CAPE COD TROUT UNLIMITED
CHAPTER 460
quashnet restoration
COME ON DOWN AND HELP WITH THE RESTORATION! THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT 9:00 AM. MARTIN ROAD GATE.
THE QUASHNET RIVER IS A SHORT COLD WATER COSTAL RIVER THAT WAS MISUSED STARTING IN THE EARLY 1800'S. ABOUT THIRTY YEARS AGO TWO FORWARD THINKING TU MEMBERS, FRAN SMITH AND MATT PATRICK, CONVINCED THE MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO PURCHASE THE LAND SURROUNDING THE RIVER SAVING IT FROM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.OVER THE YEARS THIS AREA HAS GROWN TO A PRESERVE FROM THE HEADWATERS TO WAQUOIT BAY WHERE IT FLOWS INTO NANTUCKET SOUND. THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS HAVE RESTORED THE NATIVE STREAM RESIDENT AND " SALTER " BROOK TROUT AND MADE THE RIVER THE CENTERPIECE OF A VIBRANT NATURAL PRESERVE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY ANY VISITOR. TU IS NOW A PARTNER WITH MASS FISHERIES & WILDLIFE AND WAQUOIT BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE
( WEBNERR ) IN A PROJECT THAT IS USING PIT ( PASSIVE INTEGRATED TRANSPONDER ) TAGS OVER MULTIPLE YEARS TO STUDY HOW THE BROOK TROUT ARE USING THE RIVER. THE WORK IS CONTINUING WITH RIVER WORK DAYS ON THE THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT 9:00 AM MEETING AT THE MARTIN ROAD GATE.
