THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, NOVEmbER 11, 2022 Page 11 Sen. DiDomenico celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the CITC Mayor announces presentation on the War in Ukraine at the Connolly Center M ayor Carlo DeMaria and the Council on Aging invite you to attend an important presentation titled “Consequences Expected and Unintended, What’s Next?” by author and speaker Henry Quinlan on Tuesday, November 15 at 1 p.m. at the Connolly Center (90 Chelsea St.). Quinlan has more than 36 S tate Senator Sal DiDomenico (left at the podium) speaking on Saturday, October 29, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Community Investment Tax Credit Program (CITC) at a convention hosted by the Massachusetts AssoMYSTIC RIVER | FROM PAGE 7 launched a volunteer herring count in collaboration with Mass DMF. Dozens of volunteers annually visit the dam to make 10-minute sampling counts of fish passing into Upper Mystic Lake every daylight hour from April to June, and the data are used to estimate the total number of fish passing through the fish ladder. In the first year, an estimated 200,000+ fish passed through the dam, based on data generated by volunteer counters. But river herring first return to freshwater to reproduce only at age 3 or 4, when they are sexually mature. When the first cohort of fish born in the newly expanded freshwater habitat reached reproductive age and returned for the first time to Mystic Lakes in 2015, volunteer counts showed that the population of fish loyal to the Mystic River had doubled (Figure 1). And numbers continued to climb over the next few years to an estimate of as many as 780,000 fish in 2019. This is a huge success story: the single simple fish ladder at Mystic Lakes doubled — and even tripled — a significant wildlife population. For a sense of scale: 500,000 of these footlong fish end-to-end would stretch 100 miles! NEXT STOP: HORN POND Volunteer fish counters also monitored fish entering the next big lake upstream in the Mystic River watershed: Horn Pond in Woburn. Currently the Scalley Dam at Horn Pond mainly blocks fish passage ciation of Community Development Corporations at Polar Park in Worcester. This tax credit empowers residents and businesses to work together to address specific local challenges and opportunities, thereby creating jobs, economic opinto the lake, although a small percentage of fish who arrive make it up a small cascading stream that goes around the dam when water levels are high enough. The estimated number of fish able to enter Horn Pond this year, based on volunteer counts, was approximately 20,000. Many more fish were seen at the base of the dam, most of which presumably turned back downstream. The good news is that money from two federal environmental damages settlements — including from famous Superfund cases in Woburn — will bring millions of dollars of investment in building a fish ladder at Horn Pond. The City of Woburn is also investing in this project, expected to be completed in the next few years. Fisheries scientists believe this will expand the population of river herring in the Mystic system even further. Horn Pond will also likely be a place where the general public will be able to view this migration directly. “Woburn has proposed expansive improvements to the park area to integrate the ladder and viewing opportunities for the public,” says DMF’s Ben Gahagan. “I think all parties see public engagement as integral to long term success.” GET INVOLVED Will the Mystic herring run reach a million fish? Will the Mystic continue to lead the state in herring populations? Stay tuned for more data from a remarkable urban wildlife migration. In the meantime, keep an portunities and vibrant communities. DiDomenico led the passage of this legislation in 2012, which was his first big piece of legislation secured, and he is now working to continue and expand this credit for the years to come. eye out for volunteer opportunities to participate in our in-person and video counting programs. Registration to be a herring monitor for the 2023 season will open in February/ March. And finally, this can never be said enough: all the data we have about the river herring population on the Mystic River we have because of volunteer community scientists. This is public knowledge generated by residents of the watershed. Thank you, all. years of experience in relations with Russia beginning with the George W. Bush administration – working on special projects in the former Soviet Union. He is also a longtime friend of former Russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin. This presentation will examine the impact of the current war on Ukraine, Russia and the rest of the world – it’s intended and unintended consequences. Aside from death and destruction in Ukraine, the many possibilities of this war could lead to a world-wide food shortage where millions of people will slip into poverty. The United States is fighting a “third party” war, and the question is, how much should the United States be involved? The financial impact of this war extends far beyond Russia and Ukraine. All residents are invited to please join us for this informative discussion. For additional information, please contact Dale at 617-3942323. 10% Off Senior Discount! SNOW BLOWER SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS Pickup/Delivery Available 1039 BROADWAY, REVERE WWW.BIKERSOUTFITTER.COM
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