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NRCS EQIP Program
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USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Farm Service Agency (FSA)Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) pays for agricultural practices on a cost-share basis for items like fencing, water facilities, etc. that have a positive impact on environmental conditions.
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The Story of Wild Brook Trout
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Landowner Resources
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USDA Conservation Stewardship Program
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The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps agricultural producers maintain and improve their existing conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority resources concerns. Participants earn CSP payments for conservation performance—the higher the performance, the higher the payment.
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The Story of Wild Brook Trout
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Landowner Resources
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A Map of Massachusetts Wild Brook Trout Patches
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The map provides a visual depiction of the distribution of Massachusetts's wild Brook Trout patches.
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Science and Data
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EBTJV State Maps and Resources
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State Maps of Wild Brook Trout Patch Distribution
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Restoration of North Branch of the Hoosic River, Removal of the Briggsville, Massachusetts
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This project will remove the Briggsville Dam in Clarksburg, Massachusetts to restore and reconnect approximately 30 miles of habitat in the North Branch Hoosic River. Removal of the dam will eliminate a barrier to the movement of aquatic and riparian species, re-establish the river's natural flow regime, improve water quality, improve the temperature regime for coldwater species, and restore natural clean gravel and cobble necessary for brook trout.
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2006 - 2018 Projects
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2008 Projects
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Hathaway Brook Dam Removal and Stream Restoration in MA
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The primary goal of this project is to restore natural stream conditions and stream connectivity within Hathaway Brook, thereby enhancing habitat value for existing aquatic species. One barrier will be removed, restoring access to 3,000 feet of stream. The project will reestablish continuous flow and natural sediment transport regimes, and restore geomorphic processes within the channel.
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2006 - 2018 Projects
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2010 Projects
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Hamant Brook Culvert Replacement, Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts
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The two leading causes of brook trout habitat degradation in Massachusetts have been identified through the EBTJV as fragmentation by dams and roads. The subwatershed containing Hamant Brook was identified as high impact from dam fragmentation and medium impact from road fragmentation. This project will remove three dams and one impassable culvert, allowing access from mainstem habitat to a coldwater tributary and converting 70% of the project area from impounded to free-flowing. Once complete, the project will open nearly 8 miles of habitat and provide access to more diverse free flowing and coldwater habitats for brook trout and riverine fish species.
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Projects
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2006 - 2018 Projects
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2010 Projects
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Thunder Brook Dam Removal, Chesire, Massachusetts
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This project seeks to restore natural riverine functions and values to Thunder Brook, a tributary to the South Branch of the Hoosic River. In its current condition, an aging dam and failing culvert fragment this valuable coldwater stream and prevent fish passage between the Hoosic and the high quality headwaters of Thunder Brook on Mount Greylock. This project will remove 2 fish passage barriers and open 2.4 miles of stream for brook trout passage. The project will also re-establish the river's natural flow regime, improve sediment dynamics and water quality, and restore natural clean gravel and cobble necessary for brook trout and other species of interest.
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Projects
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2006 - 2018 Projects
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2011 Projects
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Restoration of North Branch of the Hoosic River, Removal of the Briggsville, Massachusetts
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This project will remove the Briggsville Dam in Clarksburg, Massachusetts to restore and reconnect approximately 30 miles of habitat in the North Branch Hoosic River. Removal of the dam will eliminate a barrier to the movement of aquatic and riparian species, re-establish the river's natural flow regime, improve water quality, improve the temperature regime for coldwater species, and restore natural clean gravel and cobble necessary for brook trout.
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Funded Projects
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EBTJV Projects
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Hathaway Brook Dam Removal and Stream Restoration in MA
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The primary goal of this project is to restore natural stream conditions and stream connectivity within Hathaway Brook, thereby enhancing habitat value for existing aquatic species. One barrier will be removed, restoring access to 3,000 feet of stream. The project will reestablish continuous flow and natural sediment transport regimes, and restore geomorphic processes within the channel.
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Funded Projects
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EBTJV Projects
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Hamant Brook Culvert Replacement, Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts
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The two leading causes of brook trout habitat degradation in Massachusetts have been identified through the EBTJV as fragmentation by dams and roads. The subwatershed containing Hamant Brook was identified as high impact from dam fragmentation and medium impact from road fragmentation. This project will remove three dams and one impassable culvert, allowing access from mainstem habitat to a coldwater tributary and converting 70% of the project area from impounded to free-flowing. Once complete, the project will open nearly 8 miles of habitat and provide access to more diverse free flowing and coldwater habitats for brook trout and riverine fish species.
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Funded Projects
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EBTJV Projects