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  • Eastern Brook Trout Roadmap to Conservation (2018)
  • Conserving the Eastern Brook Trout-Action Strategies_January 2018
  • An Overview of Brook Trout Conservation Projects Supported by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Fish Habitat Action Plan Funds, 2006-2018
  • EBTJV Salmonid Catchment Assessment and Habitat Patch Layers
  • EBTJV Conservation Strategy (2011)
  • EBTJV Roadmap to Restoration (2008)
  • Eastern Brook Trout: Status and Threats (2006)
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• Projects
  • 2021 Projects
    • Alarka Headwaters habitat connectvity and sediment reduction project
      • Alarka Headwaters habitat connectvity and sediment reduction project
    • Culvert Removal and Stream Restoration, Henderson Brook, Brownville, ME
      • Culvert Removal and Stream Restoration, Henderson Brook, Brownville, ME
    • Improving Connectivity for Reintroduced Native Brook Trout in Trail Fork of Big Creek, Cocke County, TN
      • Improving Connectivity for Reintroduced Native Brook Trout in Trail Fork of Big Creek, Cocke County, TN
  • 2020 Projects
    • Robinson IRP LWD Habitat Restoration, White River, VT
    • Lockwood Brook Culvert Replacement VT
    • Camp Wihakowi Dam Removal Bull Run, Northfield, VT
    • Peterson Pond Dam Removal Third Herring Brook, Hanover, MA
  • 2019 Projects
    • Culvert Replacement and Stream Restoration in Wolfden Run, Garrett County, Maryland
    • Harvey’s Lake Dam Removal, South Peacham Brook, Barnet, Vermont
    • Restoration of Riverine Process and Habitat Suitability In the Upper Narraguagus River and Northern Stream Focus Areas (Maine)
  • 2018 Projects
    • Upper South Branch/Thorn Creek Brook Trout Patch Restoration and Monitoring, Cave, WV
      • Upper South Branch/Thorn Creek Brook Trout Patch Restoration and Monitoring, Cave, WV
    • Darnit Brook Culvert Replacement, Nezinscot-Androscoggin River, Buckfield, ME
      • Darnit Brook Culvert Replacement, Nezinscot-Androscoggin River, Buckfield, ME
    • St. Croix River Tributary Culvert Replacement,West Musquash Tributary, Grand Lake Stream, Maine
      • St. Croix River Tributary Culvert Replacement,West Musquash Trib., Grand Lake Stream, Maine
    • Wilson Creek Watershed Improvement Project, Rugby, VA
      • Wilson Creek Watershed Improvement Project, Rugby, VA
    • Bowman Creek Eastern Brook Trout Habitat Restoration
      • Bowman Creek Eastern Brook Trout Habitat Restoration, PA
  • 2017 Projects
    • Dam Removal, East Branch Passumpsic River, East Burke, Vermont
      • Dam Removal, East Branch Passumpsic River, East Burke, Vermont
    • Enhancing and Connecting Wild Brook Trout Populations in VT’s West Mountain Wildlife Management Area
      • Enhancing and connecting wild brook trout populations in VT’s West Mountain Wildlife Management Area
    • Restoring a Brook Trout Metapopulation within the Little Cataloochee Creek & Anthony Creek Watersheds, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
      • Restoring a Brook Trout Metapopulation within the Little Cataloochee Creek & Anthony Creek Watersheds, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • 2016 Projects
    • Sparta Glen Brook Restoration NJ
      • Sparta Glen Brook Restoration NJ
    • Little Cards Brook Culvert Replacement, Franklin ME
      • Great Pond Tributary Culvert Replacement, Little Cards Brook, Franklin, Maine
    • Beebe River Watershed Connectivity Project, Campton and Sandwich, NH
      • Beebe River Watershed Project Application
  • 2015 Projects
    • Nash Stream Restoration & Columbia Road Culverts, Odell, Coos County, NH
      • Nash Stream Restoration & Columbia Road Culverts, Odell, Coos County, NH
    • Upper Shavers Fork Instream and Riparian Habitat Restoration, Randolph County, WV
      • Upper Shavers Fork Instream and Riparian Habitat Restoration
  • 2014 Projects
