Founders and Scientific Advisory Board

The Sea Run Brook Trout Coalition was founded by Michael Hopper, Warren Winders, Steve Angers and Geoffrey Day in 2009.

Through numerous meetings stream-side, TU Work Days, and meetings at BearAir (Steve Angers’ company), the founders came to agree to form a 501-c-3 corporation to extend work that each member had been doing for years through volunteer work in other organizations. Many additional meetings led to discussions with professionals which eventually led to building our Scientific Advisory Board.

Most of these discussions began streamside with Steve Hurley, Southeastern District Manager, Mass Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Many discussions led to various experts leading projects on fisheries conservation work, typically at agencies and universities nearby. Discussions typically were during stream surveying / electrofishing / PIT Tagging projects with plenty of Southeastern MA TU members contributing. Read more about research projects on our bibliography or newsletter pages.

Warren Winders has by far more experience than anyone when it comes to sea-run brook trout habitat restoration. Warren has worked for over 20 years on Red Brook as the Red Brook Coordinator for the TU Southeastern MA Chapter. Warren also writes for numerous outdoor publications and newsletters. Warren Winders retired in 2017.

Michael Hopper learned of Red Brook and Warren’s work through TU and they’ve spent a lot of time in the field together. Michael has been building a library of original literature about fish and fishing in America. Michael Hopper passed away in Jan 2018. His legacy, including his library, remains a core part of SRBTC.

Geoffrey Day has worked with Michael and Warren assisting on business, science and technological issues, starting with volunteering on an electrofishing survey on the Quashnet River back in 1981. Geoffrey Day remains active as Executive Director.

Steve Angers provided significant help in creating our organizational bylaws. Steve also worked with SE MA TU and the MA RI TU Council as National Leadership Representative supporting sea-run brook trout habitat restoration on Red Brook and other streams in Southeastern Massachusetts. In approximately 2010 Steve resigned from our board and in 2015, Steve purchased the North Country Angler in North Conway NH and SRBTC wishes him the best of luck!

Board of Directors

Geoffrey Day, Executive Director
Newburyport, MA
gday@Searunbrookie.org

Scientific Advisory Board

Tim Purington, formerly Mass Dept of Ecological Restoration, now Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy, MD/DC Chapter

Mark Hudy, former Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Science Advisor, former USGS Fisheries Senior Science Advisor, Ecosystems Mission Area, Reston VA

Andy J. Danylchuk, Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA

Benjamin Letcher, Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Turners Falls, MA

Andrew Whiteley, Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA

Steve Hurley, Mass Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Buzzards Bay, MA

Brendan Annette, Save Buzzards Bay Coalition

 

SRBTC's Partners include scientific, regulatory and management agencies

Massachusetts Department of Fish and GameMassachusetts Division of Fisheries and WildlifeUMass Amherst Department of Environmental ConservationThe Trustees of ReservationsMassachusetts-Rhode Island Council of Trout Unlimited
U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceBuzzards Bay CoalitionU.S. Geological Survey Massachusetts Division of Ecological RestorationEastern Brook Trout Joint Venture