Wild Trout X Symposium – Conserving Wild Trout (2010) Carline, R.F., and C. LoSapio, editors. 2010. Conserving wild trout. Proceedings of the Wild Trout X symposium, Bozeman, Montana. 370 pages. (Copy available at www.wildtroutsymposium.com). WILD TROUT X STEERING COMMITTEE Dirk Miller, Symposium Chair Rob Gipson, Facility Committee Liz Mamer, Secretary Leah Elwell and Marty Seldon, Publicity Joe Urbani, Treasurer Robert Carline, Proceedings Editor Kevin Meyer and Doug Besler, Program Committee Carol LoSapio, Proceedings Publisher Amy Wolfe, Fundraising Jim Daley, Awards Committee Kathy Buchner, Jim Stelfox, and Jennifer Earle Organizing Committee Organizing Committee: (front row) Jennifer Earle, Amy Wolfe, Chris Kozafky, Carol LoSapio, Joe Urbani, Bob Carline, Marty Seldon, Kathy Buchner; (middle row) Mark Novak, Rob Gipson, Dirk Miller, Liz Mamer, Bob Gresswell, Doug Besler, Scott Stanton, Tracey Stephens; (back row) Kevin Meyer, Bob Wiltshire; (missing Committee members: Jim Daley, Jim Stelfox, and Leah Elwell). To order additional copies of these proceedings contact: Joseph Urbani & Associates, 1502 Gold Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715, 406-587-0588. CD’s with additional information/files are available at no cost. CD contents: Proceedings of Wild Trout X Symposium, photos of the activities and events, acceptance award speeches, awards brochure, WTX program, and PowerPoint shows. Information is also available at: www.wildtroutsymposium.com Logo design by Zach Matthews, American Angler Editor, The Itinerant Angler (www.itinerantangler.com) PROCEEDINGS OF THE WILD TROUT X SYMPOSIUM WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT SEPTEMBER 28-39, 2010 SYMPOSIUM CHAIR, DIRK MILLER TECHNICAL EDITOR, BOB CARLINE SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS PUBLISHER, CAROL LOSAPIO Compiler’s note: To deliver symposium proceedings to readers as quickly as possible, manuscripts do not undergo full editing. Views expressed in each paper are those of the author and not necessarily those of the sponsoring organizations or the USDA Forest Service. Trade names are used for the information and convenience of the reader and do not imply endorsement or preferential treatment by the sponsoring organizations or the USDA Forest Service. Wild Trout X Symposium – Conserving Wild Trout (2010) A REMINDER . WTXI WILL BE HELD IN 2014. STAY IN CONTACT THROUGH: WWW.WILDTROUTSYMPOSIUM.COM Wild Trout X Symposium – Conserving Wild Trout (2010) TABLE OF CONTENTS Wild Trout X Symposium Program ............................................................................................. 1 Sponsors .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Awards ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Symposium Events & Activities .......................................................................................................................... 10 Plenary Session ........................................................................................................................ 11 People and Trout: Implications of Social and Economic Trends for Wild Trout and Associated Habitats......... 13 Barbara A. Knuth Truth, Lies, and Myths in the Age of Instantaneous Information: Redefining the Roles of Anglers and Fisheries Professionals in Wild Trout Management .................................................................................... 15 Steve L. McMullin Climate Change and Wild Trout: What Can or Should We Do About It? .......................................................... 17 Bruce Rieman and Dan Isaak Wild Trout X – Closing Remarks ........................................................................................................................ 19 Steve Moore Session 1: Climate Change and Wild Trout .............................................................................. 21 Vulnerability of Native Trout Habitat Under Climate Change: Case Studies from the Northern Rocky Mountains .................................................................................................................................................... 23 Stephen T. Gray and Gregory T. Pederson August Stream Discharge Trends Portend Impacts of Climate Change in the Northern Rockies ..................... 24 Jason C. Leppi, Thomas H. DeLuca, Solomon Harrar, and Steve W. Running Fisheries Management During Uncertain Times: Developing a Diverse Conservation Portfolio for the Long-term Persistence of Native Trout ........................................................................................................ 