Manmade informal rock dams are harmful to fish and other aquatic wildlife. They can prevent fish from reaching critical thermal refuge and spawning habitat…
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As a bottom-feeder, sturgeon are sometimes accidentally caught by anglers in rivers and estuaries. This led NFC to reach out to NOAA Fisheries and several New England state marine resources agencies…
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Below are the final reports associated with NFC’s onging Holistic Stream Assessment/Restoration projects…
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We were pleasantly surprised to see a good volume of clear water, a clean sand and gravel bottom, and a notable lack of trash or other debris...
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Species at the extreme edges of their native range are more likely to be stressed by changes in weather patterns than other populations…
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In order to understand what other species of fish could be in Cold Spring Brook within Newton Cemetery and Arboretum and Cold Spring Park, NFC took a look at the headwaters of Laundry Brook where Cold Spring Brook terminates…
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In order to understand what other species of fish could be in Cold Spring Brook within Cold Spring Park, NFC toured the next downstream segement of stream…
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To better understand the impact of the lack of fish-passage, NFC installed two temperature loggers at locations upstream and downstream of the culvert…
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Raised in a suburb just outside of Boston, NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard was fascinated by the cities network of subterranean streams...
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The first 25 volunteers to post State Heritage Fish signs starting May 2026 will be given a free 3” outdoor grade vinyl limited edition NFC/SHF decal…
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As soon as the signs are posted we will start collecting data…
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Thanks to the generosity of the Newton Conservators, MA NFC will be expanding its eDNA metabarcoding sampling in Newton’s suburban and urban streams…
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Help the Maine chapter of Native Fish Coalition raise money to place these important informational signs at Maine's 586 and counting State Heritage Fish lakes and ponds...
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If not, it is a sign that something is wrong at the watershed level, as while it is easy to depress a population of fish, their complete loss is usually the sign of compound problems, not a single issue or event.…
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NFC is pleased to announce that our grant application was approved. NFC and our partners will work to research and design a AMD treatment system in the headwaters of Moshannon Creek throughout 2023…
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Friends of Cold Spring Park, one of our partners on our Cold Spring Brook in Newton, Massachusetts, project recently added a first ever section on fish to the wildlife page on their website…
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Pennsylvania NFC is working with other organizations, agencies, and businesses to better understand the impact of vertical flow wetlands in regard to water temperature…
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In early spring 2023, NFC was approached by Northwoods Brewing Co. out of Northwood, New Hampshire, about developing a beer commemorating Maine’s State Heritage Fish waters.…
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The Rhode Island chapter of NFC has decided to adopt Dutemple Brook for a top-to-bottom Holistic Stream Assessment/Restoration project…
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After a very successful webinar sponsored by Newton Conservators that featured NFC’s work on suburban and urban streams in Newton, Massachusetts, the story was picked up by The Heights…
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