AG CLIPS • March 19, 2025
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, the State of Maine Department of Marine Resources, and the Lead Partner the Passamaquoddy Tribe are holding a second public meeting to discuss the proposed watershed plan and environmental assessment for the “Bay of Fundy Aquatic Connectivity” project in Washington County, Maine. This meeting will be April 17, 2025, at the Cobscook Institute in Township of Trescott, Maine, at 6 p.m. Under the project deteriorating fishways and undersized culverts that block fish such as sea-run smelts and sea-run alewives from historic spawning and nursery habitat will be replaced on roads in selected municipalities in Washington County. Water quality and forest health improvement will be created through restoration of habitat access, adjoining riparian areas and stream bank corridors.