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Volunteer to be a River Herring Monitor

Trainings Schedule

 

BARNSTABLE –

Herring Runs: Marstons Mills River, Middle Pond, and Red Lily Pond

When/Where:
Marstons Mills River and Middle Pond:
Tuesday, February 24th at 4:00 PM
Osterville Village Library, 43 Wianno Avenue, Osterville, Ma.

Red Lily Pond:
Count coordinators will reach out to new volunteers to schedule training.

Count Coordinator:
Marstons Mills and Middle Pond, Heather Rockwell, and Luke Cadrin, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition
Red Lily Pond, Dr. Patricia Deyton, Red Lily Pond Project

BREWSTER –

Herring Runs: Stony Brook

When: Thursday, March 26 at 10:00 a.m.

Where: Lower Mill Pond. Park at 830 Stony Brook Road, Brewster, MA, 02631, across from the Stony Brook Mill.

Count Coordinator: Hannah Brown, APCC

DENNIS –

Herring Run: Bound Brook and Scargo Lake

When: Tuesday, March 24, 2025 at 10am

Where: Paul Prue Room at Dennis Town Hall, 685 Route 134, South Dennis, MA

Count Coordinator: Jordan Halloran, Town of Dennis, Shellfish Constable

EASTHAM –

Herring Run: Herring Brook and Herring Pond

When: 2026 dates will be posted in early spring.

Where:

Count Coordinator: Pam Goddard, Eastham Conservation Foundation

FALMOUTH –

Herring Run: Coonamessett River and Trunk River

When: Trunk River – Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 2:00 pm

Where: Trunk River parking lot.

Count Coordinator:
Coonamessett River –  Mike Scherer, Coonamessett River Trust
Trunk River – Matt O’Connor, Oyster Pond Environmental Trust

HARWICH –

Herring Run: Herring River

When: Friday, March 13, 2026 at 5:30pm

Where: Harwich Community Center (Room #5), 100 Oak St., Harwich, MA, 02645

Count Coordinator: Connor O’Brien, Harwich Conservation Trust and Stephanie Ridenour, Town of Harwich

Herring Monitoring VolunteersMASHPEE –

Herring Runs: Mashpee River

When: Count coordinators will reach out to new volunteers to schedule training.

Where: Mashpee River Fish Ladder, 414 Main Street, Mashpee, MA, 02649

Count Coordinator: Dan Kent, Town of Mashpee Assistant Conservation Agent

ORLEANS –

Herring Run: Pilgrim Lake

When/Where: The count coordinators will contact volunteers directly to arrange for training.

Count Coordinators: Richard Levy, Orleans Marine & Freshwater Quality Committee (Orleans Volunteer Herring and Eel Count Program)

SANDWICH –

Herring Runs: Mill Creek

When: 2026 dates will be posted in early spring.

Where: Old Town Hall (2nd floor meeting room), 130 Main Street Sandwich, MA, 02563

Count Coordinator: Sean Trayers, Town of Sandwich, Director Natural Resources

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WELLFLEET

Herring Runs: Herring River

When: Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Where: Wellfleet Public Library, 55 W Main St, Wellfleet, MA 02667

Count Coordinator: Christine Odiaga, Friends of Herring River

YARMOUTH –

Herring Runs: Baxter Grist Mill, Long Pond, and Tom Matthews Pond

When: Baxter Grist Mill – March 24, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.
Long Pond – count coordinators will reach out to new volunteers to schedule training.
Tom Matthews Pond – 2026 training dates will be posted as scheduled.

Where: Baxter Grist Mill – 142 MA-28 West Yarmouth, 02673. There is a parking lot across from the Cape Sands Inn. The parking lot is in between the Mill and Town Brook Road. There is about a 250-foot paved walking path that leads from the parking lot to the Mill/counting site.

Count Coordinators:
Tom Matthews Pond – Bryan Howes, Bass River Rod & Gun Club
Long Pond – David Sutherland, Cape Cod Salties
Baxter Grist Mill –  Karissa Collins, Fish Passage Specialist, Cape Cod Conservation District


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For questions, contact volunteer@apcc.org