Stream, Wetland and Blanding's Turtle Habitat Restoration - Alfred, ME
Truslow Resource Consulting LLC is working with the Three
Rivers Land Trust to complete
a stream and wetland restoration project on a tributary to
the Middle M
ou
sam River in Alfred, Maine. It is now underway! Visit our blog for a few progress photos of the restoration process.
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Blanding's Turtle - NHF&G photo
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We began the project in 2016 with an evaluation of the existing wetland and
stream and preparation of a wetland and stream restoration plan. After plan approval, local, state and federal permit
s were obtained restoration began in late July 2017. Ilex Wetlan
d C
onsultants complete
d the Wetland Deline
ation and collaborated on the wetland restoration planning. They will also work closely with TruslowRC on restoration implementation. C.S. Lord Excavating is our contractor on the project.
Funding for the land purchase and restoration project had been granted to Three Rivers Land Trust by the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program, administered by the Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
This project is part of a larger effort by Three Rivers Land Trust to provide enhanced nesting habitat for Blanding's Turtles in this focus area in western Alfred, Maine. Stay tuned for updates!
- Stream Restoration including culvert removal
- Restoration of floodplain wetland and seasonal wetland areas
- Local, State and Federal Permitting
- Enhancement of Blanding's Turtle and amphibian habitat.
Clients/Collaborators:
- Three Rivers Land Trust, Alfred, ME
- Ilex Wetland Consultants, Wolfeboro, NH
- Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program
- The Nature Conservancy
- Town of Alfred, ME
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