Request for Proposals: A Baseline Assessment of Important Fish Species in Lake Champlain
Now accepting Letters of Intent, due November 7, 2024
The Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission project will install and operate a transmission cable carrying hydroelectric power generated from dams in Quebec to a converter station in Astoria, Queens. Significant portions of these cables will be installed in Lake Champlain and in the Hudson, Harlem, and East Rivers. Certificate Condition #165 of the Order Granting the Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) established the $117.15 M Lake Champlain Habitat Enhancement, Restoration, and Research/Habitat Improvement Project Trust Fund (CHET). CHET is governed by a nine-member committee, the Environmental Trust Governance Committee (ETGC), and the Hudson River Foundation is the Trust Administrator.
The Hudson River Foundation and the ETGC have worked collaboratively to refine a portfolio of “Priority Projects” identified in the Certificate. This RFP is soliciting proposals to implement components of one of the CHET Priority Projects: Project I: Lake Champlain Fish Population Assessments.
Lake Champlain supports numerous fish species that play a significant role in the ecosystem and are of important economic value. To complement ongoing work and inform fisheries management, monitoring, and restoration efforts, we are seeking proposals for the design and implementation of a baseline assessment of the relative population sizes of important fish species in Lake Champlain.
For any questions about the RFP, please contact Laura Logozzo at laura@hudsonriver.org.
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