TIMES RECORD • November 1, 2023
After three unused dams were removed from Frost Gully Brook in Freeport this summer, stream restoration consultant Alex Abbott saw brook trout start moving upstream to spawn “literally instantly.” Frost Gully Brook stretches a little over 3 miles through Freeport, flowing into the Harraseeket River just below Upper Mast Landing Road before it empties into the sea. The dam had been around since the turn of the 19th century. Millions of dollars have been granted to Maine towns for stream restoration and other climate initiatives.