A High Value Plant & Animal Habitats...P r e s u m p s c o t R i v e r C l a r k B r o o k Back Cove...
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P r es u m p s c o t Ri v e r Cl ar k B r o ok Back Cove Casco Bay Seal Cove Lamson Cove Hadloc Cove Whitehead Passage Fore River SOUTH PORTLAND CAPE ELIZABETH PORTLAND SOUTH PORTLAND " ) 77 " ) 77 " ) 207 SCARBOROUGH OLD ORCHARD BEACH sel Cove Richmond Island Harbor " ) 9 " ) 77 Little Cove Broad Cove Clam C PondCove Smugglers Cove Zeb Cove Broad Cove Great Pond Little Pond S p u rw i n k Ri v e r L i b b y Ri v er FALMOUTH PORTLAND SOUTH PORTLAND SCARBOROUGH GORHAM WESTBROOK " ) 114 P ol l a c k C r e ek " ) 9 § ¨ ¦ 295 K i m ba l l B ro ok Presumpscot River Cove " ) 207 " ) 207 " ) 77 " ) 9 £ ¤ 1A £ ¤ 302 P r e su m p s c o t R ive r £ ¤ 1 " ) 9 £ ¤ 1 WEST BROOK SCARBOROUGH N o n e su c h R i v e r Red Brook § ¨ ¦ 95 SOUTH PORTLAND SCARBOROUGH WESTBROOK WESTBROOK PORTLAND FALMOUTH PORTLAND PORTLAND Scarborough River " ) 25 " ) 25 £ ¤ 302 " ) 100 " ) 26 Seal Cove Danford Cove § ¨ ¦ 95 § ¨ ¦ 95 Long Creek " ) 9 § ¨ ¦ 295 £ ¤ 1A " ) 9 £ ¤ 1 § ¨ ¦ 295 WESTRBOOK PORTLAND " ) 114 " ) 22 " ) 9 £ ¤ 1 " ) 9 " ) 9 Bro ok " ) 100 " ) 26 § ¨ ¦ 95 " ) 88 " ) 25 " ) 26 £ ¤ 1A L on g C r eek Scottow Bog Casco Bay Pond Cove £ ¤ 1 £ ¤ 1 SCARBOROUGH CAPE ELIZABETH S O U T H P O R TL A N D Presumpscot River Massacre Pond Str o ud w at er R i v e r rn B r o o k o o k " ) 25 " ) 22 O O Piping Plover Endangered Species Piping Plover Endangered Species Piping Plover Endangered Species Piping Plover Endangered Species New England Cottontail Endangered Species New England Cottontail Endangered Species New England Cottontail Endangered Species New England Cottontail Endangered Species New England Cottontail Endangered Species Pitch Pine Bog Natural Community Pitch Pine Bog Natural Community Beach Plum Endangered Species Peregrine Falcon Endangered Species Harlequin Duck Threatened Species Harlequin Duck Threatened Species Saltmarsh Sparrow Species of Special Concern Saltmarsh Sparrow Species of Special Concern Saltmarsh Sparrow Species of Special Concern Saltmarsh Sparrow Species of Special Concern Saltmarsh Sparrow Species of Special Concern Saltmarsh Sparrow Species of Special Concern Saltmarsh Sparrow Species of Special Concern Saltmarsh Sparrow Species of Special Concern American Sea-blite Threatened Species Mountain Honeysuckle Endangered Species Mountain Honeysuckle Endangered Species Least Bittern Endangered Species Least Bittern Endangered Species Least Bittern Endangered Species Least Bittern Endangered Species Least Bittern Endangered Species Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Salt-hay Saltmarsh Natural Community Saltmarsh False-foxglove Species of Special Concern Rare Plant Species of Special Concern Rare Plant Species of Special Concern Rare Plant Species of Special Concern Rare Plant Species of Special Concern Upland Sandpiper Threatened Species Hollow Joe-pye Weed Species of Special Concern Hollow Joe-pye Weed Species of Special Concern Hollow Joe-pye Weed Species of Special Concern Rare Animal Endangered Species Upper Floodplain Hardwood Forest Natural Community Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Tidal