    • 2014 Restoring Habitat Connectivity, Machias & Saint Croix River tributary streams ME: EBTJV&NFHAP
      • W. Branch Amazon Brook outlet 9.13
      • Flowage at W. Branch Amazon Brook 9.13
      • Culvert outlet, Grand Lake Brook at 4th Lake Rd, 9.13
      • Cobble bar below scour pool, culvert on Grand Lake Brook at 4th Lake Rd, 9.13
      • Culvert outlets, Billy Brown Brook at Shaw St, 9.13
      • Culvert inlets, Billy Brown Brook at Shaw St, 9.13
      • 4th Lake trib. outlet 9.2013
      • 4th Lake trib. inlet 9.2013
      • Photo Release Forms
      • Downeast Lakes Land Trust MDIFW EBTJV Support Letter 2013
      • EBTJV DLLT Funding Application 2013
    • Mill Creek Stream Restoration, Tygart River, Kumbrabow State Forest, WV
      • Mill Creek Pre-Project Image 1
      • Mill Creek Pre-Project Image 2
      • Mill Creek Pre-Project Image 3
      • Mill Creek Stream Restoration, Tygart River, Kumbrabow State Forest, WV
      • Mill Creek, WV After Project Photo 1
      • Mill Creek, WV Post Project Photo 2
      • Mill Creek, WV Post Project Photo 3
      • Mill Creek, WV Post Project Photo 4
      • Mill Creek, WV Post Project Photo 5
      • Mill Creek, WV Post Project Photo 6
      • Mill Creek, WV Post Project Photo 7
      • Mill Creek, WV Post Project Photo 8
  • 2013 Projects
    • Upper White River Habitat Restoration, VT
      • Application Upper White River Habitat Restoration, Vermont
      • Photo of Nason Brook Culvert, White River, Vermont
      • Photo of West Branch Post Gravel Extraction, White River, Vermont
      • Photo Release West Branch, Upper White River Habitat Restoration Vermont
      • Photo Release for Nason Brook, Upper White River, Vermont
      • Project Sheet for Marsh Brook Road
      • Project Sheet for Moose Run
      • Project Sheet for North Hollow Road
      • Project Sheet for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Restoring Connectivity in the Sunday River and Martin Stream Watersheds, Maine
      • Photo of Sunday River Log Driving Dam in Maine
      • Photo of Lively Brook Culverts, Maine
    • Scott Brook Fish Passage Project, Maine
      • Photo 1 for Scott Brook, ME
      • Photo 2 for Scott Brook, ME
    • Restoration of Natural Hydrology and Habitat Complexity in the Machias, Rivers, Maine
      • 2013 Application for Machias River, Maine
      • Photo 1 for Machias River, ME
    • Dirt & Gravel Road, Streambank Stabilization Project on Cross Fork, Pennsylvania
      • Photo 1 Cross Fork, PA
      • Photo 2 of Cross Fork, PA
    • Dam Removals to Reconnect Brook Trout Habitat on an Unnamed Tributary to Frankstown Branch, PA
      • Photo 1 for Frankstown Branch, PA
      • Photo 2 of Frankstown Branch, PA
    • St. Mary's Liming, St. Mary's River, Virginia
      • Photo 1 for St. Mary's, VA
      • Photo 2 for St. Mary's River, Virginia
      • Helicpoter Working in Snow at St. Mary's River in VA
      • Photo of Helicopter Loading Limestone at St. Mary's Project in Virginia
      • Photo of Fuel Truck and Helicopter Working on St. Mary's Project
    • In-Stream Habitat Restoration in the Meduxnekeag Watershed, Maine
      • Photo 1 of Meduxnekeag Watershed, ME
      • Photo 2 of Meduxnekeag Watershed, ME
  • 2012 Projects
    • Removal of Two Dams in the Wetmore Run Watershed, Potter County, PA
      • Wetmore Run Dam Removal EBTJV Application
      • Dam on Wetmore Run
      • Dam on Right Branch of Wetmore Run
    • Restoration of Native Charr in Big Wadleigh Pond Maine
      • Application for Big Wadleigh Pond Maine
      • An 18 inch charr from Wadleigh Pond in Maine
      • Illegally Introduced Smelt in Big Wadleigh Pond Maine
    • Jam Black Brook Culvert Replacement in Searsmont, Maine
      • Application for Jam Black Brook Project in Maine
      • Jam Black Brook Culverts
      • Culverts on Jam Black Brook at Low Water
      • 2012 Interim Report (up to Sept. 30th)
