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High Value Plant & Animal Habitats N T O 1 8 R T E H D F B I E P L P D An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural Descriptions of Labeled High Value Plant and Animal Habitats LEGEND Space for Plants, Animals, and People The data presented here represent the best available information provided through k o t Beginning with Habitat coalition partners at the time of map drafting. Map users should o t No. Feature Name Status No. Feature Name Status r o c consult with the Beginning with Habitat program to verify that data illustrated on this map B www..begiinniingwiitthhabiittatt..org S Berry 1 Raised Level Bog Ecosystem is still current prior to utilizing it for planning decisions. Habitat features illustrated on this t Heath n a map are based on limited field surveys, aerial photo interpretation, and computer y COLOR CODES: Primr ary Map 2 192 modeling. Many areas have not been completely surveyed, so it is possible that features B Rare Plant Rare or Exemplary Natural Community may be present that are not mapped. Habitat data sets are updated continuously. Not Rare Animal Location/Habitat Essential Habitat all habitats described below may occur in the area shown in this map. Also, please note High Value Plant & Animal Habitats STATE STATUS: that some of these habitats are regulated by the State of Maine through the Maine ELD E = Endangered PE = Possibly Extirpated E(B) = Endangered Breeding Population HFI Endangered Species Act (Essential Habitats and threatened and endangered species RT ELD T = Threatened SC = Special Concern occurrences) and Natural Resource Protection Act (Significant Wildlife Habitat). This NO HFI Town of Whitneyville ARS map is intended for planning purposes only and should not be considered a This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only M comprehensive inventory of plant and animal occurrences. We recommend consultation with MDIF&W Regional Biologists or MNAP Ecologists if activities are proposed that may affect at risk species, habitats, or natural communities depicted Seavey on this map. Visit http://www.beginningwithhabitat.org/contacts/index.html for MDIFW D or MNAP contact information. EL Lake FI E G H LL o RT I o Organized Township Boundary O YV Hadley c N E E h N A Lake IT H S Unorganized Township- Beginning with Habitat does not provide data for W M T B r unorganized townships A M o R o A k S C Developed- Impervious surfaces such as buildings and roads Great H C Brook F H W IE IA LD E L S Streams and Brooks IE WP N H D F T T I H E T T L E R L N Ocean, Lakes, Ponds, and Rivers O I R N V E ER V T Y Great Brook EN I Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Wildlife C L V Lake L I E L Known rare, threatened, or endangered species occurrence and/or the associated L habitats based on species sightings. T E W Consult with an MDIFW regional biologist to determine the relative importance and P W M conservation needs of the specific location and supporting habitat. For more information H A regarding individual species visit our website, http://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/species/ I R T endangered_species/state_list.htm, for species specific fact sheets. S N Second H E F Marks Lake Rare or Exemplary Plants and Natural Communities Y I V E I L Keely Lake Rare Plant Locations L D G L r Lily Known rare, threatened, or endangered plant occurrences are based on field observations. e E a Consult with a Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP) Ecologist to determine conservation t C Lake r needs of particular species. For more information regarding rare plants, the complete list of o c tracked species and fact sheets for those species can be found at: B k r e o r http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mnap/features/plantlist.htm. o k Six Mile 192 Lake B r Rare or Exemplary Natural Community Locations o o k The MNAP has classified and distinguished 98 different natural community types that collectively cover the state’s landscape. These include such habitats as floodplain forests, coastal bogs, alpine summits, and many others. Each type is assigned a rarity rank of 1 (rare) through 5 (common). Mapped rare natural communities or ecosystems, or exemplary examples of common natural communities or ecosystems, are based on field surveys and aerial photo interpretation. Consult with an MNAP Ecologist to determine conservation needs of particular communities or ecosystems. Marks Lake Essential Wildlife Habitats Roseate Tern Nesting Area or Piping PloverLeast Tern Nesting, Feeding, & Brood-Rearing Area 1 Little Lily E Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIFW, www.state.me.us/ifw) maps