The number of fish that swim upstream to spawn in Long Island Sound's watershed is ridiculously low. Every stream -- literally -- used to have a spring run, but dams have blocked them off. To compensate (we're always trying to compensate for our environmental mistakes; we never seem to recognize them ahead of time and avoid them), a number of towns have worked with the Connecticut DEP to build fish ladders and passageways.One of the best and most active is on the Mianus River, in Greenwich. If I lived near closer, I'd volunteer to do this.Labels: Anadromous fish, Fish ladders, Mianus River
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