    • Nash Stream Restoration Project, Coos County, New Hampshire
      • Application for Nash Stream Project in NH
      • Photo Release Form for Nash Stream in NH
      • Nash Stream, Coos County, New Hampshire
      • Photo of Nash Stream, Coos County, NH
      • State Support Letter for Nash Stream Project in NH
      • Nash Stream Restoration Article
    • Culvert Replacement and Instream Habitat Restoration in the Nulhegan River Vermont
      • Photo of the Mainstem Nulhegan River in Vermont
      • Photo of Fish Passage Barrier on the Nulhegan River in Vermont
      • Application for Nulhegan River, Vermont
    • Oats Run, Upper Shavers Fork, Aquatic Passage Project in Pocahontas County, WV
      • Photo of the Passage Barrier on Oats Run in West Virginia
      • Application for Oats Run, Upper Shavers Fork, WV
      • Train Delivering New Culvert to the Oats Run Passage Project, West Virginia
      • Oats Run, Upper Shavers Fork, Aquatic Passage Project in Pocahontas County, WV
      • Oats Run Post Project Photo 1
      • Construction of New Culvert on Oats Run
      • Oats Run Post Project Photo 2
      • Train Delivering New Culverts to Oats Run
    • Restoring Aquatic Organism Passage within Wolf Laurel Branch, NC
      • Application for Wolf Laurel Branch Passage Project in NC
      • Wolf Laurel Culvert in NC
    • Brook Trout Catchment Scale and Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
      • EBTJV Assessment Update Presentation to NFHP Board April 2012 by M. Hudy
  • 2011 Projects
    • Marshall Brook Culvert Replacement, Hancock County, Maine
      • Photo of Marshall Brook Outlet
      • Photo of the Inlet on Marshall Brook
      • Application for Marshall Brook Culvert Replacement Project, Maine
      • State Support Letter for Marshall Brook Project in ME
      • State Support Letter for Marshall Brook Project in ME
      • Final Report for Marshall Brook Project
    • Restoring Habitat Connectivity in Machias and Saint Croix River Tributary Streams, Maine
      • Application for Machias and St. Croix Rivers Project in Maine
      • Culvert Outlet of Burroughs Brook Culvert, Machias River / St. Croix River Maine
      • Final Report to EBTJV
      • Final Report
    • Upper Shavers Fork Aquatic Passage Project, West Virginia
      • Photo of Beaver Creek Culverts
      • Photo of the Lamothe Creek Culverts in WV
      • Train Transporting New Culvert to Lamothe Site
      • Photo (2) of Train Transporting New Culvert to Lamothe Site
      • Upper Shavers Fork Passage Project Completion Report
      • Lamothe Run Below Culvert
      • Oats Run Below Culvert
    • Carloe Brook Fish Passage Restoration Project, Washington County, Maine
      • Crossing to be replaced on Carloe Brook, Maine
      • Carloe Brook, Maine
    • Thunder Brook Dam Removal, Chesire, Massachusetts
      • Dam to be removed on Thunder Brook in Massachusetts
      • Culvert to be replaced on Thunder Brook in Massachusetts
    • Enhancing Connectivity in the Ash-Black Rock Subbasin of the WB Narraguagus River, Maine
      • Outlet of Culverts at Ash Bog Stream in Maine
      • Outlet of culvert on an Unnamed Tributary on Ash Bog Stream, Maine
    • Brook Trout Restoration in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia
      • Bryant Culvert in Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia
    • Removal of Illegally Introduced and Missed Rainbow Trout from Lynn Camp Prong, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee
      • Lynn Camp Prong, Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee
      • Lynn Camp Prong Project Map, Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee
  • 2010 Projects
    • Hamant Brook Culvert Replacement, Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts
      • Former dam on Hamant Brook in Massachusetts
      • Photo of the Perched Culvert to be Replaced on Hamant Brook in Massachusetts
    • Restoring Browns Run Fish Passage, Barr Township, Pennsylvania
