Penobscot River Restoration: 10 Years after

Please join the MWM in collaboration with the Pemi Chapter of Trout Unlimited on Tuesday October 24th at 7PM. Dan McCaw, the Fisheries Program Manager for the Penobscot Indian Nation in Maine, will present a talk entitled “Penobscot River Restoration: 10 Years After.” The Penobscot River Restoration Project was made internationally famous by its’ depth of collaboration and scope. Two mainstem dams were removed from the Penobscot River and a bypass channel constructed around another. The project was heralded around the world as innovative and a saving grace to multiple species of sea-run fish, to include the United States’ last populations of endangered Atlantic Salmon. The Penobscot Nation’s Fisheries Program Manager talks about the opportunities and challenges that still face the Penobscot River, and critical lessons learned. This event is supported by a National Endowment of the Humanities’ Spotlight on the Humanities grant for Plymouth State University’s Sustainability Studies program.

Dan McCaw was raised in Burnham, Maine and attended the University of Maine in Orono, and worked as a fish biologist from 2001-2010 with the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission and the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Since 2011, Dan has worked for the Penobscot Indian Nation’s Department of Natural Resources and works cooperatively with state, federal and NGO partners to protect, conserve and restore the Penobscot River’s migratory and resident fish species and the ecosystems on which they depend.

Pemi-TU Chapter meetings are free and open to the public, all are welcome! We will have raffle tickets available at the meeting to support sponsoring youths to attend the Barry Conservation Camp fishing session (candidates will be selected in January). Email us at PemiTU@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions.

This is a hybrid event. To receive a Zoom link, please register HERE.