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Where Have All The Shad Fish Gone?

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It’s been an annual happening on the Hudson for the last thousand years. The shad run has been a welcome sign of spring since the Lenape Indians lived on the Hudson’s shores. But Riverkeeper’s 19th annual Shadfest was Shad-less last Sunday.
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Sources: NY Times, Op-Ed on May 23, May 21; Riverkeeper, ThisSphere blog


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