      • Pool Behind Browns Run Dam, Pennsylvania
      • Dam on Browns Run, Pennsylvania
    • Restoring Aquatic Organism Passage within Tipton Creek, North Carolina
      • Crossing on Tipton Creek in North Carolina
    • Culvert Replacement and Instream Habitat Restoration on Indian Stream, New Hampshire
      • Culvert on Indian Stream, New Hampshire
      • Indian Stream, New Hampshire
    • Restoring Stream Connectivity in the WB Machias River in Maine
      • Photo of the Upstream End of the Culvert on WB Machias in Maine
    • Brook Trout Restoration and Expansion in Garth Run, Virginia
      • Photo 1 of Garth Run, Virginia
      • Photo 2 of Garth Run, Virginia
      • Photo 3 of Garth Run, Virginia
    • Batten Kill Restoration Near Eagleville, New York
      • Batten Kill, New York
    • Wood Additions into the Sheepscot, Narraguagus, Machias Watersheds, Maine
      • Narraguagus Drainage in Maine
    • Thorn Creek Aquatic Passage Project, Pendelton County, West Virginia
      • Passage Barrier on Thorn Creek, West Virginia
    • Expanding Brook Trout in Willow Creek, Pennsylvania
      • Willow Creek Pennsylvania
      • Photo of Erosion in Willow Creek, Pennsylvania
    • Hathaway Brook Dam Removal and Stream Restoration in MA
  • 2009 Projects
    • Assessment and Restoration of Southern Appalachian Brook Trout in Jocassee Gorges, South Carolina
      • Jocassee Gorges, South Carolina
      • Jocassee Gorges, South Carolina
    • South Branch of Kinzua Creek Acid Precipitation Remediation Project, Pennsylvania
    • Leadmine Brook Fish Passage and Habitat Restoration Project, Connecticut
      • Leadmine Brook Perched Culverts
      • Culverts on Leadmine Brook, Connecticut
    • Brook Trout Restoration on the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia
      • Project Sites for Chattahoochee National Forest Georgia
    • Restoring Habitat Connectivity in the Bob's Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania
      • Culverts on Bobbs Creek in Pennsylvania
      • Culvert Inlet on Bobbs Creek in Pennsylvania
    • Indian Stream Fish Habitat Restoration Project, New Hampshire
    • North River Stream Channel Restoration, Augusta County, Virgina
      • Project Completion Report North River, Virginia
      • North River, Virginia Before Construction
      • North River, Virginia During Construction
      • North River, Virginia After Construction
    • Umpire Brook Culvert Replacement, Vermont
      • Culvert to be Replaced on Umpire Brook, Vermont
    • Restoring Stream Habitat Connectivity in WB Machias, Maine
      • Photo of Barrier on WB Machias, Maine
    • Assessing the Efficacy of Remediating Episodic Low pH concentrations in Headwater Brook Trout Streams with Clam Shell Additions, Maine
      • Presentation on the Experimental Clam Shell Study, Maine
    • Sevier Road Crossing Stream Restoration in the Nine Mile Creek Watershed, New York
    • Casselman River Watershed AMD Remediation Project, MD
    • Wallacks Branch of Bob's Creek Fish Habitat Improvement Project
  • 2008 Projects
    • Brook Trout Restoration Lynn Camp Prong, Great Smokey Mountain National Park, Tennessee
    • Chop and Drop in Sunday River, Maine
    • Restoration of North Branch of the Hoosic River, Removal of the Briggsville, Massachusetts
    • Whitethorn Creek Restoration, West Virginia
    • Relocation of an Unnamed Sea-Run Brook Trout Stream, Maine
    • Habitat Enhancement Project for Brook Trout in the Asaph Run Watershed, Pennsylvania
    • Brook Trout Restoration on the Chattahoochee National Forest, Tennessee
    • Brook Trout Habitat Improvements to McIntosh Brook, Allegany State Park, New York
    • South Fork Little Conemaugh River Brook Trout Renewal, Pennsylvania
    • Deep Brook Restoration and Monitoring Program, Connecticut
    • Catawissa Creek AMD Restoration, Pennsylvania
