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Attachment F Scenic Resource Chart.Pdf Attachment F – Scenic Resource Chart Scenic Resource Town County Type Topo Forest TJDA Field TJDA Model Project Visibility Visual Impact Visibility Visibility Visit Overlay Table 1. National Natural Landmarks and other Outstanding Natural and Cultural Features within 3 Miles of NECEC Moose River-Number 5 Bradstreet Twp., Somerset NNL Y Y Y N Viewshed map indicates potential but fieldwork Bog T5 R7 BKP WKR confirmed intervening vegetation will screen within 3 miles of the Project Number 5 Bog CE T5 R7 BKP WKR Somerset NNL Y N Y N Minimal/ Negligible Table 2. State or National Wildlife Refuges, Sanctuaries, or Preserves and State Game Refuges within 3 Miles of NECEC Chesterville WMA Jay Chesterville WMA Y N Y N No visibility due to intervening terrain/vegetation Chesterville WMA Jay, Chesterville Chesterville WMA Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening terrain/vegetation Fahi Pond WMA Embden Somerset WMA Y Y Y Y Minimal/ Negligible, tip of one structure potential Thurston WMA New Gloucester Cumberland WMA N N N N No visibility due to intervening terrain/vegetation Tolla Wolla WMA Livermore Androscoggin WMA Y Y Y Y Not likely or heavily filtered due to intervening vegetation Androscoggin Lake Leeds Androscoggin Focus Area Y Y N N Not likely due to intervening terrain/vegetation Attean Pond - Moose Appleton Twp., Somerset Focus Area Y Y Y N Attean Pond - Not likely or heavily filtered due to River Bradstreet Twp., intervening vegetation T5 Moose River - Viewshed map indicates potential R7 BKP WKR but fieldwork confirmed intervening vegetation will screen within 3 miles of the Project Bald Mountain East Moxie Twp. Somerset Focus Area Y N Y Y Yes (See Simulation Appendix E) Bald Mountain Bald Mountain Somerset Focus Area Y Y Y Y Yes (See Simulation Appendix E) Twp. T2 R3 Cold Stream - West West Forks Plt., Somerset Focus Area Y Y Y N Yes, along Wilson Hill Road, also visible in Johnson Forks Moxie Gore Mountain TWP (See simulation 46) Kennebec Estuary Dresden, Pittston, Lincoln, Focus Area N N N N No visibility due to intervening Westport Island, Kennebec, terrain/vegetation Wiscasset, Sagadahoc Woolwich Kennebec Floodplain - Anson, Madison Somerset Focus Area Y Y Y Y Yes, at the junction of the Kennebec and Madison and Anson Carrabassett River Table 3. State or Federally Designated Trail within 3 Miles of NECEC Appalachian National The Forks Plt. Somerset NPS Y N Y Y Yes (See Appendix E) Scenic Trail Appalachian National Bald Mountain Somerset NPS Y Y Y Y Yes (See Appendix E) Scenic Trail Twp. T2 R3, Caratunk Androscoggin Riverlands Turner Androscoggin BPL nonmotorized Y N Y Y No visibility due to intervening State Park: Abaenaki trails terrain/vegetation Overlook, Bradford Hill Trail, Deer Path Trail, Fox Run Trail, Attachment F – Scenic Resource Chart Scenic Resource Town County Type Topo Forest TJDA Field TJDA Model Project Visibility Visual Impact Visibility Visibility Visit Overlay Gilbert Homestead Path, Harrington Path, Ledges Trail, Maud Greenleaf Path, Multi Use Trail, Ridge Trail, Snowmobile Trail, The Bradford Loop Trail, and Townsend Jr Homestead Path Androscoggin Riverlands Turner Androscoggin BPL nonmotorized Y Y Y Y No visibility due to intervening State Park: Homestead trails terrain/vegetation Trail, Mower Homestead Trail, Old River Road Trail, Pine Loop Trail, and Rose Homestead Path Androscoggin Riverlands Turner Androscoggin BPL motorized Y Y Y Y Yes, (see simulation 23 in Appendix D) State Park: Turner trails Bradbury Mountain Pownal Cumberland BPL nonmotorized Y N Y N No visibility due to intervening State Park: Bat trails terrain/vegetation Trail, Bluff Trail, Boundary Trail, Fox Trail, Ginn Trail, Kristas Trail, Northern Loop Trail, Ragan Trail, Ski Trail, Snowmobile Trail, Summit Trail, Switchback Trail, Terrace Trail, and Tote Road Trail Bradbury Pineland Pownal Cumberland BPL nonmotorized Y Y N N No visibility due to intervening Corridor trails terrain/vegetation Cold Stream Forest: JAC- West Forks Plt. Somerset BPL motorized Y N N N No visibility due to intervening FORK trails terrain/vegetation Holeb Public Reserved T5 R7 BKP WKR Somerset BPL nonmotorized Y N Y N Viewshed map indicates potential but fieldwork Land: Spencer trails confirmed intervening vegetation will screen Rips Portage, and within 3 miles of the Project Spencer Rips Portage South Moxie Falls Scenic Area: Moxie Gore Somerset BPL nonmotorized Y N Y N No visibility due to intervening Moxie Falls Trail trails terrain/vegetation Pineland Public North Yarmouth Cumberland BPL nonmotorized Y N N N No visibility due to intervening Reserved Land: trails terrain/vegetation Attachment F – Scenic Resource Chart Scenic Resource Town County Type Topo Forest TJDA Field TJDA Model Project Visibility Visual Impact Visibility Visibility Visit Overlay Bradbury