The Nature Conservancy – Paulina Dam Removal to Restore Native Fish (Alosines) Migration and Improve Water Quality and Habitat on the Paulins Kill NJ – TNC is requesting funds to remove the Paulina Dam, which is the downstream-most dam on the Paulins Kill. The removal of this dam will reconnect 7.6 miles of mainstream and tributary habitat and build on previous watershed-wide restoration efforts that include the removal of the Columbia Dam in 2019. Total Project Cost $4,998,713, Requested Funds $4,765,905

The Nature Conservancy – Restoration Design Completion and Permitting for the Hyper Humus Section of the Paulins Kill Wildlife Management Area – TNC is requesting funds for additional work needed to complete the 100% design plans and permitting for restoration work in the 1200 acre Hyper Humus Section of the Paulins Kill Wildlife Management Area. The design for this project will include stream and other hydrologic restoration, habitat enhancement, a planting plan, and recreational opportunities for visitors. Total Project Cost $706,092, Requested Funds $673,086

The Nature Conservancy – Upper E.R. Collins Dam and Lower E.R. Collins Dam Removals – TNC is requesting funds for engineering studies, design plans, and permitting for the removal of two dams in the town of Belvidere, Warren County. The Lower E.R. Collins dam is owned by NJDEP, while the Upper E.R. Collins dam is owned jointly by two citizens. The removals of these dams will provide ecological uplift as well as socioeconomic benefits to the area, which is prone to hazardous flooding contributed to these dams. Total Project Cost $869,406, Requested Funds $436,400

The Land Conservancy of New Jersey – Yards Creek Preserve Restoration Project – The proposed project includes  the design and construction of 500 feet of stream habitat restoration and riparian enhancement at Yards Creek Preserve, located in Blairstown, Warren County. Proposed restoration activities include the removal of culverts, the re-establishment of hydrologic connections, and wetland enhancement. The project also calls for the decompaction and restoration of the removed  driveway and reuse of materials to reestablish site access away from the restored stream. Total Project Cost $115, 370, Requested Funds $92,296

Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority – Ecological Uplift of the Former Culver Lake Golf Course in the Upper Paulins Kill Watershed – The SCMUA is partnering with The Greater Culver Lake Watershed Conservation Foundation to conduct restoration activities on the site of a former golf course aimed at converting it into an ecological preserve. Some of these activities include planting riparian buffers, removing and replacing culverts and installing ditch plugs to enhance 1.72 acres of wetlands, and planting pollinator meadows . The Greater Culver Lake Watershed Conservation Foundation has received funding from the NJDEP Green Acres program to purchase the property, and should close on the acquisition in late-spring 2021. Total Project Cost $125,801, Requested Funds $94,421.