    • Smethport Reservoir Dam Removal and Habitat Restoration, Pennsylvania
      • Smethport Dam on Blacksmith Run, Pennsylvania
      • Blacksmith Run, Pennsylvania
  • 2007 Projects
    • Restoring Brook Trout to Aaron Run, Maryland
      • Photo of Aaron Run, Maryland
      • Photo 2 of Aaron Run, Maryland
      • Photo 3 of Aaron Run, Maryland
      • Photo 6 of Aaron Run, Maryland
      • Photo 4 of Aaron Run, Maryland
      • Photo 5 of Aaron Run, Maryland
      • Photo 7 of Aaron Run, Maryland
    • Lynn Camp Prong, Tennessee
      • Fact Sheet for Lynn Camp Prong, Tennessee
    • Chop and Drop in the Sunday River, Maine
      • Tributary to Sunday River, Maine
      • Control Site for Sunday River, Maine
    • Habitat Restoration for Southern Appalachian Brook Trout in 15 Chattahoochee National Forest Streams, Georgia
    • South Sandy Creek Restoration, Williams Run, Pennsylvania
      • South Sandy, Williams Run, Pennsylvania
    • Cross Fork Stream Stabilization, Kettle Creek, Pennsylvania
      • Project Fact Sheet for Cross Fork, Pennsylvania
      • Kettle Creek, Pennsylvania
      • Cross Fork, Pennsylvania
    • Raven Rock Dam Removal, Maryland
      • Raven Rock Dam, Maryland
    • Whitethorn Creek Restoration, West Virginia
      • Whitethorn Creek, West Virginia
      • Photo of Whitethorn Creek, West Virginia
  • 2006 Projects
    • Smith Creek Headwaters Restoration, Viginia
      • Project Fact Sheet, Smith Creek, Virginia
      • Photo of Smith Creek Headwaters Restoration, Viginia
      • Photo of Smith Creek Headwaters Restoration, Viginia
    • Big Run Restoration, West Virginia
      • Project Fact Sheet Big Run, West Virginia
      • Volunteers for Big Run, West Virginia
      • Riparian Plantings, Big Run, West Virginia
    • Cooper Creek, Georgia
      • Burnett Creek Wedge Dam, Cooper Creek, Georgia
      • Pretty Branch Deflectors, Cooper Creek, Georgia
      • Pretty Branch Flow Constrictors, Cooper Creek, Georgia
    • Lake Champlain, Vermont
      • Stevensville Brook, Lake Champlain, Vermont
      • Riparian Restoration, Upper Browns Run, Lake Champlain, Vermont
      • Project Fact Sheet, Lake Champlain, Vermont
    • South Bog Stream Restoration Project, Maine
      • South Bog Stream, Maine
      • Project Fact Sheet, South Bog Stream, Maine
    • West Virginia Brook Trout Distribution Assessment
  • Project Completion Reports
    • Smith Creek Headwaters Restoration, VA_FY06 Project
    • Big Run Restoration, WV_FY06 Project
    • Cooper Creek Restoration, GA_FY06 Project
    • Browns River Watershed, VT_FY06 Project
    • Habitat Restoration in Chattahoochee National Forest Streams, GA_FY07 Project
    • Lynn Camp Prong Restoration, TN_FY07 Project
    • Sunday River "Chop and Drop", ME_FY07 Project
    • Whitethorn Creek Habitat Restoration, WV_FY07 Project
    • Williams Run Acid Mine Drainage Mitigation, PA_FY07 Project
    • Enhancing Connectivity in the Androscoggin River Watershed, ME_FY08 Project
    • Rehabilitation of an Unnamed Stream, ME_FY08 Project
    • Assessing the Efficacy of Remediating Episodic Low pH (and High Aluminum) Concentrations in Headwater Brook Trout Streams with Clam Shell Additions_FY09 Project
    • Tipton Creek Culvert Replacement, NC_FY10 Project
    • Restoring Connectivity in the West Branch Machias River, ME_FY10 Project
    • Willow Creek Restoration, PA_FY10 Project
    • Carloe Brook Fish Passage Restoration, ME_FY11 Project
    • Lynn Camp Prong Brook Trout Restoration, TN_FY11 Project
    • Restoring habitat connectivity in Machias and Saint Croix River tributary streams, ME_FY11 Project
    • Enhancing Connectivity in the West Branch Narraguagus River, ME_FY11 Project
    • Big Wadleigh Pond Restoration, ME_FY12 Project
    • Jam Black Brook Culvert Replacement, ME_FY12 Project
    • Removal of Two Dams in the Wetmore Run Watershed, PA_FY12 Project
    • Dam Removals on an Unnamed Tributary to Frankstown Branch, PA_FY13 Project
    • Scott Brook Fish Passage Restoration, ME_FY13 Project
    • Aquatic Habitat Connectivity in the Upper White River Watershed, VT_FY13 Project
    • Mill Creek “Chop and Drop”, WV_FY14 Project
    • Little Cards Brook Culvert Replacement, ME_FY16 Project
    • Anthony Creek & Little Cataloochee Creek Restoration, TN/NC_FY17 Project
    • Dam Removal on the East Branch of the Passumpsic River, VT_FY17 Project
    • Culvert Replacement in the West Musquash Tributary. ME_FY18 Project
    • Bowman Creek, PA
  • EBTJV Brook Trout Conservation Project Partners
  • Organizations
    • Allegheny Mineral
    • Allegheny National Forest
    • Allegheny State Park
    • American Forestry Management
    • American Rivers
    • Androscoggin River Watershed Council
    • Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
    • BAMR
    • American Fisheries Society
    • American Fly Fishing Trade Association
    • American Sportfishing Association
    • Bureau of Land Management
    • Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
    • Environmental Protection Agency
    • Federation of Fly Fishers
    • Georgia Department of Natural Resources
    • Izaak Walton League of America
    • Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
    • Maryland Department of Natural Resources
    • Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
    • National Park Service
    • New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
    • New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
    • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
    • Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
    • Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
    • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
    • Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
    • Trout Unlimited
    • Trust for Public Land
    • USDA Forest Service (Eastern Region)
    • USDA Forest Service (Southern Region)
    • DOI Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
    • US Fish and Wildlife Service
    • Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
    • Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
    • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    • West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
    • Wild Trout Flyrodders
    • Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership
    • Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership
    • White River Partnership
• Science and Data
  • Brook Trout Conservation Decision Support Tools
    • Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Data & Tools
    • Eastern Brook Trout Conservation Portfolio, Range-wide Assessment and Focal Area Tools
      • Eastern Brook Trout Conservation Portfolio, Range-wide Habitat Integrity and Future Security Assessment, and Focal Area Risk and Opportunity Analysis
      • Eastern Brook Trout Conservation Portfolio, Range-wide Assessment and Focal Area Tools
      • EBT Portfolio and Range-wide Assessment Webmap and Visualization Tools
      • Eastern Brook Trout Range-wide Conservation Portfolio and Focal Area Risk and Opportunity Analysis Presentation to EBTJV
    • Conservation Design
    • Fish Habitat Decision Support Tool
    • Interactive Catchment Explorer
    • Riparian Restoration Decision Support Tool
    • Brook Trout Thermal Habitat Forecasts Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland & Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
  • Aquatic Organism Passage Inventory & Assessment Protocols
    • Modified Culvert Inventory and Assessment Protocol
    • Chesapeake Fish Passage Prioritization: An Assessment of Dams in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
    • Northeast Aquatic Connectivity: An Assessment of Dams on Northeastern Rivers.
    • SEACAP: Southeast Aquatic Connectivity Assessment Project: Assessing the ecological impact of dams on Southeastern rivers.
