Tel-Electric Dam removal site

A river runs from upper right to lower left and is bordered by green trees on one side and wildflowers on the other. An old train bridge is in the background.

Photo By/Credit

Jim McGrath/City of Pittsfield, MA

Date Shot/Created

01/11/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Two summers after the dam's removal, the West Branch flowed freely, and wildflowers lined the shore.

Facility

New England Ecological Services Field Office

Ecosystem

River/stream

Subject tags

Aquatic connectivity

Contaminants

Ecological restoration

Rivers and streams

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