areas Lake A currently or historically providing habitat essential to the conservation of endangered or S T threatened species as directed by the Maine Endangered Species Act (12 MRSA, Chapter M 925, Subchapter 3, Sections 12804 and 12806) and regulations (MDIFW Rules, Chapter A M C 8.05). Identification of Essential Habitat areas is based on species observations and A H confirmed habitat use. R I S A H S Once an area becomes designated as Essential Habitat, the Maine Endangered Species F Act requires that no state agency or municipal government shall permit, license, fund, or carry I E out projects that would significantly alter the habitat or violate protection guidelines adopted L M D e for the habitat. If a project occurs partly or wholly within an Essential Habitat, it must be idd a M le d evaluated by MDIFW before state and/or municipal permits can be approved or project o W Runaway M R w activities can take place. H iv Heath A er The Federal Endangered Species Act requires actions authorized, funded, or carried out 192 I R B T by federal agancies be reviewed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. If your project occurs r S o N H o near an occurrence of the Atlantic salmon, roseate tern, piping plover, Canada lynx, New E k F England Cottontail, Fubish's lousewort, or small-whorled pagonia contact the Maine Field Y I V E Office, USFWS, 1168 Main St., Old Town, ME 04468. L R I Middle ive L D r L Significant Wildlife Habitats E Deer Wintering Area Forested area used by deer to avoid deep snow/cold (non-forested wetlands, non-stocked r clearcuts, and deciduous- or larch-dominated stands less than 10-acres in size may be ive R included within the habitat polygon as drawn). e u g a Inland Waterfowl/Wading Bird r p S Freshwater breeding, migration/staging, and wintering habitats for inland waterfowl or breeding, feeding, loafing, migration, or roosting habitats for inland wading birds. FIELD ARSH Seabird Nesting Island M IAS MACH An island, ledge, or portion thereof in tidal waters with documented, nesting seabirds or suitable nesting habitat for endangered seabirds. 1A Shorebird Areas Machias River Coastal staging areas that provide feeding habitat like tidal mud flats or roosting habitat like 1A gravel bars or sand spits for migrating shorebirds Tidal Waterfowl/Wading Bird Brook M WP ill H a T E c Breeding, migrating/staging, or wintering areas for coastal waterfowl or breeding, feeding, LL an h I i loafing, migrating, or roosting areas for coastal wading birds. Tidal Waterfowl/Wading Bird RV RO D a E O s T B habitats include aquatic beds, eelgrass, emergent wetlands, mudflats, seaweed communities, N S E E C N R O Arn 92 and reefs. J a i v M e 1 r e Significant Vernal Pools ad o w A pool depression used for breeding by amphibians and other indicator species and that B portion of the critical terrestrial habitat within 250 ft of the spring or fall high water mark. A P r W o vernal pool must have the following characteristics: natural origin, non-permanent hydroperiod, T o E k ok lack permanently flowing inlet or outlet, and lack predatory fish. ILL Bro RV RO Libby TE BO ok Maine's Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA, 1988) administered by the Maine EN ES ro C N B Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP; http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/docstand/ O J W nrpapage.htm) is intended to prevent further degradation and loss of natural resources in the w W o H state including the above Significant Wildlife Habitats that have been mapped by MDIFW. l M l e I DEP has regulated activities in, on, or over these habitats to the extent these habitats were H f 1A T A J g I Hannah O N C located within another protected natural resource, such as a freshwater or coastal wetland, Coth T n el Heath N N o E H since September 17, 2005. DEP has regulated activities in, on, or over these habitats, located l L E Y E I outside other protected natural resources, to the extent they meet criteria adopted in rule since A rook S Y V M B ow B S June 8, 2006 (38 MRSA 480-B(10)). e ad V I O L I D R L L Atlantic Salmon Spawning/Rearing Habitat r L E y O IAS E CH Atlantic Salmon Rearing Habitat B MA RT ro SPO ok HIA MAC Atlantic Salmon Spawning Habitat Atlantic Salmon Limited Spawning Habitat ook e Br W orile k L o Mapped by Atlantic Salmon Commission (ASC) and US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) H Cale Bro M from field surveys on selected Penobscot and Kennebec River tributaries and the Dennys, I T A Ducktrap, East Machias, Machias, Pleasant, Narraguagus, and Sheepscot Rivers.
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