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Freeing a River: Running and Removing Dams on Maine's Penobscot River from Penobscot River Trust on Vimeo. |
NEW!FREEING A RIVER
As we celebrate the beginnings of ice-out on the Penobscot River, the spring paddling season, and recent milestones reached with removal of the Great Works Dam, we present our new video highlighting the recreation benefits of a free-flowing river. Join Bucky Owen, Professor Emeritus in Wildlife Biology at the University of Maine and former Commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, on the Penobscot River as he reflects on our connections to the river and the resurgence of life and recreation opportunities that are anticipated when the Penobscot Project is complete. |
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Great Works Dam opening ceremony June 11, 2012 |
Video of opening ceremony for the beginning of Great Works Dam removal June 11, 2012
click on image below to see Great Works after dam removal!
scroll down for more videos!
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Penobscot River Restoration Project from Robert R Fiske on Vimeo. (Select link above for larger format) |
Learn more about the Penobscot River Restoration Project and our plans to restore self-sustaining runs of Atlantic salmon, American shad, alewife, sturgeon and six other species of sea-run fish to the Penobscot River. Listen to community members voice their hopes for the future river, and what it will mean to them to see the river reconnected to the sea. (c) Penobscot River Restoration Trust 2012 Scroll down for more Videos
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VOICES OF THE WATERSHEDCommunity support for restoration of migratory fish to the Penobscot River while maintaining energy production has been strong since plans for the Penobscot River Restoration Project were first announced in 2003. Residents of communities throughout the Penobscot watershed, as well as visitors, recognize the many benefits that will come from re-opening the main stem of the Penobscot River and the improved access to nearly 1,000 miles of important habitat where sea-run fish spawn and their young grow before returning to sea. We anticipate renewed opportunities for recreational and sustenance fishing, paddling from Old Town to the sea without any major portages, white water paddling, wildlife viewing, and related cultural and economic benefits. Here, we offer voices from communities in the watershed as they describe what they value about the Penobscot River, and why they support restoration of this magnificent river. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE VIDEOS! Also ... Visit our Media pages for editorials supporting the restoration project, and for interviews and more on cultural benefits of the project, see our River and Culture pages. |
Flyover of the Penobscot River Restoration Project video and Penobscot Nation elder Butch Phillips interview produced by The Nature Conservancy. |
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Penobscot River: Stewardship and Interconnections between Sea-Run Fish | Benefits of a Free-Flowing River | |||
An Interview with Sally Gilbert | An Interview with Scott Phillips | |||
Fishing the Penobscot River | ||||
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An Interview with Ted Ames of the Stonington Fishermen's Alliance | |||
An Interview with Bob Milardo |
Interview of Sally Gilbert by Robert Fiske/Pride's Crossing Productions. Interviews of Bob Milardo and Scott Phillips by Stacy MacLean, MacLean Productions. Editing by Charlie Hudson and the Penobscot River Restoration Trust. All videos copyright Penobscot River Restoration Trust, 2010.
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