Dr. Matthew Mitro, Coldwater Fisheries Research Scientist, from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources did a presentation to the chapter entitled “Beaver Dams, Trout Habitat and Fisheries in Wisconsin Streams”.
Matt has over 20 years of fisheries research with the DNR. His work focuses on inland trout species, and he has been essential to many trout projects, including:
- long-term trout and stream habitat monitoring study
- research on gill lice infecting brook trout
- protocol development for age estimation in brown trout and brook trout
- modeling changes in stream temperature and trout distribution in response to climate change
- contributing to the trout and beaver management plans
A recording of the presentation is available here.