Opening the River: Fish Passage Dams on the Cannon

Join the Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Organization as they host the third session of the virtual learning series Land to Lake Lectures. The Lower Sakatah Lake, Gorman Lake, and Faribault Woolen Mill dams require repair and block native fish from reaching their historic spawning grounds. These aging structures also pose safety risks from dangerous hydraulic undertows. Anna Holman of Clean River Partners will explain how converting these dams to fish passage dams can restore ecological connectivity, improve water quality, and enhance public safety. The session will be broadcast in cooperation with the University of Minnesota Extension on Zoom.

The free webinar will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2025, at 12:00 pm over the lunch hour. Register for the webinar at https://z.umn.edu/OpeningtheRiver. The webinar will be video recorded and posted on the CRWJPO’s website at https://www.cannonriverwatershedmn.gov afterward for those who cannot attend.

The virtual learning sessions “Land to Lake Lectures” will continue throughout…