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.
AFS Seminar on National Fish Habitat Legislation scheduled for March 16
The American Fisheries Society and the National Fish Habitat Board
will present a seminar on: The National Fish Habitat Conservation Act
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:30-9:30 AM (speakers commence at 8:45)
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-339 Washington, DC
*List of Speakers:
Don Jackson, AFS President Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), HR 2565 sponsor Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), HR 2565 sponsor Jeff Hastings, Trout Unlimited (Driftless Area Restoration Effort) Doug Austen, PA Fish and Boat Commission Gordon Robertson, American Sportfishing Association
H.R. 2565 Gains Three Additional Co-Sponsors in March
The National Fish Habitat Conservation Act (H.R. 2565) has gained three more House co-sponsors in March, bringing the number of co-sponsors who have signed on to the bill in 2010 alone to 10. Representative Steve Kagen (D-WI), signed on is support or H.R. 2565 on March 2, 2010 and Representative Henry Brown (R-SC)
signed on in support of the legislation on March 3, 2010. Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) also signed on in support of the legislation on March 9, 2010.
FRANKLIN, TN — A healthier Harpeth River one day could flow through Franklin with the removal of the only dam standing on the river's 125-mile path. That low-head dam belongs to the city of Franklin and been used since 1963 to create a pool of water from which to pump part of the city's fresh water supply.
National Fish Habitat Board Approves Two New Fish Habitat Partnerships
The National Fish Habitat Board approved the applications of two
candidate Fish Habitat Partnerships for full recognition as a Fish Habitat Partnership (FHP) at the Board’s March meeting at The Headquarters of Ducks Unlimited in Memphis, Tennessee.
The newly approved Partnerships are the California Fish Passage Forum (CFPF) and the Fishers & Farmers Partnership (FFP). With the approval of the CFPF and FFP there are now 17 Fish Habitat
Partnerships are now recognized by the Board and are actively
implementing the National Fish Habitat Action Plan.
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:
multi-year Watershed Restoration Project has been established. The main goals of the project are to: