About the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
The Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture (EBTJV) is a unique partnership between state and federal agencies, regional and local governments, businesses, conservation organizations, academia, scientific societies, and private citizens working toward protecting, restoring and enhancing brook trout populations and their habitats across their native range.
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Brook Trout: The Scourge and the Saint. Applying Lessons Learned from Both Eradication and Reintroduction Efforts across the West and East to Better Manage this Char
Proceedings from a symposium that was held during the 2019 American Fisheries Society/The Wildlife… More -
A New Way to Support EBTJV – Shop Select RepYourWater Merchandise to Further our Brook Trout Conservation Efforts
The Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture (EBTJV) is excited to announce its collaboration with… More
Announcements
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Donate Now to Support Brook Trout Conservation
Supporters of Brook Trout conservation can make a tax-deductible donation that will assist the… More
Recent Activity
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Range-wide Assessment of Brook Trout at the Catchment Scale: A Summary of Findings (Revised)
This report provides a revised summary the EBTJV's range-wide assessment of Brook Trout at the… More -
Appendix I - Catchment Assessment Summary Report
This is a master copy of the catchment assessment… More
EBTJV Projects
From 2006 through 2018, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) allocated more than $3.3 million to the EBTJV in support of eighty-eight Brook Trout conservation projects, while project partners contributed $17.5 million, which equates to a 5:1 ratio of partner to Service funds . Two hundred forty different organizations have been involved in these Brook Trout conservation projects at the local level, with many partnering multiple times.
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Video Gallery
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Restoring Wild Brook Trout to Passage Creek, VA
This video shows the process of restoring wild Brook Trout to Passage Creek,… More -
Bringing Back the Brooks - A Revival of the South’s Trout
A poetic look at a forgotten native of Appalachia, the Southern Appalachian Brook Trout, which is… More -
Trout Unlimited-A Real Keeper?
A fifteen minute video, produced by Trout Unlimited, on why brook trout are an important variable… More -
Smith Creek Restoration Project
A twelve minute video on the Smith Creek restoration happening in the Shenandoah Valley of… More
