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Easygrants ID: 18868 NFWF/Legacy Grant Project ID: 0603.09.018868 Easygrants ID: 18868 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation NFWF/Legacy Grant Project ID: 0603.09.018868 Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants 2009 - Submit Final Programmatic Report (Activities) Grantee Organization: Trout Unlimited, Inc. Project Title: Eastern Panhandle Brook Trout Reintroduction (WV) Project Period 10/31/2009 - 12/31/2011 Award Amount $22,309.72 Matching Contributions $22,163.00 Project Location Description (from Proposal) Projects are located in both Districts 1 and 2 in WV. Project Summary (from Proposal) Work with public and private partners to restore water quality and aquatic habitat in four headwater streams of the Cacapon River. Project will install livestock exclusion fencing, establish riparian buffers, and perform water quality monitoring to support the goal of reintroducing eastern brook trout to historical coldwater streams in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia. Summary of Accomplishments This Project: a) Restored native vegetation along 3,100 linear feet of streams with an average buffer width of 35 feet (approximately 5 acres); b) Engaged four landowners and 102 volunteers in tree and shrub plantings, educational activities, water quality monitoring, and conservation planning; c) Developed detailed temperature profiles of five streams to and a water quality “snapshot” of Meadow Branch; and d) Piqued WVDNR interest in salmonid restoration or reintroduction in three streams. Lessons Learned Lessons learned include: a) Filling vacancies quickly and planning for project coverage during transition can mitigate the loss of key teammates; b) Tighter oversight of volunteer monitors and interns and regular team meetings would yield more consistent data collection and reporting; c) It is ambitious to make reintroduction of brook trout to previously unstudied streams a project period outcome; d) Brook trout continue to be a valuable focus for landowner outreach (i.e. a charismatic species); and e) Engaging children in land stewardship activities elicits greater willingness to cooperate among landowners Conservation Activities Engage Burgundy Center in monitoring Progress Measures # of participants/volunteers in project Value at Grant Completion 50 Conservation Activities Engage Burgundy Center in monitoring Progress Measures # of landowners targeted by program Value at Grant Completion 2 Conservation Activities Restore native shrubs and vegetation along 1,500 linear feet of Dillons Run tributaries Progress Measures Linear feet of riparian buffer restored with at least a 35-foot buffer Value at Grant Completion 1500 Conservation Activities Restore native shrubs and vegetation along 1,500 linear feet of Dillons Run tributaries Progress Measures # of landowners targeted by program Value at Grant Completion 2 Conservation Activities Restore native shrubs and vegetation along 1,500 linear feet of Dillons Run tributaries Progress Measures # of farmers adopting BMPs Value at Grant Completion 1 Conservation Activities Restore Eastern brook trout to extirpated streams in Dillons Run subwatershed Progress Measures Other Activity Metric (# of streams where brook trout reintroduced) Value at Grant Completion 0 Conservation Activities Engage landowner Frye to restore riparian vegetation and monitor water quality on 1600 feet of Slate Rock Run Progress Measures # of landowners targeted by program Value at Grant Completion 1 Conservation Activities Engage landowner Frye to restore riparian vegetation and monitor water quality on 1600 feet of Slate Rock Run Progress Measures # of farmers adopting BMPs Value at Grant Completion 1 Conservation Activities Engage landowner Frye to restore riparian vegetation and monitor water quality on 1600 feet of Slate Rock Run Progress Measures Linear feet of riparian buffer restored with at least a 35-foot buffer Value at Grant Completion 1600 Conservation Activities Engage landowner Frye to restore riparian vegetation and monitor water quality on 1600 feet of Slate Rock Run Progress Measures # of participants/volunteers in project Value at Grant Completion 19 Conservation Activities Engage landowner Frye to restore riparian vegetation and monitor water quality on 1600 feet of Slate Rock Run Progress Measures Linear feet of livestock exclusion fencing installed with at least a 35-foot buffer Value at Grant Completion 1600 Conservation Activities Engage Capon Springs Resort and downstream community in brook trout reintroduction/restoration potential on Capon Springs Progress Measures # of landowners targeted by program Value at Grant Completion 1 Conservation Activities Engage Capon Springs Resort and downstream community in brook trout reintroduction/restoration potential on Capon Springs Progress Measures # of participants/volunteers in project Value at Grant