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GARDINER — Upstream is entering its fifth year of activly working toward saving Cobbosssee Stream’s environment and the fish that live and travel there, with the goal of returning river herring to the Cobbosseecontee watershed.
Dam owners, fisheries experts, Upstream representatives and other stakeholders — convened by Gardiner mayor Patricia Hart — will meet 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, to discuss long-term plans to create a solultion at each of the three downtown dams, said Upstream President Tina Wood. The meeting is at Lions Den Tavern, 74 Main St., Waterville.
The collaborative approach, which will include all major stakeholders on the stream, brings together the people who can create unique and successful solutions for sea-run fish on Cobbossee, she added.
“It’s better to work together, hear concerns and get them resolved,” Wood said. “We believe this can work for everyone.”
The forum will be led by Steve Brooke from the Kennebec Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited 355. Parking and entry to the Lion’s Den Tavern is available at the Concourse Parking lot.
Brooke has been fascinated by the Kennebec’s fishery since he moved to Hallowell almost 50 years ago. From the mid-1980s to 1999 he worked with the Kennebec Coalition, building a case for fisheries restoration on the lower Kennebec by removing of the Edwards Dam in Augusta. After retiring as a senior planner from the State Planning Office, he now serves on the Board of Upstream.
For more information, email UpstreamCobbossee@gmail.com or call Wood at 207-582-0213.
