by John Holyoke, BDN staff Bangor Daily News news story EDDINGTON, Maine — Hundreds of onlookers stood on the banks of the Penobscot River on Monday morning, watching as demolition crews breached the Veazie Dam, continuing the process of opening the river to sea-run fish for the first time in almost 200 years. The Veazie Read More
Penobscot River Restoration Trust
How It’s Done: Removing a Dam
by Shea Gunther Mother Nature Network blog post On Monday, work will begin on the removal of the Veazie Dam on Maine’s Penobscot River as part of a larger project to restore the natural flow to one of the state’s largest rivers. The effort is being led by a coalition of organizations operating under the Read More
Date Set for Historic Veazie Dam Breaching
By Dawn Gagnon, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story VEAZIE, Maine â Mainers will have an opportunity to see some history in the making in July, when the effort to remove the Veazie Dam â one of the few remaining impediments to the return of native sea-run fish to the Penobscot River â gets Read More
Veazie Dam Removal Project Gets $1 Million Boost
by Dawn Gagnon, BDN staff Bangor Daily News news story VEAZIE, Maine â The organization behind a key conservation project on the Penobscot River has been awarded a major grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, members of the state’s congressional delegation announced last week. The Penobscot River Restoration Trust will receive a $1 million Read More
Maine Nabs $1.3 Million in Wetlands Restoration Grants
Most of the money will go toward the Penobscot River Restoration project, restoring habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon and other fish. by North Cairn, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced $20 million in grants Tuesday to 24 coastal wetlands projects in 13 states and territories, including two Read More
Great Works Dam Removal Celebration
The decommissioning and removal of the Great Works Dam, located north of Bangor, is part of a broad collaborative effort that will eventually include removal of the Veazie Dam and creation of new, upstream fish passage at Milford and Howland dams. Once completed, the Project will vastly improve access to nearly 1,000 miles of historic Read More
A Great Day as Dam Removal Begins
Hundreds watch the start of a Penobscot River project viewed as a model for fish and waterway restoration. by Tom Bell, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story INDIAN ISLAND – Bill Townsend is an old man, at 84, but he’s steady enough on his feet to walk down a muddy bank of the Penobscot Read More
LePage Should Have Attended Dam Ceremony
A mutually beneficial compromise that brings diverse interests together should be celebrated. Portland Press Herald editorial On Monday, Maine showed the world how to advance economic and environmental interests at the same time with a comprehensive project that involved state, federal and tribal governments along with private power companies and nonprofit groups all working together. Read More
Dam Removal to Help Restore Spawning Grounds
by Murray Carpenter New York Times news story BRADLEY, Me. — Under a bright sky here, a convoy of heavy equipment rolled onto the bed of the Penobscot River on Monday to smash the Great Works Dam, a barrier that has blocked the river for nearly two centuries. Before the destruction began, a tribal elder Read More