Pineland Connector The Forks Plt. N public The Forks Plt., Somerset BPL motorized Y N Y N No visibility due to intervening land: Moxie Falls Moxie Falls trails terrain/vegetation Whistlestop Rail Trail Jay Farmington, Jay, Franklin BPL motorized Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening to Farmington Livermore Falls, trails terrain/vegetation Wilton Table 4. Properties Listed on the National Register of Historic Preservation within 3 Miles of NECEC Anson Grange #88 Anson Somerset NRHP Y N Y N No visibility due to intervening terrain/vegetation Arnold Trail to Quebec Anson, Bingham, Somerset MDOHP Y Y Y N Yes, in Bingham and Anson Concord Twp., Embden, Madison, Moscow, Norridgewock, Pleasant Ridge Plt., Solon, and Starks Bailey Farm Windmill Anson Somerset NRHP Y N Y N No visibility due to intervening terrain/vegetation Bingham Free Bingham Somerset NRHP Y Y Y N Filtered visibility due to intervening Meetinghouse terrain/vegetation Bradford House Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP N N N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Briggs, William, Auburn Androscoggin NRHP Y Y N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ Homestead terrain/vegetation Carrabassett Inn Anson Somerset NRHP Y N Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Christ Church Greene Androscoggin NRHP N N N N Data Location Error – Not in project area Clifford, John D., House Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y Y N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Clough Meeting House Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y Y N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Concord Haven Bingham, Concord Somerset NRHP Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ Twp., Embden terrain/vegetation Cutler Memorial Library Farmington Franklin NRHP Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Embden Town House Embden Somerset NRHP Y N Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Farmington Historic Farmington Franklin NRHP Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ District terrain/vegetation First Congregational Farmington Franklin NRHP Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ Church, United Church terrain/vegetation of Christ Franklin County Farmington Franklin NRHP Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ Courthouse terrain/vegetation Attachment F – Scenic Resource Chart Scenic Resource Town County Type Topo Forest TJDA Field TJDA Model Project Visibility Visual Impact Visibility Visibility Visit Overlay Free Baptist Church Auburn Androscoggin NRHP Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Free Will Baptist Farmington Franklin NRHP Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ Meetinghouse terrain/vegetation Frye, Sen. William P., Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP N N N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ House terrain/vegetation Greenacre Farmington Franklin NRHP Y Y N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Greenwood, Chester, Farmington Franklin NRHP Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ House terrain/vegetation Hathorn Hall, Bates Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y Y N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ College terrain/vegetation Healey Asylum Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP N N N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Holland, Captain, House Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y N N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Holland-Drew House Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y N N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Holmes-Crafts Jay Franklin NRHP N N Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ Homestead terrain/vegetation Intervale Farm New Gloucester Cumberland NRHP N N N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Isaacson, Philip M. and Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y Y N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ Deborah N., House terrain/vegetation Jordan School Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y Y N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Kora Temple Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y N N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Lamb Block Livermore Falls Androscoggin NRHP Y N N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Little Red Schoolhouse Farmington Franklin NRHP Y N N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Lord, James C., House Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y Y N N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Madison Public Library Madison Somerset NRHP Y Y Y N No visibility due to intervening structures/ terrain/vegetation Main Street-Frye Street Lewiston Androscoggin NRHP Y Y N N No visibility
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