Research Presentation

Effects on Brown Trout Habitat, Behavior and Physiology

The 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 the past 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. 

The event is free and open to the public but space is limited. Please RSVP to Bob McCormack at 845-688-3047 ext 3# or via email at rbm232@cornell.edu