The Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter of Trout Unlimited will not be hosting Red Brook Family Day this September (2011) as it has for the past 17 years.

While we will miss getting together with old friends and family at the Lyman Reserve, the principle organizers of RBFD feel that they need a break from the work entailed in pulling the fundraiser together.

For almost two decades SEMA TU has carried most of the burden of preparing for and setting up Red Brook Family Day. They’ve done this in addition to their normal busy schedule of meetings, events, restoration work parties, and Chapter fundraisers; and, for this year at least, they’ve decided to take a rest.

I personally want to thank all of the wonderful people who have helped with Red Brook Family Day and attended the event over the years. You have made something that was once widely believed to be impossible --‐ the restoration of Red Brook and its wild, sea -run brook trout- happen. You’ve helped forge strong and effective working relationships with the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, the United States Fisheries and Wildlife Service, the Trustees of Reservations, the USGS, U. Mass., and a host of NGOs and conservation non profits. These are working partnerships, with each partner bringing its expertise and resources to the task, that are now paying dividends for dam removals and habitat restoration projects across the state of Massachusetts.

The chapters of the MA/RI Council of TU have received $150,000 in grants for projects that will restore our wild, coldwater fisheries during 2012. Trout Unlimited has begun a movement that is catching the notice and imagination of people and institutions across our region. By working together, and applying good science combined with conservation and innovation, we will restore our streams and our wild, native fisheries for future generations.

Warren Winders,
SE MA TU  

Visiting Red Brook at the Lyman Reserve

The Lyman Reserve is on Red Brook Road (coming from Rtes. 28/6), or accessed from Head of The Bay Road if you are coming
from Rte. 25 and the Bourne Rotary.

For a downloadable trail map or further directions, visit the TTOR Page on the Lyman Reserve or Mapquest.

Read more about Restoring Red Brook

Read More about Red Brook Here:

First of 4 Dams Removed from Red Brook

Bringing Back Native Brookies | The Quashnet | Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture | Ongoing Research

Additional Links to Project Partner Pages:

Riverways Program Projects

USGS: Quantifying Sediment Transport in Red Brook, Wareham, Massachusetts: Impacts of Dam Removal