Picture was taken by Madeleine Lyttle, USFWS in July 2008. The large drop at the outflow made fish passage impossible under most flow conditions.

Picture was taken by Madeleine Lyttle, USFWS on September 2, 2008. The removal of the culvert will allow brook trout to pass this fall. The temporary walk bridge will be replaced in the spring with a larger permanent bridge.

The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Resources Office partnered with the Vermont Department of Forest and Parks and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services to replace an undersized culvert with a bridge on Stevensville Brook.  The culvert was an impediment to upstream movements of Brook Trout.  The Service supported the project with technical assistance and funding from the National Fish Habitat Action Plan- Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture.  The project was one of the NFHAP "Ten Waters to Watch" projects.