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New Hampshire Conservation Projects

POND RESTORATION PROVIDES NUMEROUS BENEFITS

The restoration of the 30-acre man-made Morrill Pond near Canterbury, New Hampshire is providing numerous benefits for a wide variety of wildlife species and for visitors to the area. The dam at Morrill Pond was breached in the 1950s and beavers have made several unsuccessful attempts to re-flood the area behind the dam during recent years. With the help of Wildlife Forever, a new water control structure was installed to create a shallow marsh for waterfowl, including mallards, black ducks, and wood ducks. In addition, wood nesting boxes were erected around the marsh to help nesting ducks. The improvements are also benefiting songbirds, mammals, and the public – with many new opportunities for fishing, hunting, hiking, canoeing, birdwatching, and cross-country skiing.

DAM REMOVAL GIVES SALMON ROOM TO RUN

Salmon can now go a little further up the Ashuelot River, thanks to help from Wildlife Forever. Near Winchester, New Hampshire, the New England Box Company Dam had been blocking the river for years after its useful life. The dam's removal is helping to increase the river's biological diversity, according to the state's Fish and Game Department. Taking the dam out freed about 15 miles of river to flow freely for the first time in nearly 100 years -- creating hopes of bringing back American shad, blueback herring, and Atlantic salmon to the Ashuelot.