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Don't you wish you had a catch like this? The
Fin & Feather Club of Maine striving to let the people of the State
of Maine
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The Fin & Feather Club of Maine
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WE ARE THE ACCESS PEOPLE NO GATE FEES - FREE ACCESS FOR MAINE RESIDENTS - LET US BE ACTIVE |
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Don't you wish you had a catch like this? The
Fin & Feather Club of Maine striving to let the people of the State
of Maine
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"We Remember our Service Men
& Women"
Remember to Pray for them.
In the background you will hear
various exceprts, of Patriotic songs.
Inn respect of our soldiers,
to always remember and never forget what they do for us.
Their sacrifices that make this
Country the best in the word. Away from families
in lands distant, and close.
THE DEEDS OF TRUST
BAXTER STATE PARK
(expansive excerpts)
Read what Gov. Baxter really
had to say about access and the park?
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Please talk to your Federal and State Representatives. It seems PRRT and other groups wanting to get rid of the dams at Veazie and Howland are really pushing this. This is all going on, even before they have an actually assessment of these fish. We wonder if they have actually verification some of these species were in Maine waters. Salmon alreay can navigate the dams at Howland and other areas. Difficult to believe Trout Unlimited, The State of Maine and other groups are backing this proposal. We have heard a lot of maybe's and "it's possible" Just look at the Belgrade Lake area, and St. John if you want to see what some good will can do. |
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ACCESS MEETING |
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groups tell you were you can go in Maine?. Little by Little they look at land to take it away, till no more ! |
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The Fin & Feather
Club recently filed a Protest with FERC.
If you have an opinion, please e-mail us. PROTEST
January 20, 22009 FERC: The Millinocket Fin & Feather Club has been on the forefront of the conservation of fish and wildlife resources in Northern Maine since our founding in 1951. Presently, we have over 500 members dedicated to the promotion and preservation of those unique resources. Governor Percival Baxter, founder of Baxter State Park, was the first life member of the Fin & Feather Club. We, like no other fish and game club in the State of Maine, have a keen understanding of the value of the exceptional fisheries for wild brook trout and landlocked salmon in the greater Katahdin Region of Maine. Maine is the last refuge of truly wild brook trout, and most of the habitat supporting those populations is in the Piscataquis and Penobscot drainage. We are opposed to the surrender of licenses of the Howland and Veazie dams on the Penobscot and Piscataquis Rivers by the Penobscot River Restoration Trust. According to the scoping document produced by the Penobscot River Restoration Trust, they intend to install a bypass around the Howland Dam that would provide access to the Piscataquis River for all species. This bypass would provide access for Atlantic salmon, but would also provide access for some highly destructive invasive species, such as northern pike. Initially, there was a plan to also install a trap and sort facility at this bypass. The trap and sort facility would provide a last chance to keep those destructive invasive species from the entire Piscataquis River Watershed, but the plan was dropped at the insistence of the Trust. If the surrender of license is to take place as planned, it would introduce invasive species, never there before, into the pristine Piscataquis River, plus giving northern pike, already in the Penobscot River below these dams, access into the Piscataquis River. The northern pike will not only destroy the fishery in the Piscataquis, but recent studies show that they, in all probability, will gain access from the East Branch of the Pleasant River (which flows into the Piscataquis) into upper Jo-Mary Lake, and from there into the West Branch of the Penobscot. This will essentially destroy the entire fishery downstream of Ripogenus Dam. It is incumbent on FERC to do what is in the best interest of the public overall. The PRRT stated that its main interest is in re-introducing Atlantic salmon, and some other species further up the Penobscot, and invariably in other tributaries of northern Maine Rivers. In their own comments in the Bangor Daily News, PRRT’s Executive Director stated, “It’s debatable that dams act as pike barriers.” Comments like these, we believe, show a lack of understanding of how dams block invasive species from spreading further up these rivers. Also, there is no inherent evidence that some of the species they want to introduce were once there. A delicate balance of nature always exists, even when an eco-system changes over the years. Introducing alewives could have a major negative impact on the fishery, and the mere fact that northern pike will be allowed to get past the Howland Dam would have a devastating impact on the fisheries to the north of it. In the same article in the Bangor Daily News, another statement, “What is clear is that historic risk of pike spreading has been through fishermen’s buckets, not through by-ways.” was also made. In this case, going around the dam would place all waters above the dam at risk. The northern pike would then be free to traverse the by-pass around the dam, and, in time, cause tremendous damage to the existing fishery. If this restoration project is allowed to go through, the northern pike will not only damage the Atlantic salmon below the dam, but also many other species above the dam. Therefore, we would urge FERC to take a look at northern pike as a species, and respectfully ask you to deny the surrender of these licenses, for the present and future interest of the public. Also, based on President Clinton’s Executive Order 13112, the Fin & Feather Club believes this is forbidden. Sincerely Ray
A. Campbell Jr.
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