NFC collected water samples from 4 sites in the watershed to be tested for eDNA metabarcoding. The results were quite interesting…
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After 2 seasons of extensive fieldwork and analysis, NFC has concluded that brook trout are remnant at best and possibly extirpated from Trout Brook…
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NFC was pleasantly surprised to see a good volume of clear water, relatively clean sand and gravel bottom, and a notable lack of trash or other debris...
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For anything notable to change, folks will need to be flexible, think out of the box, and avoid excessive caution and analysis that often leads to inaction…
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Cold Spring Brook has undergone notable changes in the last 50 or so years as a direct result of the earlier alterations…
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Vermont NFC board member David Wein and his son Eli recently drove to Brattleboro, Vermont, to post informational sturgeon signs…
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In fact, it is possible that nothing in the watershed is as it originally was…
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While beavers are part of the natural order, sans any natural predators, and in the case of Massachusetts a prohibition on recreational trapping, abundance can become an issue…
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Today, in sections where it is still open to the air, Cold Stream Brook looks more like a drainage ditch than a natural stream…
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Now that the fish are biting, it’s a good time and excuse to get into the backcountry to help post informational signs on Maine’s State Heritage Fish waters…
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Nicholas Miller, a teacher at Nokomis Regional High School in Newport, Maine, and his fly fishing class recently posted two signs…
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A recent Google Bing search in regard to “Maine 2023 fishing regulations” showed Maine NFC’s challenge to a recent flurry of negative changes. You can’t outrun the internet…
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Early this summer the Maine chapter of NFC was contacted by New England Backcountry Hunters & Anglers in regard to posting some State Heritage Fish signs…
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The bill, House Resolution 74, looks to enact a study to better understand wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity…
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NFC is looking to extend our contiguous footprint in the Northeast, now represented by Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, by adding a New York…
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NFC is looking to extend our contiguous footprint in the Mid-Atlantic, now represented by Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, by adding a Virginia chapter…
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A New Hampshire legislator recently advanced a piece of legislation for an individual that would redefine the meaning of brook trout. While well-meaning, and timely as it opens the door for further discussion, it is not the way to do it for several reasons, and it is likely DOA…
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The intention is to provide guides, including NFC Board and Advisory Council members and supporters, with a way to help out while raising money for wild native fish conservation initiatives…
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NFC members and volunteers have been busy breaching manmade rock dams to help fish pass during what is an unprecedented drought in the region…
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The Maine NFC led State Heritage Fish (SHF) sign initiative has reached another milestone. This time it’s the 400th SHF sign posted…
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