Brook Trout Action Team

Upcoming Meetings

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Scope and Purpose

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 and Resources

Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to track brook trout recovery in tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay

ICARE is a 2-year interdisciplinary master’s degree program with a dual mission of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice combined with research focused on improving the health of Baltimore Harbor. In 2022, ICARE Master’s student Aiman Raza was mentored by UMBC faculty member Dr. Tamra Mendelson, as well as partner mentors Dr. Cheryl Morrison and Dr. Stephen Faulkner to complete a thesis project. This project was focused on using environmental DNA (eDNA) to track brook trout recovery in tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay.

Below you will find Raza’s complete thesis manuscript and presentation.

Publications

2024-2025 Brook Trout Workgroup Workplan

Published on April 15, 2024 in Management Plan

This is the workgroup's workplan for 2024-2025. This two-year workplan was presented to the CBP Management Board on December 14, 2023 as part of the Strategic Review System process. This document was later updated on April 15, 2024.

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2024-2025 Brook Trout Workgroup - Outcome Review Summary

Published on March 15, 2024

This is the workgroup's "Looking Back Questions" for 2024-2025. This document was presented to the CBP Management Board on December 14, 2023 as part of the Strategic Review System process. This document summarizes efforts made on outcome attainment over the past two years.

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Related Links

Watershed Agreement

Vital Habitats Goal

Members
Katie Ombalski (Chair)
Address:
Woods and Waters Consulting, LLC
PO Box 719
Boalsburg, Pennsylvania 16827

Email:  katie@woodswaters.com
Daniel Goetz (Chair), Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Address:


Email:  danielb.goetz@maryland.gov
Katlyn Fuentes (Staffer), Habitat Goal Implementation Team Staffer, Chesapeake Research Consortium
Address:
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Email:  fuentesk@chesapeake.org
Dave Kazyak, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Address:
301 Braddock Road
Frostburg, Maryland 21532

Email:  dkazyak@usgs.gov
David Thorne, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Address:
738 Ward Road
Elkins, West Virginia 26241

Email:  david.w.thorne@wv.gov
Gina Hunt, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Address:
580 Taylor Ave
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Email:  gina.hunt@maryland.gov
Fred Henson, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Address:
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12233

Email:  fred.henson@dec.ny.gov
Jason Detar, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Address:
450 Robinson Lane
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823

Email:  jdetar@state.pa.us
Jonathan Niles, The Nature Conservancy
Address:
N/A
N/A, Pennsylvania N/A

Email:  N/A
Peter Tango, Monitoring Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Address:
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Email:  ptango@chesapeakebay.net
Phone:  (410) 267-9875
Scott Scarfone, Trout Unlimited
Address:
400 W. Chesapeake Ave.
Towson, Maryland 21204

Email:  scsoasis@gmail.com
Seth Coffman, Trout Unlimited
Address:
415 South Main St.
Woodstock, Virginia 22664

Email:  seth.coffman@tu.org
Phone:  (540) 333-0689
Than Hitt, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Address:
11649 Leetown Road
Kearneysville, West Virginia 25430

Email:  nhitt@usgs.gov
Tim Pokorny, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Address:
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12233

Email:  tim.pokorny@dec.ny.gov
Nat Gillespie, U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
Address:
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
3 SO Yates Federal Building
Washington, District of Columbia 20250

Email:  nathaniel.gillespie@usda.gov