To Bring Back Historic Herring Populations, Volunteers Get Down and Dirty – WTOP News
Volunteers removed seven tires and 177 bottles as crews reopened river habitat for Atlantic herring, which once numbered nearly 15,000 after earlier restoration.
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To bring back historic herring populations, volunteers get down and dirty – WTOP News
Submerged waist-deep in the Acushnet River, Marcus Hendricks let out a howl that echoed through the forest and brush. The Wampanoag tribal member and land manager had just sawed through a fallen tree 10 inches thick and stretched across the width of the waterway, spraying sawdust into the cloudy water. Two volunteers heaved the cut-up...
To bring back historic herring populations, volunteers get down and dirty
Submerged waist-deep in the Acushnet River, Marcus Hendricks let out a howl that echoed through the forest and brush. The Wampanoag tribal member and land manager had just sawed through a fallen tree 10 inches thick and stretched across the…
Volunteers ramp up Acushnet River herring restoration efforts
Since 2002, state and local scientists have worked to restore the Acushnet River’s herring population to historic levels, clearing overgrowth and debris and building infrastructure to help the tiny bait fish upstream.
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