MAINE PUBLIC • October 28, 2024
Conservation groups in Maine are getting a $25 million infusion from the federal government to continue stream restoration work to boost fish passage, work they say will have ecological and economic benefits. The funding will help pay for improving stream passage under roadways on private land in Maine, by replacing culverts with bridges or other structures that allow for improved waterflow and fish passage. Christian Fox, watershed restoration specialist with The Nature Conservancy in Maine, said that helps migratory fish species, including endangered Atlantic Salmon. The program has already restored about 260 miles of streams across the state.