Monthly Meetings: 1st Wednesday at
Victoria Grant Civic Center, Abbott Park, Winterport, ME

Cove Brook is located on the northern edge of Waldo County, Maine, with one small tributary, Baker Brook, originating in southern Penobscot County. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the Atlantic salmon population in Cove Brook as endangered on November 13, 2000. It is the smallest in size of the eight listed salmon rivers in Maine. The brook is a tributary of the Penobscot River estuary, located approximately 13 miles below the Veazie Dam (head of tide). It flows about 10 miles from its headwaters and drains a watershed of 9.5 square miles in the towns of Winterport and Hampden.

At the time of the salmon listing, Cove Brook was the only salmon watershed without a watershed council. In response to the listing and to threats to the watershed by land use and development, a group of landowners, local citizens, and members of state and federal natural resource agencies formed the Cove Brook Watershed Council (CBWC) in March of 2001. The council, which received 501(c) 3 tax exempt status from the IRS in February 2001, is a grassroots organization with about 12 to 15 members who meet monthly at the Winterport Recreation Building. Since its formation, the council has been involved in many activities (HOT LINK) to protect the brook and educate the public about its resources.