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4 Dams Set for Removal in #Maine Will Open Hundreds of Miles of #River for #Salmon, #Herring and #Sturgeon

By Andy Corbley, Oct 15, 2025

"In Maine, ownership of 4 large dams has been transferred to #TheNatureConservancy in a sale it hopes will return the river they operate on into prime habitat for salmon for the first time in a century.

"Operated by #BrookfieldRenewables, the dams along the lower #KennebecRiver prevent ocean going, freshwater fish like salmon from accessing #AncestralSpawningGrounds upriver.

"On September 15th, 2025, The Nature Conservancy (#TNC) and #Brookfield signed a purchase and sale agreement for the four dams totaling $138 million.

"The Kennebec River is fed by #SandyRiver in the heart of Maine before running down to the #GulfOfMaine past the towns of #SkowheganME and #WatervilleME. The Weston, Shawmut, #HydroKennebec, and Lockwood dams are located in intervals along this stretch, called the #LowerKennebec.

"The federal regulatory process for decommissioning a dam, as seen in the recent parallel in #California, where four dams were removed to make way for salmon, needed more than 5 years from start to finish. As a result, TNC will look to gather another $30 million in funding to create a nonprofit that will manage and oversee the decommissioning process, during which the dams could continue to generate power for 5 to 10 years.

"That would include working with Sappi North America, whose Somerset Mill, located between the town of Skowhegan and the #ShawmutDam, to find a solution to the company’s long-term water needs, which are currently met by this dam.

"Their twin goals in the decommissioning project are to return free-flowing conditions to the lower Kennebec River to support regionally-#endangered #NorthAtlanticSalmon, while doing so in collaboration with existing stakeholders in the dams’ activities, Sappi included.

" 'TNC and its partners are 100% committed to developing a solution with Sappi that fully addresses the Somerset Mill’s long-term water system needs,' the organization wrote in a statement. 'We understand the vital role of the Somerset Mill for the forest products industry and the state’s economy.'

"#AtlanticSalmon are considered near-threatened worldwide, but certain stocks in the North Atlantic have almost completely disappeared. Access to Sandy River via the lower Kennebec would open up hundreds of miles of prime habitat for spawning and coming of age.

"Brookfield maintains dams higher up the river, but these areas are considered to be of poor habitat quality. Those dams also happen to produce substantially more electricity than the dams along the lower stretch of the river—those set to be removed.

"The Maine Monitor reports that fishing advocacy groups have argued for the dam’s removal for 'decades.' #RiverHerring [#Alewives], the federally-protected #AtlanticSturgeon, and #AmericanEel all rely on Maine’s freshwater rivers to either spawn or feed before swimming out to sea.

"The current predicament finds around one-twelfth of the historic spawning population of Atlantic salmon returning to the Kennebec via the gulf, where they’re captured at #LockwoodDam and actually trucked up the roads past the next three dams to spawn. During the reverse journey many do not survive the journey to the gulf past the industrial infrastructure.

"The removal of the #KlamathRiver dams this time last year produced incredible results immediately, with fish finding their way back upstream far past the farthest dam to spawn within a single season, proving that ancestral instincts can remain intact despite generations of fish not being able to act on them.

"But examples also lie closer to home, with dams removed years past along another Maine river, the #PenobscotRiver, resulting in long-term economic and environmental improvements."

Source:
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/4-dams-set-for-removal-in-maine-will-open-hundreds-of-miles-of-river-for-salmon-herring-and-sturgeon/

#SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Maine #EndangeredSpecies #WaterIsLife

#MaineCDC recommends limiting fish consumption from 4 new bodies of water due to #PFAS contamination

Maine Public | By Nora Saks
Published June 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM EDT

"The Maine Center for Disease Control is recommending that people limit consuming fish from four new bodies of water due to #PFASContamination.

