Now is the time to keep our conservation momentum going — as we head into another season of restoration work on Maine’s rivers and streams. See how you can help us make our 2025 plans a reality.

A culvert replacement on Barkers Brook provides an opportunity for community members to learn about stream restoration and connectivity work in the Crooked River Watershed.

This work will aid in the development of our plan to replace this culvert this summer.

Sebago TU Conservation Committee members Jim Wescott, Robb Cotiaux and Matt Streeter enjoyed lunch (and some good-natured ribbing on the relative virtues of trout vs. bass fishing) with the Sebago Lake Rotary Club recently.

On Saturday, March 5, more than 50 TU members, family, and friends, gathered at Range Pond to enjoy each other's company and some balmy weather. A crew of experienced hard-water fanatics volunteered as guides, sharing tips and tip-ups.

This weekend’s planning session not only identified our five-year goals but also introduced me to the amazing people we have currently on board.  Each of them has an area of expertise, life experience and is willing to share it all for the benefit of the resource. Our mission is to conserve, protect, and restore our coldwater resources and fisheries.

Consider giving them the gift that will keep giving the whole year and provide your loved one with the knowledge and satisfaction that they are a part of something bigger than themselves by contributing to the conservation of the fish that they love.

Jim is a biologist with IFW for the Sebago region and was kind enough to share his and the department’s recent work, including an update on Sebago Lake lake trout and landlocked salmon, and the weir project recently undertaken on the Crooked River.

Connectivity has been restored to the Shepards River all the way to New Hampshire. A deteriorating, smooth culvert that would not pass fish was replaced by an open-bottom arch that accommodates the natural stream bed. 

Brandy Brook is a quality feeder to Collyer Brook, that has some of the best small water trout fishing local to Portland and the best trout habitat in the Royal River Watershed. These waters had been isolated by one of the worst hanging culverts that our survey teams had ever documented.

In 2016, the headwaters of Linscott Brook were reconnected to the brook in the Shepards River Watershed. Undersized twin culverts that were prone ice jams and flooding were replaced with an open bottom arch.

On July 15, 2016 a series of three rock weirs were installed that reconnected a feeder brook to the main stem of the Shepards River on Hampshire Road in Brownfield, Maine.

The dam on Goff Mill Brook in Arundel was removed on September 18th, 2015 reconnecting seven miles of habitat to the Kennebunk estuary. Searun brook trout are now a possibility there.

Round Pond was successfully treated on September 16 and 17th, 2015. Funding from the chapter's 5in5 Program and help from our volunteers were key to this accomplishment.