Bellamy River Dam Removal & Fish Habitat Restoration Project

Project Presentations
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Adobe Acrobat Reader requiredBellamy River Timber Crib Dam Removal, 2002-2004 (Adobe PDF, 26MB)

Adobe Acrobat Reader requiredBellamy River Fish Communities, Pre and Post Dam Removal, 2004/2005 (Abobe PDF 3.7MB)

Event Speakers
WELCOME
Ronald B. Laurence, Jr.
Chair, NH Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership

SPEAKER AGENDA
Chris Davies
Owner, Great Bridge Properties

Peter Whelan
Board of Directors
Coastal Conservation Association – New Hampshire

Harry T. Stewart, PE
Director, Water Division
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Daniel Lynch
Assistant Director
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

US Rep. Jeb Bradley
US House of Representatives, NH District 1

Michael Bartlett
Supervisor, New England Field Office
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Carl Deloi
US Environmental Protection Agency

Rollie Schmitten
Director, Office of Habitat Conservation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 Project Description
A November 9th event was sponsored by the NH Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership to celebrate the removal of the ruins of a head-of-tide dam that has obstructed the passage of important migratory fish in the Bellamy River since the early 1800s.

US Representative Jeb Bradley spoke at the event, as well as officials from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other involved partners.

Below are links to some of the media coverage of the event:

Media, Links, and Photos
Video Links
» WMUR News 9: Bellamy Dam removal, restoration feature (5MB, Windows Media Player)

Media Links
» Atlantic News: History be dammed
» Foster's Online: Fish are welcome now that Dover dam removed
» Portsmouth Herald: From air-draft to dam breach - a week alongshore
» Union Leader: Dam removal makes way for fish
» NHPR: Whoops, There Goes Another Dam

Event Photos
» The Gundalow Capt. Edward Adams on its way to the event

» The crowd gathers aboard the Captain Edward Adams

» A view upstream to the Bellamy Mills and the former dam site

» RB Laurence kicks off the event

» Peter Whelan, Coastal Conservation Association

» US Representative Jeb Bradley addresses the participants

» NOAA Habitat Conservation Director Rollie Schmitten delivers his remarks

Press Releases & Documents
» CWRP Media Release
» CWRP Fact Sheet
» CWRP Advisory
» Dam Removal Info Sheet

NHCWRP Participants

Corporate Members . FPL Seabrook Station . Jacques Whitford . Keyspan Energy . McLane Law Firm . Normandeau Associates . O’Neil Griffin Bodi . Osram Sylvania . Public Service of NH . Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.

Non-Governmental . Antioch/NE Graduate School . Ducks Unlimited . The Nature Conservancy

Public Agencies . Coastal America . NOAA . USACOE . USFWS . USDA-NRCS . US Environmental Protection Agency . NH Department of Fish and Game . NH Department of Environmental Services