American Rivers Inc

Funding Opportunity Number: F24AS00300CFDA (S): 15.608 Fish and Wildlife Management Assistanceapplicant Name: American Riversdescriptive Title of Applicant S Project: Shull S Mill Dam Removalproject Abstract:american Rivers in Partnership With Mountaintrue Seek to Add Over 35 Miles of Connectivity to the Watauga River Near Boone, North Carolina, Through the Removal of an Unsafe and Unused Dam, the Shulls Mill Dam. Benefits of This Removal Include Improved Public Safety and Aquatic Habitat Particularly for Trout and Eastern Hellbenders. the Shulls Mill Dam Is Concrete Arch Dam Built in 1924 for Hydroelectric Power for the Blowing Rock Power and Light Company. Flooding in 1940 Demolished the Appurtenant Hydroelectric Facilities, and Since, It Remains Unused as an Attractive Nuisance for the Local Community and Harms Aquatic Passage. Dam Removal Is a Proved Solution to Reconnect Streams to Benefit Both People and Nature.