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Restoration Of Riparian Buffer At The Former Smelt Hill Dam Site, Falmouth, Maine, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership

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Project description: The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership (CBEP) was awarded a grant from the Gulf of Maine Council to restore approximately 250 feet of riparian buffer habitat at the site of the former Smelt Hill dam in Falmouth, Maine. CBEP selected Northern Ecological Associates, Inc. (NEA) a consulting firm with expertise in riparian restoration, to design and oversee implementation of the project. Presumpscot River Watch, a local nonprofit organization whose volunteers sample water quality throughout the watershed, coordinated with abutting landowners and volunteers.

Project objectives and goals: The overall project objective was to restore a native vegetated riparian buffer at …

Towards Sustainable Management Of Louisiana's Coastal Wetland Forests: Problems, Contraints, And A New Beginning, William Conner, J L. Chambers, R F. Keim, S P. Faulkner, J W. Day, E S. Gardiner, M S. Hughes, S L. King, K W. Mcleod, C A. Miller, J A. Nyman, G P. Shaffer

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Over 345,000 ha of forested swamps occur throughout the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain. Natural and anthropogenic changes in hydrology and geomorphology at local and landscape levels have reduced the productivity in many of these coastal wetland forests areas and have caused the complete loss of forest cover in some places. A summary and interpretation of the available
science, suggestions for policy change, and a multidisciplinary (multi-responsibility) approach were needed to address these issues [in the context of private land]. In response, the Louisiana Governor's office formed a Coastal Wetland Forest Conservation and Use Science Working Group (SWG) and an associated …

Conservation Of Louisiana's Coastal Wetland Forests, William Conner, Jim L. Chambers, Richard F. Keim, John W. Day Jr, Stephen P. Faulkner, Emile S. Gardiner, Melinda S. Hughes, Sammy L. King, Kenneth W. Mcleod, Craig A. Miller, J Andrew Nyman, Gary P. Shaffer

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Highland Lake Fish Passage Restoration (Fact Sheet), Elaine Tremble, Department Of Marine Resources, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Maine Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership, Gulf Of Maine Coastal Program, Natural Resources Conservation Service, City Of Westbrook, Highland Lake Association

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Renovating the fishway and restoring the degraded stream channel at Highland Lake Dam will improve upstream and downstream passage for diadromous (sea-run) fish – especially alewives. Historically, alewives had enjoyed free access to Highland Lake’s spawning and nursery habitat, so this project will help restore the alewife population, enhance biological vitality, improve recreational opportunities and expand economic prospects in the Presumpscot River Watershed, Casco Bay and the Gulf of Maine. This restoration project represents one more important piece in the ongoing efforts of state and federal natural resource agencies, towns, non-government organizations and individual citizens to bring the Presumpscot River …