This stream restoration project in Price County, Wis., was completed with assistance from the Ashland Fishery Resources Office and the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program.  Twelve similar project are scheduled to begin during the 2006 field season. - Photo courtesy of Butch Lobermire, Price County LCD, 2003.

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program private land stream projects are on the rise at the Ashland Fishery Resources Office.  Stream projects are leading the way this year in total number of projects with 12, followed by wetland projects (10), invasive species control projects (2) and upland (1) projects. These projects will benefit brook trout, lake sturgeon and other native fish. 

 Wetland projects primarily benefiting migratory birds are planned in the Lake Superior basin and within Wisconsin's upper reaches of the Mississippi River watershed.  Wetlands also function as sediment catch basins, benefiting the area's streams, rivers and lakes.  Tree planting to provide wildlife habitat and slow the flow of sediment laden runoff, will occur in the Fish Creek watershed, and buckthorn removal will take place in the Bay City Creek and Whittlesey Creek watersheds.