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Lakefront properties offer relaxing views and a gateway to recreation. The lakefront can be where memories of catching your first bluegill and learning to swim are made. Lake shorelines are places we hold dear, and they also provide an important connection between clean water and healthy fish and wildlife. Resource... Read More
The Elephant Butte Reservoir Habitat Restoration Project funded by Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership has been awarded another grant from Beyond the Pond and Bass Pro Shops. Congratulations to our partners at Elephant Butte! The grant program was implemented through Beyond the Pond, a non-profit organization established to benefit the National... Read More
Birmingham, Ala. – Virginia B.A.S.S. Nation conservation director Joan Blankenship was presented with the Friends of Reservoirs Award at the recent B.A.S.S. Conservation Summit. The award recognized Joan for her years of dedication to projects on Claytor and Smith Mountain lakes where she has been successful in securing grants through... Read More
Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership: 10-year Accomplishment Summary Read More
More than 50 conservation groups are banding together and calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass bipartisan legislation that invests in wetlands, fisheries, chronic wasting disease research, and the Chesapeake Bay. In early January, the Senate passed the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act or ACE Act (H.R. 925), and now a coalition of... Read More
The Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership is pleased to announce a new chapter added to our BMP manual. Reservoir Fish Habitats: A Toolkit for Coping with Climate Change is available for download. Climate change is the defining environmental problem for our generation. The effects of climate change are increasingly evident and anticipated... Read More
Friends of Lake Livingston (FoLL) is a multi-partnership effort that includes Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) chapters (Livingston, Conroe, among others), the Ellis Correctional Unit and eight high schools. Friends of Reservoirs (FOR) has made several posts highlighting previous work by this ambitious group. The Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership and FOR... Read More
Friends of Reservoirs welcomes 23 members of the Kansas Community Fisheries Assistance Program to the Friends of Reservoirs family. These Kansas communities are interested in improving the habitat quality of their local reservoirs. Friends of Reservoirs hopes to partner with Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and these local communities to... Read More
