Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Clifford Branch dam during removal. Credit: Conor Bell/USFWS	Dam removal underway to open trout stream in Frederick County, Md. Federal and local officials kicked off the removal of Clifford Branch dam on September 11, a project that will open three miles of habitat for brook trout, Chesapeake Bay watershed’s only native trout. The dam once provided drinking water for the City of Frederick but has been out of use and a restriction on water levels and fish movement. Following the dam removal, restoration work will return the stream to a natural, stable and self-maintaining state. More information

Richard Guadagno was a career Service employee. On September 11, 2001, he was flying home after a visit with his family in New Jersey. USFWS photo	Remembering Refuge Manager Richard Guadagno, 9/11 Fallen Hero Rich Guadagno was a career Service employee and devoted conservationist. He was one of the heroic passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect others. On the anniversary of the tragic attacks that have shaped our country’s history, we honor and remember our fellow public servant. Guadagno, who spent much of his career in the Northeast Region, would have turned 50 this month. A pavilion will be dedicated in his memory September 29 at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey, where he first joined the Service. Video tribute at Flight 93 Memorial Rich Guadagno Memorial Scholarship Fund Flight 93 National Memorial

The projects range from restoring and protecting wetlands and stream habitat to adding a boardwalk at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: USFWS	Sudbury River area will benefit from projects funded by natural resources restoration settlement Work will soon begin on 11 projects for the wildlife, people and landscape of the Sudbury River watershed, state and federal officials announced today. The projects will be supported by the $3.7 million settlement reached in 1998 by parties for natural resources harmed by mercury and other contaminants from the Nyanza Chemical Superfund site in Ashland, Mass. Funds are allocated in the final restoration plan and environmental assessment for the Sudbury River watershed. News release Restoration plan (PDF)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff and volunteers at the grand re-openeing of the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge visitor center.Credit: USFWS	Refuge visitor center re-opens in Rhode Island The renovated visitor center at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Rhode Island re-opened on Aug. 24, unveiling new exhibits, which tell the story of Sachuest Point used by Native Americans to now being used as a national wildlife refuge. Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of Rhode Island and federal transportation funds secured by the Rhode Island congressional delegation financed the exhibits. Press release Photos from the event Learn more about Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge