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Town Brook Herring Run Restoration Project
Town Brook Herring Run Restoration Project
The goal of this project is to restore two critical fish passage areas that are nearly impassable to migrating fish. A dam at Billington Street will be removed to restore this portion of Town Brook to its former shape and depth, and the fish ladder at Newfield Street will be replaced with an Alaskan steep pass fish ladder.
Town Brook Herring Run Restoration Project
Town Brook Herring Run Restoration Project
Restoration
Work begins at the dam to test sediments for contaminants and to uncover anysignificant artifacts of historical significance.
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Work begins at the dam to test sediments for contaminants and to uncover anysignificant artifacts of historical significance.
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Breaking ground at the dam removal site to test soil for contaminants.
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Breaking ground at the dam removal site to test soil for contaminants.
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The pond above the dam at the Town Brook dam removal site.
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A close up view of the pond above the dam removal site.
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The existing dam on the downstream side at the Town Brook restoration site.
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Another view of the dam at the Pilgrim Trail restoration site.
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A medium shot of the dam at the Pilgrim Trail restoration site.
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A full view of the dam scheduled for removal. The river is in the background.
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Jim Turek, NOAA Restoration Center, discusses the restoration project withEric Hutchins, NOAA.
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A single leaf floats above the river; hundreds of migrating blueback herring andalewife are just below the surface.
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A small child watches migrating fish in fascination.
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Hundreds of local townspeople gathered at the mill to watch the last transportof migrating fish past the dam and into their spawning grounds. The removal ofthe dams will make future fish transports unnecessary.
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A picture of the nets used to capture fish before transporting them to theirspawning areas.
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A view of the dam during the spring migration at a heavy flow.
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Locals gather during the fish transfer to watch and provide a show of supportfor the restoration project.
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Sediment sampling using a split spoon sampler.
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Sediment sampling using a split spoon sampler at the Town Brook dam removalsite.
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Alewife in Nemasket River, MA
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