Todd Baldwin, former chapter President, accepted the National Silver Trout Award for the Pemigewasset Chapter Trout Unlimited at the recently held National Convention at Waterville Valley resort. The award was presented for completing the restoration of approximately 2200 feet of the Pemigewasset River in Woodstock, NH, west of Exit 31 off I-93.
Todd, the Project Director, managed the river restoration project. This reach of the Pemigewasset River was characterized by on-going bank erosion which led to channel widening, formation of multiple channels, and degradation of cold water fisheries habitat. Additionally, a former 30 acre pond, located on the west side of the river, was affected by a significant flood in the mid-1900's that caused the river to breach its banks and flow through the pond. The primary focus of this project included stabilizing the channel and banks, plus returning the river along this reach to a state of equilibrium.
