Are you interested in joining us this spring and summer to survey for migratory river herring?

We are hosting an online training class via Zoom to talk about river herring, their migratory behaviours and help you identify them in your local stream.

Monitors throughout the watershed are observing a selected run between April 1st and June 30th looking for the presence of river herring in the water and estimating relative abundance then reporting the data. Check the list of streams below to see if you live or work near a priority stream. It’s a good reason to take a walk by the water once or twice a week during a beautiful time of the year! There has been significant progress in reconnecting habitat for river herring in the Connecticut basin over the last decade, with important runs opened by dam removals and the installation of fish passage. Despite this initial progress, populations remain in decline, hence why we need your help!

The following is a list of priority streams. However, it is by no means a complete list of potential streams for monitoring. Please contact us if your local tributary is not on the list and you are interested in participating.

• Three Mile Brook, Agawam MA
• Westfield River, West Springfield MA
• Chicopee River, Chicopee MA
• Falls River, Essex CT
• Pattaconk Brook, Chester CT
• Higganum Creek, Haddam CT
• Coginchaug River, Middletown CT
• Wethersfield Cove, Wethersfield CT
• Farmington River, Farmington CT
• Stony Brook, Suffield CT
• Pewterpot, Porter and Salmon brooks in Keeney Cove, East Hartford CT
• Roaring Brook, Glastonbury CT
• Moodus River, East Haddam CT
• Roaring Brook, Lyme CT

For more information, contact us at volunteer@ctriver.org.