Penobscot River Restoration (Video)
June 18, 2012, vimeo.com | “June 11th, 2012, marked the first day of the Great Works Dam removal. Over ten years in the making, the Penobscot River Restoration Trust and it’s associated members have worked tirelessly to open 1,000 miles of the Penobscot River, the largest watershed in Maine.”
“Great News for Mother Earth.Penobscot River Restoration“Removing the lower two dams and bypassing a third opens up nearly 1000 miles of habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon, sturgeon, river herring and eight other species of sea-run f
ish in Maine. As fish passage is improved at four remaining dams and energy increased at others, these ecological benefits will be realized while maintaining or even increasing energy production. By reconnecting the river to the sea, the Penobscot Project promises large-scale ecological, cultural, recreational and economic benefits throughout New England’s second largest watershed.”Penobscot River RestorationJune 11th, 2012, marked the first day of the Great Works Dam removal. Over ten years in the making, the Penobscot River Restoration Trust and it’s associated members have worked tirelessly to open 1,000 miles of the Penobscot River, the largest watershed…”
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Shalahnia Riversong“For more detailed information and a longer video of the breaching of the dam ~The Penobscot River Restoration Project is one of the largest, most creative river restoration projects in our nation’s history. Successful implementation of the project will revive not only native fisheries but social, cultural and economic traditions of New England’s second largest river” Shalahnia Riversong “audio is choppy on first video, but worth the three minutes of visuals.”Robert Brothers, Good Vibrations, and Veronica Smith like this.
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