Marsh Estuary Ecosystem Oak - Northern Hardwoods Forest Natural Community 20 10 10 10 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 10 10 10 10 100 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 100 10 10 10 10 100 10 100 10 10 10 10 10 100 10 10 10 10 Kilometers 1,000 0 500 Meters 1 0.5 5,000 0 2,500 Feet Miles 1 0.5 Projection: UTM 19N Datum: NAD 1983 1:24,000 Scale ¶ Supported in part by Loon Conservation Plate funds Supported in part by Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund lottery ticket sales Map Prepared by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife October 2020 Data Sources DATA SOURCE INFORMATION T OWN SH I P BOU N DARI ES Ma i ne Of i ce of GI S: Metwp24 ( 2019 ) ROADS Ma i ne Of i ce of GI S, Ma i ne Depa r t m en t of Tr ans por t at i on: Medotpub ( 2019 ) HYDROL OGY U. S. Geo l o gi cal Sur vey Nat i onal Hydr o gr aphy Dat as et ( N HD) Ma i ne ( 2012 ) DEV ELOPED Ma i ne Of i ce of GI S, Ma i ne Depa r t m en t of I nl and F i sher i es and Wi l dl i f e, and m ul t i p l e ot her a gen c i es : Imperv ( 2015 ) ESSENTI AL & SI GN I F I CANTWI LDLI FE HAB I TATS Ma i ne Of i ce of GI S, Ma i ne Depa r t m en t of I nl and F i sher i es & Wi l dl i f e; DWA, ETSC, Ehplvtrn, Ehrtern, IWWH, Sni, Shorebird, TWWH ( 2018 - 2020 ) RARE NATURAL COMMU N I TI ES & PLAN T S Ma i ne Nat ur al Ar ea s P r o gr am: MNAP_eos ( 2020 ) ATLANTI C SAL MON HAB I TAT Ma i ne Of i ce of GI S, Ma i ne A t l ant i c Sa l mon Commi s i on, U. S. F i sh & Wi l dl i f e Ser vi c e: Ashab3 ( 2013 ) DATA SOURCE CONTACT INFORMATION Ma i ne Of i ce of GI S: ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ m egi s / cat al o g/ Ma i ne Nat ur al Ar ea s Pr o gr am: ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ da cf/ mnap / i n dex. ht ml Ma i ne Depa r t m en t of I nl and F i sher i es & Wi l dl i f e: ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ i fw/ U. S. F i sh & Wi l dl i fe Ser vi c e, Gul f of Ma i ne Pr o gr am: ht t p : / / gul f of mai n e. fws . go v Ma i ne A t l ant i c Sa l mon Commi s i on: ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ asc/ Ma i ne Depa r t m en t of Tr ans por t at i on: ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ m do t / DIGITAL DATA REQUEST To r eques t di gi t al da t a for a t o wn or or ga n i za t i on, p l ea s e vi s i t o ur web s i t e. ht t p : / / www. b egi nni n gwi t hha b i t at . or g/ t he_ maps / gi s _ da t a_r eques t . ht ml Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Wildlife Co ns ul t wi t h an MD I FW r egi onal bi ol o gi s t t o det er mi ne t he r el at i ve i m por t ance and cons er va t i on n eeds of t he s peci f i c l ocat i on and s uppor t i ng ha b i t at . T he n a m es of s ome s pei c es ha ve b een mas k ed wi t h a " Rar e Ani mal " des i gn a t i on on t he map f or f ur t her p r ot ec t i on. For mor e i nf or mat i on r ega r di ng i n di vi dua l s peci es vi s i t o ur web s i t e, ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ i f w/ wi l dl i f e/ en da n ger ed/ l i s t ed_ s peci es _ m e. ht m, f or s peci es s peci f i c f act s heet s . T he Feder al En dan ger ed Speci es Act r equi r es act i ons