River / Fisheries Restoration

Monatiquot River Restoration and Armstrong Dam Removal

Armstrong Dam Removal and Trail Plans June 2021

November 9, 2020 Project Update: Monatiquot River Restoration Armstrong Dam Removal

May 2020 Update on Monatiquot River Restoration and Armstrong Dam Removal

The Town has been working with MA Division of Marine Fisheries, Fore River Watershed Association, Messina Enterprises, the MA Division of Ecological Restoration and NOAA to restore river herring passage to spawning habitat at Great Pond Reservoir. Construction plans were completed in 2021 and include removal of two dams, fish passage around the rock falls and a public access trail. 

Two People Underneath Armstrong Dam

Additional Information

For more information email Kelly Phelan, Conservation Planner or call at 781-794-8233.