Maine dam owner to make changes to try to save salmon

Brookfield Renewable U.S. said Monday that it has begun shutdown procedures for dams on the lower Kennebec River to help the salmon migrate.

Walton’s Mill Park to be closed June to December

Access to the park and parking lot will not be allowed for safety reasons while construction is underway this year.

2021 – Year in Review in Photos, Part 1

2021 – Year in Review in Photos, Part 1

Looking back on 2021 in Franklin County through photographs from the Franklin Journal.

Canadian dam owner sues Maine over alleged effort to remove 4 Kennebec River dams

Brookfield Renewable argues state agencies are violating a binding river management agreement in their fight over the future of Atlantic salmon.

Conservation groups file lawsuit against owner of central Maine dams, citing violation of Endangered Species Act

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court by the Atlantic Salmon Federation and other conservation groups, alleges Brookfield Renewable Partners are harming and killing endangered Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish at four dams on the Kennebec River.

Atlantic salmon advocates angry about fish they say were injured during Waterville dam repair

Dam owner Brookfield Renewable Partners said in a statement that the company is disappointed by such claims from groups that want dams removed in lower Kennebec River communities.

Conservation groups set to sue major hydro plant owner over Kennebec dam operations

Four groups say Brookfield Renewable is killing salmon in violation of the Endangered Species Act, intensifying the battle over fish access to the Kennebec and Sandy rivers.

Final Walton’s Mill Dam meeting Wednesday

Meetings scheduled prior to Walton’s Mill Dam vote