Complete removal of one barrier and the partial removal and installation of a technical fishway within the Sabattus River, Maine. Project will reduce flooding risk attributed to catastrophic failure of derelict dams, reduce the barriers to fish passage in the Sabattus River and increase access to high quality fish habitat, increase overall aquatic connectivity in the Androscoggin River drainage, restore several river miles of impoundments to free-flowing river, and improve water quality.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Increasing Access to Fish Habitat and Aquatic Connectivity through Stream Restoration (ME)
Organization:
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Project ID:
0318.20.069654
Description:
Award Amount:
$1548528.00
Location:
Town of Lisbon on the Sabattus River, a tributary of the Androscoggin River, Androscoggin County, Maine