¶ Datum: NAD 1983 - Maine
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Undeveloped habitat blocks provide relatively undisturbed habitat conditions required by many of Maine’s species. Habitat connections provide necessary opportunities for wildlife to travel between preferred habitat types in search for food, water, and mates. Roads and development fragment habitat blocks and can be barriers to moving wildlife. By maintaining a network of interconnected blocks towns and land trusts can protect a wide variety of Maine’s species—both rare and common—to help ensure rich species diversity long into the future. Maintaining a network of these large rural open spaces also protects future opportunities for forestry, agriculture, and outdoor recreation. LEGEND Organized Township Boundary Selected Town or Area of Interest Unorganized Township Aerial Imagery Aerial imagery is often the best tool available to visualize existing patterns of development and resulting changes in the natural landscape. By depicting undeveloped habitat blocks, habitat connectors and conserved lands with aerial photos, the map user can more easily identify opportunities to expand the size and ecological effectiveness of local conservation efforts. The State of Maine’s conserved lands database includes lands in federal, state, and non-profit ownership. It does not include many privately owned conservation lands, especially those protected by local land trusts, or town owned conservation lands. For the most accurate and current information about land ownership, consult with the local assessor and/or other local land management agencies. If public access potential to any of the properties displayed here is uncertain, landowners should be contacted to determine if permission is necessary. Conserved Lands Ownership Type (transparent layers) State Wildlife Management Areas and other properties managed by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, state parks, and parcels managed by the Bureau of Parks & Lands. Municipal Town parks, athletic fields, community forests, etc. Private Conservation Properties owned and managed by private (usually non-profit) organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Maine Coast Heritage Trust; Trust for Public Land, and local land trusts. Easement Voluntary legal agreements that allow landowners to realize economic benefit by permanently restricting the amount and type of future development and other uses on all or part of their property as they continue to own and use it. Federal National parks, forests, and wildlife refuges. (Includes Canadian conserved lands.) Habitat Blocks Development Buffer (pale transparency) 250-500 foot buffer around improved roads and developed areas based on development intensity. Undeveloped Habitat Block Remaining land outside of Development Buffers. Blocks greater than 100 acres are labeled with their estimated acreage. Highway Bridge Connectors Highway bridges along I-95 and I-295 that span riparian habitat connecting adjacent but separated habitat blocks.These are locations where species are likely to take advantage of infrastructure to move between habitat blocks. Undeveloped Block Connectors Likely road crossing areas linking undeveloped habitat blocks greater than 100 acres. The threat of habitat fragmentation and animal mortality corresponds to traffic volume. Red lines represent habitat road crossings with daily traffic volumes greater than 2000 vehicles per day. Yellow lines represent habitat road crossings with daily traffic volumes less than 2000 vehicles per day. Represented habitat connections identified through computer modeling highlight locations where quality habitat is likely to occur on both sides of a given road between undeveloped habitat blocks greater than 100 acres and between higher value wetlands.These representations are approximate and have not been field verified. Approximate Road Crossing Habitat Connections Riparian Connectors Likely crossing locations for wetland dependent species moving between waterways and wetlands divided by roads Purple lines represent riparian road crossings with daily traffic volumes greater than 2000 vehicles per day. Blue lines represent riparian road crossings with daily traffic volumes less than 2000 vehicles per day. Alna Appleton Augusta Bremen Bristol Chelsea China Cushing Dresden Gardiner Hope Jefferson Liberty Newcastle Nobleboro Palermo Pittston Richmond Saint George Searsmont Somerville Union Vassalboro Waldoboro Warren Washington Whitefield Windsor Wiscasset Woolwich Regional Undeveloped Blocks Developed Areas 0 - 250 acres 250-500 acres 500-1,000 acres 1,000-5,000 acres > 5,000 acres 1 inch equals 5 miles 1 : 325,000 DATA SOURCE INFORMATION TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES Maine Office of GIS: metwp24 (2013) ROADS Maine Office of GIS, Maine Department of Transportation): medotpub (2013 HYDROLOGY U.S. Geological Survey: NHD_Maine (2012) UNDEVELOPED HABITAT BLOCKS, DEVELOPMENT BUFFER, CONNECTORS Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife CONSERVATION LANDS Bureau of Parks and Land, Land Use Regularty Commission, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: conserved_lands (2014) AERIAL IMAGERY U.S. Department of Agriculture: NAIP 2013 - state-wide 1-meter color orthoimagery DATA SOURCE CONTACT INFORMATION Maine Office of GIS - http://www.maine.gov/megis/catalog/ Maine Natural Areas Program - http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mnap/ Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife - http://www.maine.gov/ifw/ Maine Department of Transportation - http://www.maine.gov/mdot/ Maine Department of Environmental Protection - http://www.maine.gov/dep/ DIGITAL DATA REQUEST To request digital data for a town or organization, visit our website. http://www.beginningwithhabitat.org/the_maps/gis_data_request.html Data Sources An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural Space for Plants, Animals, and People www.beginningwithhabitat.org www.beginningwithhabitat.org Primary Map 3 Primary Map 3 This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only Undeveloped Habitat Blocks & Undeveloped Habitat Blocks & Connectors and Conserved Lands Connectors and Conserved Lands Jefferson Jefferson Kilometers 1,000 0 500 Meters 1 0.5 5,000 0 2,500 Feet Miles 1 0.5 Scale: 1:24,000 Projection: UTM 19N Datum: NAD 1983 ¶ Supported in part by Loon Conservation Plate funds Supported in part by Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund lottery ticket sales July 2015 Map Prepared by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
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State of Maine
This map highlights undeveloped natural areas likely to provide core habitat blocks and habitat connections that facilitate species movements between blocks. Undeveloped habitat blocks provide relatively undisturbed habitat conditions required by many of Maine’s species. Habitat connections provide necessary opportunities for wildlife to travel between preferred habitat types in search for food, water, and mates. Roads and development fragment habitat blocks and can be barriers to moving wildlife. By maintaining a network of interconnected blocks towns and land trusts can protect a wide variety of Maine’s species—both rare and common—to help ensure rich species diversity long into the future. Maintaining a network of these large rural open spaces also protects future opportunities for forestry, agriculture, and outdoor recreation.
