CARA Grant Match - West Shore Habitat Acquisition

Status: Complete

Description: The Wisconsin DNR has received a Coastal Management Grant to acquire important northern pike spawning properties in the Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area. The grant requires a 25% non-federal match which will be satisfied with the settlement funds.

Location: West Shore of Green Bay, Wisconsin

Benefits: The function of many wetlands located on the western shore of Green Bay has already been lost, and habitat loss continues at an accelerating rate. The west shore provides spawning and rearing habitat for almost all fish in Green Bay that need wetlands for spawning and rearing. These wetlands also provide flow regulation and nutrient absorption that benefits the Green Bay fishery and aquatic ecosystem.

Restoration Goal(s):

• Wetland & Associated Upland Habitat Preservation
• Aquatic and Near-Shore Habitat Quality Improvement

Project Contact:

Mike Penning
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Photos:

An Emigrant Mitdit

An Emigrant Mitdit

An Emigrant Mitdit

Four Emigrant Mitdits

Single Emigrant Mitdit

Two Emigrant Mitdits

An Emigrant Mitdit in Net

Small YOY Pike

Two YOY Drifting

Fish in Hand

Light Colored Small YOY

Checking Trap

Larger Pike in Bucket

Pike in Trap

Hard Swimmer Lineville Mouth

Large Adult Pike