Conservation
Framed Prints
Each double mat may vary
from print to print according to which frame you choose. If you
would like to
have a particular color of mat just call 1-302-875-2258 to place
your order. The best matching color is used for
each individual print and is not always the color shown here.
Each
print is framed using Conservation Acid Free & Lignin Free,
Alkaline pH buffered matboard & backing. In conservation framing, We use
only Museum Quality materials and procedures
that will have no adverse
effects on a piece of artwork and will protect the artwork from
external damage.
The brook trout, or speckled trout as it is called locally, is
considered an Ice Age relict, this member of the char family is
found only in cold water streams of the mountains. Often a
brilliantly colored fish, it is readily identifiable by the white
leading edge, backed by black, on its lower fins. Brook trout
were once widely distributed throughout the mountain counties,
but because of changing land- use patterns, overfishing, and
competition with rainbow and brown trout, their range now is
greatly reduced. Today they are scarce except in relatively
remote headwater streams. Because of the concern about declining
brook trout numbers and habitat, the North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission has placed special emphasis on protecting
and enhancing wild brook trout populations as a special resource.
Rainbow and brown trout are not stocked into streams which
contain only wild brook trout. The brook trout is easy to catch
and when a stream is made easily accessible by new roads, or
other development, their numbers can be reduced by fishing, or
eliminated by accompanying habitat changes. The typical brook
trout caught today is eight inches or less in length. A 12-inch
or longer fish is a rarity. Because of their small size and
tendency to be found in small, overgrown streams, brook trout
seldom get to put up much of a fight when hooked.
