Water Quality

The Milwaukee River—a major tributary to Lake Michigan—provides clean drinking water for more than one million people. But excessive...

Icelandic seafood producer Matorka has been growing Arctic char since 2010. As the company aspired to expand to grow...

For 30 years, The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute has led the way in the development of land-based recirculating aquaculture...

John Davidson is a senior research associate at the Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute. Since 1998, John has conducted research...

For three decades, The Freshwater Institute has conducted research to develop and improve technologies that make fish cultivation a...

The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute, a recognized expert in the technology and design of aquaculture systems, is participating in...

Runoff of nutrients from farmland in the Mississippi River Watershed is contributing to a hypoxic zone, or “dead zone,”...

Every year thousands of anglers cast a line into Maryland’s waters in hope of catching a variety of sport...

The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute, supported by a USDA-ARS cooperative agreement, performed pilot research on the adaptation of an...

The Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) in Washington State produces over four million juvenile anadromous and resident Pacific...

White River NFH participates in the stock mitigation and reestablishment of Atlantic salmon in the Connecticut River watershed. An...

Research at The Freshwater Institute focuses on developing and improving technologies to enhance the sustainability of the modern fish...

In 2011 two conservation organizations came to the same understanding, an idea formed probably while fishing where the best...

The Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) rears Pacific salmon and steelhead associated with the Upper Columbia River as...

The National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (NCWMAC) is a new research facility established by USDA ARS to improve...

A new hatchery was designed and constructed for the Rolling Rock Club that consolidated fish culture activities into one...

West Virginia Conservation Action Plan The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) developed the WVCAP as a framework to...

A Cooperative Agreement funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Downloadable case study — PDF  Challenge U.S. consumers...

While the Chesapeake Bay has played important roles in our nation’s heritage, the current impacts of pollution have created...

Yellow perch is one of the most popular of all North American pan fish. It’s low in fat and...

The largest watershed in Michigan, Saginaw Bay is located between the thumb and forefinger of Michigan’s “mitten” on the...

Freshwater Institute staff assisted with the “Watershed Education Initiative,” an environmental education program offered by the Potomac Valley Audubon...

Located in Davidson County, Tennessee, Nashville is a uniquely beautiful place, defined by the wide and winding Cumberland River...

As the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina continues to grow, development threatens to cover valuable land in the Upper...

The white-sand beaches and charming Lake Michigan communities in southwest Michigan known as Harbor Country are popular weekend getaway...

The English Avenue and Vine City neighborhoods lie in the shadow of downtown Atlanta, less than a mile from...

Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park will be The Conservation Fund’s third Park With Purpose built in Atlanta in partnership with...

In the 1930s, the Marlborough community in south-central Kansas City, Missouri, was booming. New housing developments, schools and a...

Jefferson County, West Virginia, confronts haphazard growth that disrupts normal ecosystem functions and community vitality. The continued protection of the...

More than 1.5 million people live and work in the Milwaukee metro area. As the region grows, with more...