Fish eggs should be hatched not smothered...
First, the dams were removed, then culverts choking McQuesten Brook were removed or upgraded, and finally sediment cleared from a stream crossing—but now there is a new challenge for these native Eastern Brook Trout.
You can make a difference for fish, their food, and their young
With grants and support from the community, we have been able to remove four dams and three culverts, which blocked fish movement.
Now, there is more sand smothering fish eggs, juvenile trout, and their food in the brook.
The presence or absence of native Eastern Brook Trout is often a reflection of how we treat our landscapes. The introduction of excess sand into McQuesten Brook has become a persistent problem by smothering fish eggs.
There is good news: the New Hampshire Rivers Council and its partners found the source and designed a solution to stop erosion that has been filling the brook with sand.
But there is a challenge: funding cuts at the federal level mean that there are no further grants to pay for the construction of this essential trout habitat restoration project.
There is a solution: YOU become the catalyst for this exciting next and sustainable step toward McQuesten Brook restoration with your generous gift. You can make a difference for native Eastern Brook Trout, their eggs, their young, neighbouring fish species, their shared habitat, and their food.
Will you consider supporting this milestone restoration project on McQuesten Brook in Manchester and Bedford? Countless fish for generations to come will thank you.