I. Introductions/Anti-Trust

Vice-chair Alan Brooks called the meeting to order at 9:40 A.M. and welcomed the 12 people in attendance to the 64th meeting of Project S.H.A.R.E. After the general introductions, the Anti-Trust Guidelines were read.

II. Past Minutes

Vice-chair Brooks asked the membership for any errors or omissions to the October 14 th minutes. There was a motion by Bill Cherry, second by Sherrie Sprangers to accept the minutes. Motion passed.

III. Treasurers Report

Steven Koenig gave a summary of the Treasurers Report and funding initiatives. The Vice-chair accepted the report as presented.

IV. Executive Director's Report

Steven Koenig provided highlights of current activities. The group from Washington Academy is traveling to the Pacific NW to work on a Pacific salmon project. SHARE is providing partial funding for their expenses. They will be the guest speakers at a future SHARE meeting. Steven will be a presenter at the Maine Rivers Conference in Augusta highlighting SHARE’s collaborative work in habitat restoration. The BMP manual has been completed and available for distribution. It is available on the SHARE and DEP websites. Copies on CD are also available upon request.

V. Election Results

Sherrie Sprangers reported on election results: Alan Brooks (chair), Carl Burger (vice-chair), Ed Hennessey (treasurer), Sherrie Sprangers (Ed Committee), Dan Kircheis (Research and Management Committee), Gary Donovan, John Burrows, Nat Linquist, Roger Ryder, Peter Steenstra, Ed Logue, Joan Trial. The watershed council member has not been selected as yet.

VI. Education Committee

Sherrie Sprangers reported the committee is planning 3 public lectures. Potential topics include:

1. role of large woody debris
2. Hubbard Brook, NH watershed scale research
3. Chris Cronan, Director of the George Mitchell Center

Future exchanges between Washington Academy students and Canadian or Pacific NW are also being discussed.

VII. Research Committee

In Dan Kircheis’ absence, Steven Koenig reported on the liming project and topics of new research needs including: fish community interactions and temperature issues on the Sheepscot River.

VIII. Council Reports

Machias-E. Machias. Bill Cherry reported on the Pacific NW trip he participated in. The average NPS project cost $35,000. Bank to bank water crossings are the norm. Bill is working with UMM in TWP 31 investigating a riparian area along Pembrook Stream with many wildlife interactions. Two plantings occurred on Pembrook Stream and the Crooked River.

Dennys. Sheila Huckins announced a fundraising dinner they are hosting for Bob Hinton. A public meeting on the liming project will follow. The council hosted a logo contest. The Robinson Pit restoration project looks good.

Pleasant-Narraguagus. Tracey Gamache reported for the councils.
• Held 3 workshops on water quality monitoring
• Assisted ASC with remote fry stocking
• Held several community outreach events
• The March annual meeting was well attended.
• The Cherryfield sand/salt shed restoration has been completed.
• A planting with Narraguagus 6th graders occurred on Sawyer Brook
• A monument is being designed documenting the historical significance of the cable pool.
• Baffles on the Saco Falls fishway were replaced with materials donated by EBS and County Concrete.

WCSWCD: Barry Southard provided a PowerPoint presentation of NPS restoration activity and the support his position can provide to watershed councils and other salmon stakeholders. Barry is funded by a grant from NFWF. His position provides technical support for NPS restoration activity.

IX. Guest Speaker

Greg Mackey from the Atlantic Salmon Commission was the guest speaker. He began with information of the stocking of excess adult brood stock from Craig Brook into the Dennys and Machias Rivers. Spawning success evidenced by redds was better than expected. The ASC will be monitoring future productivity to further document the success.

Greg then provided a power point presentation on embededness and its impacts on salmon. Measurements of embeddedness and substrate permeability are used to evaluate the suitability of the river substrate for spawning and parr productivity. There is increasing evidence that inputs of sand into the systems are negatively impacting salmon.

X. Other Business

There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at noon.

The next regular meeting of the SHARE membership will be February 10, 2005 [postponed to 2/24/05] at the Hillgrove Community Center.

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