Volunteer River Herring Monitoring at Beaver Dam Brook and Manomet Brook

The herring count season has begun; still waiting for the fish to run

April is here. Volunteering for the herring count provides a great opportunity to watch spring as it arrives at the Tidmarsh Sanctuary. On your way to and from the count sites, enjoy bluebird sightings in the meadow, the leafing out of skunk cabbage and wetland shrubs, and the red glow of the maple swamp in flower. When you are doing your count, stay alert as the fish when they come can appear suddenly. Don't forget to record your data on EpiCollect and enter it in the notebook provided at the site. Also enter your volunteer hours and the new, very easy to use volunteer site.

When fish are running they often hang out at this downstream


By Glorianna Davenport
April 4, 2023