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With over 150 miles of pristine rivers and streams flowing through relatively undeveloped rural land, the Eightmile River Watershed is an exceptional natural and cultural resource. Large areas of unfragmented habitat, an array of rare and diverse wildlife, scenic vistas, high water quality, unimpeded stream flow, and significant cultural features typify the watershed. A locally led campaign to seek Wild & Scenic designation is complete and a Watershed Management Plan has been published. |
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NEWSFLASH: Eightmile River Receives Wild & Scenic Status
For Immediate Release
May 8, 2008
President Bush signs watershed protection language into law. A better future for the pristine watershed is assured.
The efforts of a 12-year, locally led effort to protect the Eightmile River in East Haddam, Lyme and Salem came to fruition today when President Bush signed a bill into law that designates the Eightmile as a Wild & Scenic River. This designation is the final step in an exhaustive Wild & Scenic process that focused on identification and study of the river’s outstanding resource values and community protection efforts.