The National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) with the Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort (DARE) and the Aldo Leopold Chapter of TU (ALCTU) is critical to Bear Creek’s restoration. The purpose of the project is to reduce erosion and siltation within Bear Creek to provide high-quality cold-water habitat. This partnership can change Bear Creek’s Class II stream status to a Class I stream, thereby providing sustainable native and wild cold-water fish populations. Stabilized stream banks will improve water and substrate quality resulting in long-term benefits to the entire stream habitat.
The National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) with the Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort (DARE) and the Aldo Leopold Chapter of TU (ALCTU) is critical to Bear Creek’s restoration. The purpose of the project is to reduce erosion and siltation within Bear Creek to provide high-quality cold-water habitat. This partnership can change Bear Creek’s Class II stream status to a Class I stream, thereby providing sustainable native and wild cold-water fish populations. Stabilized stream banks will improve water and substrate quality resulting in long-term benefits to the entire stream habitat.
Project Partners:
Alliant Energy Foundation, Aldo Leopold Chapter TU, William Fargen Family, Badger Fly Fishers, J. E. Dutton Foundation, Sauk County Land Conservation Department, Trout & Salmon Foundation, TU Embrace-A-Stream, USDA Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin State Council TU