This is what the National Fish Habitat Action Plan is all about — locally-driven efforts that build private and public partnerships to improve fish habitat.
Fish Habitat Action Plan partnerships are self-identified, self-organized, and self-directed communities of interest formed around geographic areas, keystone species, or system types.
The National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Partner Toolkit that will empower you to make a difference in assuring that the National Fish Habitat Conservation Act gains support in the 111th Congress. The toolkit is an Adobe (PDF) portfolio that contains:
Four-page outreach piece (PDF)
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Summary (PDF)
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Talking Points (PDF)
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act modifiable Legislative support letter (MS Word)
These 10 Waters to Watch bring together community groups, non-profit organizations, local watershed groups, Native American tribes and state and federal agencies to plant stream-side vegetation, remove structures blocking fish from accessing habitat and protect rivers from the effects of agriculture runoff. The idea is to provide clean water and robust, healthy habitats for the many fish and wildlife species and people who call these areas home.
There will be a meeting of the National Fish Habitat Board on Wednesday, March 3 - Thursday, March 4 2010 at the Headquarters of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. in Memphis, TN. The Board meeting will convene at 1:00 pm on Wednesday and wrap-up at 4:00 pm on Thursday. Please RSVP to
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if you are interested in attending the NFHAP Board Meeting. A complete agenda will be available soon.
The 2009 National Fish Habitat Action Plan 10 "Waters to Watch" initiative has gained some recognition in the media, here is an updated list of some of the publications that have covered the Action Plan and the 10 "Waters to Watch" initiative as well as the National Fish Habitat Conservation Act.
Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine (FTR) an ESPN publication featured a story on the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, the NFHAP 10 "Waters to Watch" campaign and the National Fish Habitat Conservation Act (S. 1214, H.R. 2565) in its December 2009 edition of the publication. Click Here to view the article in its entirety (PDF).
H.R. 2565 Gains Three Additional Co-Sponsors in February
The National Fish Habitat Conservation Act (H.R. 2565) has gained three more House co-sponsors in February, bringing the number of co-sponsors who have signed on to the bill in 2010 alone to seve. Representative Bob Wittman (R-VA)
signed on in support of H.R. 2565 on February 3, 2010 and Representatives Dan Boren (D-OK) and Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA), signed on in support of the bill on February 4, 2010.
Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership Gains Approval by Fish Habitat Board
The Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership (KPFHP) was approved as a recognized Fish Habitat Partnership at a meeting of the National Fish Habitat Board on Friday January 15, 2010. The Board initially voted to defer approval of the Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat
Partnership at their October 2009 Board meeting until a revised application was received and certified by
staff to be completed and met the guidance established by the Board. Those steps were taken as the Board voted for official recognition of the KPFHP.
The National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Partner Toolkit that will empower you to make a difference in assuring that the National Fish Habitat Conservation Act gains support in the 111th Congress. The toolkit is an Adobe (PDF) portfolio that contains:
Grant County, Wisconsin. The project area is located on the Big Spring Fishery ground owned by the Wisconsin DNR (WiDNR) and a small segment owned and operated by Menke Brothers Farms. It has been a stream under close surveillance by the WiNDR for the past several years, which continues to supply excellent information as to the effectiveness of the project. It is in conjunction with projects from years past; as you can see in the map below upon completion of the 2009 planned project there will be a continuous stretch of approximately three and a half miles of restoration.