BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 3, 2024
The Downeast Salmon Federation will use a $9.1 million NOAA grant to remove an ice retention dam on the Narraguagus River in Cherryfield. The federation has been working with the town of Cherryfield since 2014 to find a solution that works for the endangered Atlantic salmon trying to reach their spawning grounds and the town, which doesn’t want to be vulnerable to spring flooding. The federation’s proposed nature-like fishway, which is a series of rapids and pools, is unique because it will encompass the entire width of the river, without a side channel.