Aquatic Connectivity

Restoring Aquatic Connectivity and Increasing Flood Resilience - Hurricane Sandy Mitigation Proposal

Proposal for the Hurricane Sandy Mitigation Funds Program - Restoring Aquatic Connectivity and Increasing Flood Resilience. The proposal was approved by the Department of Interior in 2013.

Restoring Aquatic Connectivity and Increasing Flood Resilience

This project brings together the major partners involved in road-stream crossings to assess river and stream continuity and set priorities for restoring connectivity, and reducing flood damage to road crossings, within the North Atlantic region.

Document: 2014 April-June Quarterly Report - Aquatic Connectivity

2014 April-June Quarterly Report - Aquatic Connectivity

Document: 2014 July-September Quarterly Report - Aquatic Connectivity

2014 July-September (3rd) Quarterly Report - Aquatic Connectivity

2014 Oct-Dec Quarterly Report - Aquatic Connectivity

2014 Oct-Dec (4th) Quarterly Report

2015 Jan-March Quarterly Report - Aquatic Connectivity

2015 Jan-March (1st) Quarterly Report

Statement of Work - UMass Aquatic Connectivity

Statement of Work for the North Atlantic LCC sponsored project "Collaboratively Restoring Aquatic Connectivity while Increasing Resiliency for Culverts and Road Stream Crossings to Future Floods" (project initiated Spring 2014)

Extension Request

Extension request for NALCC project 2013-02

Rapid Assessment Protocol for Aquatic Passability of Tidally Influenced Road-Stream Crossings

There is growing interest among conservation practitioners to have a method to assess tidally influenced crossings for their potential as barriers to aquatic organism passage. Protocols designed for freshwater streams will not adequately address the passage challenges of bi-directional flow and widely variable depth and velocity of tidally influenced systems. Diadromous fish must be able to overcome the enhanced water velocities associated with tidal restrictions to reach upstream spawning habitat. This project will build on the existing North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative's protocol, database and scoring procedures to extend the applicability of this region-wide program to road-stream crossings in tidally influenced settings.