RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

AROUND TOWN: Be an NSRWA herring counterWicked Local Norwell By Kristen Jervey Posted Mar. 17, 2016 at 4:18 PM NORWELLHerring have started to run on the south coast – they will be here soon!Please help the North & South River Watershed monitor their populations; volunteer to be a herring counter! Sign up now for aRead more

Vineyard Gazette Many Hands (and Shovels) Make Wet Work at James PondAlex ElvinWednesday, March 2, 2016 – 2:30pm Along with polling stations around the Island, James Pond was the place to be on Tuesday, as fishermen, town officials and others pulled on waders to help clear a channel for herring that will arrive in theRead more

State, Town Give Green Light to Hand Digging at James Pond Cut Martha’s Vineyard Gazetteby Alex ElvinWednesday, February 24, 2016 – 11:27am With support from the state Division of Marine Fisheries and the West Tisbury conservation commission, a group of residents will once again get out their shovels and widen a channel between James PondRead more

KINGSTON SELECTMEN: Residents, officials debate pros and cons of Elm Street Dam removal Wicked Local Kingston By Kathryn Galleranikgallerani@wickedlocal.com Posted Jan. 16, 2016 at 6:00 AM KINGSTON – Once the Elm Street Dam is removed, it can’t be undone, and the Jones River won’t look the same.Residents opposed to removing the dam like the riverRead more

Sandwich Preservation Committee Approves Shawme Dam Repair FundingThe Sandwich EnterpriseBy TAO WOOLFE Dec 11, 2015 The Sandwich Community Preservation Committee approved a request for $1.2 million in Community Preservation Act funding to repair the Lower Shawme Pond Dam. The proposal will now go to a Town Meeting on May 2 where voters can make theRead more

Something Smells FishyDaily Times ChroniclePosted: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:00 pm Posted on Dec 7, 2015 by Ryan LaRoche WINCHESTER – If the town installs a fish ladder at the Center Falls Dam (behind Town Hall), residents can thank the superfund trust created as a result of the EPA enforcement of pollution abatement of theRead more

By Bram Berkowitzbberkowitz@wickedlocal.comWinchester Wicked Local Posted Dec. 3, 2015 at 11:17 AM WINCHESTER Fish Ladder Moving Forward If all goes well, residents will be able to stand witness next summer as hundreds of thousands of blueback and alewife herring flood into Winchester and shoot upstream over the Center Falls Dam to the Horn Pond inRead more

A dam removed, the Tiasquam begins to healRiparian owners team up with West Tisbury herring warden Johnny Hoy to give nature a chance. MV Timesby Matt Pelikan – Nov 11, 2015 Autumn meadowhawks — mid-size, red-bodied dragonflies — patrolled over sedges and grass on a recent mild autumn day, at noon at a freshwater wetlandRead more

The presentation slides from the 2015 River Herring Network meeting are now available at the link below. http://riverherringnetwork.org/about-us/annual-meeting.html ]]>Read more

ENVIRONMENT: Scientists meet in Pembroke, say herring making a comeback locally Environmental groups and fishery commissions from across the state got some positive news last week during the annual meeting of the Massachusetts River Herring Network held at the Pembroke Public Library. By Mark Burridgemburridge@wickedlocal.comPembroke Mariner & Express Posted Oct. 25, 2015 at 10:33 AMRead more