DANFORTH, Maine — Protecting the health of Maine’s forests and the waterways that keep them thriving is something both of our organizations can get behind. For The Nature Conservancy, it’s because healthy forests are vital for people and the planet. For Baskahegan, it’s because thriving forests mean jobs and growing local economies. For both of us, addressing the outdated dams and undersized culverts on forest roads that block passage of native fish like Atlantic salmon and brook trout is a top priority. …Last year, the conservation program contributed around $1 million to the construction of a fishway at a dam owned by Baskahegan in Danforth. …The project restored access to 96 miles and nearly 9,000 acres of invaluable alewife spawning habitat in the northern reaches of the Penobscot River watershed — returning fish to waters they haven’t been able to access for 200 years.