The Penobscot River Restoration Project is an unprecedented collaboration between hydropower company PPL Corporation, the Penobscot Indian Nation, seven conservation groups, and state and federal agencies, to restore 11 species of sea-run fish to the Penobscot River, while maintaining energy production. Read more ... PROJECT DETAILS

Permitting News:  6/16/10- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issued a Final Order in Favor of the Project   July 2010 - Maine Department of Environmental Protection Issued Final Permits for Veazie, Great Works, and Howland Projects.  VOICES OF THE WATERSHED  Video - Butch Phillips on Restoring the Penobscot River (Produced by TNC)     Check out our latest news!    If you're interested in the Penobscot River science & monitoring going on currently, check out the Penobscot River Research Newsletter for Summer 2010! Come visit us at upcoming events! Join us at Leonards Mills in Bradley for fish, fun and art! July 17th and 24th Link to more EVENTS For information on science and monitoring efforts: Science Monitoring Page Follow the Penobscot Project on Twitter!      New Electrofishing Boat This electrofishing boat was purchased by the University of Maine with funds awarded by the Penobscot River Restoration Trust. It is being used by University researchers to monitor fish community structure in the river before and after dams are removed. Funding for this project, and a host of other baseline monitoring activities, was made available through an agreement with the NOAA Restoration Center under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. To find out more about scientific monitoring efforts click here.

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