)"128 An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural)"127 ok LEGEND RICHMOND o DRESDEN Space for Plants, Animals, and People r Dresden B T hisma pdepicts all wetla ndsshown onNationa Wetla l ndInventory ma(NW I) ps,but t Bog u www.beginningwithhabitat.org o ca tegorizedthem ba sedonasubset wetla of ndfunctions. This ma pand its depiction r T er wetla of ndfea turesneither substitute nor forelim ina tethe need performto on-the- iv Supplementary Map 7 R groundwetla nddelinea tionand functiona assessm l ent.nowaIn ysha use llthis of ma p t dim inishoralter the regula toryprotection tha all t wetla ndsare accorded under o c a pplica bleState and Federal la ws.Formore informa tionabout wetla ndscha racterization, 197 s )" Eastern River p e contactElizabeth Hertz atthe Ma ineDepa rtm entConservation of (207-287-8061, Wetlands Characterization Drainage e h elizabeth.hertz@m a ine.gov). )"128 Wiscasset S This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only T heWetla ndsCha racterizationmodel isapla nningtoolintended helpto identify likely er iv wetla ndfunctions associated with significa ntwetla ndresources and adjacent upla nds. R )"27 UsingGISana lysis,this ma pprovides ba sicinforma tionrega rdingwha ecologica t l r servicesvarious wetla ndsare likely provide.to These ecologica services, l ea which ch of e y ha sassociated econom icbenefits, include: floodflow control, sedim entretention, finfish D ha bitat,and/or shellfish ha bitat.There are other im portantwetla ndfunctions and values Lovejoy notdepicted inthis ma Refer p. www.mato ine.gov/dep/wa ter/wetla nds/ipwetfv2.htm l Narrows for additiona for informa l tionrega rdingwetla ndfunctions and values. Forested wetla ndsand 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 estim a tethe functions provided by ea chwetla ndcould not ca ptureevery wetla nd Dyer River functionvalue.or Therefore, itisim portantuseto loca knowledge l and other da ta sourceswhen evalua tingwetla nds,and ea chwetla ndshould be considered rela tiveto Drainage thewhole la ndsca pe/wa tershedwhen assessing wetla ndresources ata loca level. l )"218

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a t e close (c) proxim ityatoriver, strea laor m ke. , o c DRESDEN s M p WOOLWICH e FINFISH HABITAT e h r S e W etla ndswith docum entedfinfish popula tions,including wetla ndsadjacent to e D ariver, strea laor m ke. , AND/OR SHELLFISH HABITAT )"218 Inla ndwetla ndsand strea m sca ndirectly affect the status coastal of shellfish ha rvestarea Feca s. coliform l ba cteriaand wa terbornenutrients resulting from 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 WISCASSET severalmiles awa Excessive y. nutrients ca nreduce wa tercla rityand Kennebec River WOOLWICH Drainage )"127 stim ula teepiphytic growth tha degrades t eelgrass mea dows.Conservation of freshwa terwetla ndsand strea mbuffers incoastal wa tershedsisakey com ponentinma rineresource conservation. This ma passigns aShellfish H a bitatfunction wetlato ndswithin miles identified0.5 (a) of shellfish ha bitat, )"27 identified (b) shellfish closure area ma (c) or s, ppedeelgrass beds OR Montsweag Brook Marsh River pa lustrinewetla ndsdirectly connected by astrea mile 0.5 < minlengthof to Sheepscot River Drainage Sherman Drainage Ward Brook identified (a) shellfish ha bitat,identified (b) shellfish closure area or s, Marsh ma (c) ppedeelgrass beds.

