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The Eastern Brook Trout Habitat Partnership has evolved through organizing, formalizing, and strategic planning to enhance conservation strategies for the sustainable management of brook trout habitats. From initial meetings to forming standing committees, the partnership has adopted a vision, developed key priorities, and implemented monitoring and adaptive management practices. Through encouraging partnerships and building public awareness, the partnership aims to develop sustainable support for brook trout conservation.
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A Fish Habitat Partnership www.easternbrooktrout.org
Organizing History • AFS Southern Division Trout Committee • Initial Meeting at NCTC • Formation of a Steering Committee and Standing Committees • Multistate Conservation Grant
Formalizing the Partnership • Adopting a management structure • Developing an MOU • Recruiting MOU signatories
Recognition by the NFH Board • Meeting the Fish Habitat Partnership Guidelines • Interaction with the NFH Board and its staff
Adapting to our Challenges • EBTJV Coordinator • Regional work groups • New Standing Committees
Strategic Planning • The foundation: a rangewide status assessment • Adopting a vision • Developing Principle Goals & Key Priorities
Conservation Strategies • Three levels of scale • Monitoring • Data management • Research • Adaptive management
Other Principal Goals • Encouraging partnerships • Building public awareness • Developing sustainable support