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York River Stewardship Committee reports grants, marsh‑restoration designs and local projects
Summary
A volunteer committee that includes South Berwick appointees told the Town Council it has awarded $42,000 in small grants, is advancing a 132‑acre salt‑marsh restoration design and is pursuing a 137‑acre conservation easement along the York River.
Carl Hockenen, the South Berwick representative to the York River Stewardship Committee, gave the Town Council an update on the committee’s first year of work, including grant awards, project planning and partner roles.
Hockenen said the stewardship group — formed in 2023 with representatives from South Berwick, York, Eliot and Kittery — has a five‑year cooperative agreement with the Wells Reserve and technical support from the National Park Service. He said the committee hired a part‑time watershed program coordinator, Jennifer Hunter, and established bylaws, subcommittees and a fiscal agent to manage funds.
The committee used National Park Service funding to…
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