Calling all Sheepscot River enthusiasts!
Midcoast Conservancy is hosting its second annual State of the Sheepscot event on September 25, from 5 - 7pm at the Whitefield Elementary School gym. You will learn about the State of the Sheepscot in regards to our work in the watershed, including land conservation, stewardship, and water quality, and how you can support the watershed. Whether you live, work, or recreate in the Sheepscot watershed - this event is for you!
We will be joined by special guest Paul Christman, a Marine Scientist with the Maine Department of Marine Resources Bureau of Sea-Run Fisheries, who will present on endangered Atlantic salmon in the Sheepscot River. Paul has over 20 years of experience working with Atlantic salmon in Maine and has been a leader in developing the innovative egg planting technique used to stock salmon eggs in the Sheepscot and other Maine salmon rivers.
The event kicks off at 5pm with informational tables on some of our work in the Sheepscot watershed. Chat with Midcoast Conservancy staff and other members of your community while enjoying refreshments, including pizza generously donated from Sheepscot General and our own ‘Lamprey Lemonade.’
You’ll have an opportunity to get your hands wet with Max Tritt, a Fishery Biologist with NOAA. Max will do a Stream Smart Table simulation, which provides a hands-on visual of the negative impacts undersized road stream crossings have on streams. Learn how appropriately sized crossings allow the stream flow naturally beneath them, keeping the habitat healthier and our infrastructure more climate resilient.
The presentation begins at 5:30pm with the opportunity to chat more with staff and check out the informational tables afterwards. We hope to see you there!
This event is free and open to the public, but we ask that you please register below.