"The new advisories apply to game fish caught in #LovejoyPond in #AlbionME, the #SebasticookRiver in #BurnhamME and #BentonCollyerBrook in #GrayME, and #AndroscogginLake in #LeedsME and #WayneME.

"The Maine CDC issued the new guidelines after elevated levels of PFAS, the group of man-made #ForeverChemicals, were detected in fish tissue sampled by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection last year.

"In the recommendations updated last week, the Maine CDC also expanded its advisories on #AnnabessacookLake in #MonmouthME and #WinthropME, and #MessalonskeeStream in #OaklandME and #WatervilleME.

"These additions bring the total number of rivers, lakes and streams that have game fish contaminated with unsafe levels of PFAS to 25.

"For more details on the consumption limits on numbers and species of freshwater fish in each waterbody, check out the Maine CDC website."

Source:
https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2025-06-30/maine-cdc-recommends-limiting-fish-consumption-on-four-new-bodies-of-water

Maine CDC website:
https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/eohp/fish/

#EPACuts #WaterIsLife #Maine #Pollution #PFAS #PFOS #ForeverChemicals #EnvironmentalDamage #Wildlife #PFASPollution #PFASContamnation #ManMadeDisasters #3M #3MLied #Scotchgard #Scotchban #BASF #Teflon #GenXChemicals #PFNA #PFHxS #Lubricants #Cosmetics #PFB #FireFightingFoam #DowChemical

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Events for June 2 – June 8

Details confirmed as of Mon June 2, 8:45AM

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#ShopLocal – All Day, Every Day – Nationwide
Support local small business; it builds community and helps local families. When shopping large, patronize those corporations that actively support diversity, equity and inclusion. Hannaford and Costco are great examples.

TUE JUNE 3

JUNE 3-9, All Week – Nationwide
Boycott #Target – The founder of thepeoplesunionusa.com says on IG and in mainstream media interviews he is calling for a permanent boycott of Target this week. Neither the permanent boycott or the previously announced June 3-9 boycott has been listed on his official site, as yet.

JUNE 3, Tues 8-10:00AM (& every Tue) – #FreeportME
Main & School Streets
Fighting for Freedom – Freeport Dems weekly stand-out.

JUNE 3, Tues 11-1:00PM (& every Tue) – #BangorME
Federal Building, 202 Harlow St
Peaceful Protest against the madness

JUNE 3, Tues 12noon (& every Tue) – #CherryfieldME
Rt 1 Bridge: Meet on the lower bridge
Peaceful Rally in Support of Constitution & American Way of Life
For Concerned Citizens and Patriots of all Parties

JUNE 3, Tue 12-1:00PM (& every Tue) – #LewistonME
Across Susan Collins' office: Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon St
RESIST Central Maine, Call To Action – Bring signs! Street parking & parking garages nearby. https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/757948/

JUNE 3, Tues 12-1:00PM (& every Tues) – #WatervilleME
Tesla Charging Station, Elm Plaza, 334 Main St
STAND AT TESLA – bring signs opposing Musk and the damage he and trump are doing: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/762157/

JUNE 3, Tues 5:15-6:30PM – #SouthParisME
Fair & Main St, South Paris, Maine
One Big Beautiful Disaster - #OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) – Protest against the disastrous budget bill that has passed the House and is on to the senate. We want Senator #SusanCollins and Senator #AngusKing to know how detrimental this budget would be to Maine.

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#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #TeslaTakedowns

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Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AM

#Maine #NoKings Events
Sat, #June14

New Events Added Daily
Check for updates: PineTreeActivism.org
Submit: [email protected]

These are official, as listed, NO KINGS events in Maine.

Many Saturday rallies will be joining & are on the reg calendar.

More events added as they are officially submitted.

