Brook Trout Action Team
The Brook Trout Action Team seeks to facilitate restoration and conservation initiatives in brook trout watersheds, with the goal of increasing brook trout only occupied habitat by 8%.
Meetings
Habitat GIT Virtual Spring 2025 Meeting
Brook Trout Workgroup Meeting - May 2025
Brook Trout Workgroup Meeting - November 2025
Stream Health, Fish Passage, Brook Trout, and Proposed Non-tidal Fish Habitat Outcome Discussion
Brook Trout Special Session: Outcome Assessment
Habitat GIT Office Hours - December 2024
About
The Brook Trout Action Team aims to facilitate restoration and conservation efforts in coldwater stream areas that make progress toward the outcome goal of an 8% increase in brook trout only habitat.
Projects
Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to track brook trout recovery in tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay
This project concentrated on utilizing environmental DNA (eDNA) to monitor the recovery of brook trout in the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay.
Facilitating Brook Trout Outcome Attainability Through Coordination With CBP Jurisdictions And Partners
Trout Unlimited & partner's effort to enhance data tracking of the CBP Brook Trout Outcome.
Publications
2025-2035 Brook Trout Management Strategy
Published on October 28, 2024This management strategy outlines methods for reaching the Brook Trout Outcome.
2024-2025 Brook Trout Workgroup Workplan
Published on April 15, 2024This two-year work plan outlines the actions the workgroup will undertake to support progress toward the Brook Trout Outcome.
2015-2025 Brook Trout Workgroup Management Strategy
This management strategy outlines methods for reaching the Brook Trout Outcome.
2024-2025 Brook Trout Workgroup - Outcome Review Summary
Published on March 15, 2024The Brook Trout Outcome Review Summary presents an overview of the 2024 status of the outcome, highlights achievements and challenges from the past two years, and offers recommendations for future efforts.
2022-2023 Brook Trout Workgroup Logic & Action Plan
Related Resources
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The Importance of Scale: Assessing and Predicting Brook Trout Status in its Southern Native Range - Hudy et al., 2013
Link to a report on fine-scale occupancy data across the southern historic range of brook trout to determine which landscape metrics and thresholds were useful in predicting brook trout presence across three relevant spatial scales and how brook trout occupancy varied by scale.
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EBTJV Salmonid Catchment Assessment and Habitat Patch Layers - Coombs and Nislow, 2015
Link to a document that provides a step-by-step description of extending, standardizing, and automating the salmonid status assessment.
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Range-wide Assessment of Brook Trout at the Catchment Scale: A Summary of Findings - 2016
Link to a report that provides a revised summary the EBTJV's range-wide assessment of Brook Trout at the catchment scale.
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Distribution, Status, and Land Use Characteristics of Subwatersheds within the Native Range of Brook Trout... - Hudy et al., 2008
Link to a report that examined and summarized existing knowledge regarding the distribution and status of self-sustaining populations of brook trout at the sub watershed scale.
Contact
- Daniel Goetz (Chair)
danielb.goetz@maryland.gov - Katie Ombalski (Chair)
katie@woodswaters.com
Our Watershed Agreement Goals & Outcomes
Vital Habitats Goal
Members
- Katie Ombalski (Chair)
katie@woodswaters.com - Daniel Goetz (Chair)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources danielb.goetz@maryland.gov - Nick Staten (Staffer)
staten.nick@epa.gov - Dave Kazyak
dkazyak@usgs.gov - David Thorne
david.w.thorne@wv.gov - Gina Hunt
gina.hunt@maryland.gov - Fred Henson
fred.henson@dec.ny.gov - Jason Detar
jdetar@state.pa.us - Jonathan Niles
N/A - Peter Tango
ptango@chesapeakebay.net - Seth Coffman
seth.coffman@tu.org - Than Hitt
nhitt@usgs.gov - Tim Pokorny
tim.pokorny@dec.ny.gov - Nat Gillespie
nathaniel.gillespie@usda.gov - Anna Kasko
anna.kasko@maryland.gov - Guido Yactayo
guido.yactayo@maryland.gov - Treda Grayson
grayson.treda@epa.gov - Lori Maloney
lori.maloney@canaanvi.org - Adam Nabors
adamcnabors@gmail.com - Scott Lowe
scott@flyfishmend.com - Matthew Mayfield
Matthew.Mayfield@tu.org