Mysteries of Mill Brook Are Subject for Intense StudyAlex ElvinThursday, June 22, 2017 The Vineyard Gazette On a bright afternoon last week, Bill Wilcox stood on a dirt road in Chilmark and peered through the foliage at a shallow impoundment near the headwaters of the Mill Brook. A few frogs could be heard croaking inRead more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
Save the Date! The River Herring Network 2017 annual meeting will take place on Thursday, November 2 at the Sandwich Town Hall in their beautifully restored auditorium. A survey with ideas for topics and speakers will be sent out in early August. ]]>Read more
The ‘Rewilding’ of a Century-Old Cranberry BogJuly 4, 2017New York TimesBy Jess Bidgood PLYMOUTH, Mass. — The alewife, a type of river herring, wriggled against the current, a 10-inch streak that disappeared from view as it rounded a bend in the stream. It was a normal springtime pilgrimage for the fish, which lives in theRead more
As dams come down, herring return to Shawsheen River The Boston GlobeKEITH BEDFORD/GLOBE STAFF Jon Honea weighs down a tarp used to make spotting fish easier in the Shawsheen River in Andover. By Don Lyman GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JUNE 23, 2017On a warm, sunny morning, Jon Honea and Burt Batcheller stood on the pedestrian bridge atRead more
The Division of Ecological Restoration just announced a grant opportunity to help towns replace culverts. The culvert must be on a public way that is owned by the municipality, the work must be completed by June 30,2018, and it must be on a freshwater waterway with no tidal influence. The water flow through the culvertRead more
Council approves improvement near Weymouth Herring Run An aging bridge that straddles the Weymouth Herring Brook on Commercial Street and a flood control gate in the channel where the alewives migrate to Whitman’s Pond during the spring will both be replaced through a $1.1appropriation by town council, Monday, June 5. By Ed Bakerebaker@wickedlocal.com Posted JunRead more
Dedicated Volunteers Assist in Lowell’s Herring Count Lowell.comCommunity Updates Posted by Elliot Silver on Jun 07, 2017 Almost forty local volunteers are assisting Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust (LP&CT) in its first River Herring (alewife) Monitoring Program in fifteen years. And in a creative partnership with Lowell’s Pollard Memorial Library, local residents can also participateRead more
Fish ladder will aid herring through Winchester waters to spawing grounds By Melissa Russellmrussell@wickedlocal.comWicked Local Winchester Posted Jun 6, 2017 at 1:29 PMUpdated Jun 6, 2017 at 1:29 PM As thousands of Alewife and Blueback herring visibly splashed and swam through Winchester waters, state and local officials cut the ribbon on a fish ladder thatRead more
Sun Power Keeps Herring Counter Running At Upper Shawme PondThe Sandwich EnterpriseBy: JULIA B. GAGNON With two hands planted firmly on the steering wheel, Neal F. Holmgren navigated his truck, emblazoned with his company’s logo, Solar Rising, around the curves and bends of Grove Street. The steady roar of his engine stopped at a locationRead more
MIDDLEBORO/LAKEVILLE: Big decision for towns, Herring Fishery CommissionSouthCoast Today By Robert Barboza/Gazette CorrespondentMIDDLEBORO — Each spring for countless centuries, hundreds of thousands of herring have made an arduous journey from Mount Hope Bay, upstream along the Taunton and Nemasket Rivers, to reach their traditional spawning grounds in the Assawompsett Ponds Complex in Lakeville. For thousandsRead more
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