Development Threatens to Eradicate Maryland’s Only Native Trout

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Except in very rare cases, brook trout, Maryland’s only native trout, cannot survive in streams with more than 5 percent upstream impervious surface (roofs, roads, parking lots, etc.). At the Maryland Streams Symposium, Aug. 10-13 at Carroll Community College, DNR staff will show how historical land use and fisheries data can document declines in brook trout populations as watersheds are developed. Findings such as these, along with the latest information on the health of our streams and the efforts underway to protect and restore them, will also be presented. More than 400 scientists, resource managers and concerned citizens will assemble for the four-day symposium.

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August 8, 2005

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov