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An Approach to Conserving 's Natural H Cold ill Rain Br LEGEND Space for Plants, Animals, and People ook Pond T hisma pdepicts all wetla ndsshown onNationa Wetla l ndInventory ma(NW I) ps,but www.beginningwithhabitat.org ca tegorizedthem ba sedonasubset wetla of ndfunctions. This ma pand its depiction of wetla of ndfea turesneither substitute nor forelim ina tethe need performto on-the- Supplementary Map 7 Middle groundwetla nddelinea tionand functiona assessm l ent.nowaIn ysha use llthis of ma p DENMARK Pond dim inishoralter the regula toryprotection tha all t wetla ndsare accorded under HIRAM a pplica bleState and Federal la ws.Formore informa tionabout wetla ndscha racterization, Wetlands Characterization contactElizabeth Hertz atthe Ma ineDepa rtm entConservation of (207-287-8061, Wetlands Characterization elizabeth.hertz@m a ine.gov). Baldwin Browns This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only Pond T heWetla ndsCha racterizationmodel isapla nningtoolintended helpto identify likely Dr ok wetla ndfunctions associated with significa ntwetla ndresources and adjacent upla nds. ago Bro n Meadow )"117 UsingGISana lysis,this ma pprovides ba sicinforma tionrega rdingwha ecologica t l servicesvarious wetla ndsare likely provide.to These ecologica services, l ea which ch of 11 HIRAM )" ha sassociated econom icbenefits, include: floodflow control, sedim entretention, finfish SEGABO B lder B ha bitat,and/or shellfish ha bitat.There are other im portantwetla ndfunctions and values ache ro o k notdepicted inthis ma Refer p. www.mato ine.gov/dep/wa ter/wetla nds/ipwetfv2.htm l - )"114 - additiona for informa l tionrega rdingwetla ndfunctions and values. Forested wetla ndsand Drainage Drainage sm awetla ll ndssuch as verna pools l are known beto underrepresented inthe Nationa l W etla ndsInventory da(NW ta I) used creato tethis ma The p. model developed to M ill )"107 estim a tethe functions provided by ea chwetla ndcould not ca ptureevery wetla nd

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Wetland Functions: Fill Pattern SEBAGO BALDWIN HIRAM Some wetlands may have more than one funtion (fill pattern) """"" BALDWIN """"" RUNOFF / FLOODFLOW ALTERATION Sebago """"" W etla ndsprovide na turalstormwa tercontrol ca pa bilities.Asna turalba sinsin """"" thela ndsca pe,wetla ndsare able receive,to detain, and slowly relea se stormwa terWetlarunoff. ndshelves along strea mba nksna turallyregula te )"11 Lake floodwa tersby providing an area swollen for strea mflows expato ndand slow, therebyprotecting downstrea mproperties. This ma passigns Runoff/FloodflowAlteration Functions wetlato ndstha are tcontained (a) ina )"114 knownfloodzone,associated (b) with asurfacewa tercourse waor terbody,and (c) with (c) slope 3%.< AND/OR EROSION CONTROL / SEDIMENT RETENTION W etla ndsact as na turalsponges tha ca t nhold wa ter,allowing suspended pa rticlessuch as sedim entsettleto out.The dense vegetation inmost Brook wetla ndshelps stabilizeto soil and slow wa terflows,thereby reducing scouring s a ndba nkerosion. This ma passigns Erosion Control Sedim / entRetention e Breakneck Brook-Saco River n

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PLANT/ANIMAL HABITAT Nea rlyall wildlife species, and ma Ma ny of ine’spla ntspecies, depend on wetla ndsduring som epa their rtof lifecycle. Forthe purposes this of ma p, wetla ndscontaining open wa teremor ergentvegetation, ormore3 wetla nd vegetationcla sses(see below), and within ¼mile aknown of rare, threa tened, BALDWIN endaor ngeredpla ntanimor aoccurrence, l within ¼mile ama of pped STANDISH significa ntoressential ha bitat,withinor ¼mile arare of orexem pla ryna tural com m unityha vebeen assigned this function. Rare elem entoccurrences and Adams m a ppedha bitatsca nbe found onMa High p2 Value Pla ntAnim& aHa l bitats.

Quaker Brook (((((((( Dug Hill Brook Pond (((((((( (((((((( OTHER FUNCTIONS (((((((( (((((((( Sand (((((((( CULT URAL/EDUCATIONAL.Wetla ndswithin ¼mile aboat of ram porschool (((((((( Pond (((((((( ha vebeen assigned this value as these wetla ndsare likely ca ndida tesusefor a soutdoor cla ssroomorsim s, ilasocial r benefit. Wetla ndsrated other for )"5 functionslisted above ma yalso dem onstratecultural/educa tionavalues l a lthoughnot expressly shown. ee Rive ip r )"117 ss OR O NODOCUMENTED FUNCTION. The ba this sis of cha racterizationishigh a ltitudeaerial photos. Photo qua lityoften lim itsthe informa tiontha ca t nbe Pigeon Brook HIRAM interpretedfromsm awetla ll ndfea tures,thoseor with dense ca nopycover. Althoughnot assigned afunction under this study, ground surveys ma yrevea l CORNISH thathese t wetla ndsha vemultiple functions and values.

)"113 )"11 Quaker Brook Wetland Class: Fill Color Aqua ticBed (floating submor ergedaqua ticvegetation), Open Wa ter

Em ergent(herba ceousvegetation), Em ergent/ForestedMix (woody vegetation BALDWIN BALDWIN tall),Em ft >20 ergent/Shrub-ScrubMix (woody vegetation tall) ft <20 CORNISH STANDISH 25 )" Forested,Forested/Shrub-scrub )"113 BALDWIN S hrub-scrub 117 LIMINGTON )" Tucker Brook Other(rocky shore, strea m bed,unconsolida tedshore, reef,rocky bottom )

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LIMINGTON STANDISH DATA SOURCE INFORMATION Hamlin Brook-Little 11 (note: italicized file names can be downloaded from Maine Office of GIS) Drainage )" T OW NSHBOUNDARIES IP Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of metwp24 ROADS Horne LittleMa ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entTransportation of (2015); medotpub 25 Pond )" WatchicH Y DROL OGY PondMa ine GeologicaU.S.GIS,Office of Survey l (2010); NHD DEVELOPED Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entInla of nd Fisheries and Wildlife (2015) Back Brook NATIONALWETL ANDSINVENTORY (NW I) 113 )" Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of NWI DRAINAGEDIVIDES Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of medrdvd

DATA SOURCE CONTACT INFORMATION Ma inehttp://www.maGIS:Office of ine.gov/megis/ Ma ineDepa rtm entTransportation: of http://www.ma ine.gov/mdot/ Ma ineDepa rtm entAgriculture, of Conservation and Forestry: -Ossipee River http://www.ma ine.gov/da cf/pla nning/index.htm l Drainage Wards Ma ineGeologica Survey: l http://www.ma ine.gov/doc/nrim c/mgs/mgs.htm Pond )"117 DIGITAL DATA REQUEST Trequest o digital da a tatown for ororga nization,visit our website. http://www.beginningwithha bitat.org/the_ m a ps/gis_ da ta_ request.htm l

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