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    • Helicopter-assisted Large Wood Additions, Narraguagus River, TWP 34, ME
    • Restoring a Brook Trout Metapopulation in Moore Springs Branch, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC
    • Poplar Lick Run & Big Run Fish Passage Barrier Removal Projects Poplar Lick Run & Big Run, Fairview, MD
    • Wheeler Pond Dam Removal and North Brook Restoration, Berlin, Massachusetts
    • Small Dam Removal, East Branch North River, Whitingham, VT
  • 2023 Projects
    • Quinapoxet Dam Removal, West Boylston, MA
    • Evaluation and Mitigation Steps for Threats to the Moshannon Creek Watershed Upstream of Roup Run
    • Cady Brook Restoration, Hartland, VT
    • Lower Wells Brook Stream Restoration: Post-Construction Evaluation and Maintenance Dover Plains, NY
  • 2022 Projects
    • Restoration of Riverine Process and Habitat Suitability, Narraguagus River, Beddington, ME
    • Cross Brothers Dam Removal, Northfield VT
    • Culvert Replacement, Blue Lick Run Tributary, Avilton, MD
    • Culvert Retrofit for Aquatic Passage Restoration, Kirby Brook, Washington, CT
  • 2021 Projects
    • Restoring Brook Trout in the Bald Mountains of Tennessee
    • Alarka Headwaters habitat connectvity and sediment reduction project
    • Culvert Removal and Stream Restoration, Henderson Brook, Brownville, ME
  • 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)
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    • Smith Creek Headwaters Restoration, VA_FY06 Project
    • Big Run Restoration, WV_FY06 Project
    • Cooper Creek Restoration, GA_FY06 Project
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    • 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
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    • Wolf Den Run Final Report 2021
    • Friends of Winooski River completion report 2022
    • Peterson Pond Dam Removal completion report 11/24/2020
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    • 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.
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  • 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
    • Brook Trout Genetics Research
    • Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Management Strategy-References
    • 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
    • Population genetics of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the southern Appalachian Mountains
    • Conservation and the Genetics of Populations 2nd Edition
    • Restoration of brook trout across their native range using fish toxicants and electrofishing: are we successful ecologically and socially?
    • Development of Genetic Baseline Information to Support the Conservation and Management of Wild Brook Trout in North Carolina
    • Landscape and stocking effects on population genetics of TN brook trout
    • 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
    • Fragmentation and Patch Size Shape Genetic Structure of Brook Trout Populations
    • Can brook trout survive climate change in large rivers? If it rains - Merriam et al. 2017
    • SENSITIVITY AND VULNERABILITY OF BROOK TROUT POPULATIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Conservation planning at the intersection of landscape and climate change: brook trout in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
    • Climate change influence on brook trout populations in the Central Appalachians - Andrew et al. 2022
    • Beaver: Nature's ecosystem engineers
    • Using genetic data to advance stream fish reintroduction science: a case study in brook trout
    • Seasonal streamflow extremes are key drivers of Brook Trout young-of-the-year abundance
    • Elevated summer temperatures delay spawning reduce redd construction for resident brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
  • Symposium Proceedings
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    • EBTJV 2022 meeting summary, attendees, and links
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    • Brook Trout Outcome Management Strategy 2015–2025, v.1
    • Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, 2014
    • Chesapeake Bay Brook Trout Management Strategy (6-24-15)
    • 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement
  • Whitewater to Bluewater (W2B)
  • Brook Trout Genetics
  • Brook trout restoration: non-native species removal and brook trout reintroduction
  • Brook Trout Climate Resilience Research
  • EBTJV Reports
    • 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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    • Conserving the Eastern Brook Trout: An Overview of Status, Threats, and Trends - 2005
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