Feasibility Study for Larkin Dam The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration, formerly the Riverways Program, has placed the restoration of the upper Parker River on its list of Priority Projects this fiscal year. Images Courtesy of Town of Newbury, MA...
Ox Pasture Brook is a tributary of the Mill River. It drains downtown Rowley and meets the Mill River just downstream from Route One near the Jewell Mill. The brook has been known to be polluted and impacted. In 2013, The Mass. Division of Ecological Restoration (DER)...
Governor Academy students collecting aquatic insects for water quality analysis. The Mill River is located in Essex County, with its headwaters in the Georgetown Rowley State Forest and other tributaries within the Town of Rowley. Flowing under Route 1 near the...
Since 2010, Nor’East TU chapter has worked on the Mill River in Rowley and Newbury to restore migratory fish runs. In April and May, the river Herring return along with sea lamprey. In the winter, sea run trout spawn in the lower reaches of the river. Any sightings of...
Located in the Town of Boxford, Fish Brook originates at Stiles Pond and discharges into the Ipswich River near Masconomet Regional High School. Fed by springs, groundwater, runoff and snowmelt, Fish Brook was once classified as a cold water fishery by MA Fish &...
