Month: November 2020
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America’s Conservation Enhancement Act signed into law with bipartisan support and unanimous consent
The America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, was enacted into law on October 30th, 2020, and reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) and codifies the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP), which represent two of the most successful voluntary conservation efforts in the United States. The NFHP is comprised of 20 individual Fish Habitat Partnerships, each…
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Barriers to Tidal Connectivity Symposium draws hundreds of participants
Barriers to tidal connectivity are of major concern to the three Fish Habitat Partnerships (FHPs) that work to improve, restore and conserve fish habitats along the US West Coast. The negative impacts of these barriers include (but are not limited to) impeding fish passage, sediment processes interference, water quality degradation, and alterations of the array…