Welcome

 

Welcome to the home page of Friends of Herring River. Within this site you will find the latest information about the restoration of the Herring River in Wellfleet and Truro, Massachusetts, including links to background information, scientific documents, maps and other useful data concerning the project.

This website will be updated regularly, so check back often. The site was updated on August 26, 2010.  The kayak trip on the Herring River scheduled for September 9th has been cancelled.  See more under Current News and  Events.

Please contact us with any questions you may have.

Friends of Herring River

 

A group of citizens came together in the summer of 2008, bound by a shared commitment to the restoration of one of the largest impacted estuaries in New England: the Herring River Salt Marsh. When fully restored, the estuary will cover approximately 1100 acres.

Friends of Herring River was launched formally at the State of the Wellfleet Harbor Conference on November 15, 2008 and is a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.   All contributions are deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Friends of Herring River is independent of the Herring River Restoration Committee but works closely with the Committee to promote the restoration of the Herring River Estuary.

Mission

 

The mission of the Friends of Herring River is straightforward: to promote the restoration and ongoing environmental vitality of the Herring River Estuary.

The key components of the mission are:

• Education and information about the project.
• Coordinating outreach activities.
• Raising funds and seeking volunteers for projects supporting the restoration of the estuary.

Through personal contacts, the electronic newsletter, meetings and conferences, Friends of Herring River has been reaching out to the towns of Wellfleet and Truro, individuals and organizations throughout the Cape and beyond in order to strengthen and grow community-wide support for the project.

Over the longer term, once the construction phase of the project is completed, it is anticipated that Friends of Herring River will continue as a non-profit organization promoting the ongoing environmental vitality of the salt marsh.

We Invite You to Participate

• Become a member
• Sign up for our electronic newsletter

Herring River Restoration Committee

 

The Herring River Restoration Committee was established in December 2007 through a Memorandum of Understanding among the National Park Service and the Towns of Wellfleet and Truro.  Under the provisions of this MOU the primary purpose of the Committee is to prepare the Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report related to the restoration of the Herring River Salt Marsh.  

The Herring River Restoration Committee with the assistance of APCC is currently managing the Joint Environmental Review Process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and the Cape Cod Commission Act. 

The development of project alternatives and mitigation strategies will be described and analyzed in the Detailed Restoration Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR), tentatively expected for public review in the spring of 2011. 

 

Click here for an estimated timeline and key elements of the integrated environmental review process.

Click here to access more information about the Herring River Restoration Committee. 

Photo Gallery

 

A Photo Gallery on this site is a work in progress.  If you have photos of the Herring River from different vantage points and would like to have them posted on our website please get in touch with us.  We are particularly interested in historic photos and stories of the river and salt marsh of years gone by.  We've added historic maps dating back to 1887.

Click here to go the the photo and map gallery page.

 

Current News and Events

 

Annual Meeting

The 2010 Annual Meeting was held at the Wellfleet COA on Tuesday, August 17. At the business meeting, three individuals, Deborah Freeman , Barbara Bennessel and Robert Prescott were elected to the Board and John Riehl was reelected for a three year term.

Current officers of the Board were reelected for a one year term: Don Palladino (Chair), Barbara Gray (Vice-Chair), John Riehl (Treasurer/Secretary).

Go to About Us for more information on Board Members and Officers.

Following welcoming remarks by Jacqui Wildes Beebe, Chair, Wellfleet Board of Selectmen, who expressed community support and appreciation for the study process undertaken by the Herring River Restoration Project, Tim Smith, Cape Cod National Seashore Restoration Ecologist, and Eric Derleth, US Fish & Wildlife Service, members of the HRRC, gave a presentation on the Herring River Estuary restoration alternatives and impact topics that are being studied during the environmental review process. The alternatives being studied and next steps are set forth in a brochure that you can access by clicking here. 

If you wish to receive a copy of the alternatives brochure by mail, contact us and send your mailing address.

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