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Trout habitat restoration continues on Batten Kill

The Times Argus reports that "efforts to improve trout habitat on the Batten Kill [River] in southern Vermont will continue this year with the potential for $20,000 in grants." The grants will support the Batten Kill Watershed Alliance, which "since 2006 has been adding woody debris and slate rocks to the river to protect brown and brook trout from flooding and create shade and places for them to feed." Work this year will focus on stopping erosion, increasing buffer zones, and stabilizing banks along the river. "Trout Unlimited has awarded the project $7,500 and the group's local chapter plans to donate $5,000, which will be matched by a 60 percent federal grant from Green Mountain National Forest."

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Update on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 11:31AM by

VCF Staff

Batten Kill restoration gets help from Bypass
The Bennington Banner reports that "ongoing work to restore habitats on the Batten Kill is getting a boost from the ongoing Bennington Bypass project." According to Shelly Stiles, district manager for the Bennington County Conservation District, "Trees removed from the east side of Bennington, where a ramp for the northern leg of the bypass will be constructed, are being hauled to several areas along the Batten Kill to create artificial habitats for trout and other wildlife." Notably habitat restoration projects along the Batten Kill began in 1999 after surveys conducted by the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife revealed a 54 percent decline of the river's brown trout population.

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Update on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 09:11AM by

VCF Staff

Batten Kill restoration appears to be working Vermont Public Radio reports that “efforts to restore the trout population in the Batten Kill in Arlington appear to be working.” Over the last two years, biologists and private groups, including the Batten Kill Watershed Alliance, “have been working to restore trout habitat on the world famous trout stream, which in recent years saw a decline of about 70 percent.” Last year, testing results found that that “in some areas trout populations were up 600 percent.” This past week, “a biologist for the state of Vermont conducted a fish count of a section of the river and early results were encouraging.”

Update on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 09:11AM by

VCF Staff

Batten Kill restoration appears to be working Vermont Public Radio reports that “efforts to restore the trout population in the Batten Kill in Arlington appear to be working.” Over the last two years, biologists and private groups, including the Batten Kill Watershed Alliance, “have been working to restore trout habitat on the world famous trout stream, which in recent years saw a decline of about 70 percent.” Last year, testing results found that that “in some areas trout populations were up 600 percent.” This past week, “a biologist for the state of Vermont conducted a fish count of a section of the river and early results were encouraging.”

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