LEGEND
Organized Township Boundary
Selected Town or Area of Interest
Unorganized Township
Aerial Imagery
Aerial imagery is often the best tool available to visualize existing patterns of development and resulting changes in the natural landscape. By depicting undeveloped habitat blocks, habitat connectors and conserved lands with aerial photos, the map user can more easily identify opportunities to expand the size and ecological effectiveness of local conservation efforts.
The State of Maine’s conserved lands database includes lands in federal, state, and non-profit ownership. It does not include many privately owned conservation lands, especially those protected by local land trusts, or town owned conservation lands. For the most accurate and current information about land ownership, consult with the local assessor and/or other local land management agencies. If public access potential to any of the properties displayed here is uncertain, landowners should be contacted to determine if permission is necessary.
Conserved Lands
Ownership Type (transparent layers)
StateWildlife Management Areas and other properties managed by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, state parks, and parcels managed by the Bureau of Parks & Lands.
MunicipalTown parks, athletic fields, community forests, etc.
Private ConservationProperties owned and managed by private (usually non-profit) organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Maine Coast Heritage Trust; Trust for Public Land, and local land trusts.
EasementVoluntary legal agreements that allow landowners to realize economic benefit by permanently restricting the amount and type of future development and other uses on all or part of their property as they continue to own and use it.
FederalNational parks, forests, and wildlife refuges. (Includes Canadian conserved lands.)
Habitat BlocksDevelopment Buffer (pale transparency)250-500 foot buffer around improved roads and developed areas based on development intensity.Undeveloped Habitat BlockRemaining land outside of Development Buffers. Blocks greater than 100 acres are labeled with their estimated acreage.
Highway Bridge ConnectorsHighway bridges along I-95 and I-295 that span riparian habitat connecting adjacent but separated habitat blocks.These are locations where species are likely to take advantage of infrastructure to move between habitat blocks.
Undeveloped Block ConnectorsLikely road crossing areas linking undeveloped habitat blocks greater than 100 acres. The threat of habitat fragmentation and animal mortality corresponds to traffic volume.
Red lines represent habitat road crossings with daily traffic volumes greater than 2000 vehicles per day.
Yellow lines represent habitat road crossings with daily traffic volumes less than 2000 vehicles per day.
Represented habitat connections identified through computer modeling highlight locationswhere quality habitat is likely to occur on both sides of a given road between undevelopedhabitat blocks greater than 100 acres and between higher value wetlands.These representations are approximate and have not been field verified.
Approximate Road Crossing Habitat Connections
Riparian Connectors Likely crossing locations for wetland dependent species moving between waterways and wetlands divided by roads
Purple lines represent riparian road crossings with daily traffic volumes greater than 2000 vehicles per day.
Blue lines represent riparian road crossings with daily traffic volumes less than 2000 vehicles per day.
Alna
Appleton
Augusta
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China
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Regional Undeveloped Blocks
Developed Areas
0 - 250 acres
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500-1,000 acres
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1 inch equals 5 miles1 : 325,000
DATA SOURCE INFORMATION TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES Maine Office of GIS: metwp24 (2013) ROADS Maine Office of GIS, Maine Department of Transportation): medotpub (2013 HYDROLOGY U.S. Geological Survey: NHD_Maine (2012) UNDEVELOPED HABITAT BLOCKS, DEVELOPMENT BUFFER, CONNECTORS Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife CONSERVATION LANDS Bureau of Parks and Land, Land Use Regularty Commission, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: conserved_lands (2014) AERIAL IMAGERY U.S. Department of Agriculture: NAIP 2013 - state-wide 1-meter color orthoimagery
DATA SOURCE CONTACT INFORMATION Maine Office of GIS - http://www.maine.gov/megis/catalog/ Maine Natural Areas Program - http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mnap/ Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife - http://www.maine.gov/ifw/ Maine Department of Transportation - http://www.maine.gov/mdot/ Maine Department of Environmental Protection - http://www.maine.gov/dep/
DIGITAL DATA REQUEST To request digital data for a town or organization, visit our website. http://www.beginningwithhabitat.org/the_maps/gis_data_request.html
Data Sources
An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural Space for Plants, Animals, and People
www.beginningwithhabitat.orgwww.beginningwithhabitat.org
Primary Map 3Primary Map 3
This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only
Undeveloped Habitat Blocks &Undeveloped Habitat Blocks &Connectors and Conserved LandsConnectors and Conserved Lands
JeffersonJefferson
Kilometers1,000 0500
Meters10.5
5,000 02,500Feet Miles
10.5Scale: 1:24,000 Projection: UTM 19NDatum: NAD 1983¶
Supported in part by LoonConservation
Plate funds
Supported in part by Maine Outdoor
Heritage Fund lottery ticket sales July 2015
Map Prepared by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
