Fish ladder in place, ready for spring run
Friends of the Presumpscot River will officially celebrate the fish migration this spring.
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A worker clears snow from the walking area by the fish ladder on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook last week. In the spring, the ladder will facilitate the migration of sea-run fish for the first time since the dams were built nearly 300 years ago.
Chance Viles / American Journal
WESTBROOK The fish ladder on the Presumpscot River is for the most part complete and river advocates are now gearing up for the return of migrating sea-run fish for the first time in hundreds of years.