Restoring the Fish Habitat of Great Brook in Walpole, NH

Join us for the Forest Stewardship Summer Series! This series of educational events will focus on private forest stewardship and conservation. We aim to facilitate communication among forest owners, practitioners, and educators, to  strengthen an ethic of forest stewardship in the region. Registration is free, but slots are limited. Donations to the sponsoring organizations are welcomed and encouraged.

See a stream restoration project in progress!

The addition of instream wood is a centerpiece of wild brook trout restoration because it restores natural stream dynamics and habitat. Large wood creates diverse flow patterns, helps retain sediment, creates pools, and provides habitat for stream insects and cover for fish. Properly anchored in place, large woody material provides habitat for fish, insects, amphibians and small mammals.

Join John Magee and Jared Lamy, Fish Habitat Biologists with N.H. Fish and Game, to learn about the benefits and the process of strategically adding wood to…