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Confluence - Connecting Partners and Conservation

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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

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Habitat Restoration

Alaska Receives More Funding for Fish- and Flood-Friendly Infrastructure Projects

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Habitat Restoration

Fish Passage Projects Support Migrating Fish, Recreational Opportunities and Flood Prevention

Federal Interagency Fish Passage Portal

Bear River Cutthroat Trout with a speech bubble reading "The Almy Ditch was another barrier on my quest"

Habitat Restoration

The Epic of the Bear River Cutthroat Trout: The Amazing Almy Ditch

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Habitat Restoration

The Epic of the Bear River Cutthroat Trout: The Fall of Evanston Dam

Habitat Restoration

Fish show up after infrastructure 'glow-up'

2 adult Cape Fear shiners in net

Endangered Species Act

A Journey Back Home: Young Endangered Cape Fear Shiners Released into the Cape Fear River

Habitat Restoration

Columbia River, National Fish Passage Program Project Receives State Land Board Award

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

Migratory Species

Team Wins Big in Alabama

Image of dam with bridge overhead and fish passage structures in the foreground

Habitat Restoration

Fish Passage Projects Support Migrating Fish, Recreational Opportunities and Flood Prevention

Federal Interagency Fish Passage Portal

Bear River Cutthroat Trout with a speech bubble reading "The Almy Ditch was another barrier on my quest"

Habitat Restoration

The Epic of the Bear River Cutthroat Trout: The Amazing Almy Ditch

frozen chunks of ice floating on a river flowing between trees

Habitat Restoration

The Epic of the Bear River Cutthroat Trout: The Fall of Evanston Dam

Habitat Restoration

Fish show up after infrastructure 'glow-up'

2 adult Cape Fear shiners in net

Endangered Species Act

A Journey Back Home: Young Endangered Cape Fear Shiners Released into the Cape Fear River

Habitat Restoration

Columbia River, National Fish Passage Program Project Receives State Land Board Award

looking down stream at trees in fall colors and cloudy skies

Habitat Restoration

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Brings Big Wins for Fish Passage and Local Communities

Pinicon Ridge Park Dam in Iowa

Habitat Restoration

78 More Miles of Connectivity Coming Soon to the Wapsipinicon River, Iowa

A large grey fish with armored scales float on a white background. Heavy black text reads "an enduring legacy of conservation. Fish and Aquatic Conservation 2021 annual report.

An Enduring Legacy of Conservation

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Habitat Restoration

Stronger than the Sum of Its Parts