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Whitethorn Creek Restoration, West Virginia
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Whitethorn Creek, which is the most significant tributary in the Thorn Creek drainage of
the South Branch of the Potomac, is historically recognized as supporting one of the
best brook trout populations in West Virginia. This population has been significantly
reduced in recent years as a result of land use impacts and two devastating flood
events. The flood events altered instream habitat quality and washed away a large
portion of riparian cover in the watershed. Following the loss of the relatively stable
vegetated riparian corridor, livestock grazing has prevented re-growth and has caused
widespread bank instability as a result of unregulated stream access. will result in the restoration and protection of approximately one mile of
degraded brook trout habitat. This project will result in the reconnection of upstream
spawning and rearing habitat to the mainstem of Thorn Creek. Reestablishment of the
riparian corridor will provide lower overall water temperatures in addition to refuge areas
during lower flows. The instream restoration will create habitat zones and a more stable
hydrology through this reach and downstream.
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Whitethorn Creek, West Virginia
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Photo of Whitethorn Creek, West Virginia.
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Whitethorn Creek Restoration, West Virginia
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Willow Creek Pennsylvania
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Photo of general habitat conditions in Willow Creek, Pennsylvania
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Expanding Brook Trout in Willow Creek, Pennsylvania
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Wolf Laurel Culvert in NC
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Photo of Wolf Laurel Culvert to be replaced in North Carolina.
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Restoring Aquatic Organism Passage within Wolf Laurel Branch, NC
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Wood Additions into the Sheepscot, Narraguagus, Machias Watersheds, Maine
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In 2007, Project SHARE and the Department of Marine Resources Bureau of Sea-Run Fisheries and Habitat and private land owners undertook a "chop and drop" large wood addition project. Wood was added to streams with the intent to increase habitat complexity and salmonid survival. This project expands the large wood treatment locations to include the Sheepscot drainage, along with treatment locations on the Machias, East Machias and Narraguagus River drainages. It adds nine additional large wood treatment sites enhancing approximately 4 miles of stream for brook trout.
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