  • Brook Trout Related Publications
    • Distribution, Status, and Land Use Characteristics of Subwatersheds within the Native Range of Brook Trout in the Eastern United States
    • Assessment and predictive model for brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) population status in the eastern United States
    • Estimating size-specific brook trout abundance in continuously sampled headwater streams using Bayesian mixed models with zero inflation and overdispersion
    • Predicting Brook Trout Occurrence in Stream Reaches throughout their Native Range in the Eastern United States
    • The Importance of Scale: Assessing and Predicting Brook Trout Status in its Southern Native Range
    • Dynamics and regulation of the southern brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) population in an Appalachian stream
    • Population Response to Habitat Fragmentation in a Stream-Dwelling Brook Trout Population
    • Population regulation of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Hunt Creek, Michigan: a 50-year study
    • What predicts the use by brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) of terrestrial invertebrate subsidies in headwater streams?
    • Geomorphic, Flood, and Groundwater-Flow Characteristics of Bayfield Peninsula Streams, Wisconsin, and Implications for Brook-Trout Habitat
    • Acid Mine Drainage and Effects on Fish Health and Ecology: A Review
    • Response of fish assemblages to declining acidic deposition in Adirondack Mountain lakes, 1984-2012
    • Broad-Scale Patterns of Brook Trout Responses to Introduced Brown Trout in New York
    • Evaluating the Trade-Offs between Invasion and Isolation for Native Brook Trout and Nonnative Brown Trout in Pennsylvania Streams
    • Impacts of Exotic Rainbow Trout on Habitat Use by Native Juvenile Salmonid Species at an Early Invasive Stage
    • Conservation Genetics of Remnant Coastal Brook Trout Populations at the Southern Limit of Their Distribution: Population Structure and Effects of Stocking
    • The influence of land cover composition and groundwater on thermal habitat availability for brook trout populations
    • Individual behaviour and resource use of thermally stressed brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis portend the conservation potential of thermal refugia
    • Linking movement and reproductive history of brook trout to assess habitat connectivity in a heterogeneous stream network
    • Brook Trout Movement in Response to Temperature, Flow, and Thermal Refugia within a Complex Appalachian Riverscape
    • Fall and Early Winter Movement and Habitat Use of Wild Brook Trout
    • The temperature–productivity squeeze: constraints on brook trout growth along an Appalachian river continuum
    • A regional neural network ensemble for predicting mean daily river water temperature
    • Quantifying the effect of semi-natural riparian cover on stream temperatures: implications for salmonid habitat management
    • Efficacy of Environmental DNA to Detect and Quantify Brook Trout Populations in Headwater Streams of the Adirondack Mountains, New York
    • Understanding environmental DNA detection probabilities: A case study using a stream-dwelling char Salvelinus fontinalis
    • A Protocol for Collecting Environmental DNA Samples From Streams
    • Environmental DNA Sampling Informs Fish Eradication Efforts: Case Studies and Lessons Learned
    • An Economic Analysis of Improved Road‐Stream Crossings
    • Technical Guide for Field Practitioners: Understanding and Monitoring Aquatic Organism Passage at Road-Stream Crossings
    • Northeast Aquatic Connectivity - An Assessment of Dams on Northeastern Rivers
    • Chesapeake Fish Passage Prioritization: An Assessment of Dams in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
    • SEACAP: Southeast Aquatic Connectivity Assessment Project: Assessing the ecological impact of dams on Southeastern rivers
    • Evaluating the Barrier Assessment Technique Derived from FishXing Software and the Upstream Movement of Brook Trout through Road Culverts
    • Modified Culvert Inventory and Assessment Protocol
    • Is motivation important to brook trout passage through culverts?
