The land remains open to the public. "The Johns River is make-or-break spawning and nursery habitat for Lake Memphremagog's wild trout," Fish Biologist Pete Emerson said in a statement.

Before the construction of Buford Dam in the 1950s, the Chattahoochee was a warmwater fishery, unable to provide the coldwater habitat necessary for trout survival. Today, the river below the dam is ...

If water levels drop, some habitat for brown trout in the river may no longer be accessible to fish. The harm to fish could then impact anglers and the broader community, according to Verona Mayor ...

They absorb into the creek where they’ll dwell in its cold, clear waters, hiding and making use of the all-important fallen logs and rocks that make Juday a livable habitat for trout.