[SEMCO] Quashnet River Program

[Church, Nancy (DCR)]

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

 

Tales of Recovery: Saving the Quashnet River Habitat and the Return of
the Native Trout

 

 

Saturday, April 26

Time: 9:00AM to 11:00AM

 

Two mile hike at the Quashnet River Conservation Area

Meet at the Martin Road parking area off of route 28 

 

Walk Leaders:

Matt Patrick, Mass State Representative and Fran Smith, Trout Unlimited

 

Discover the efforts that have gone on for the past 20 years that have
led to the restoration of this valuable resource. Representative
Patrick, a founding member of the Citizen's for the Protection of
Waquoit Bay, was instrumental in the state purchase and preservation of
land along the Quashnet River. Fran Smith explains the project that he
and his group have worked on for two decades to restore the river
habitat and bring back the native brook trout that once thrived there.
These successful efforts have led to the tagging of more than 400 brook
trout in the past year. This will help researchers determine migration
patterns within the river and bay, which will aid in the restoration. 

 

Contact: Nancy Church 508-457-0495 ext.108 for more information 

 

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