Smith College Engineering Students Join the Earth Team

Starting in September 2005, Cora Olson and three other Smith College engineering students worked for eight months as Earth Team volunteers restoring anadromous fish access to spawning and rearing habitat in the Town River channel near West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. 

Along with NRCS staff and partners, the volunteers researched fishways, planned and developed alternatives for the site, prepared construction specifications, a design, and a cost estimate for the project.  Over the course of the project, NRCS and partner agency engineering and resources staffs provided reference material, technical guidance, and assistance to the students.  They also surveyed the project site and monitored the students' progress.
Your contact is Diane Baedecker Petit, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 413-253-4371.