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Volunteer to be a Herring Monitor

Trainings Schedule –

2025 river herring counting season is closed. Please check back for 2026 information in the spring.

 

BARNSTABLE –

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

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

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

BREWSTER –

Herring Runs: Stony Brook

When: 2026 dates will be posted in early spring.

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

Count Coordinator: Lynn Francis, APCC

DENNIS

Herring Runs: Bound Brook and Scargo Lake

When: 2026 dates will be posted in early spring.

Where: Meet at the parking lot for Scargo Lake, best address is 76 Dr. Lords Road S Ext Dennis, group will move to Bound Brook down the road, best address is 750 Airline Road East Dennis.

Count Coordinator: Jordan Halloran, Shellfish Constable, Town of Dennis, (508)760-6123 x 107

EASTHAM –

Herring Runs: Herring Pond (aka Herring Brook) and Bridge Pond (aka Herring River)

When: 2026 dates will be posted in early spring.

Where: 190 Samoset Rd, Eastham, MA 02642

Count Coordinator: Pam Goddard, Eastham Conservation Foundation

FALMOUTH –

Herring Runs: Coonamessett River and Trunk River

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

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

HARWICH –

Herring Run: Herring River

When: 2026 dates will be posted in early spring.

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

Count Coordinator: Connor O’Brien, Harwich Conservation Trust

Herring Monitoring VolunteersMASHPEE – three trainings

Herring Runs: Mashpee River, Quashnet River at Johns Pond, and Santuit Pond dam

When: 2026 dates will be posted in early spring.

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

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

See Mashpee training flyer for more info.

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: Jenna Silva, Town of Sandwich, Assistant Director Natural Resources

Herring VolunteerWELLFLEET

Herring Run: Herring River

When: 2026 dates will be posted in early spring.

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

Count Coordinator: Dr. Barbara Brennessel, Friends of Herring River

YARMOUTH –

Herring Runs: Herring River, Tom Matthews Pond, Lond Pond, and Baxter Grist Mill

When: 2026 dates will be posted in early spring.

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 Mathews 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