Staff from the Lehigh County Conservation District, in partnership with Fish & Boat Commission, and volunteers from the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, and Perkiomen Valley Trout Unlimited, worked for three days this week to restore a 415 linear foot section of the Hosensack Creek in the Perkiomen Creek Watershed in Lower Milford Township.
The volunteers installed fish habitat structures, removed six existing man-made dams, and stabilized a wide section of streambanks to allow a smoother flow of water and aquatic life to move freely throughout the creek. The group also installed a fish habitat section using rocks to form a semi-circle near the edge of the stream so fish can co-habitate and multiply.
The Growing Greener Grant implemented by DEP’s Northeast Regional Waterways and Wetlands program helped fund $18,000 of the $25,000 project.
Restoration efforts such as this will enhance fish, aquatic, and wildlife habitat, while expanding wild trout populations in the watershed. Sediment and non-point source pollutants entering this section of the creek will be reduced, therefore improving the overall water quality in the Perkiomen Creek watershed.