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Waterville council postpones voting on proposed change in Kennebec River management plan The council voted to postpone indefinitely making a decision about an amendment to update the Kennebec River management plan, developed by the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Share Four fishermen cast for stripers June 24, 2020, in the Kennebec River just below the Lockwood Dam in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel file WATERVILLE — A Canadian company that owns dams on the Kennebec River in Waterville and Winslow was unsuccessful this week in convincing the City Council to oppose a...

Catherine Nadeau: Removing Kennebec dams will not bring back the past The Department of Marine Resources should rethink their plan to eventually remove all dams along the river, the former legislator writes. By Catherine Nadeau Share I had the great pleasure of representing the citizens of Winslow and Benton in the Legislature for the previous eight years. I am writing to discuss the Kennebec River Management Plan currently being proposed by the Department of Marine Resources. In their plan they are recommending that eventually all the dams between Waterville and Madison be removed to allow...

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How you can help: Kennebec River in Skowhegan. Photo by Sam Horine Dam Removal Brings Rivers Back to Life In Maine, we know from experience that when we remove dams, native fish and wildlife return in record numbers, injecting new life into rivers that helps revive riverfront communities and supports commercial and recreational fisheries. 3 and paddling. 4 After the removal of the Edwards Dam in 1999 and the Fort Halifax Dam on the Sebasticook River in 2008, the lower Kennebec River has surged back to life: The run of river herring is the largest in North America, exceeding three million fish...

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