Meet Lori Maloney
Lori Maloney with toddler in a backpack, standing on rocks high above the Potomac River in Maryland.
Dear Partners in brook trout habitat conservation:
I'm Lori Maloney, the coordinator for Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture since 2021. Some of us know each other from past work (you may have known me as Lori Davias). In my tenure with EBTJV, I have experienced nothing but positive interactions with EBTJV's members and with the National Fish Habitat Partnership. This is an amazing community.
We are a network, and rely on a nonprofit sponsor; since 2025 we are supported by the Wildlife Management Institute. EBTJV is also a member of the National Fish Habitat Partnership and receives federal support. America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act was passed by Congress and signed by the President in fall 2020, and reauthorized in 2025. It authorizes an appropriation of up to $7.2 M for fish habitat conservation projects across 20 Fish Habitat Partnerships. ACE places an emphasis on restoration efforts that will enhance sport fish populations that will improve recreational fishing opportunities and public use of the resource.
As you plan your own projects and future funding requests through EBTJV, please remember to coordinate with your regional biologists. They are here for you, and also play an important role guiding projects to be as effective as possible. We have always relied on letters from these experts as we evaluate projects and will continue to do so.
EBTJV gains strength every year and is now past its 20th anniversary! In 2004, state and federal agencies, conservation groups and academics concerned about the decline of eastern Brook Trout formed the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture as one of the first five Fish Habitat Partnerships operating in accordance with the guiding principles of the National Fish Habitat Action Plans. By working across jurisdictional lines, the EBTJV fills a need for coordinated conservation. The EBTJV provides leadership in Brook Trout conservation that is grounded by science; and, through its network of the region’s top scientists and fisheries managers, the EBTJV identifies priority needs, delivers valuable decision-support tools, and promotes proven techniques for conserving wild Brook Trout populations. This range-wide, coordinated approach is as important as ever, given the increasing threats to brook trout from climate change and other challenges.
Please feel free to contact me with questions or feedback. I can be found near Frederick, Maryland, or more conveniently via email, phone, or web meetings. I'd love to chat with you and learn about your interests. Thank you for continuing to do what you can to protect the best of the best, and to restore brook trout to the waters we love and value so much.
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