Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s fifth presentation of its 27th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Dam Removals on the Kennebec River,” features John Burrows, executive director for U.S. Operations of the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
Presentations are held via Zoom and accessible via hyperlink at the top of fomb.org. This event is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14.
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Atlantic salmon are a critically endangered species found only in a handful of rivers in Maine. The recovery of this iconic species will depend in great part on what happens in the next few years with four dams on the Kennebec River, according to a news release from FOMB’s Ed Friedman.
Burrows will discuss the importance of the Kennebec River to salmon recovery, and the current status of ongoing regulatory and legal proceedings that will determine the future of the Kennebec River, Atlantic salmon, and the further restoration of sea-run fish in the watershed for decades to come.
The Atlantic Salmon Federation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wild Atlantic salmon and their ecosystems. Burrows oversees ASF’s restoration and conservation programs, communications, and advocacy activities in the U.S.
FOMB hosts its Winter Speaker Series October-May on the second Wednesday of each month. The FOMB March 13 presentation, “Biocontrol Research in Merrymeeting Bay,” features Hillary Peterson, integrated pest management specialist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry.
Speaker Series presentations are free and open to the public.
For more information, contact FOMB at 207-666-3372 or edfomb@comcast.net.
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