a ut ho r i zed, f un ded, or car r i ed o ut by f eder al a ga n c i es be r evi ewed by t he U. S. F i s h and Wi l dl i f e Ser vi c e. I f yo ur p r oj ec t occur s n ea r an occur r en c e of t he A t l ant i c Sa l mon, Ros ea t e T er n, P i p i ng P l o ver , Can ada L yn x, N ew Engl and Cot t ont ai l , Fubi s h' s L o us ewo r t , or Sm a l l - who r l ed Pago n i a cont act t he Ma i ne F i el d Of i c e, USFWS, 168 Ma i n St . , O l d T o wn , ME 04468 . Known r ar e, t hr ea t en ed, or en da n ger ed s peci es occur r en c e a n d/ or t he as oci at ed ha b i t at s bas ed on s peci es s i ght i n gs . Rare or Exemplary Plants and Natural Communities T he MN AP ha s cl as i f i ed and di s t i n gui s hed 98 di f er en t nat ur al communi t y t ypes t ha t col l ec t i vel y co ver t he s t at e s l a n ds c ape. T hes e i ncl ude s uc h ha b i t at s as f l o o dp l ai n f or es t s , coas t al b o gs , al p i ne s umm i t s , and many ot her s . Ea ch t ype i s as i gn ed a r ar i t y r ank of 1 ( r ar e) t hr o ugh 5 ( common) . Maped r ar e nat ur al communi t i es or ec o s ys t em s , or exem p l ar y exam p l es of common nat ur al co m m un i t i es or ec o s ys t em s , ar e bas ed on f i el d s ur veys and a er i al phot o i nt er p r et at i on. Con s ul t wi t h an MN AP Eco l o gi s t t o det er mi ne cons er va t i on n eeds of par t i c ul ar co m m un i t i es or ec o s ys t em s . Rar e or Exem p l ar y Nat ur al Co mmun i t y Locat i ons Known r ar e, t hr ea t en ed, or en da n ger ed p l ant occur r en c es ar e bas ed on f i el d obs er va t i ons . T he n a m es of s ome s pei c es ha ve b een mas ked wi t h a " Rar e P l ant " des i gn a t i on on t he map f or f ur t her p r ot ec t i on. Co ns ul t wi t h a Ma i ne Nat ur al A r ea s P r o gr am ( MN AP ) Eco l o gi s t t o det er mi ne cons er va t i on n eeds of par t i c ul ar s peci es . For mor e i nf or mat i on r ega r di ng r ar e p l ant s , t he comp l et e l i s t of t r ack ed s peci es and f act s heet s f or t ho s e s peci es can be f oun d at : ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ do c / nr i mc/ mnap / f ea t ur es / p l ant l i s t . ht m Rar e P l ant Locat i ons Essential Wildlife Habitats Ma i n e' s Depa r t m en t of I nl and F i s her i es & Wi l dl i f e ( MDI FW, www. s t at e. m e. us / i f w) m aps ar ea s c ur r en t l y or hi s t or i cal l y p r o vi di ng ha b i t at es en t i al t o t he cons er va t i on of en da n ger ed or t hr ea t en ed s peci es as di r ec t ed by t he Ma i ne En dan ger ed Speci es Act . I den t i f i cat i on of Esent i al Hab i t at ar ea s i s bas ed on s peci es obs er va t i ons and conf i r m ed ha b i t at us e. I f a p r oj ec t occur s par t l y or who l l y wi t hi n an Es en t i al Hab i t at , i t m us t be eva l ua t ed by MD I FW b ef or e s t at e a n d/ or m un i ci pal per mi t s can be app r o ved or p r oj ec t act i vi t i es can t ake p l a c e. WWWWWWW WWWWWWW WWWWWWW Ros ea t e T er n N es t i ng A r ea or P i p i ng P l o ver - L ea s t T er n N es t i n g, Feedi n g, & B r o o d- Rear i ng A r ea LEGEND Begi nni ng wi t h Hab i t at ( BwH) i s a vo l un t ar y t ool i nt en ded t o as i s t l a n do wn er s , r esour ce m a n a ger s , p l a n n er s , and mun i ci pal i t i es i n i den t i f yi ng and mak i ng i nfor m ed dec i s i ons ab o ut ar ea s of pot en t i al nat ur al r es o ur ce c o n c er n. T hi s da t a i ncl udes t he b es t ava i l abl e i nf or mat i on p r o vi ded t hr o ugh BwH s coal i t i on par t n er s as of t he map da t e, and i s i nt en ded f or i nfor mat i on pur poses onl y. I t shoul d not be i nt er p r et ed as a comp r ehen s i ve anal ys i s of p l ant and ani mal o cc ur r en c es or ot her l ocal r es o ur c es , b ut r at her as an i ni t i al scr een t o f l ag ar ea s wher e a gen c y cons ul t at i on may be app r op r i at e. Hab i t at da t a s et s ar e updat ed cont i n uo us l y as mor e accur at e and c ur r en t da t a b ec o m es avai l abl e. Ho wever , as many ar ea s ha ve not b een comp l et el y s ur veyed, f ea t ur es may be p r esent t ha t ar e not yet mapped, and t he b o un dar i es of some dep i ct ed f ea t ur es may n eed t o be r evi s ed. Local k n o wl edge i s cr i t i cal i n p r o vi di ng accur at e da t a. I f er r or s ar e not ed i n t he c ur r en t dep i ct i on of r esour c es , p l ea s e cont act o ur of i c e. So m e ha b i t at f ea t ur es dep i ct ed on t hi s map ar e r egul at ed by t he St at e of Ma i ne t hr o ugh t he Ma i ne En dan ger ed Speci es Act ( Es en t i al Hab i t at s and t hr ea t en ed and en da n ger ed s peci es o c cur r en c es ) and Nat ur al Res o ur c es P r ot ec t i on Act ( Si gn i f i cant Wi l dl i fe Hab i t at ) . We r ec o m m en d cons ul t at i on wi t h MDI FW Regi onal B i ol o gi s t s or MN AP Eco l o gi s t s i f act i vi t i es ar e p r oposed wi t hi n r es o ur ce ar ea s dep i ct ed on t hi s map . Cons ul t at i on ea r l y i n t he p l anni ng p r o c es usual l y hel ps t o r es ol ve r egul at or y c o n c er ns and mi ni mi ze a gen c y r evi ew t i m e. For MDI FW and MN AP cont act i nf or mat i on, vi s i t ht t p : / / www. b egi nni n gwi t hha b i t at . or g/ cont act s / i n dex. ht ml . Or ga n i zed T o wn s hi p Bo un dar y Unor ga n i zed T ownshi p Devel oped: I mper vi o us s ur f a c es s uc h as b ui l di n gs and r o a ds Sel ec t ed T o wn or A r ea of I nt er es t Atlantic Salmon Spawning/Rearing Habitat Maped by A t l ant i c Sa l mon Co m mi s i on ( ASC) and US F i s h & Wi l dl i f e Ser vi ce ( USFWS) f r om f i el d sur veys on s el ec t ed Pen o bs cot and Ken n ebec R i ver t r i b ut ar i es and t he Denn ys , Duck t r ap , Eas t Ma c hi as , Mac hi as , P l ea s ant , Nar r a gua gus , and Sheeps cot R i ver s . A t l ant i c Sa l mon Li mi t ed Spawn i ng Hab i t at A t l ant i c Sa l mon Rear i ng Hab i t at A t l ant i c Sa l mon Spawn i ng Hab i t at Ma i n e' s Nat ur al Res o ur c es P r ot ec t i on Act ( N RPA , 1988 ) i s a dm i ni s t er ed by t he Ma i ne Depar t m en t of En vi r o n m en t al P r ot ec t i on ( MDEP ; ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ dep / bl wq / do c s t a n d/ nr papage. ht m) and i s i nt en ded t o p r even t f ur t her degr a da t i on and l os of nat ur al r es o ur c es i n t he s t at e, i ncl udi ng t he ab o ve Si gn i f i cant Wi l dl i f