Partner Assessments and Decision Support Tools
TU Eastern Brook Trout Conservation Portfolio, Range-wide Assessment and Focal Area Tools
Trout Unlimited developed three conservation planning products to help identify strategic conservation opportunities and evaluate potential projects within the range of Eastern Brook Trout (EBT) in the eastern US.
Riparian Restoration Decision Support Tool
An innovative riparian planting and restoration decision support tool, this user-friendly tool allows managers and decision-makers to rapidly identify and prioritize areas along the banks of rivers, streams, and lakes for restoration, making these ecosystems more resilient to disturbance and future changes in climate.
Brook Trout Thermal Habitat Forecasts Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland & Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Users can zoom-in to an area of interest and then compare current conditions against various future scenarios (3 levels of air temperature change x 3 levels of GW sensitivity to air temperature change). The interpretation is simple: red sites are too warm (MWAT > 23 C) and blue sites have suitable temperatures.
National Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative
Beginning in Fall of 2026, the NAACC will be merging into a national program under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP). The NAACC will become the National Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative (NACC) and encompass field data collection at crossings, dams, and waterfalls, as well as the National Aquatic Barrier Inventory and Prioritization Tool, all available at aquaticbarriers.org. Once the national program is in place, you will be able to go to aquaticbarrier.org to find a new online training platform (replacing OWL), a new NACC data center, and updated data collection applications. For more information contact Kat Hoenke at kat@Southeastaquatics.net
Data and Brook Trout Decision Support Tools
The EBTJV believes the following suite of decision support tools provide the means for identifying priority focal areas for implementing on-the-ground actions that will produce the best wild Brook Trout conservation outcomes. Consequently, we strongly urge our partners to take full advantage of these tools to assist with your planning efforts.
