[CPEO-BIF] Acushnet River (New Bedford, MA) and former sawmill along its banks

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

From the stench of sewage to the sweet smell of success, partnership  
transforms Acushnet River and former sawmill along its banks into  
public park

By FRANK CARNI
ecoRI News staff
April 7, 2015

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - The stench emanating from the end of Edward  
Haskell’s dock on the Acushnet River was so foul that he was  
compelled to file a lawsuit against the city.

...

Quintal spoke about the coalition’s Acushnet River restoration  
project, and how, through dam removal, riverbank reconstruction,  
invasive plant management and land restoration, the urban river’s  
herring population has increased dramatically. She also detailed how  
the BBC and its partners are transforming the derelict lumber yard  
and abandoned industrial complex into a park scheduled to open to the  
public by this summer.

Since 2007, when the BBC bought the property, work has been ongoing  
to remove the remains of the former sawmill. This restoration project  
also will improve the health of the river and Buzzards Bay, and make  
it easier for migratory species such as river herring and American  
eels to travel back and forth between the ocean and upriver spawning  
and nursery areas.


...

For the entire article, see
http://www.ecori.org/smart-growth/2015/4/1/land-restoration-helps- 
revive-polluted-river

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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