Vermont Wildlife Action Plan

 Vermont's Wildlife Action Plan is an all inclusive management plan created by the Fish and Wildlife Department in 2005.  It was developed to harness Vermont's conservation ideals by addressing pressing problems and engaging new methods in conservation.  This plan identifies 22 categories of problems that effect species and their habitats, including invasive species.  Chapter 4 of this document put forth many management options to conserve the native fish species of Vermont's waters.  Invasive species, one of the factors that may affect their, is mentioned along with habitat degradation (fragmentation and alteration) as well as climate change.  The state has put forth ideas to monitor native species to better understand the effects of invasives, and has put great emphasis on sea lamprey and the effectiveness of the sea lamprey control system. A final strategy, one that I fully agree with and support, institutes better measures to control the introduction and spread of non-natives.  This includes cooperation between in-state and interstate agencies.

http://www.wildlifeactionplans.org/pdfs/action_plans/vt_action_plan.pdf
- Specifically Appendix K: pg 1070-1080, Chapter 4: pg 15-19


Kart, J., R. Regan, S.R. Darling, C. Alexander, K. Cox, M. Ferguson, S. Parren, K. Royar, B.
Popp, editors. 2005. Vermont's Wildlife Action Plan. Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.
Waterbury, Vermont. www.vtfishandwildlife.com