#AuburnME: 12-2:00PM - Court St, Longley Bridge, Auburn
#AugustaME: 12-2:00PM - Maine State House, 111 Sewall St, Augusta
#BangorME: 12-3:00PM - Waterfront Park, Railroad & Front St, Bangor
#BridgtonME: 12-2:00PM - Shorey Park, 302 & Highland Rd, Bridgton
#CalaisME: 11-1:00PM - Farmer's Market area, Main & North St
#CherryfieldME: 12-2:00PM - Start at Stewart Park, then to bridge
#ConwayNH: 10-12:30PM - NH Visitors Center, 205 W Main St
#EllsworthME: 12-3:00PM - March, starts at 1 City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth
#FarmingtonME: 11-12:30PM - 196 Main St and south, Farmington
#FreeportME: 8-11:00AM - 154 Main St, Freeport
#MachiasME: 12-1:00PM - 16 O'Brien Ave, Machias
#MillinocketME: 12-2:00PM - Corner of Central & Penobscot, Millinocket
#NorwayME: 11-1:00PM - Main & Fair St, next to high school, Norway
#PortsmouthNH: 10-12:00PM - Market Square. Portsmouth NH
#PresqueIsle: 10-11:30AM - 260 Main St, Presque Isle
#SacoME: 10-12:00PM - U.S. Rt 1 & Cascade Road, Saco
#SouthPortlandME: 11-12:00PM - Erskine Park, Broadway & Waterman
#WatervilleME: 10-1:30PM – March starts 19 Lawrence Ave, Waterville
#WellsME: 1:30-2:30PM – Wells Police Dept, 1563 Post Rd, Wells
#WiscassetME: 10-11:00AM – Rt 1 Wiscasset Bridge, Wiscasset
#WolfeboroNH: 12-2:00PM – Pickering Corner, 140 S Main St
#YorkME: 10-11:00AM - York St & Barrell Lane, York

To join or start a June 14 No Kings event: www.nokings.org
Toolkit for organizers: www.nokings.org

Pine Tree Activism strives to publish confirmed events with accurate details as submitted, or as found on a group's official public listing. Only verified events are included. Late changes in venue, day/time, or focus may not be reflected.

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MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2025
=====================
EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!

#Resist the #BudgetBill & #SAVEMEDICAID
FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

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Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AM

SUN, June 1

JUNE 1, Sun 1:00PM – #PortlandME
Eastern Prom by the boat ramp
#FoodNotBombs – Community Potluck. Meet cool folks, learn about #MutualAid, bring a dish to share, take leftovers. Everyone welcomes, no one turned away. https://foodnotbombs.net/

JUNE 1, Sun 1-2:00PM (& every Sun) – #WatervilleME
1 Kennedy Memorial Dr, (on the bridge next to CVS)
Stand Up to Preserve and Restore Our Country – Demand restoration and preservation of our democracy, support of #Ukraine, and opposition to the #Musk / #Trump administration: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/779042/

JUNE 1, Sun 4-5PM (& every Sun) – #PortsmouthNH
We stand in front of North Church off Market Square
#CivilRightsSundays – Take a Stand to Defend Our Democracy!
Bring signs, though signs/flags available! Hosted by #OccupySeacoast

JUNE 1, Sun 6:30-7:30PM – Virtual Event – Join from anywhere
Stand united to protect our rights, freedoms, rule of law, & democracy.
MAINE: Rapid Response for Our Freedoms
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/747363/

UPCOMING:
Maine NO KINGS June 14 Events

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MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2025
=====================
EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!

#Resist the #BudgetBill & #SAVEMEDICAID
FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

REPOST & SHARE!
Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AM

#ShopLocal – All Day, Every Day – Nationwide
Support local small business; it builds community and helps local families. When shopping large, patronize those corporations that actively support diversity, equity and inclusion. Hannaford and Costco are great examples.

TUE MAY 27

MAY 27, Tues 8-10:00AM (& every Tue) – #FreeportME
Main & School Streets
Fighting for Freedom – Freeport Dems weekly stand-out.

