Hopes for a Fish Revival as Dam is Demolished
From the New York Times:
“There is a bend in the Penobscot River [Maine] here, embanked by an Indian burial ground, through which millions of fish used to make a strenuous journey upstream to spawn before returning to the sea. … But over the centuries, dams on the river and pollution from paper mills have helped wither the sea runs. …
“So it was a relief for scores of conservationists, government officials and anglers when two pieces of construction equipment methodically began dismantling the Veazie Dam this week.”
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