In an effort to facilitate migration and reverse the effects that years of sedimentation have had within the watercourse, the Tribe opted to dredge selected areas within Herring Creek in 2021. Removal of the accumulated sediment helped to increase tidal flushing within the creek and create adequate water depths that promote the fish run/passage of river herring (alewife and blueback herring) as well as other important species identified to have spawning run and/or critical life stage habitat in Herring Creek – American eel (Anguilla rostrata), white perch (Morone americana), and Atlantic tomcod (Microgadus tomcod). The project also promoted other wildlife and recreational uses within the creek and connected ponds.