Wetlands Characterization FORT FAIRFIELD Wetlands Characterization Elizabeth.Hertz@M a Ine.Gov)

An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural LEGEND Space for Plants, Animals, and People )"223 East Branch Limestone Stream T hisma pdepicts all wetla ndsshown onNationa Wetla l ndInventory ma(NW I) ps,but www.beginningwithhabitat.org Drainage ca tegorizedthem ba sedonasubset wetla of ndfunctions. This ma pand its depiction of wetla of ndfea turesneither substitute norfor elim ina tethe need performto on-the- Supplementary Map 7 groundwetla nddelinea tionand functiona assessm l ent.nowaIn ysha use llthis of ma p Limestone Stream dim inishoralter the regula toryprotection tha all t wetla ndsare accorded under LIMESTONE a pplica bleState and Federal la ws.Formore informa tionabout wetla ndscha racterization, contactElizabeth Hertz atthe Ma ineDepa rtm entConservation of (207-287-8061, Wetlands Characterization FORT FAIRFIELD Wetlands Characterization elizabeth.hertz@m a ine.gov). Lower Little Madawaska River Aroostook River Fort FairfieldDrainage Nichols Brook This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only T heWetla ndsCha racterizationmodel isapla nningtoolintended helpto identify likely wetla ndfunctions associated with significa ntwetla ndresources and adjacent upla nds. UsingGISana lysis,this ma pprovides ba sicinforma tionrega rdingwha ecologica t l Goodrich Brook Limestone Stream Drainage servicesvarious wetla ndsare likely provide.to These ecologica services, l ea which ch of ha sassociated econom icbenefits, include: floodflow control, sedim entretention, finfish ha bitat,and/or shellfish ha bitat.There are other im portantwetla ndfunctions and values notdepicted inthis ma Refer p. www.mato ine.gov/dep/wa ter/wetla nds/ipwetfv2.htm l

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GRAND FALLS, NB Developed:Impervious surfaces including buildings and roads ¤£1A SubwatershedsThe - sha ded,ba ckgroundpolygons are subwa tersheds(area stha drain t atopa rticulala r ke,wetla nd, pond,river, strea theor m , ocea The n). subwa tershedsare sha dedshowto topographic relief. This "hillsha ding" a ssum esthe sun isshining fromthe northwest, soridgetops )"161 a ndnorthwest-facing slopes appea light, r wherea svalleys and southea st-facingslopes appea da r Beca rk. usema nyarea s Gray Brook Ma of ineare rela tivelythefla t, topographic relief shown here ha sbeen exa ggeratedmato kethe details ea siersee.to

Wetland Functions: Fill Pattern Some wetlands may have more than one funtion (fill pattern) """""" """""" RUNOFF / FLOODFLOW ALTERATION """""" 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 Moore Brook stormwa terWetlarunoff. ndshelves along strea mba nksna turallyregula te floodwa tersby providing an area swollenfor strea mflows expato ndand slow, therebyprotecting downstrea mproperties. This ma passigns Runoff/FloodflowAlteration Functions wetlato ndstha are tcontained (a) ina knownfloodzone,associated (b) with asurfacewa tercourse orwa terbody,and (c) with (c) slope 3%.< AND/OR

CARIBOU EROSION CONTROL / SEDIMENT RETENTION Ansden Brook W etla ndsact as na turalsponges tha ca t nhold wa ter,allowing suspended Hockenhull Brook-Aroostook River McDonald Brook FORT FAIRFIELD FORT pa rticlessuch as sedim entsettleto out.The dense vegetation inmost Drainage wetla ndshelps stabilizeto soil and slow wa terflows,thereby reducing scouring a ndba nkerosion. This ma passigns Erosion Control Sedim / entRetention Aroostook River functionswetlato ndswith slope (a) em 3%;(b) < ergentvegetation; and (c) close (c) proxim ityatoriver, strea laor m ke. ,

FINFISH HABITAT W etla ndswith docum entedfinfish popula tions,including wetla ndsadjacent to ariver, strea orla m ke. , AND/OR Ha ck SHELLFISH HABITAT er Inla ndwetla ndsand strea m sca ndirectly affect the status coastal of shellfish 205 B )" r o ha rvestarea Feca s. coliform l ba cteriaand wa terbornenutrients resulting from o k la nduse cha ngesawa yfromthe coast ca ntravel via surface wa terto ha rvestableflaOne ts. failed septic system nea a rstrea mcould close amudfla t er severalmiles awa Excessive y. nutrients ca nreduce wa tercla rityand iv R stim ula teepiphytic growth tha degrades t eelgrass mea dows.Conservation of

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r o com ponentinma rineresource conservation. This ma passigns aShellfish t e s v i o H a bitatfunction wetlato ndswithin miles identified0.5 (a) of shellfish ha bitat,

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r A 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, Hockenhull Brook wetla ndscontaining open wa terorem ergentvegetation, moreor3 wetla nd vegetationcla sses(see below), and within ¼mile aknown of rare, threa tened, or endaor ngeredpla ntanimor aoccurrence, l within ¼mile ama of pped significa ntoressential ha bitat,orwithin ¼mile arare of exemor pla ryna tural com m unityha vebeen assigned this function. Rare elem entoccurrences and m a ppedha bitatsca nbe found onMa High p2 Value Pla ntAnim& aHa l bitats. (((((((( (((((((( (((((((( OTHER FUNCTIONS (((((((( (((((((( (((((((( CULT URAL/EDUCATIONAL.Wetla ndswithin ¼mile aboat of ram porschool (((((((( (((((((( ha vebeen assigned this value as these wetla ndsare likely ca ndida tesuse for a soutdoor cla ssroomorsim s, ilasocial r benefit. Wetla ndsrated otherfor FORT FAIRFIELD functionslisted above ma yalso dem onstratecultural/educa tionavalues l )"167 a lthoughnot expressly shown. OR Ginn Brook NODOCUMENTED FUNCTION. The ba sisthis of cha racterizationishigh a ltitudeaerial photos. Photo qua lityoften lim itsthe informa tiontha ca t nbe 010100100000 interpretedfromsm awetla ll ndfea tures,orthose with dense ca nopycover. Drainage Althoughnot assigned afunction under this study, ground surveys ma yrevea l Libby Brook )"19 Pattee Brook thathese t wetla ndsha vemultiple functions and values. Everett Brook Wetland Class: Fill Color Aqua ticBed (floating submor ergedaqua ticvegetation), Open Wa ter

Em ergent(herba ceousvegetation), Em ergent/ForestedMix (woody vegetation >20 ft tall),Em ft >20 ergent/Shrub-ScrubMix (woody vegetation tall) ft <20

Forested,Forested/Shrub-scrub

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NationaWetla l ndsInventory ma(NW I) ps(the ba siswetla of ndsshown onthis ma are p) interpretedfromhigh altitude photographs. NW Wetla I ndsare identified by vegetation, hydrology,and geography inaccorda ncewith "Cla ssificaWetla tion of ndsand Deepwa ter H a bitats"(FW S /OBS-79/31,DecThe 1979). aerial photographs docum entconditions for theyea they r were taken. There isno attem in pt,either the design orproducts this of inventory,defineto the lim proprietary its of jurisdiction any of Federal, State, locaor l governm ent.NW ma I psdepict general wetla ndloca tions,bounda ries,and cha racteristics.They are not asubstitute on-ground, for site-specific wetla nddelinea tion.

PRESQUE ISLE PRESQUE 1A FORT FAIRFIELD FORT ¤£ Pettingill Brook-Aroostook River Drainage Data Sources DATA SOURCE INFORMATION )"167 FORT FAIRFIELD, ME (note: italicized file names can be downloaded from Maine Office of GIS) )"205 T OW NS HBOUNDARIES IP ANDOVER,NB Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of metwp24 ROADS Pattee Brook Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entTransportation of (2015); medotpub Drainage H Y DROL OGY Ma 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) NATIONALWETL ANDSINVENTORY (NW I) )"163 Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of NWI DRAINAGEDIVIDES Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of medrdvd

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