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Fish
Inland Fish
More than 962,000 acres of lakes, 43 percent of the NFS total, and over 15,000 miles of streams - 64 percent of which are trout waters, are found in Eastern Region National Forests. About 43 percent of the nation's anglers live in the 20 state Region. Fisheries program goals:
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Restore, maintain and enhance aquatic habitats and biological diversity in an ecosystem context with emphasis on watershed restoration and management.
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Provide for the recovery of threatened and endangered fish species and fish-dependent wildlife as well as limit the spread of invasive exotic species.
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Maintain partnerships with agencies, organizations and individuals interested in National Forest aquatic resources. Emphasize partnerships with state agencies where National Forest aquatic ecosystem management and state aquatic species management are complementary.
Anadromous and Potadromous Fish
Eastern Region National Forests contain over 1350 miles of streams supporting anadromous or potadromous fishes. Pacific salmon species and steelheads occur on the three National Forests in Michigan while the National Forests in New Hampshire and Vermont are engaged in restoring historic Atlantic salmon and shad runs. Fisheries program goals:
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Restore, maintain and enhance aquatic habitats and biological diversity in an ecosystem context with emphasis on watershed restoration and management.
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Provide for the recovery of threatened and endangered fish species and fish-dependent wildlife and limit the spread of invasive exotic species.
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Maintain partnerships with agencies, organizations and individuals interested in National Forest aquatic resources. Emphasize partnerships with state agencies wherein National Forest aquatic ecosystem management and state aquatic species management are complementary.
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Provide coordinated opportunities for public use of aquatic resources.
Tools for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
Stream Simulation for Aquatic Organism Passage
Large Woody Materials
Features
New Aquatic Invasive Species sign on the Huron-Manistee National Forest
Check out the new Aquatic Invasive Species signs on the Huron-Manistee National Forest. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative provided funding for this important effort to educate boaters and anglers about (1) the threats of aquatic invasive species and (2) how to stop their spread. The Huron-Manistee National Forest and the Ottawa National Forest, both in Michigan, have posted eye-catching and informative signs like this one at public access sites at lakes and rivers throughout the forests.
Protecting Freshwater Biodiversity from NatureServe's Conservation Works Series
Watch Protecting Freshwater Biodiversity
A tiny fraction of our planet’s water—less than one hundredth of one percent—exists as liquid freshwater. But the biodiversity this fraction houses is astonishing. For example, did you know that the southeastern United States is home to more freshwater species than anywhere else in the world?
Despite their richness and importance, freshwater ecosystems have often received scant attention, even from the conservation community. Learn more about protecting threatened freshwater ecosystems and the species they support from Larry Master, NatureServe’s former chief scientist and lead author of the seminal report Rivers of Life, and Jay Cordeiro, consulting naturalist for NatureServe.