Save the Date!The 6th Annual River Herring Network Meeting will take place on: Thursday October 27th, 2016 This year the Buzzards Bay Coalition has offered to host the meeting, and their staff will offer a tour of the new Sawmill Park along the Acushnet River. The meeting will take place in New Bedford at theRead more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
Town finally gets its dam fish ladder Daily Times ChroniclePosted: Monday, August 15, 2016 4:00 pmPosted on Aug 15, 2016 by Ryan LaRoche WINCHESTER – Thanks to $250k in funding from the EPA Superfund, fish will now be able to cross over the Center Falls Dam (behind Town Hall and the library) and swim upstreamRead more
Herring count down once again Posted Jul 26, 2016 at 10:40 AMUpdated Jul 26, 2016 at 10:40 AM By Chris Reaglecreagle@wickedlocal.com@creaglesentinel Wicked Local Marion TRI-TOWNS – After a significant increase in herring counted in local spawning waters just two years ago, the herring population has taken a dip for a second year. “This year’s countRead more
Herring River project gets state go-aheadCape Cod Commission now opens review of planned salt marsh restoration. By Mary Ann BraggPosted Jul. 21, 2016 at 2:00Updated Jul 21, 2016 at 7:38 AM BOSTON — A 1,100-acre salt marsh restoration project planned along the Herring River in Wellfleet and Truro received a critical regulatory go-ahead Friday fromRead more
Fore River Watershed herring run project has legs Wicked Local HolbrookBy Bob Michelson Posted Jul. 21, 2016 at 8:20 AMUpdated Jul 21, 2016 at 4:25 PM Restoring river herring to the Fore River Watershed, which includes parts of Canton, Holbrook, Randolph and Stoughton, has made some gains since last reported in May 2015.The Massachusetts DivisionRead more
On Thursday, March 31, 2016 fifteen people attended the River Herring Network Spring Workshop in Kingston. Herring Wardens, Natural Resources Officers, Staff and an elected official from 4 towns, 3 non proft organizations, and 2 state agencies gathered at the Jones River Environmental Center to learn about the Elm St Dam removal project. The goalRead more
Despite Myriad Challenges, River Herring Numbers RisingBy HEATHER GOLDSTONE • MAY 16, 2016WCAI – Radio May 21st is World Fish Migration Day. Yes, that’s a real thing, and groups around Cape Cod have already begun participating by doing what many of them do every spring – gathering to count and learn about river herring asRead more
Coonamessett River Tagging Project Tracks Herring Up The RiverBy ANDREA F. CARTER May 13, 2016 The Falmouth Enterprise Two hours before sunset on Wednesday, May 11, volunteers from The Coonamessett River Trust gathered at the lower dike to tag herring as part of a project to learn where they travel in the river system. TheRead more
Herring make a comebackState fisheries experts say drought and other challenges remain By Chris BurrellThe Patriot Ledger Posted May. 13, 2016 at 4:02May 13, 2016 at 5:05 PM WEYMOUTH – Karen Raffetto leaned over the railing alongside the Back River in Weymouth and pointed down into the steel gray water rushing past a concrete wall,Read more
Herring return to Winchester’s water bodies Wicked Local Winchester By Bram Berkowitzbberkowitz@wickedlocal.com Posted May 12, 2016 at 2:01 AMUpdated May 12, 2016 at 1:44 PM WINCHESTERTo hear a discussion of this story on the Viewfinder podcast, please click here.They typically travel in tight-knit packs, sometimes by the thousands. They are silver and scaly. Last year,Read more
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