Brook Trout Action Team Publications

In the 2025 revision of the Chesapeake Watershed Agreement, the brook trout workgroup emphasizes the importance of targeting conservation/restoration work in healthy brook trout watersheds. This document specifies how the Chesapeake Bay Program's Brook Trout Workgroup defines healthy brook trout watersheds.

View document [PDF, 3.0 MB] Classifying Healthy Brook Trout Watersheds

This document outlines the methodology used to calculate the current state of acid mine drainage, unforested areas, fragmented habitat from culverts, unprotected lands, and unpaved roads as they relate to brook trout healthy watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Each of these "threats" affect the resiliency of healthy brook trout populations in the face of changing environmental conditions. In an effort to reduce this, the Chesapeake Bay Program set a target to reduce these threats by 15%, which is detailed in this documentation. 

View document [PDF, 305.9 KB] Calculation Methodology of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Brook Trout Resiliency Target of Reducing Identified Threats by 15%

This management strategy outlines approaches for achieving the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement's Brook Trout Outcome.

View document [PDF, 1.1 MB] 2025-2035 Brook Trout Outcome Management Strategy

This two-year workplan was developed as part of the 2024 Strategy Review System cycle.

View document [PDF, 200.1 KB] 2024-2025 Brook Trout Workplan

This document summarizes the status of the Brook Trout Outcome, highlights achievements and challenges from the past two years, and offers recommendations for future efforts.

View document [PDF, 267.6 KB] 2024-2025 Brook Trout Outcome Review Document

This two-year workplan was developed as part of the 2022-2023 Strategy Review System cycle.

View document [PDF, 224.9 KB] 2022-2023 Brook Trout Logic & Action Plan

This document was presented to the Management Board as part of the 2019-2021 Strategy Review System cycle.

View document [PDF, 1.6 MB] 2021 Brook Trout Presentation

This document was presented to the Management Board as part of the 2019-2021 Strategy Review System cycle.

View document [PDF, 124.0 KB] 2021 Brook Trout Outcome Narrative Analysis

This is the workgroup's workplan for 2020-2021. This two-year workplan was approved by the CBP Management Board as part of the Strategic Review System process.

View document [PDF, 218.0 KB] 2020-2021 Brook Trout Workgroup Logic & Action Plan

This management strategy outlines methods for reaching the Brook Trout Outcome.

View document [PDF, 796.9 KB] 2015-2025 Brook Trout Workgroup Management Strategy