Department of the Interior – Fish Spawning Passage Assessment Grant at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

This project was previously vetted and approved for funding by the Department of the Interior. The appropriation for this project is the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2. Criteria for funding was based on the project¿s ability to yield the greatest return on investment by taking advantage of existing science and regional planning tools for resiliency and by working with states, cities, communities, and partners who contribute to the goals of restoring and rebuilding national wildlife refuges and other federal public assets to increase resiliency and the capacity of coastal habitat and infrastructure to withstand future storms and to minimize the damage incurred.

The proposed project will provide data on the presence and passage ability of anadromous fishes in a coastal stream, before and after the removal of an obstruction. Monitoring fish passage will provide important feedback on the success of habitat restoration activities for federal trust species. This project is authorized by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2.