On September 22, volunteers from the Ten Mile River Watershed Council assisted ranger Jacob Gorke of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council of Rhode Island in conducting a survey of fish species in the Ten Mile River at Larson Woodland.
The fish are stunned temporarily with an electric shock, netted and removed to be identified, then released back to the river. The survey is conducted annually.
Fish survey volunteers receiving their instructions. Image credit: Keith Gonsalves
This is just one of many activities conducted year round by the Ten Mile River Watershed Council to promote and protect the river. For more information, contact Keith Gonsalves [email protected].