32 Jack E. Williams and Amy L. Haak Life History Diversity and Environmental Disturbance in Native Trout Populations: A Heuristic Model of Structure and Synchronization of Disturbance Regimes ............................................................................. 40 Mike Ebinger, Warren Colyer, and Kirk Dahle Approaches in Identifying Post-Wildfire Potential Debris Flows and Refuge in Headwater Streams ................ 48 Ted R. Sedell and Robert E. Gresswell Interspecies Synchrony in Salmonid Densities and Large-Scale Environmental Conditions in Central Idaho ............................................................................................................................................................ 52 Timothy Copeland and Kevin A. Meyer Sensitivity and Vulnerability of Brook Trout Populations to Climate Change .................................................... 62 Brad Trumbo, Mark Hudy, Eric P. Smith, Dong-Yun Kim, Bruce A. Wiggins, Keith H. Nislow, and Charles A. Dolloff Predicted Effects of Climate Change on the Distribution of Wild Brook Trout and Brown Trout in Wisconsin Streams ...................................................................................................................................... 69 Matthew G. Mitro, John D. Lyons, and Jana S. Stewart Long-term Study of Brook Trout Abundance, Growth, and Movement in the Staunton River, Shenandoah National Park, VA ................................................................................................................... 77 Dolloff, C. A., and C. N. Roghair California Golden Trout and Climate Change: Is Their Stream Habitat Vulnerable to Climate Warming?........ 81 Kathleen R. Matthews Contents i Wild Trout X Symposium – Conserving Wild Trout (2010) Session 2: Economic and Cultural Values of Wild Trout ........................................................... 89 The Challenging Role of Economics in the Designation of Critical Habitat ....................................................... 91 Edward J. Maillett Diverse Values and Relevance of Native Species IN Wildlife Management Perspectives for Wildlife Managers ..................................................................................................................................................... 99 Mark Gamblin Becoming Trash Fish: The 20th-Century Marginalization of Mountain Whitefish ............................................ 106 Jennifer Corrinne Brown Trout Stocking: A Catalyst for the Endangered Species Act .......................................................................... 112 M. Anders Halverson Piscatorial Pedagogy and the ‗Geography of Hope‘: Reflections on Teaching the Literature and Craft of Fly Fishing ................................................................................................................................................. 116 William F. Grover Session 3: Genetic Considerations for Managing Wild Trout .................................................. 123 Planning for an Evolutionary Future in the Presence of Climate Change: The Quest for Adaptive Genetic Variation Among Brook Trout Populations Exhibiting Prodigious Differentiation at Neutral Loci .............. 125 Tim King and co-authors Assessing Impacts of Put-and-Grow Stocking in Small Impoundments on Tributary Populations of Brook Trout in Virginia .......................................................................................................................................... 126 R. Humston, N.D. Adkins, R.J. Elsey, J. Huss, B.A. Meekins, K.A. Hemminger, and T.L. King Evolution and Diversity of Trout Species in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico ....................................... 134 Richard L. Mayden and co-authors Recovery Planning for Westslope Cutthroat Trout: A Threatened Species in Alberta ................................... 145 Jennifer E. Earle Cutthroat Trout Taxonomy: Exploring the Heritage of Colorado‘s State Fish .................................................. 152 Kevin B. Rogers Cutthroat Trout Phylogenetic Relationships with an Assessment of Associations Among Several Subspecies. ............................................................................................................................................... 158 Dennis K Shiozawa, R. Paul Evans, Peter Unmack, Andrew Johnson, and Jason Mathis Session 4: Wild Trout in the Face of invasive Species and Diseases .................................... 167 The Influence of Didymosphenia Geminata on Fisheries Resources in Rapid Creek, South Dakota – An Eight Year History ...................................................................................................................................... 169 D. A. James and S. R. Chipps Examining the Occurrence of Wild Rainbow Trout in the Bras d‘Or Lakes, Nova Scotia: