About Us
What is the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture?
The EBTJV is a network of fisheries managers, scientists, nonprofits, state and federal agencies, regional and local governments, businesses, conservation organizations, academia, scientific societies, and Tribal organizations that is working to conserve healthy populations of brook trout in the eastern native range. We work collaboratively with partners at multiple geographic and jurisdictional scales to reverse the declining trend for wild Brook Trout, and are one of the twenty members of the National Fish Habitat Partnership.
One of our most important products is the EBTJV assessment. This map documents brook trout occurrence at the catchment (small watershed) and patch (groupings of catchments) scale.
- This map shows patches, or groupings of small watersheds, where wild brook trout exist either without the competition of brown and rainbow trout, or alongside these non-native species.
What does the EBTJV do?
We are the only conservation organization devoted entirely to wild brook trout and its role in coldwater systems. We fill a need for collaborative, coordinated management of brook trout habitat across jurisdictional lines, especially through:
Science and Data
Links to tools that can assist natural resource managers when making decisions about brook trout conservation actions.
Collaboration and Information Sharing
Brook trout don’t understand administrative boundaries. Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture facilitates communication across local and state lines so that agencies, scientists, and citizen groups can work collectively and more effectively to keep brook trout on the map. Stay tuned for upcoming workshops and discussions.
Funding Results-Oriented Habitat Projects
Each year, the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture requests project proposals that are focused on conserving and restoring populations of wild brook trout and their habitats. See recent projects here.
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Promoting the Story of Native, Wild Brook Trout
Learn more about this beautiful, iconic fish that has captured the heart of anglers, writers, artists, and scholars alike, and why the need to protect it and its habitat is more urgent than ever.
What you can do
Are you part of an organization, business group, or governmental entity that might have an interest in joining EBTJV? To support these collaborative efforts, the EBTJV Steering Committee has adopted a formal Management Structure and all active partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU affirms a voluntary commitment to participate in this Fish Habitat Partnership. Continued expansion of the partnership will allow the EBTJV to represent all interested partners in advancing the partnership’s strategic priorities. If your organization would like to become a formal member of the EBTJV, please view the MOU and contact EBTJV coordinator, Lori Maloney, at lori.maloney@canaanvi.org for next steps.
The Steering Committee meets quarterly and advises on the EBTJV RFP, assessment, and other science and outreach products. You must be an MOU signatory to be on the Steering Committee. If you are a current MOU signatory organization and would like to apply to be on the EBTJV Steering Committee, please complete this application and contact Lori for more information.
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- EBTJV at NCTC in 2023
EBTJV Steering Committee Members
State Agency Members:
Adam Kautza - Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
BrianEltz/Matt Goclowski/Andrew Bade – CT Department of Energy &Environmental Protection
James Miles – GA Dept.of Natural Resources
Matt Lawrence/Jason Cessna – MD Dept. of Natural Resources
Jake Rash – NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Merry Gallagher – ME Dept. of Inland fisheries and Wildlife
John Magee/Dalton Courtemarche – NH Fish and Game
Ross Shramko – NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
Greg Kozlowski/Fred Henson – NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Jason Detar – PA Fish and Boat Commission
Corey Pelletier – RI Department of Environmental Management
Dan Rankin - SC Department of Natural Resources
Jim Habera – TN Wildlife Resources Agency
Brad Fink - VA Department of Game & Inland Fisheries (follow link in his name for interview)
Lee Simard/Maureen Lynch – VT Fish and Wildlife Department
David Thorne – WV Division of Natural Resources
Federal Agency Members:
Will Duncan – US Fish and Wildlife Service
David Kazyak - US Geological Survey
Nat Gillespie – US Forest Service
Matt Kulp – National Park Service
NGO’s:
Jud Kratzer – American Fisheries Society
Shawn Rummel – Trout Unlimited
Glenn Erikson – Federation of Fly Fishers
Dwayne Shaw - Downeast Salmon Federation
EBTJV Leadership:
Jake Rash (NCWRC) – S.C. Chairman
Lee Simard (VT FWD) - S.C. Vice Chairman
Nat Gillespie (USDA Forest Service) - Past Chairman
Lori Maloney (Canaan Valley Institute) - Coordinator
EBTJV Member at-large:
Steve Perry
EBTJV is supported by our 501c(3) sponsor, the Canaan Valley Institute.
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