Stream Restoration Celebration Sept. 17-18
Contact Catherine Schmitt (207) 581-1434, catherine.schmitt@umit.maine.edu
HOLDEN – The restoration of Sedgeunkedunk Stream will be discussed and celebrated on Friday, Sept. 17, at Fields Pond Audubon Center. The collaborative, community-based project, including removal of two dams and construction of a natural rock-ramp fishway, is serving as a model for other small-scale stream restoration efforts throughout Maine.
The public is invited to the two-day event, which includes an afternoon symposium on Friday, Sept.17, from 1-5 p.m., featuring a project description and presentations by scientists who are evaluating the success of restoring watershed connections and improving habitat. After a project overview and presentations on stream ecology, alewives, sea lamprey, and bird communities, participants will gather at the Sedgeunkedunk fishway and public boat landing in Orrington on Brewer Lake Road to celebrate with refreshments and live music.
On Saturday morning, Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-12 noon, events will include an open house at Fields Pond, a canoe and kayak paddle from Fields Pond to the fishway site, and a hike along the shoreline from the Audubon Center to Brewer Lake.
The Sedgeunkedunk Stream Symposium and Celebration is sponsored by the Lower Penobscot Watershed Coalition, Fields Pond Audubon Center, and the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine.
There is no charge for the event. For more information, visit, or contact Hannah Webber at (207) 989-2591 or hwebber@maineaudubon.org to register.