¤£1 PLANT/ANIMAL HABITAT Nea rlyall wildlife species, and ma Ma ny of ine’spla ntspecies, depend on Montsweag Brook Cod wetla ndsduring som epa their rtof lifecycle. Forthe purposes this of ma p, Cove Nequasset Lake-Nequasset Brook wetla ndscontaining open wa teremor ergentvegetation, ormore3 wetla nd Drainage ¤£1 Pottle Cove vegetationcla sses(see below), and within ¼mile aknown of rare, threa tened, or endaor ngeredpla ntanimor aoccurrence, l within ¼mile ama of pped WISCASSET EDGECOMB significa ntoressential ha bitat,withinor ¼mile arare of orexem pla ryna tural NEWCASTLE The com m unityha vebeen assigned this function. Rare elem entoccurrences and Hilton EDGECOMB Cove Eddy 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 127 (((((((( )" (((((((( 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 functionslisted above ma yalso dem onstratecultural/educa tionavalues l a lthoughnot expressly shown. Wolf OR Pond NODOCUMENTED FUNCTION. The ba this sis of cha racterizationishigh a ltitudeaerial photos. Photo qua lityoften lim itsthe informa tiontha ca t nbe )"27 interpretedfromsm awetla ll ndfea tures,thoseor with dense ca nopycover. Nequasset Brook Althoughnot assigned afunction under this study, ground surveys ma yrevea l WOOLWICH WISCASSET thathese t wetla ndsha vemultiple functions and values. Cushman Cove Wetland Class: Fill Color Aqua ticBed (floating submor ergedaqua ticvegetation), Open Wa ter

144 )" Lily Em ergent(herba ceousvegetation), Em ergent/ForestedMix (woody vegetation Pond tall),Em ft >20 ergent/Shrub-ScrubMix (woody vegetation tall) ft <20 Cowseagan Narrows Forested,Forested/Shrub-scrub )"144 Sheepscot Bay Merrill Cove S hrub-scrub Drainage Colby Cove Other(rocky shore, strea m bed,unconsolida tedshore, reef,rocky bottom )

NationaWetla l ndsInventory ma(NW I) ps(the ba wetla sis of ndsshown onthis ma are p) )"127 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 Nequasset theyea they r were taken. There isno attem in pt,either the design productsor this of Lake inventory,defineto the lim proprietary its of jurisdiction any of Federal, State, orloca l governm ent.NW ma I psdepict general wetla ndloca tions,bounda ries,and Salt Marsh cha racteristics.They are not asubstitute on-ground,for site-specific wetla nddelinea tion. Cove 1 ¤£ SOUTH

BRISTOL Damariscotta River EDGECOMB Cross River Data Sources WISCASSET Drainage Drainage DATA SOURCE INFORMATION WESTPORT ISLAND (note: italicized file names can be downloaded from Maine Office of GIS) T OW NSHBOUNDARIES IP Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of metwp24 Chewonki Creek ROADS EDGECOMB Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entTransportation of (2015); medotpub BOOTHBAY Parsons Creek 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) 27 )" NATIONALWETL ANDSINVENTORY (NW I) Back River Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of NWI DRAINAGEDIVIDES WISCASSET Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of medrdvd WOOLWICH Wadsworth 144 Damariscotta River EDGECOMB

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WESTPORT ISLAND WESTPORT 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: Burnham http://www.ma ine.gov/da cf/pla nning/index.htm l Cove Fowle Cross River Ma ineGeologica Survey: l http://www.ma ine.gov/doc/nrim c/mgs/mgs.htm Nequasset Brook Cove DIGITAL DATA REQUEST Sheepscot River 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 Brookings Bay PleasantS ources: Esri, Cove USGS NOAA , Back River Greenleaf Cove 5,000 2,500 0 0.5 1 Map Prepared by Maine Scale: 1:24,000 Supported in part Supported in Feet Miles Projection: UTM 19N by Maine Outdoor Department of Inland part by Loon Conservation Meters Heritage Fund Fisheries & Wildlife Kilometers Datum: NAD 1983 lottery ticket sales Plate funds 1,000 500 0 0.5 1 October 2020 S tateMa of ine ¶