The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is providing $3.17 million in grants to 18 partners in 34 states to improve fish habitat and stem declines in native fish populations. The funding will help partners restore and enhance stream banks, … Continued
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program, or BIG, for federal fiscal year 2016. BIG is a grant program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent … Continued
Results from a Maryland Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service survey indicate that invasive northern snakehead fish have spread into the C&O Canal and thereby the Upper Potomac River. Last fall, anglers reported catching two northern … Continued
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, along with the Rowan County Parks and Recreation Department, recently constructed a universally accessible fishing pier on the 10-acre lake in Dan Nicholas Park in Salisbury. The T-shaped pier extends 60 feet into the … Continued
A $1.5 million construction project will begin at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in late July to extend launch ramps at Lake Mead. With a current lake elevation of 1,075 feet, the concrete at five of the lake’s six launch … Continued