Tribe: Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority
View Source Document: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan: 1854 Ceded Territory Including the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, and Grand Portage Reservations
Year: 2016
Topic: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Impacts to Brook Trout (View All Topics in the Plan)
Improved management and restoration for healthy riverine forests to ensure slow spring snowmelt and gradual runoff during summer and fall...
Improved groundwater management and aquifer recharge around brook trout streams.
Maintain conservative harvest regulations to protect brook trout populations from angling.
Enhance brook trout populations through stocking of genetically relevant strains to assist in recovery/maintenance goals.
In the event there are indications of a collapse of a cold-water species (e.g. brook trout) from a system reaching/surpassing...
Monitor environmental conditions (e.g. water level, flow rate, water quality, temperature).
Understand and map where groundwater inputs are providing cold water habitat.
Improve identification and modeling of brook trout habitat that would most benefit from restoration.
Improve identification and modeling of brook trout habitat that would provide the highest conservation benefit and could be used as...
Work with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and other entities to reduce stocking efforts of non-native fish species that...
Protect a source pool of genetics (e.g. Isle Royale) for potential future enhancement efforts.