The project, which began in June, is expected to replace more than 50 culverts in the next three to five years and reconnect 43 miles of brook trout waters.
“This work will reduce habitat fragmentation and improve access to cold clean water for native Eastern brook trout, the official New York state freshwater fish and a priority species for Trout Unlimited,” Trout Unlimited NY Program Director Tracy Brown said.
The initiative targets over 50 undersized, damaged, or failing road-stream culverts which restrict fish movement and fragment natural stream flows. Crews are removing or replacing these culverts with climate-resilient alternatives like open-arch structures…