We Can Help With Your Next Aquatic Restoration Project
Fish and other aquatic species in the Credit River Watershed face challenges when navigating local waterways.
More than 1000 in-stream barriers—such as human-made dams, weirs and culverts—block their passage through streams, creeks and rivers. Brook trout are a sensitive native fish species reliant on cold, clean water to survive. These in-stream barriers can prevent them from moving up and downstream to spawning grounds and resting habitat.
Removing in-stream barriers presents an opportunity to improve the health of aquatic ecosystems.
Three Must-watch Educational Videos
We’ve created three videos showcasing successful barrier removal projects with landowners. Watch the videos to learn how the barrier removal are making a difference.
Restoring the Flow: A Stream Owner’s Guide to Removing Barriers
Watch how we helped a watershed landowner through the planning process step-by-step to remove an in-stream barrier on their property, eliminating potential hazards and improving ecosystem health, natural processes, landscape aesthetics and overall safety.
Transforming a Creek: Collective Action for Community Benefit
This video shows how one individual’s decision to remove a weir from their property reconnected vital habitat for brook trout populations and restored the flow, demonstrating how individual actions can create lasting impacts.
Municipal Asset Management: Erosion, Flooding and Ecosystem Resilience
This video features an ongoing municipal restoration project, demonstrating how municipalities, with support from CVC, can improve their understanding of aquatic ecosystems and reduce flood and erosion risks, lower capital costs and minimize long-term maintenance needs.
We’re Here to Help
CVC can support you with wetland, stream or pond restoration projects. Funding is available, and CVC will guide you through the entire process. Connect with us to take action on your land. Together, we can help fish and other aquatic life in our watershed go with the flow.