July 22, 2013 — Today, contractors will begin to remove the Veazie Dam from Maine’s Penobscot River. This removal will reconnect the river to the Gulf of Maine for the first time in nearly two centuries.
Breaching this dam—the dam closest to the sea—is the next step in a larger effort to improve access to nearly 1,000 miles of river habitat on the river.
Last summer, we removed the Great Works Dam; additional fish passage improvements at dams in the upper watershed could start as early as next year. These removals will greatly improve access to spawning, rearing, and nursery habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon, American shad, and river herring.
Read the full story from the NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation