An Approach to Conserving '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- K Taunton Bay Frontal groundwetla nddelinea tionand functiona assessm l ent.nowaIn ysha use llthis of ma p Supplementary Map 7 il ke dim inishoralter the regula toryprotection tha all t wetla ndsare accorded under nn Drainage y a pplica bleState and Federal la ws.Formore informa tionabout wetla ndscha racterization, St Clark rea contactElizabeth Hertz atthe Ma ineDepa rtm entConservation of (207-287-8061, Wetlands Characterization m 182 Pond )" Taunton Bay elizabeth.hertz@m a ine.gov). Lamoine 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. Simmons Egypt Bay UsingGISana lysis,this ma pprovides ba sicinforma tionrega rdingwha ecologica t l ELLSWORTH Pond HANCOCK servicesvarious wetla ndsare likely provide.to These ecologica services, l ea which ch of Taunton Bay Frontal ha sassociated econom icbenefits, include: floodflow control, sedim entretention, finfish FRANKLIN FRANKLIN Drainage ha bitat,and/or shellfish ha bitat.There are other im portantwetla ndfunctions and values HANCOCK SULLIVAN 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 Taunton Bay- W etla ndsInventory da(NW ta I) used creato tethis ma The p. model developed to Drainage estim a tethe functions provided by ea chwetla ndcould not ca ptureevery wetla nd 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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HANCOCK LAMOINE wetla ndsduring som epa their rtof lifecycle. Forthe purposes this of ma p, Drainage SORRENTO wetla ndscontaining open wa teremor ergentvegetation, ormore3 wetla nd HANCOCK vegetationcla sses(see below), and within ¼mile aknown of rare, threa tened, Jordan River or endaor ngeredpla ntanimor aoccurrence, l within ¼mile ama of pped Blunts significa ntoressential ha bitat,withinor ¼mile arare of orexem pla ryna tural Pond 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. Frenchman Bay Frontal (((((((( Loids Brook (((((((( Drainage (((((((( OTHER FUNCTIONS (((((((( (((((((( (((((((( CULT URAL/EDUCATIONAL.Wetla ndswithin ¼mile aboat of ram porschool Racoon Cove (((((((( (((((((( 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 Bay a lthoughnot expressly shown. Berry Drainage OR Cove NODOCUMENTED FUNCTION. The ba this sis of cha racterizationishigh )"184 a ltitudeaerial photos. Photo qua lityoften lim itsthe informa tiontha ca t nbe interpretedfromsm awetla ll ndfea tures,thoseor with dense ca nopycover. Althoughnot assigned afunction under this study, ground surveys ma yrevea l thathese t wetla ndsha vemultiple functions and values. )"3 Wetland Class: Fill Color Aqua ticBed (floating submor ergedaqua ticvegetation), Open Wa ter HANCOCK Frenchman BARLAMOINE HARBOR BAR HARBOR Bay Mount Desert Frontal Em ergent(herba ceousvegetation), Em ergent/ForestedMix (woody vegetation Drainage Frenchman Bay Frontal Frenchman Bay-Atlantic Ocean tall),Em ft >20 ergent/Shrub-ScrubMix (woody vegetation tall) ft <20 Drainage Drainage Eastern Forested,Forested/Shrub-scrub Bay HANCOCK GOULDSBORO S hrub-scrub

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