Ever since a low point in the mid-1990s when the abundance of yearling and older brown trout in the Battenkill experienced a 70 percent decline, the river has come back strong, thanks to interdisciplinary studies and cooperative restoration efforts.
Battenkill Fly Fishing Festival Hosts Art Opening Cocktail Party to Support Trout Unlimited s Home Rivers Initiative on the Battenkill River, April 28 vermontbiz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vermontbiz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
Last year, Trout Unlimited (TU) and Bennington County Conservation District (BCCD) received a Vermont Watershed Grant from Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and Vermont Fish & Wildlife and support from the Batten Kill Watershed Alliance to conduct outreach to landowners about the importance of Forests to Fish (specifically trout).
The goal of this effort is to improve stream and streamside stewardship through education and implementation of projects focused on the forest â stream interactions that are so very important to our watersheds. Watershed projects may include stream buffer plantings, in-stream wood additions, culvert replacements and bank stabilization.