Watersheds
St. Croix/Skutik River Watershed
Support community work such as:
- Sipayik Community Clam Garden
- Whiting town dam to support fish passage enhancement from the headwaters of the Orange River to Cobscook
- Fish passage enhancement along the Skutik River. “The St. Croix has the potential to support the largest river herring spawning migration in North America.” (Limnotech, 2020; Gibson et al., 2017)
Machias Bay Watershed
Support community work such as:
- Restore the natural tidal dynamics and fish passage blocked by tidal gates at the Rt.1 dyke and causeway in Machias.
- Marsh restoration efforts.
- Restore water quality and shellfish fisheries in Machias Bay.
- Collaborative Watershed Education
Union River to Acadia Watershed
Support Community Work such as:
- Work with the Ellsworth and other watershed communities, Brookfield Renewable Energy, and state and federal management agencies to restore fish passage across the mouth of Leonard’s lake (Ellsworth Dam).
- Engage community, management, NGO, and science to advance the Eastern Maine Coastal Current Collaborative’s work to advance community-supported, ecosystem-based fisheries management approaches.
- Strengthen the Eastern Maine Skippers program and bring new field and lab- based STEM relevant experiential learning programs to Union River and Acadia watershed teachers and students.
Contact Downeast Fisheries Partnership
207-255-0983