The Wrack: coastal training program

On a classic October morning, a research team heads to the Eliot–South Berwick line, where a private landowner has opened his property for a Wells Reserve study of fish and fish habitat. Parking the pickup at the end of a long hayfield, the five gather up gear and step into a middle-aged pine-oak forest, then head downslope past ferns and toppled trees till the trail goes wet underfoot, the canopy breaks, and they stand at the edge of Shoreys Brook. This is headquarters for the next few hours. It is one of eight sites along the brook’s 4.3 miles being surveyed for resident and migratory fish, and their habitat, in advance of a planned dam removal downstream.

The Coastal Training Program is collaborating with many of our partners to host out-door events this summer (see our flyer).  Not only do we get to take advantage of the great weather and see places (and ways) we are protecting, we are providing opportunities for natural resouce outreach leaders to interact with municipal officials and community members.

As promised, we are bring Environmetal Communications instructor Eric Eckl back to the Reserve and he will also be at the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve!

If you're interestesd in learning more please contact Annie Cox at acox@wellsnerr.org or 646-1555x157.