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Brandywine River Restoration Trust is dedicated to the restoration of the historic Brandywine River and enabling the migration of American Shad and providing equitable opportunity for environmental education and recreation.
Delaware Sea Grant has published a multi-year study demonstrating the importance of the newly opened portion of the Brandywine River (above the old West Street dam) for enabling spawning of American Shad.
Acoustic tags were insterted in the shad that enabled tracking their location not only in the Brandywine, but in the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean. One of the shad even swam to Nova Scotia and back to the Brandywine, a journey of over 2,000 miles! Click below for the full study which is also on the BRRT website in our e-Library (brrt.org/library)
Special thanks to the White Clay Fly Fishers who caught the shad for the researchers and Delaware DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife for helping to insert the tags.
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Wow! Great results!!!
We don’t need to take out dams so Shad migrate up the Brandywine for the first time in 300 years…. but when we do, it’s gonna be fun! Stand by for upcoming announcement! www.facebook.com/share/r/16dPoGk1VP/?mibextid=wwXIfr ... See MoreSee Less
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REMINDER: This year's ShadFest is Canceled!
Thank you so much Delaware Online for the wonderful article about ShadFest. While we're disappointed that festival will not take place this year due to ongoing I-95 construction, we're already planning for its return next year- better than ever!
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Popular festival in Wilmington canceled days ahead of event. Organizers cite safety concerns
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ShadFest, Delaware's largest environmental festival was canceled less than a week before the event. Organizers explain why.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
ATTN: ShadFest is Canceled!
Due to unanticipated DelDOT construction activity and equipment under the I-95 bridge in Brandywine Park, we have been forced to cancel this year’s event. Conditions would have potentially jeopardized the personal safety and enjoyment of ShadFest attendees. Alternative sites and dates were carefully considered, but a satisfactory solution could not be found.
While we share in the community’s disappointment, we’re already looking ahead - ShadFest will be back next year, better than ever! ... See MoreSee Less
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ATTN: ShadFest is Canceled!
Due to unanticipated DelDOT construction activity and equipment under the I-95 bridge in Brandywine Park, we have been forced to cancel this year’s event. Conditions would have potentially jeopardized the personal safety and enjoyment of ShadFest attendees. Alternative sites and dates were carefully considered, but a satisfactory solution could not be found.
While we share in the community's disappointment, we're already looking ahead - ShadFest will be back next year, better than ever!
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Looking forward to next year!
That equipment has been there for 2 years. Are they ever going to finish?
ATTN: This event has been canceled. We look forward to its return next year.
Pre-register for free fishing lessons at ShadFest on May 18 in Brandywine Park! Space is limited. form.jotform.com/25076819647316 ... See MoreSee Less
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Removal of the West Street dam in 2019 has enabled shad to migrate and spawn all the way up Dam 2! Come celebrate the return of American Shad at ShadFest on May 18 and Brandywine Park! Register at brrr.org ... See MoreSee Less
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This was a great project. Made paddling whitewater down town much more safe and enjoyable. That being said I’m still wondering why dam #6 is next in line for removal when it already has a fish ladder on river right and is one of the safest to run in a kayak while there are 3 dams left down stream that fish can not pass and are potentially very dangerous for boaters… why is the next plan not building a fish ladder for dam 2?… make it make sense please
Dam #4 will be missed. Best vertical drop on the creek.
When is the next phase scheduled to start?
CALLING ALL SHADFEST VOLUNTEERS!
Can you help at ShadFest on May 18th? Choose your activity and time by clicking below. FREE Tee-shirt for all volunteers!
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One Family’s Relentless Pursuit of the Bony, Oily, Elusive Shad
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To those who cast their nets into the Delaware River each spring, hoping for a bounty of shad, it’s a tradition worth saving.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Thanks to Rep. Sophie Phillips and her fellow legislators for having the courage and foresight to do what we can on a State level to protect our planet for future generations. ... See MoreSee Less
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This is still sitting on the river leaking toxic chemicals. Every Delaware politician has known about it for 5 years including DNREC. No actions or consequences, just dead shad, bunker, and striper around the site.
Thank you Rep. Sophie Phillips!
On this last day of Passover and Easter Sunday, we reflect the annual Shad migration was revered by the ancestors of Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware as a sign of spring and re-birth. #RestoreTheBrandywine ... See MoreSee Less
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