Local conservation groups working to improve fish populations

SYDNEY — Local streams will be getting a facelift this summer thanks to the Cape Breton Island Wildlife Association and ACAP Cape Breton. The groups have partnered to restore degraded fish habitat in Black Brook, making for better migration, spawning and, of course, better fishing. ACAP Cape Breton and the wildlife association will be installing digger logs, covered banks, deflector logs and sediment catchers to reverse habitat degradation in Black Brook. The project is supported financially by the Nova Scotia Liquor Corp.’s Adopt-a-Stream program and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans recreational fisheries conservation partnership program.