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AUGUSTA — The Natural Resources Council of Maine and its partners will host a a Zoom webinar from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 to celebrate the success of the Penobscot River Restoration Project.
The Penobscot River Restoration Project has been a huge success, improving access for sea-run fish to more than 2,000 miles of habitat. This exciting, challenging, and deeply meaningful collaborative project to bring the Penobscot River back to life is now the subject of a new book to be released this year.
The presentation will include stories from Mainers, including those directly involved in the project, who helped make the project a reality, captured in an inspiring new book, “From the Mountains to the Sea.”
* John Banks, director, Department of Natural Resources, Penobscot Indian Nation * Laura Rose Day, former director, Penobscot River Restoration Trust
* Kate Dempsey, state director, The Nature Conservancy in Maine
* Pete Didisheim, advocacy director, Natural Resources Council of Maine * Andy Goode, vice president, U.S. Programs, Atlantic Salmon Federation.
The Penobscot River Restoration Project was a collaborative effort to balance fisheries restoration and hydropower production in Maine’s largest watershed. The project removed two dams — the Great Works and the Veazie — that had blocked fish migrations for more than a century. It also constructed an innovative, river-like bypass around the third dam on the river at Howland so fish could access their historic habitat. Nearly two million river herring (alewives) and nearly 1,500 Atlantic salmon passed the Milford fish lift earlier this year.
To sign up for the webinar, visit nrcm.salsalabs.org/penobscotprojectwebinar
