Water Quality

West Virginia’s native brook trout populations are struggling. A collaboration between the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and...

As a major tributary to Lake Michigan –  one of the main sources of drinking water in the Greater...

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...

We are creating safe places to play, job training and easy access to greenspace in Atlanta’s historically underserved communities.

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

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

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 and other sources in the Mississippi River Watershed is contributing to a hypoxic zone,...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

A new green space in the Marlborough community aims to provide flood resilience, public health benefits and workforce training opportunities. 

A new green space in Raleigh's the Walnut Creek community will provide social, economic and environmental benefits for residents. 

Revitalizing a century’s old park to realize triple bottom-line community benefits of a healthy environment, economy and society.

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...

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