Phase One Of Coonamessett River Restoration Project Completed By BRAD COLE May 1, 2018The Falmouth Enterprise The Coonamessett River restoration project marks a major milestone this Sunday, May 6. “Phase 1 will be completed when we cut the ribbon and walk across the new pedestrian walkway on Sunday,” said Elizabeth H. Gladfelter, lead coordinator forRead more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
Herring run in full swing along South Shore Wicked Local NorwellMay 1, 2018 Herring are filling local streams and rivers during their annual migration from the sea. Like salmon, herring live in salt water but travel to fresh water to spawn. In Pembroke, Herring Brook is full of fish fighting their way upstream to theRead more
River herring return to Weymouth in droves Wicked Local Weymouth By Ed Bakerebaker@wickedlocal.com Posted Apr 25, 2018 at 3:13 PMUpdated May 1, 2018 at 11:11 AM The first wave of the river herring have migrated from the ocean through the Back River to spawn at Whitman’ s Pond, but it is anybody’s guess when theRead more
Tagging the humble herring on the Pawcatuck River The Providence Journal By Alex KuffnerJournal Staff Writer Posted Apr 24, 2018 at 9:15 PMUpdated Apr 24, 2018 at 10:46 PM Researchers begin to track the fish to measure the success of decades-long project to clear a path to spawning grounds in Worden Pond HOPKINTON, R.I. —Read more
Ten Mile River continues on a comeback course The Sun ChronicleBy George W. Rhodesgrhodes@thesunchronicle.comApril 20, 2018 Keith Gonsalves and a crew from the Ten Mile River Watershed Council pulled on some waders one day in 2016 and splashed about in the river near Larson Woods off Riverbank Road. They stuck an electrical shocking device inRead more
Fishy phenom: First Taunton Mill River herring run in two centuries caught on camera Taunton Gazette By Charles WinokoorTaunton Gazette Staff Reporter Posted Apr 20, 2018 at 10:44 AMUpdated Apr 21, 2018 at 9:42 AM TAUNTON — It took a week before a herring fish heading north from Mill River to Sabbatia Lake made itsRead more
World Fish Migration Day Celebration At Herring Run18 April 2018By: William F. Galvin The Cape Cod Chronicle WEST HARWICH — A lot of activity will be taking place around the town’s herring run, but the cold spring weather has slowed the migration of the anadromous fish moving into headwater ponds to spawn. “It’s been slowRead more
Plymouth Herring Run Festival Saturday By Frank Mandfmand@wickedlocal.comWicked Local Plymouth Posted Apr 18, 2018 at 3:38 PMUpdated Apr 20, 2018 at 8:31 AM Along Town Brook, next to Jenny Pond, and on the deck of the Grist Mill there will be exhibits and activities sponsored by dozens of community-based organizations. PLYMOUTH – Plimoth Grist Mill’sRead more
Early Bird Special at the Stony Brook Herring Run in BrewsterApril 16, 2018by Laura M. ReckfordCape Cod Wave Magazine BREWSTER – Gulls are starting to line up early knowing that thousands of herring will soon be swimming upstream in an annual ritual that attracts gulls and people to one of the Cape’s most scenic herringRead more
Tales From Granny Squannit: Honoring The Spirit Of The Traditional Herring The Mashpee EnterpriseBy JOAN TAVARES AVANTApr 13, 2018 Even though it has been cold, the time for the centuries-old herring migration continues. The fish have left the Atlantic Ocean and have arrived. They are here. I was told by Karen Hendricks, Mashpee Wampanoag, thatRead more
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