Development
Threatens to Eradicate Maryland’s Only Native Trout
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.