Lake habitat management for Pennsylvania impoundments

The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s Division of Habitat Management uses the Cooperative Habitat Improvement Program (CHIP) and the Technical Assistance Program (TAP) to plan and execute organized lake habitat improvement projects across the Commonwealth. CHIP and TAP lake projects enhanced offshore and shoreline cover in over 100 Pennsylvania impoundments, lakes and ponds using such improvements as crib structures, shoreline deflectors, rock rubble structures, post clusters and more.  Projects vary in scope based on the specific water body, funding availability, volunteer effort, machinery needs and access to the site.  This presentation describes how the CHIP and TAP programs apply to a lake setting.