About The Hatchery
The Southern Appalachian Brook Trout Hatchery at Tellico is a unique partnership between the U.S. Forest Service, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and conservation organizations. Along with additional support from other state and federal agencies and private entities, the partnership is dedicated to supporting wild native brook trout restoration efforts in the Southern Appalachians. Restoration objectives are achieved through an interdisciplinary partnership of interagency and public resources utilizing captive spawning propagation protocols and post restoration monitoring and assessment methods.
With an emphasis on establishing wild self sustaining naturally reproducing populations throughout the Southern Appalachian region, the Facility’s mission is to provide critical support to each of these restoration components.
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