Maine dam operator not protecting salmon, say environmentalists, tribe

The last wild Atlantic salmon live in a group of rivers in Maine and have been listed under the Endangered Species Act since 2000.

Salmon farm could be headed for landlocked Millinocket

A business group has signed a lease for 45 acres at the site of a former paper mill, hoping to construct a high-tech fish farm that relies on recirculated water.

Rescources council working to bring Atlantic salmon back to Sandy River

Chesterville fish passage study underway

Last month Senators Collins and King announced federal funding for Atlantic Salmon habitat restoration projects, one of which is a fish passage feasibility study at the Chesterville Wildlife Management Area Dam on Little Norridgewock Stream.

Maine Voices: Let’s save both the Atlantic salmon and the Shawmut Dam

Keeping a hydroelectric dam on the Kennebec River would be good for the environment and the economy.

Kennebec River dam owner dismisses state fish passage plan as counterproductive

Brookfield Renewable and the state disagree on a suitable solution to let endangered Atlantic salmon and other river-run fish pass the Shawmut Dam in Fairfield to reach spawning grounds in the Sandy River.

Farmington board given department updates

Farmington Fire Rescue Interim Chief TD Hardy and Parks and Recreation Director Matthew Foster provided year end reviews to selectmen April 26.

Owner of the Shawmut Dam on Kennebec River to make changes to try to save salmon

Brookfield Renewable U.S. said Monday that it has begun shutdown procedures for dams on the lower Kennebec River to help the salmon migrate.

Farmington park to be closed June to December

Access to the park and parking lot will not be allowed for safety reasons while construction is underway this year.

Canadian dam owner sues Maine over alleged effort to remove 4 Kennebec River dams

Brookfield Renewable argues state agencies are violating a binding river management agreement in their fight over the future of Atlantic salmon.