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| Keywords: hurricanesandyproject94 hurricanesandyproject94a dams rivers new jersey newjersey dam removal damremoval aquatic connectivity aquaticconnectivity hurricanesandyfws events outdoor U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined Interior, state and local officials and partners at the Hughesville Dam removal on the Musconetcong River. Jewell discusses details of the project with Eric Schrading, field supervisor for the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s New Jersey Field Office while Beth Styler Barry, executive director of the Musconetcong Watershed Association listens in. The removal of the Hughesville Dam is part of a larger collaborative effort to restore the 42-mile Musconetcong – a designated “Wild and Scenic River” – to a free-flowing state. Hughesville is the fifth dam to be removed, helping to open up fish passage while improving safety and flooding risks for the local community. The project is one of a dozen dam removals in the Northeast supported by federal funding for Hurricane Sandy recovery to help strengthen natural defenses along the Atlantic Coast and protect communities and wildlife against future storms predicted with a changing climate. Photo credit: Katie Conrad/USFWS Press Release: bit.ly/2dfWlMR More about the Hughesville Dam project: www.fws.gov/hurricane/sandy/projects/NJDamRemoval.html Read about all Hurriane Sandy resiliency projects: www.fws.gov/hurricane/sandy/projects.html U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined Interior, state and local officials and partners at the Hughesville Dam removal on the Musconetcong River. Jewell discusses details of the project with Eric Schrading, field supervisor for the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s New Jersey Field Office while Beth Styler Barry, executive director of the Musconetcong Watershed Association listens in. The removal of the Hughesville Dam is part of a larger collaborative effort to restore the 42-mile Musconetcong – a designated “Wild and Scenic River” – to a free-flowing state. Hughesville is the fifth dam to be removed, helping to open up fish passage while improving safety and flooding risks for the local community. The project is one of a dozen dam removals in the Northeast supported by federal funding for Hurricane Sandy recovery to help strengthen natural defenses along the Atlantic Coast and protect communities and wildlife against future storms predicted with a changing climate. Photo credit: Katie Conrad/USFWS Press Release: bit.ly/2dfWlMR More about the Hughesville Dam project: www.fws.gov/hurricane/sandy/projects/NJDamRemoval.html Read about all Hurriane Sandy resiliency projects: www.fws.gov/hurricane/sandy/projects.html | ||||
