Poster - Elm Street Dam Removal and River Restoration Project
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At its 2016 Annual Meeting, the Town of Kingston voted to establish the Jones River Restoration Fund to supply matching money for grants to remove the Elm Street dam and restore the Jones River ecosystem habitats. The $125,000 fund was used to secure about $1.4 million in state and federal funds because the Jones River is acknowledged to have been an important economic resource for the Commonwealth. Timber was sawn for ships and homes, iron was shaped into anchors, tools, cannonballs for the Revolutionary War, tacks and nails, and clothing mills wove wool for suits and uniforms – all products of the moving power of the Jones River.

After 400 years of service and manipulation, it is time to restore the river to its free-flowing self as it was when the Pilgrims first traversed up “three nautical miles” and named the river for their Captain Christopher Jones. We are now focused on recovering the fish populations and reestablishing this great nursery of the Gulf of Maine – one of the richest fisheries in the world.

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Elm St Dam, March 2015

Stantec’s Elm Street Dam Site Reconnaissance Report

Jones River Herring Count

 April 1 through May 31
 7:00 am  – 7:00 pm

Kingston’s Elm Street Dam removal serves as an example

Jones River Restoration Celebration

 Fri . November 22 . 2019
 11:00 am      Jones River Trading Co. | Register →

Potluck to Celebrate Removal of Elm Street Dam

 Sun . October 27 . 2019
 3:00 pm      Jones River Landing

Sediment Transport in the Jones River Post Dam Removal

The Final Elm Street Dam Draw Down Begins

Bidding Officially Closed on Elm Street Dam Removal Project

Removing old dams in Massachusetts even more urgent with stress of climate change

2018 Herring Count Results

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PCN Life: Herring Update with Jones River Watershed Association

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