Unique ID Number = 19
Wesquage Pond
Wesquage Pond - Ongoing
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1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation |
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Access Point(s): Not documented for this site.
Public Use: Not documented for this site.
Impacts: Impacted fishway and declining wetland
Project Size: 69 acres
Area Benefited: 69 acres
Restoration Description: Fish passage restoration. Manual breaching scheduled. Improve water quality and phragmites control via culvert replacement. Develop management plan for the future, including monitoring plan. Applying to funding sources to perform a ERT level 2 study through the NRCS.
Restoration Date: Not documented for this site.
Target Species: river herring
Historic Conditions: Development has prevented natural breaching of barrier beach.
Project Contact:
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DEM Division of Fish & Wildlife
4808 Tower Hill Road, Wakefield, RI 02879
401-789-3094
Partners: Audubon Society of RI, Bonnet Shores Fire District, Bonnet Shores Land Trust, DEM Fish & Wildlife, DEM Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, RI Geological Survey, Save The Bay, US Army Corps of Engineers
Pre and Post Restoration Data: False, False
Monitoring:
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Start Date:
Not documented for this site.
End Date: Not documented for this site.
Completed: To be determined
Leader: To be determined
Scheduled: To be determined
Studies Conducted: Not documented for this site.
Cost of Project: Not documented for this site
Public Property Owners: n/a
Information Source:
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Dennis Erkan
DEM Division of Fish & Wildlife
4808 Tower Hill Road, Wakefield, RI 02879
derkan@dem.state.ri.us
401-783-2304
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