NORTHFIELD, Vt. (AP) - The removal of an old, unused dam from a tributary of Vermont’s Dog River in Northfield has opened up 26 miles of stream habitat, creating better conditions for trout and other species of fish, officials say.
The crumbling 100-foot concrete structure was recently removed from the Bull Run.
The dam posed safety hazards and caused property damage on a former summer camp that is now The Woods Lodge, a local inn and retreat center.
The Friends of the Winooski River began the project by in 2018. Fundraising and permitting continued throughout 2019.
More than 24,000 cubic yards of sediment that had built up behind the dam is being removed.
“Removing derelict dams immediately improves the health of our rivers and fish,” Michele Braun, executive director of Friends of the Winooski, said in a statement.
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