partially deconstructed dam

High Street Dam Removal

A metal fish ladder on a concrete slope next to a low-head dam near the Stockdale Mill on a cloudy day.

Habitat Restoration

Fish Passage Restoration in the Eel River

An aerial view of two rivers merging

Confluence - Connecting Partners and Conservation

Habitat Restoration

The largest dam removal in Pennsylvania

Mitch Osborne leads a group around restored sections of Cripple Creek, July 2023

From Bush Planes to Arctic Dives, Mitch Osborne Has Served Alaska High and Low

A new culvert extends beneath a road in Wasila, AK, to improve fish passage for salmon.

Habitat Restoration

Helping Solve A Salmonid Mystery

Representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and other partners pose for the Numana Dam groundbreaking.

Habitat Restoration

Numana Dam Fish Passage Project

Samson Creek outlet

Salmon SuperHwy Winners

Wildlife Wonders

Helping hand for hard-working mussel

A river passes through a partially deconstructed dam

High Street Dam Removal

A metal fish ladder on a concrete slope next to a low-head dam near the Stockdale Mill on a cloudy day.

Habitat Restoration

Fish Passage Restoration in the Eel River

An aerial view of two rivers merging

Confluence - Connecting Partners and Conservation

Construction equipment working on the side of a flowing river

Habitat Restoration

Swimming into Recovery

Photo of a mussel mimicking a minnow, luring a bass close enough to take a bite so baby mussels can attach to the fish's gills for a ride upstream.

Endangered Species Act

Happy Mother’s Day

Photo of arch which facilitates fish passage in St. Clair County, Alabama.

Migratory Species

Team Wins Big in Alabama