Projects and Research
The China Lake Outlet Stream Restoration Project will restore connectivity through the entire Outlet Stream in central Maine, opening fish passage from China Lake's incredible 3,939 acres of alewife spawning and nursery habitat to the mainstem Sebasticook and Kennebec Rivers, which flow into the Atlantic Ocean. Formerly, six barriers prevented fish passage along the stream.
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The project will remove two dams, the Upper Town Dam and the Remnant Mill Dam from the Sabattus River, a tributary to the Androscoggin River in Maine. Both dams will be removed, with bank restoration, stabilization, and revegetation. These dam removals will eliminate public safety hazards, reduce flooding risk, restore parks and safe access to nature for disadvantaged communities,...
Across the landscape, undersized, aging and improperly placed road-stream crossings create barriers in our rivers, streams, and tidal wetlands. These structures fragment aquatic habitat and prevent or greatly reduce the ability of aquatic species to move freely to migrate, feed, and reproduce. These poorly designed structures are also more prone to clogging, causing flooding, and washing out...