EBT Joint Venture Goals EBT Joint Venture Goals

EBT Joint Venture Goals

EBT Joint Venture Goals • Visionary

EBT Joint Venture Goals • Visionary • Long Term

EBT Joint Venture Goals • Visionary • Long Term • Measurable Results

EBT Joint Venture Goals of Each State Collectively Achieve Joint Venture Goals

Goal Statements • Goal 1: desired outcome for 143 watersheds • Goal 2: desired outcome for 265 watersheds • etc

Goal 1 (143) Goal 2 (265) Goal 3 (70) Goal 4 (138) ME 5 2 12 6 …… 22 12 14 9 GA 0 3 25 6 145 266 72 138 Total

Assessment Categories • • • Present: Intact Present: Reduced Present: Greatly Reduced Present: Uncertain Extirpated Unknown

Habitat Goals • Protect and maintain the current classification status on 100 % of the watersheds currently classified as intact. • Establish self-sustaining brook trout populations on 10% of the currently extirpated watersheds. • Improve 30% of greatly reduced watersheds to a higher classification. • Maintain 70% of greatly reduced watersheds in existing condition. • Validate (inventory and monitor) classification of predicted watersheds

Goal Categories • • Protection/maintenance Enhancement Restoration Assessment

Other Potential Goal Categories • Outreach • Recreational fishing • Biological diversity

Conceptual or qualitative expression of Joint Venture goals