Completed Actions

2019

  • Incorporated data on the impacts of acid mine drainage, unconventional oil and gas development, and other habitat stressors into brook trout decision-support tools.
  • Incorporated data on brook trout population genetics into brook trout decision-support tools.
  • Streamlined the process through which Chesapeake Bay Program partners report on their progress toward restoring brook trout habitat.
  • Reviewed and refined the documents that guide our work with new knowledge about brook trout conservation.

2018

  • Informed state and local decision-makers of priority areas for brook trout conservation.
  • Worked with Chesapeake Bay Program communications experts to develop strategies and products to answer state and local decision-maker requests for information.
  • Used workshops and webinars to ensure brook trout decision-support tools inform state and local conservation plans.
  • Explored whether eDNA can be used as a cost-saving measure in brook trout monitoring.

2017

  • Identified 10 “Priority Level 1” areas for brook trout conservation. There are two areas in each of the five watershed states that are home to native brook trout.