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DIPPING ALEWIVES

DIPPING ALEWIVES
DIPPING ALEWIVES at the lower dam on the Pennamaquan River are students from Sipayik and Indian Township elementary schools on May 7. The Sipayik Environmental Department and the Passamaquoddy Tribe sponsor an Alewife Day, or Siqonomeq Day, to celebrate 'the fish that feeds all,' to bring back the tribe's cultural connections to the rivers and to teach the students about the alewives and conservation. The fish that were dipped were carried above the dam so they could swim upstream to their spawning habitat. The day continued for the students at the Sipp Bay Preserve with a traditional meal and activities. (Edward French photo)

DIPPING ALEWIVES at the lower dam on the Pennamaquan River are students from Sipayik and Indian Township elementary schools on May 7. The Sipayik Environmental Department and the Passamaquoddy Tribe sponsor an Alewife Day, or Siqonomeq Day, to celebrate 'the fish that feeds all,' to bring back the tribe's cultural connections to the rivers and to teach the students about the alewives and conservation. The fish that were dipped were carried above the dam so they could swim upstream to their spawning habitat. The day continued for the students at the Sipp Bay Preserve with a traditional meal and activities. (Edward French photo)

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