The passamaquoddy tribe at pleasant point will be awarded approximately $12 million to work to increase fish passage at the woodland DAM on the skutik river (ST

The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point was awarded a $11,992,935 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463). The funding will support efforts to increase fish passage at the Woodland Dam on the Skutik River (St. Croix River) over a 3-year period from August 2024 to July 2027. With the downstream Milltown Dam currently being removed, the Woodland Dam is one of the last remaining barriers to migratory fish, such as alewife, in the lower river. This project aims to improve access to critical habitat and support tribal cultural traditions and sustenance practices that rely on these migratory species. The award will fund activities including feasibility studies, engineering design, permitting, restoration work, monitoring, and stakeholder engagement to address this fish passage barrier and restore the river ecosystem.

Croix river). With the downstream milltown DAM currently being removed, woodland is one of only two remaining barriers to migratory fish in the lower river. This effort will improve access to habitat for alewife and other migratory species important to tribal cultural traditions and sustenance lifeways practices.