keeping the legacy of wild Atlantic salmon alive in Western New England
Here is a salmon release/stocking video we made in cooperation with CREC, the DEEP Inland Fisheries Division and featuring students from the Harris AgriScience Center at Bloomfield HS, CREC/Exploring Diversity through Aquaculture and CREC’s Aerospace and Engineering Elementary School. You can find the other videos on the Salmon-in-Schools page. EDA students are invited to Scotland’s…
We post Steve Gephard’s weekly reports on our website here. You can find them on the front page, from the ‘River Runs’ box. Interesting AND informative!
Steve Gephard will be speaking at the Lyme Land Conservation Trust on June 19th, not July 19th.
Many thanks to everyone who wrote letters, sent emails and made phone calls in support of continued funding for the Kensington Hatchery !!! Funding for it, the State Parks and the Pheasant Program were included in the final Budget. Let’s celebrate……… but not too long. The funding only lasts the two years of the bi-annual…
Our schools have released their salmon, now it’s time to clean and pack up tanks and chillers for next year. Remember to send in data sheets and celebrate another successful salmon season. Thank you to all teachers, students and our liaisions for all you do to keep the program running smoothly (19 years and counting)!…
Visit the dam and fishway on the Farmington River – Saturday May 30, 10 am until 3 pm at 400 Rainbow Road, Windsor (Poquonnock section) You may even see some salmon!
Find more information at worldfishmigrationday.com
Here’s the link to an interesting post from Upper Oxbow Adventures http://www.upperoxbow.com/index.php/2015/05/wild-atlantic-salmon-enhancement/
We are in the thick of salmon stocking and releasing our fry into the Connecticut River Watershed. Please send me photos for posting and remember to mail your data sheets to Mr. Carroll. We want to know how our salmon fared this season! Check out our photo gallery here.