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An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural LEGEND Space for Plants, Animals, and People T hisma pdepicts all wetla ndsshown onNationa Wetla l ndInventory ma(NW I) ps,but www.beginningwithhabitat.org ca tegorizedthem ba sedonasubset wetla of ndfunctions. This ma pand its depiction of wetla of ndfea turesneither substitute nor forelim ina tethe need performto on-the- THORNDIKE KNOX SupplementaryStantial Map 7 groundwetla nddelinea tionand functiona assessm l ent.nowaIn ysha use llthis of ma p Bog dim inishoralter the regula toryprotection tha all t wetla ndsare accorded under

S a pplica bleState and Federal la ws.Formore informa tionabout wetla ndscha racterization, ta contactElizabeth Hertz atthe Ma ineDepa rtm entConservation of (207-287-8061, Wetlands Characterizationn Wetlands Characterizationt i elizabeth.hertz@m a ine.gov). al )"141 B MONROE Waldor o BROOKS o This map is non-regulatory and is intendedk for planning purposes only )"139 T heWetla ndsCha racterizationmodel isapla nningtoolintended helpto identify likely MONROE wetla ndfunctions associated with significa ntwetla ndresources and adjacent upla nds. SWANVILLE UsingGISana lysis,this ma pprovides ba sicinforma tionrega rdingwha ecologica t l 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 )"7 notdepicted inthis ma Refer p. www.mato ine.gov/dep/wa ter/wetla nds/ipwetfv2.htm l 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 Toddy Middle Marsh Stream estim a tethe functions provided by ea chwetla ndcould not ca ptureevery wetla nd Pond Drainage functionvalue.or Therefore, itisim portantuseto loca knowledge l and other da ta sourceswhen evalua tingwetla nds,and ea chwetla ndshould be considered rela tiveto thewhole la ndsca pe/wa tershedwhen assessing wetla ndresources ata loca level. l

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FINFISH HABITAT Wescot Stream W etla ndswith docum entedfinfish popula tions,including wetla ndsadjacent to Drainage ariver, strea laor m ke. , )"137 AND/OR Dutton SHELLFISH HABITAT Pond 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 BROOKS ha rvestableflaOne ts. failed septic system nea a rstrea mcould close amudfla t Sanborn WALDO Pond SWANVILLE severalmiles awa Excessive y. nutrients ca nreduce wa tercla rityand

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r e NODOCUMENTED FUNCTION. The ba this sis of cha racterizationishigh a Mason m Pond a ltitudeaerial photos. Photo qua lityoften lim itsthe informa tiontha ca t nbe Passagassawakeag River interpretedfromsm awetla ll ndfea tures,thoseor with dense ca nopycover. Drainage Althoughnot assigned afunction under this study, ground surveys ma yrevea l Po thathese t wetla ndsha vemultiple functions and values. la "131 n ) d )"7 St re a Wetland Class: Fill Color m Aqua ticBed (floating submor ergedaqua ticvegetation), Open Wa ter

Smiths Mill Pas sag Em ergent(herba ceousvegetation), Em ergent/ForestedMix (woody vegetation Pond 137 7 ass )" )" aw a tall),Em ft >20 ergent/Shrub-ScrubMix (woody vegetation tall) ft <20 k e a

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k e a g NationaWetla l ndsInventory ma(NW I) ps(the ba wetla sis of ndsshown onthis ma are p) ¤£1 ok interpretedfromhigh altitude photographs. NW Wetla I ndsare identified by vegetation, ro B hydrology,and geography inaccorda ncewith "Cla ssificaWetla tion of ndsand Deepwa ter BELFAST BELFAST H a bitats"(FW S /OBS-79/31,DecThe 1979). aerial photographs docum entconditions for MORRILL theyea they r were taken. There isno attem in pt,either the design productsor this of en inventory,defineto the lim proprietary its of jurisdiction any of Federal, State, orloca l Dolliff rr a governm ent.NW ma I psdepict general wetla ndloca tions,bounda ries,and Pond W )"3 cha racteristics.They are not asubstitute on-ground,for site-specific wetla nddelinea tion. Cross Pond Data Sources DATA SOURCE INFORMATION (note: italicized file names can be downloaded from Maine Office of GIS) Greers Bog T OW NSHBOUNDARIES IP 52 Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of metwp24 )" ROADS Quantabacook Lake 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 )"3 DEVELOPED MORRILL BELFAST Belfast Reservoir Number One-Little River BELMONT Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entInla of nd Fisheries and Wildlife (2015) BELMONT Drainage Little River NATIONALWETL ANDSINVENTORY (NW I) Belfast Reservoir Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of NWI Quantabacook No.2 DRAINAGEDIVIDES Lake Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of medrdvd

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r DATA SOURCE CONTACT INFORMATION 3 t Hemmingway )" S Ma inehttp://www.maGIS:Office of ine.gov/megis/

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Pond r Ma ineDepa rtm entTransportation: of http://www.ma ine.gov/mdot/ e

i Ma ineDepa rtm entAgriculture, of Conservation and Forestry: P Ducktrap River http://www.ma ine.gov/da cf/pla nning/index.htm l Ma ineGeologica Survey: l http://www.ma ine.gov/doc/nrim c/mgs/mgs.htm Drainage DIGITAL DATA REQUEST Fox Trequest o digital da a tatown for ororga nization,visit our website. Little Bog http://www.beginningwithha bitat.org/the_ m a ps/gis_ da ta_ request.htm l Pond )"52 S ources:Esri, USGS NOAA ,

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