Removing the East Burke Dam in Vermont

large construction equipment on the river's edge

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created

06/08/2022

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Crews begin to remove the East Burke Dam in Vermont, restoring recreational access and migratory fish routes in the Passumpsic River.

Ecosystem

River/stream

Recreational Activity

Boating - non-motorized

Fishing

Snowmobiling

Subject tags

Dams

Ecological restoration

Fish passage

Recreation

Rivers and streams

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