Pequest River
Aquatic Habitat Restoration
This section of the river flows through a property that is owned by a private fishing club. Urbani Fisheries in conjunction with the NRCS, the private fishing club worked for three years through the permitting process to eventually begin the restoration work on June 16th and completed on June 26th.
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The scope of work included restoration and habitat enhancement for adult and juvenile trout on 3,000 linear feet of river. Work included river survey, river & habitat assessment, river design, agency site reviews, re-organization of existing structures, pool and riffle creation, point bar creation, riverbank stabilization by thalweg re-direction and boulder cluster placement.
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