Friends of Herring River is pleased to present the first 2 videos – Herring Run and What’s Up with Duck Harbor? - within the current collection of the Herring River Restoration Project videos, produced by Solano Film Collective with funds from Massachusetts Division...
Cape Cod National Seashore has awarded a contract for construction of the Mill Creek Water Control Structure (WCS), a crucial infrastructure component of the larger Herring River Restoration Project. The Mill Creek WCS will span the mouth of Mill Creek where it meets...
The Provincetown Independent November 2, 2023 issue featured a front-page article about the Chequessett Bridge superstructure arrival and construction. Read about it HERE
Friends of Herring River is offering four FREE Autumn Walks in Wellfleet in the coming weeks. All are fun, factual and fascinating. We hope you'll join us for one - or more! THE AMAZING JOURNEY OF HERRING FRY FROM POND TO OCEAN led by Barbara Brennessel Saturday,...
CHEQUESSETT NECK BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE MIG Construction continues to work on installation of the temporary bridge components. MIG has completed installation of the bridge piers that will carry the temporary bridge across the river. Upcoming work will include:...
Friends of Herring River's 2023 Annual Meeting was Wednesday, September 27th from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Chequessett Club Boathouse in Wellfleet. Approximately 140 people attended on a lovely early fall evening. Thank you to everyone who was able to come and for the...
Four university students from Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico (Molly Peñaloza, Ireri Servin, Valeria Aguilar and Alejandra Garcia, above) (photo: Jane Wholey) recently visited Friends of Herring River (FHR) and the Herring River Restoration Project. This group came as...
Funding Source: Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants This investment will support the first phase of the Herring River Restoration Project, the largest salt marsh restoration effort in the Northeast United States. The project will help...
View the Wellfleet Community Forum recording from April 13, 2023 - (at Chapter 2 of 3; 1hr 18 min timestamp) Carole Ridley, Coordinator, Herring River Restoration Project, provided a comprehensive Phase 1 Project Update. View the Phase 1 Project slides here. Wes...
Restoration of the Herring River estuary is taking a big step forward with the start of work for a new bridge at Chequessett Neck in Wellfleet. On Friday, local, state and federal officials will join with project partners off Chequessett Neck Road, officially to...
John Portnoy, Ph.D., gave a late fall guided walk “History, Ecology and Imminent Restoration in Wellfleet’s Herring River,” attracting a large group of interested residents and visitors. John, a retired ecologist with the Cape Cod National Seashore and a former Board...
Alice Iacuessa leading a guided walk at the CCNAtwood Higgins property on Bound Brook Island, Wellfleet Twenty people joined Alice Iacuessa, Friends of Herring River (FHR) board member, on the January 1, 2023 First Day Hikes Cape Cod walk sponsored by FHR and...