Wednesday, May 13th, Stony Hill Fire Department, 7:00 PM

Brian Eltz

Brian Eltz is the Senior Fisheries Biologist, with CT DEEP Fisheries Division. Brian has been working with the CT DEEP since 2000 when he started as an intern with both the Fisheries and Wildlife divisions; he then went on to work seasonally for the Diadromous Program and the Fish Management Program afterwards. Brian received degrees from the University of Connecticut in 2001 where he graduated with a B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he graduated with a M.S. in Fisheries Management in 2006. Brian has been working fulltime for the CT DEEP Fisheries Division since 2010. Currently, his main focus with the Fisheries Division’s coldwater program is monitoring fish populations in streams/rivers, Farmington River management, and wild trout management.

This presentation will largely focus on new initiatives in the Wild Trout Program. These initiatives include Redd surveys, a Brown Trout removal, and transferring wild Brook trout to restore populations

Pizza and beverages at 7:00 pm, followed by 50/50 raffle and Brian’s presentation