Project Description
To compensate for the loss of recreational uses caused by the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump, the Trustees will provide $145,000 to create a boat launch on the Sudbury River in Ashland, MA. Located off Aikens Road, this will provide public access to launch canoes, kayaks and other small, car top boats. Currently, fishing and boating access to the upper Sudbury River is limited, the next formal river access site is approximately 2.5 miles downstream at High Street in Ashland. For this project, the north side of Aikens Road will be widened to accommodate for parking and a path will be constructed down to the river bank. The parcel is owned by the MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) and the future launch will be maintained by the MA Office of Fishing and Boating Access (OFBA).
Parties Implementing Restoration
Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration, ; Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife; Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
DOI Project Representatives
Fish and Wildlife Service