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Maine Gov. Mills attends alewife restoration ribbon cutting

June, 1 2022 - Town Line

A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the Alewife Restoration Initiative’s project to bring migratory fish back to China Lake.

Benton Fish Lift

Numbers Speak For Themselves As Alewives Return To Central Maine

May, 20 2022 - Portland Press Herald

As the fish’s annual migration begins again, this is the first year in centuries that alewives will be able to swim upriver to China Lake, a milestone that Gov. Janet Mills and others celebrated this week.

Alewives return to China Lake for the first time since 1783

May, 20 2022 - Maine Public Broadcasting

The last time alewives made the 70-mile journey from the ocean to China Lake in central Maine, the American Revolution had just come to an end in 1783.

Native Maine fish returns to lake on their own for first time in hundreds of years

May, 18 2022 - WMTW

Historic alewife restoration initiative hits another milestone

October, 7 2020 - Town Line

After 200 years, alewives set to return to China Lake

August, 14 2019 - Town Line

Construction begins for alewives restoration at Ladd Dam in North Vassalboro

May, 22 2019 - Town Line

Maine’s native wildflowers come to Vassalboro School

February, 14 2018 - Town Line

Vassalboro: Residents hear update on ARI from speakers

December, 6 2017 - Town Line

Historic presence of alewives in China Lake’s Outlet Stream reconfirmed

August, 9 2017 - Town Line

Vassalboro: Dam groups hold public hearing on project

November, 17 2016 - Town Line

China Lake Association meeting focuses on alewives, LakeSmart progress

August, 4 2016 - Town Line

Conservationists push to bypass or remove dams, restore alewife run in Maine

March, 29 2015 - Portland Press Herald

Yarmouth still seeking consensus on removal of two dams

August, 5 2013 - Portland Press Herald

Mousam River dams at turning point

July, 22 2013 - Portland Press Herald

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