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Trees provide shade to keep water cool

Trees that overhang the stream block sunshine from reaching the stream and warming its waters. Cool water is important for wild brook trout because they generally do not survive in streams that consistently reach temperatures above 65oF.

Click here to see a chart that shows how trout numbers are affected by stream temperatures

Cool water is important for wild brook trout

Links to Learn More:
Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Trout Unlimited
VT ANR technical paper on riparian buffers and corridors

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