MAY 27, Tues 11-1:00PM (& every Tue) – #BangorME
Federal Building, 202 Harlow St
Peaceful Protest against the madness

MAY 27, Tues 12noon (& every Tue) – #CherryfieldMe
Rt 1 Bridge: Meet on the lower bridge
Peaceful Rally in Support of Constitution & American Way of Life
For Concerned Citizens and Patriots of all Parties

MAY 27, Tue 12-1:00PM (& every Tue) – #LewistonME
Across #SusanCollins' office: Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon St
RESIST Central Maine, Call To Action – Bring signs! Street parking & parking garages nearby. https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/757948/

MAY 27, Tues 12-1:00PM (& every Tues) – #WatervilleME
Tesla Charging Station, Elm Plaza, 334 Main St
STAND AT TESLA – bring signs opposing #Musk and the damage he and trump are doing: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/762157/

MAY 27, 5:15-6:30PM – #SouthParisME
Fair & Main St
One Big Beautiful Disaster - A Rally Against #OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) – Protest against the disastrous budget bill that has passed the House and is on to the senate. We want Senator Collins and Senator #AngusKing to know how detrimental this budget would be to Maine.

WED MAY 28

MAY 28, Wed 10-11AM (& every Wed) – #BridgtonME
U.S. 302 & Maine 117
Peaceful, Solidarity Rally, Lake Region Indivisible
Join us every Wednesday morning for this peaceful rally of solidarity in opposition to the current administration
https://www.mobilize.us/event/778849/

@AIF_Massachusetts @teslatakedown

#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #TeslaTakedowns

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MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 23 - MAY 29, 2025
=====================
EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!

FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
#Resist & #SaveMedicaid

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Updated Fri, May 23, 8:55AM

SAT, MAY 24, 2025

MAY 24, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #WaldoboroME
Rt1 & Main St (Park & Ride lot)
Join Us in Pro-Democracy Protest – dedicated weekly protest

MAY 24, Sat 12-1:00PM – #WolfeboroNH
Pickering Corner, 136 S Main St
Wolfeboro Area Peaceful Protest – This is a NON- PARTISAN event. All people who are concerned with the fascist takeover of our democracy are welcome.

MAY 24, Sat 12:30-1:30PM (& every Sat) – #BucksportME
Bucksport-Verona Bridge
Stand Out Against the Madness – dedicated weekly protest

MAY 24, Sat 1-2:00PM (& every Sat) – #PortlandME
Longfellow Square, Congress & State St,
Longfellow Stand Out – #StopTheGenocide
Weekly stand-out in the heart of Portland: www.mvprights.org/events

MAY 24, Sat 1-2:00PM – #WellsME
Wells Public Safety Building, 1563 Post Rd
CANCEL the I.C.E. Contract – Join us in telling town officials: ICE has no place in Wells or anywhere in Maine. Our community deserves safety, not surveillance. Make your voice heard. Show up. Speak out. Demand change.

SUN MAY 25

MAY 25, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #BelfastME
Post Office Square
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/events

MAY 25, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #EllsworthME
Union River Bridge downtown
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/events

MAY 25, Sun 1-2:00PM (& every Sun) – #WatervilleME
1 Kennedy Memorial Dr (on the bridge next to CVS)
Stand Up to Preserve and Restore Our Country – Demand restoration and preservation of our democracy, support of #Ukraine, and opposition to the #Musk/#Trump administration: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/779042/

MAY 25, Sun 4-5PM (& every Sun) – #PortsmouthNH
We stand in front of North Church off Market Square
#CivilRightsSundays – Take a Stand to Defend Our Democracy!
Bring signs, though signs/flags available! Hosted by #OccupySeacoast

@AIF_Massachusetts @teslatakedown

#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol #TeslaTakedowns #NHResists #ResistICE

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Events for May 12th - 17th, 2025

Details confirmed as of May 12th

Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST!
Submit events to: [email protected]