e Hab i t at s t ha t ha ve b een ma ped by MD I FW. MDEP ha s r egul at or y a ut ho r i t y o ver mos t Si gn i f i cant Wi l dl i f e Hab i t at t ypes . T he r egi onal MDEP of i ce shoul d be cons ul t ed when cons i der i ng a p r oj ec t i n t hes e ar ea s . Maine's Natural Resources Protection Act B r eedi n g, mi gr at i n g/ s t a gi n g, or wi nt er i ng ar ea s f or coas t al wa t er f o wl or br eedi n g, f eedi n g, l oaf i n g, mi gr at i n g, or r oos t i ng ar ea s f or coas t al wa di ng bi r ds . Ti da l Wa t er f o wl / Wa di ng B i r d ha b i t at s i ncl ude a quat i c b eds , eel gr as , em er gen t wet l a n ds , m udf l at s , s ea weed communi t i es , and r eef s . Ti da l Wa t er f o wl and Wa di ng B i r d Hab i t at s ( T WWH) Significant Wildlife Habitats For es t ed ar ea pos i bl y us ed by deer f or s hel t er dur i ng per i o ds of deep s now and col d t emper at ur es . Ases i ng t he c ur r en t va l ue of a deer wi nt er i ng ar ea r equi r es on- s i t e i n ves t i ga t i on and ver i f i cat i on by I F&W s t af . Locat i ons dep i ct ed s ho ul d be cons i der ed as app r ox i mat e onl y. Can di da t e Deer Wi nt er i ng A r ea F r es hwa t er br eedi n g, mi gr at i on, f eedi n g, and wi nt er i ng wa t er f o wl or wa di ng bi r d ha b i t at s t ha t qual i f y as Si gn i f i cant Wi l di f e Hab i t at un der Ma i n e' s Nat ur al Res o ur c es P r ot ec t i on Act . I nl and Wa t er f o wl and Wa di ng B i r d Hab i t at ( I WWH) wi t h 250 ' Buf er Wi l dl i f e Wet l a n ds Ot her wet l a n ds va l ua b l e f or wi l dl i f e t ha t ar e not r egul at ed as I WWH . An i s l a n d, l edge, or por t i on t her eo f i n t i da l wa t er s wi t h do cum en t ed, n es t i ng s ea b i r ds or s ui t abl e n es t i ng ha b i t at f or en da n ger ed s ea b i r ds . " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Sea b i r d N es t i ng I s l and Co as t al s t a gi ng ar ea s t ha t p r o vi de f eedi ng ha b i t at l i k e t i da l m ud f l at s or r oos t i ng ha b i t at l i k e gr a vel bar s or s and s p i t s f or mi gr at i ng s ho r eb i r ds (((((( (((((( (((((( (((((( Sho r eb i r d A r ea s A po ol dep r es i on us ed f or br eedi ng by amphi bi ans and ot her i n di cat or speci es and t ha t por t i on of t he cr i t i cal t er r es t r i al ha b i t at wi t hi n 250 f t of t he s p r i ng or f al l hi gh wa t er mar k . A ver nal po ol m us t ha ve t he f ol l o wi ng c ha r act er i s t i cs : nat ur al or i gi n, n o nper m a n en t hydr oper i o d, l ack per m a n en t l y f l o wi ng i nl et or o ut l et , and l ack p r eda t or y f i s h. Si gn i f i cant V er nal Po ol s www.beginningwithhabitat.org www.beginningwithhabitat.org An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural Space for Plants, Animals, and People Primary Map 2 Primary Map 2 High Value Plant & Animal Habitats High Value Plant & Animal Habitats This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only South Portland South Portland St at e of Ma i ne
A High Value Plant & Animal Habitats...P r e s u m p s c o t R i v e r C l a r k B r o o k Back Cove Casco Bay Seal Cove Lamson Cove Hadlock Cove Whitehead Passage Fore River D H D
