News  Improving Fish Passage and Enhancing a Local Park (Marshfield)

Design development is continuing for the proposed removal of the Veterans Memorial Park Dam in Marshfield. DER has partnered with the Town, the Marshfield Veterans’ Services, and the North & South River Watershed Association to advance a project that would enhance the aesthetic amenities of the Veterans Memorial Park and remove the dam at the head of tide. Removal of the dam will improve fish passage for river herring, American eel, and American shad that use the river and upstream habitats for spawning. The current fish ladder on the dam performs inconsistently and requires careful management during the fish run. The project will remove the dam and enhance the existing park honoring Marshfield’s veterans.

Image: Veterans Memorial Park Dam