I'm working on a book about the South Natick Dam. This is a place on the Charles River in Massachusetts near my home. It's about a ten minute walk and I've been drawing different aspects of it daily for over ten years. After much debate, planning and hand-wringing the decision was made to remove the iconic structure and let the river resume its natural course.
Work started a few days ago with the opening of a pair of flood gates so that the cement spillway structure can be demolished. I've been trying to document the process in a personal way, as I have for the past decade. Still, I feel ambivalent and a sense of loss. Nature of course will adjust very quickly and that will be interesting to witness.
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| 06-29-26-floodgate |
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06-30-26-fishladder
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| 06-30-26-dam |
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| 07-01-26-cattails-spillway |
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In the last drawing here, a family of four ducklings and mother rest on top of the dry and soon to be demolished spillway. A grackle takes advantage of the new surface to forage.
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