Dan Dauwalter, the Fisheries Science Director with Trout Unlimited presents his brook trout conservation portfolio assessment and application to the Driftless Area.
The Brook Trout Conservation Portfolio Assessment is a broadscale spatial assessment that integrates information on interconnected Brook Trout habitat patches based on known barriers, population data, and habitat impairment data for use in conservation planning and decision making. It has been developed across the range of eastern Brook Trout, including the Great Lakes. DARE and TU are looking to apply the portfolio to the Driftless Area, which will complete its application to the entire range of native Brook Trout in the U.S.