    • Evaluation of Wild Brook Trout Populations in Vermont Streams
    • Evaluation of Catch-and-Release Regulations on Brook Trout in Pennsylvania Streams
    • Movement Patterns of Brook Trout in a Restored Coastal Stream System in Southern Massachusetts
    • Metabolic rates of embryos and alevin from a cold-adapted salmonid differ with temperature, population and family of origin: implications for coping with climate change
    • Probabilistic measures of climate change vulnerability, adaptation action benefits, and related uncertainty from maximum temperature metric selection
    • Stream Assessment and Monitoring
      • A Function-Based Framework for Stream Assessment & Restoration Projects
      • Sampling strategies for estimating brook trout effective population size
    • Brook Trout Related Climate Change Vulnerability Research
      • Ranking Site Vulnerability to Increasing Temperatures in Southern Appalachian Brook Trout Streams in Virginia: An Exposure - Sensitivity Approach
      • Sensitivity and Vulnerability of Brook Trout Populations to Climate Change
    • Brook Trout Genetics Research
      • Fragmentation and Patch Size Shape Genetic Structure of Brook Trout Populations
    • Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Management Strategy-References
      • Assessment and predictive model for Brook Trout in the eastern US - Thieling 2006
      • Distribution and Status of Brook Trout in eastern U.S. - Hudy et al. 2008
      • The Importance of Scale: Assessing and Predicting Brook Trout Status - Hudy et al. 2013
      • Patch Metrics: A Cost Effective Method for Monitoring Brook Trout Populations - Hudy et al. 2013
      • Chesapeake Bay Fish Passage Prioritization
      • Conserving the Eastern Brook Trout: An Overview of Status, Threats, and Trends - 2005
      • Midwest FHP Fish Habitat Modeling Results: Ohio River Basin and SARP
      • When are Genetic Methods Useful for Estimating Contemporary Abundance and Detecting Population Trends - Tallmon et al. 2010
      • Description of Methods Used to Develop Brook Trout Conservation Priority Scores at the Subwatershed Scale - Hanson et al. 2014
      • Patch-Based Metrics: A Cost Effective Method for Short- and Long-Term Monitoring of EBTJV Wild Brook Trout Populations? - Whiteley et al. 2012
      • Ranking Site Vulnerability to Increasing Temperatures in Southern Appalachian Brook Trout Streams in VA: An Exposure-Sensitivity Approach - Trumbo et al. 2014
      • Predicting Brook Trout Occurrence in Stream Reaches throughout their Native Range in the Eastern United States - DeWeber and Wagner 2015
      • Distribution, Status and Perturbations to Brook Trout within the eastern United States - Hudy et al. 2005
      • Dynamically Downscaled Climate Simulations over North America - Hostetler et al. 2011
      • Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report - IPCC
      • Sampling strategies for estimating brook trout effective population size - Whitely et al. 2012
      • Draft Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Management Strategy_2-26-15
    • A new species of Myxobolus (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) infecting the medulla oblongata and nerve cord of brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis in southern Appalachia (New River, NC, USA)
    • An updated geographic distribution of Myxobolus cerebralis (Hofer, 1903) (Bivalvulida: Myxobolidae) and the first diagnosed case of whirling disease in wild-caught trout in the south-eastern United States
    • Wood placement in river restoration: fact, fiction, and future direction
  • Brook Trout Catchment Assessment Summary Report and Appendix Tables
    • Range-wide Assessment of Brook Trout at the Catchment Scale: A Summary of Findings (Revised)
    • Appendix I - Catchment Assessment Summary Report
    • Appendix II - Catchment Assessment Summary Report
  • State Maps of Wild Brook Trout Patch Distribution
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  • EBTJV Print Material
    • EBTJV 10 Year Anniversary Info Graphic (2014)
    • EBTJV Roadmap to Restoration Fact Sheet (2007)
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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
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      • Fisheries - Responding to Drought and Water Challenges
      • The use of environmental (eDNA) to inform fish eradication efforts to restore native aquatic species.
    • Videos
      • Native Brook Trout Restoration - NC Wildlife Resources Commission
      • Cantrell Creek Habitat Improvement
      • Wild Brook Trout Restoration in Passage Creek, VA
      • Bringing Back the Brooks - A Revival of the South’s Trout
      • West Virginia Brook Trout
      • Smith Creek Restoration Project
      • Trout Unlimited-A Real Keeper?
      • From the Field: Linking Land and Water in Brook Trout Conservation from Chesapeake Bay Program
      • Brook Trout Conservation in WV
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