As I sit here in Maine and think about my trip north, a few things stand out regarding brook trout conservation. First, there are many "big" problems impacting brook trout. Global warming will impact cold water species everywhere. Acid raid/deposition continues to poison waters in the east.
On the other hand, some very local, not so "sexy" issues impact brookies as well. Culverts, for example, isolate thousands of miles of brook trout streams from one another, limiting breeding and genetic exchange. This isn't one of the BIG global issues, but when it comes to conservation, often very small scale issues must be addressed in addition to the big picture issues.
There is also good news to report. Brook trout are resilient. I am amazed how impacted some of these streams are, yet brookies survive, somehow, someway.
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