Fish Passage Workgroup
Upcoming Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
Scope and Purpose
The members of the Fish Passage Workgroup are dedicated to the restoration of creek, stream and river habitats in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Dams and other obstructions block the natural migration of fish to their historic spawning habitats. By removing physical obstacles, key species like American shad and herring are able to return to their spawning grounds, as well as increasing available habitat for resident fish. The Workgroup promotes projects involving the removal of dams or the creation of fishways when dam removal is not feasible. Whenever possible, projects are integrated with local watershed management or restoration plans. To date, the Fish Passage Workgroup has worked to open over 2,000 miles of streams and rivers for the passage of fish in the Bay watershed.
Projects and Resources
Recommendations for Aquatic Organism Passage at Maryland Road-Stream Crossings
The Habitat Goal Implementation Team funded the Fish Passage Workgroup to develop a set of recommendations for fish and aquatic organism passage at new and replacement road-stream crossings in Maryland. This document is the product of discussions, stakeholder meetings and several rounds of edits by state, federal and non-governmental partners. Coastal Resources, Inc. completed a literature and gray literature review and coordinated the writing of the document. It is intended to be a living document that can be updated as the Fish Passage Workgroup and partners learn more about implementing road-stream crossing projects to allow fish and aquatic organism passage in Maryland. It can also be used as a template to guide the development of similar documents in other Chesapeake Bay states.
Publications
Watershed Agreement
Vital Habitats Goal
Members
Jim Thompson (Chair), Maryland Department of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: jim.thompson@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 260-8269
Ray Li (Chair), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Katlyn Fuentes (Staffer), Habitat Goal Implementation Team Staffer, Chesapeake Research Consortium
Abigail McQueen, Trout Unlimited
Alan Weaver, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
4010 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230
Email: alan.weaver@dgif.virginia.gov
Phone: (804) 367-6795
Alex Vidal, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Angie Sowers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District
10 S. Howard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21203
Email: angela.sowers@usace.army.mil
Phone: (410) 962-7440
Ben Bradley, Virginia Tech
Ben Hutzell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: ben_hutzell@fws.gov
Phone: (410) 573-4581
Callie McMunigal, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
400 East Main Street
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 24986
Email: callie_mcmunigal@fws.gov
Clint Morgeson, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Dave Dippold, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
David O'Brien, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Gloucester Point (VA) Field Office
Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062
Email: David.L.O'Brien@noaa.gov
David Thorne, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Gian Dodici, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Jessie Thomas-Blate, American Rivers
1101 14th St NW, Suite 1400
Washington, DC, District of Columbia 20005
Email: jthomas@americanrivers.org
Julie Devers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: julie_devers@fws.gov
Phone: (410) 573-4508
Kevin Mulligan, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Lisa Moss, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Mary Andrews, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
410 Severn Ave, Suite 107A
Annapolis, Maryland 21403
Email: Mary.Andrews@noaa.gov
Phone: (410) 267-5644
Matt Robinson, Life Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: robinson.matthew@epa.gov
Phone: 410-267-5756
Matthew Ogburn, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)
Mike Trumbauer, Biohabitats
Rese Cloyd, Associate Director, Fisheries & Wildlife Division, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)
1200 First St. NE,
Fifth Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20002
Email: rese.cloyd@dc.gov
Phone: (202) 997-9607
Sandra Davis, USFWS Chesapeake Bay Field Office
Serena McClain, American Rivers
355 N. 21st Street, Suite 209
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
Email: smmclain@americanrivers.org
Phone: (717) 763-0743
Sheila Eyler, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
177 Admiral Cochrane Dr.
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: Sheila_Eyler@fws.gov
Phone: (410) 573-4554
Steve Minkkinen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
US FWS Maryland Fishery Resource Office
177 Admiral Cochrane Dr.
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: steve_minkkinen@fws.gov
Phone: (410) 573-4506