Laura Rose Day

Laura serves as Executive Director of Skutik River Restoration Trust, a Passamaquoddy-led non-profit working to restore native sea-run fish and overall health of the Skutik River (also known as St. Croix) watershed. For 15 years, as Executive Director of the Penobscot River Restoration Trust, she helped lead a successful collaboration between dam owners, tribal, state and federal government, conservation groups, and citizens to restore native sea-run fish populations with benefits for people and wildlife. Laura holds a B.S. in wildlife resources from West Virginia University and J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, with a Certificate in Environmental and Energy Law. She was counsel to U.S. EPA, Manager of National Wildlife Federation’s Lake Superior & Biodiversity Project, Natural Resources Council of Maine’s Watershed Director, CEO of 7 Lakes Alliance, and Principal, Source to Sea Consulting. Laura is a founding director of Klamath River Renewal Corporation and  Maine Woods Forever. Honors for her public service include a Gulf of Maine Council Visionary Award, River Network’s River Hero Award, and Atlantic Salmon Federation’s Lee Wulff Atlantic Salmon Conservation Award. She lived in Hallowell for 30 years; family with two grandsons live downriver in Dresden.

“Having lived with my family close by the lower Kennebec River for about three decades, I’ve watched as sea-run fish migrations grew to the millions, energizing wildlife and communities. A free-flowing, vibrant lower Kennebec River is the only Kennebec my kids and grandkids have ever known! So joining the Advisory Council was a “yes” for me. The river is rebounding, but critical work remains to ensure sea-run fish can migrate freely between the sea and key upstream habitat. I hope to contribute personal and professional insights from dam removal and river restoration work, from the Kennebec to the Penobscot to the Klamath. By listening to each others’ perspectives and from common ground, I believe the council can advise KRRT on how best to ensure a productive, resilient Kennebec River for all.”