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PLANT/ANIMAL HABITAT W Nea rlyall wildlife species, and ma Ma ny of ine’spla ntspecies, depend on e N s t a wetla ndsduring som epa their rtof lifecycle. Forthe purposes this of ma p, r CHERRYFIELD r a HARRINGTON wetla ndscontaining open wa teremor ergentvegetation, ormore3 wetla nd Br g vegetationcla sses(see below), and within ¼mile aknown of rare, threa tened, anc u h ag u endaor ngeredpla ntanimor aoccurrence, l within ¼mile ama of pped Tunk Lake s r N ive significa ntoressential ha bitat,withinor ¼mile arare of orexem pla ryna tural Drainage ar R com m unityha vebeen assigned this function. Rare elem entoccurrences and r a CHERRYFIELD m a ppedha bitatsca nbe found onMa High p2 Value Pla ntAnim& aHa l bitats. 182 gu )" ag MILBRIDGE (((((((( us (((((((( River (((((((( OTHER FUNCTIONS (((((((( (((((((( (((((((( CULT URAL/EDUCATIONAL.Wetla ndswithin ¼mile aboat of ram porschool Pleasant Bay Frontal (((((((( ha vebeen assigned this value as these wetla ndsare likely ca ndida tesusefor "182 ¤£1 (((((((( ) Drainage a soutdoor cla ssroomorsim s, ilasocial r benefit. Wetla ndsrated other for functionslisted above ma yalso dem onstratecultural/educa tionavalues l a lthoughnot expressly shown. OR NODOCUMENTED FUNCTION. The ba this sis of cha racterizationishigh M a ltitudeaerial photos. Photo qua lityoften lim itsthe informa tiontha ca t nbe i ll r interpretedfromsm awetla ll ndfea tures,thoseor with dense ca nopycover. Long Rive Althoughnot assigned afunction under this study, ground surveys ma yrevea l Pond thathese t wetla ndsha vemultiple functions and values.

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Data Sources DATA SOURCE INFORMATION (note: italicized file names can be downloaded from Maine Office of GIS) T OW NSHBOUNDARIES IP Back Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of metwp24 Bay ROADS Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entTransportation of (2015); medotpub

STEUBEN H Y DROL OGY Gouldsboro Bay Frontal Ma ine GeologicaU.S.GIS,Office of Survey l (2010); NHD T7 SD Drainage DEVELOPED Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entInla of nd Fisheries and Wildlife (2015) ¤£1 NATIONALWETL ANDSINVENTORY (NW I) 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: http://www.ma ine.gov/da cf/pla nning/index.htm l

Narraguagus River Ma ineGeologica Survey: l http://www.ma ine.gov/doc/nrim c/mgs/mgs.htm

DIGITAL DATA REQUEST Sand Trequest o digital da a tatown for ororga nization,visit our website. Cove http://www.beginningwithha bitat.org/the_ m a ps/gis_ da ta_ request.htm l S ources:Esri, USGS NOAA ,

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