Old Essex Road Improvements & Castle Neck River Restoration
In August of 2023, the Town of Ipswich was awarded an MVP Action Grant in conjunction with their project partners…
Status
Active
1999 – Present
Toolkit and Actions
Monitoring and Technical Support
Lead Organization: Ipswich River Watershed Association
Project Contact: Ryan O’Donnell (IRWA)
About the Project
Each spring, trained volunteers count river herring swimming up the fish ladder on the Ipswich Mills Dam. Since 1999, IRWA has organized this yearly count in order to estimate the number of river herring returning to the Ipswich River to spawn. Annual results and video monitoring can be found on the project website.