By John Richardson, Portland Press Herald Writer Portland Press Herald news story A historic plan to remove or bypass three dams along the Penobscot River is moving closer to reality now that a Pennsylvania company has started generating more power at other nearby dams. PPL Corp. increased production at the Stillwater Dam in Old Town Read More
Penobscot River
Three Dams to Get Power Upgrades Along Penobscot
Bangor Daily News news story A Pennsylvania power company plans to increase generation soon at three dams on the Penobscot River as part of a two-year-old deal to help restore historic runs of Atlantic salmon and other fish in the famed waterway, officials said Tuesday. In June 2004, PPL Corp. signed an unprecedented agreement with Read More
Penobscot May Open to Salmon Fishermen
Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA – Salmon anglers finally may get to scratch that seven-year-old itch to fish the Penobscot River this fall. The Atlantic Salmon Commission voted Thursday to move forward with a proposal to open a stretch of the Penobscot near Bangor to Atlantic salmon fishing for one month this fall. The Read More
Senators Snowe, Collins Advance $2 Million Spending Measure to Restore Penobscot River
News from the Penobscot Partners: A coalition of the Penobscot Indian Nation, American Rivers, Atlantic Salmon Federation, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Maine Audubon and Trout Unlimited News Release (Washington, DC; Bangor ME) Conservationists and the Penobscot Indian Nation praised Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (both R-Maine) for securing a $2 million line Read More
Penobscot’s Rebirth is Cause for Rejoicing
by Dr. Paul Liebow Bangor Daily News news story Interior Secretary Gale Norton’s visit to the Veazie Salmon Club last week gives the Bush administration’s final blessing to a project that will add immensely to Bangor’s revitalization. The Penobscot River Restoration Project is a brilliant example of how the needs of society and the environment Read More
Penobscot Restoration Deal Signed
$50M needed to return salmon to “signature river” Bangor Daily News news story VEAZIE – A deal to demolish two dams and restore Atlantic salmon to the Penobscot River was sealed Friday, though the $50 million needed to fund the project is anything but certain. The Penobscot River Restoration Project, announced last October, was hailed Read More
Penobscot Restoration Passes Major Milestone
Statement of Laura Rose Day, Project Director, Penobscot Partners Penobscot Partners Good afternoon. Today we gather here on the banks of the Penobscot River overlooking the Veazie Salmon Club and the Veazie Dam. Both hold an important place in Maine history, and both are now at the gateway to an exciting and historic transition to Read More
Restoring Maine’s Mightiest River—the Penobscot
For more than 60 years, the Natural Resources Council of Maine has led efforts to protect and restore thousands of miles of Maine’s rivers, for the benefit of people, fish, and wildlife throughout the Gulf of Maine. In 1999, working with the Penobscot Indian Nation and other conservation groups, during three long years of negotiations Read More
Saving Salmon
New York Times editorial Conservationists and business interests are at loggerheads so often these days that it is heartening when they can reach an agreement that produces good outcomes for both – and for the environment. A coalition of environmental groups, an Indian tribe, government agencies and a power company recently announced an agreement that Read More
