Hi Tim, et. al.
There was just a letter in the paper about how the Scribner's Mills dam should not be allowed because the authentic, historic milling of lumber is less significant than the salmon and river health. "Are there ways to have it both ways"?
Jim
Hey Jim:
Where did you see the article on Scribner's? They actually
can have it both ways... the dam application that the mill folks submitted to DEP has FISH PASSAGE written into it... a "fish ladder," and it is very slightly pitched-- easy for the fish to use. Hopefully this detail made it into the article.
Sebago Lake is probably one of the toughest watersheds to get a dam on in Maine. The Crooked River, where this mill sits, is the largest tributary feeding Sebago Lake. Of course, it's all about the Salmon...but the introduction of lake trout by Maine's own IF&W decades ago has done more to harm Sebago salmon than anything. It turns out, togue are much better at eating what the Salmon need to prey upon.
I hope folks can see that regional mills can be a big part of the whole "Buy Local" buzz these days... in some way.
