Stream Team receives FEMA grant extension for Central Street dam project
Manchester Stream Team receives FEMA grant extension for dam and culvert work. The Coastal Stream Team, chaired by Jessica Lamothe, is coordinating expanded water monitoring through the summer as the Town confirms a grant extension for the Central Street project. Members Carl Soderland and Lynn
Coastal Stream Team · Meeting of June 8, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Manchester Stream Team receives FEMA grant extension for dam and culvert work. The Coastal Stream Team, chaired by Jessica Lamothe, is coordinating expanded water monitoring through the summer as the Town confirms a grant extension for the Central Street project. Members Carl Soderland and Lynn Atkinson collected eDNA samples from three Sawmill Brook locations for fish population analysis; water temperature monitors will deploy beginning June 10.
A completed shellfish survey of 200 samples awaits state Department of Marine Fisheries evaluation to determine whether beds can reopen. Salem Sound CoastWatch will conduct a marine invasives survey at White Beach on June 22 at noon. Team member Deb Fraize is stepping down; the team has two open seats.
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Source: the Coastal Stream Team meeting of June 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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