Public Presentation on Brown Trout in the Esopus Creek 

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program is hosting an informal presentation on the impact of human intervention on brown trout in the Catskills by Cornell University Department of Natural Resources graduate student T.J. Ross.  Over two summers Mr. Ross and his assistants observed and documented the health and behaviors of trout populations above and below the Shandaken Portal in the Esopus Creek.    His research is a part of a larger multi-year collaborative research effort on aquatic habitat in the Esopus Creek with partners from USGS, NYS DEC, and NYC DEP.  Students from Ulster County Community College have also participated as summer research interns on this effort.  Additional support and funding for this work has come from the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program and Trout Unlimited.

The  presentation, titled “Anthropogenic stream alteration: Effects on brown trout habitat, behavior and physiology, will take place on Saturday, February 4 from 1:45 to 3:00 in the Student Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall, Ulster County Community College, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, NY 12484.  Refreshments will be served.  This event is Free and open to the public.  Space is limited so please RSVP by calling Bob McCormack, Cornell Cooperative Extension at (845) 688-3047, ext 3; or via email rbm232@cornell.edu

The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program promotes a coordinated approach to stream protection and management within the Ashokan Reservoir Watershed, which covers portions of Ulster and Greene Counties in New York. Towns in the watershed include: Shandaken, Olive, Hurley, Woodstock, Hunter and Lexington.

The program is a collaborative effort of New York City DEP, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County and Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District.

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