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Documentary: "Relics and Rivers: Dismantling Dams in New England" - click for article
Action Required (11/10/05):
Join the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust for this NOAA documentary that shows how the first coastal dam removal in Massachusetts was completed.
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Herring and Shad Fisheries Restoration in the Sudbury and Concord Rivers - click for article
Action Required (07/10/05):
The US Fish and Wildlife herring and shad restoration program needs your help.
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Housatonic Restoration Underway - click for article
Current Issue (03/24/05):
Removal of contaminated soil from the Housatonic River in Pittsfield is 60 percent completed.
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Riverways Under Pressure Again - click for article
Action Required (03/18/05):
Riverways is under pressure from the Romney administration. With the current proposed funding level, two positions will be lost.
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Recreational Saltwater Anglers Exceed One Million for 2004 - click for article
Items of Interest to Fishermen (03/17/05):
More than one million recreational saltwater anglers went fishing in Massachusetts waters in 2004.
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Herring Population Declining - click for article
Action Required (03/16/05):
The numbers of herring returning to rivers and streams throughout the Commonwealth each spring to spawn are dropping.
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Riverways News and Notes - click for article
Items of Interest to Fishermen (02/11/05):
All the Riverways Programs are based on the belief that local action and partnerships are key to river protection and restoration.
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Positive News on Haddock Fish Stocks - click for article
Current Issue (01/05/05):
The 2003 year class of haddock is estimated to be higher than the 1963 year class, which was estimated at 486 million fish.
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Rebuilding of Dam Proposed on Kennebec Tributary - click for article
Current Issue (01/04/05):
Owners of a breached dam on a tributary to the Kennebec River running through Waterville, Maine, have proposed rebuilding the dam and impounding 1.25 miles of the Messalonskee Stream.
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Blackstone River Study Underway - click for article
Current Issue (01/03/05):
A study to explore restoration options on the Blackstone River is currently underway.
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