Completion 30 Conservation Activities Engage Capon Springs Resort and downstream community in brook trout reintroduction/restoration potential on Capon Springs Progress Measures # of farmers adopting BMPs Value at Grant Completion 0 Conservation Activities Development of a watershed monitoring plan for Meadow Branch within the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area Progress Measures # of participants/volunteers in project Value at Grant Completion 6 Conservation Activities Research pH, Acid Neutralizing Capacity (ANC), specific conductivity, water temperature, and water stage/volume at various flow rates and seasons. Progress Measures # of participants/volunteers in project Value at Grant Completion 6 Conservation Activities Restore native shrubs and vegetation along 1,500 linear feet of Dillons Run tributaries Progress Measures Acres of BMPs put into practice on agricultural lands Value at Grant Completion 2.4 Conservation Activities Engage landowner Frye to restore riparian vegetation and monitor water quality on 1600 feet of Slate Rock Run Progress Measures Acres of BMPs put into practice on agricultural lands Value at Grant Completion 2.6 Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Final Programmatic Report Narrative Instructions: Save this document on your computer and complete the narrative in the format provided. The final narrative should not exceed ten (10) pages; do not delete the text provided below. Once complete, upload this document into the on-line final programmatic report task as instructed. 1. Project Description. Briefly describe your project, including a description of the problem your project is trying to address, the project’s objectives and strategies, as well as the project location, and a characterization of the watershed and the relevant characteristics of the community’s natural resources, population, and economy. The Eastern Panhandle Brook Trout Reintroduction Project (“Project”) engaged landowners and other partners in data collection and implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to restore water quality and aquatic habitat on four headwater streams in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle. The Project simultaneously sought to: (1) fill in information gaps regarding water quality and habitat suitability for brook trout, and (2) address water quality degradation from non- point sources of pollution, primarily agriculture. The desired outcome of this Project, and the primary motivator of partner involvement, is restoration and reintroduction of brook trout, which are extirpated or greatly reduced in the Project area. While successful restoration or reintroduction of brook trout is beyond the Project’s timeline and contingent upon West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (WVDNR) action, the intent of this Project was to set a stage for WVDNR action by gathering baseline data and implementing BMPs (primarily riparian forest buffers) that may lead to habitat improvement in the future. The objectives of the Project, restated from the original proposal, are as follows: a) Trout Unlimited (TU) will partner with the Cacapon & Lost River Land Trust (CLRLT) to engage four separate landowners on best management practices to restore water quality and aquatic habitat on four headwater streams in the Cacapon/Lost River watershed via restoration activities such as livestock exclusion, riparian protection and enhancement and monitoring. b) TU will partner with WVDNR fisheries staff and private landowners to reintroduce Eastern Brook Trout to appropriate private headwater streams if and when conditions are appropriate. c) TU and CLRLT will use partnership projects as a model to engage other private landowners in improving and protecting water quality and aquatic habitat with the long-term objective of reintroducing native brook trout. d) TU staff will work with various partners including WVDNR, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Potomac Headwaters Resource Conservation & Development Council and other local partners to develop a watershed monitoring plan on Meadow Branch in Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area, perform research, and develop a watershed restoration plan with the objective of reintroducing native brook trout to 9 miles of protected habitat. A variety of strategies were employed to achieve these objectives, including: use of brook trout restoration as a means to approach and encourage BMP adoption among landowners; one-on-one technical assistance; volunteer tree and shrub plantings; a public meeting; and development of a collaborative watershed monitoring plan for Meadow Branch. A location map and coordinates for each of the Project sites may be found in the attached Data Supplement. Generally, Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan, and Berkeley Counties, where the Project took place,
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