MAY 6-12, LAST DAY (many continue all year) – AMAZON BLACKOUT: Boycott includes Whole Foods, Audible, Prime, Zappos, Ring, & Twitch: https://thepeoplesunionusa.com/boycott-list/f/amazon-boycott-2

MAY 12, Mon 6:15-7:45PM – #BelfastME
Belfast Free Library, 106 High St
Community Conversations ME: Free Monthly Discussion/Support Group for anyone concerned about the threat to democracy/republic in the US based upon results of 2024 election. Led by Elliot Benjamin, Ph.D.
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/758873/

MAY 13, Tues 12noon (& every Tue) – #CherryfieldMe
Rt 1 Bridge: Meet on the lower bridge
Peaceful Rally in Support of Constitution & American Way of Life For Concerned Citizens and Patriots of all Parties

MAY 13, Tue 12-1:00PM (& every Tue) – #LewistonME
Across Susan Collins' office: Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon St
#RESIST Central Maine, Call To Action – Bring signs! Street parking & parking garages nearby. https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/757948/

MAY 13, Tues 12-1:00PM (& every Tues) – #WatervilleME
#Tesla Charging Station, Elm Plaza, 334 Main St
STAND AT TESLA – bring signs opposing #Musk and the damage he and trump are doing: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/762157/

MAY 13, Tues 5:30-7:00PM – #PortsmouthNH
Join us for Pub night at a local brewery.
Pub Night with the Portsmouth Dems – NH Democratic Party – for casual gathering to meet like-minded friends and talk about current events. Non-alcoholic drinks avail.
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/774306/

MAY 14, Wed 10-11AM (& every Wed) – #BridgtonME
U.S. 302 & Maine 117
Lake Region #Indivisible Peaceful, Solidarity Protest
Join us every Wednesday in solidarity for this peaceful protest.
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/778849/

May 14, Wed 11-12noon (& every Wed) - #DamariscottaME
Damariscotta-Newcastle Bridge, US Bus Rt 1, Main St. By the Community, For the Community Rally – started by four women with the courage to stand up, this inspiring rally grows in size every week.

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#FreePalestine #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
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Events for May 10th & 11th, 2025

Details confirmed as of May 8th

Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST!
Submit events to: [email protected]

MAY 10, Sat 1:30-2:30PM – #WellsME
Wells Public Safety Building, 1563 Post Rd
#HandsOff! Wells, Maine Fights Back – We're taking to the streets to fight back with a clear message: Hands Øff! https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/781562/

MAY 10, Sat 2-3:30PM – #AugustaME
Maine State House, 2 State House Station
Save Maine Absentee Voting - Fair and equitable access to the ballot box is under attack. Rally to Save Maine's #AbsenteeVoting. https://saveabsentee.me/events/

MAY 10, Sat 2-3:30PM – #BelfastME – in person and zoom
Belfast Free Library, 106 High St
Waldo County Democrats Monthly Meeting – Guests welcome. Agenda includes discussion of potential topics for community forums.
Pre-register: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/783750/

MAY 11, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #BelfastME
Post Office Square
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/events

MAY 11, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #EllsworthME
Union River Bridge downtown
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/events
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights

MAY 11, Sun 1-2:00PM (& every Sun) – #WatervilleME
1 Kennedy Memorial Dr (on the bridge next to CVS)
Stand Up to Preserve and Restore Our Country – Demand restoration and preservation of our democracy, support of Ukraine, and opposition to the Musk/Trump administration: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/779042/

MAY 11, Sun 4-5PM (& every Sun) – #PortsmouthNH
We stand in front of North Church off Market Square
#CivilRightsSundays – Take a Stand to Defend Our Democracy!
Bring signs, though signs/flags available! Hosted by #OccupySeacoast
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/767905/

MAY 11, Sun 6:30-7:30PM – Virtual Event – Join from anywhere
Stand united to protect our rights, freedoms, rule of law, & democracy.
MAINE: Rapid Response for Our Freedoms
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/747363/

cc: @AIF_Massachusetts

#MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol