Restoring Big Creek reduced polluted runoff and created wetlands and other habitat that benefited fish, wildlife and people who live near the creek.

Improvements at 10 road-stream crossings over Silver Creek improved fish passage and reduced the amount of sediment washing into Lake Huron.

Stabilizing eroding stream banks and improving fish passage in New York’s Clear Creek could improve the trout stream by reducing the amount of sediment washing into the waterway.

Replacing a narrow culvert on the Platte River reduced stream bank erosion that was suffocating prime spawning areas for trout and salmon.

A 60-year-old dam on the Potagannissing River was modified to permit fish passage and bolster the region’s northern pike fishery.

Two dams in southwest Michigan were removed, restoring the river’s natural channel and providing more recreational activities.

Removing invasive plants and restoring a 15-acre oxbow wetland on Buffalo Creek dramatically improved fish and wildlife populations in the creek.

Damaged stream banks and wetlands are being restored, which will reduce stormwater runoff, decrease flooding and create fish and wildlife habitat.