Wild and Scenic River Council hosts Lewis Fishery owner

The meeting of the Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River Management Council will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Solebury Township municipal building, 3092 Sugan Road, Solebury Township.

Steve Meserve, owner of the Lewis Fishery in Lambertville, N.J., will discuss the history of the fishery and Delaware River/Shad restoration efforts.

Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic mini-grant funded projects will be presented, including a historic garden designed by Friends of Washington Crossing, the purchase of aquatic macroinvertebrate equipment by SPLASH Steamboat Floating Classroom, and a stream buffer planted at the Bucks Audubon Society.

In addition, the NJDOT Devil’s Tea Table rockface mitigation project along Route 29 in Kingwood Township, N.J., will be reviewed along with the PADEP Tohickon Creek water quality downgrade proposal in Upper Bucks County.

The meeting is open to government/nonprofit representatives and the general public. It will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and conclude by 8 p.m.

To learn more, visit lowerdelawarewildandscenic.org or visit on Facebook. For questions, email info@lowerdelawarewildandscenic.org.

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