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Gr ea t Si dn ey Bog Fo cus Ar ea Bel gr a de Esker and Ket t l e Co mp l ex Fo cus Ar ea Mes al onskee L a ke Ma r sh Fo cus Ar ea Bel gr a de Esker and Ket t l e Co mp l ex Fo cus Ar ea S BELGRADE MANCHESTER Fairbanks Pond Gould Pond Silver Lake Great Sidney Bog § ¨ ¦ 95 Bog Stream BELGRADE READFIELD " ) 135 S a n f o rd B r o o k Doctor Pond " ) 8 Wellman Pond Penny Pond Joe Pond " ) 11 " ) 27 " ) 23 Bog Stream H o y t B r o o k Ward Pond Belgrade Stream H a m mo n d Br o o k BELGRADE MOUNT VERNON Ingham Pond " ) 135 " ) 11 " ) 8 " ) 27 " ) 23 Ingham Stream B e lg r a d e S t r e a m Meadow Brook BELGRADE SIDNEY Fi e l d s B r o o k " ) 8 Messalonskee Lake BELGRADE MOUNT VERNON " ) 27 " ) 11 Long Pond J o n e s B r o o k " ) 8 " ) 11 " ) 23 OAKLAND SIDNEY ROME OUNT VERNON Stony Brook Great Pond Messalonskee Lake ROME BELGRADE BELGRADE OAKLAND Long Pond Hatch Cove Ellis Pond " ) 27 " ) 11 VIENNA ROME B e a v er B r o o k Great Pond ROME BELGRADE Salmon Lake Great Pond " ) 8 McGrath Pond " ) 137 North Bay SMITHFIELD BELGRADE m e T r o u t B r o " ) 225 o w S t r e a m 900 900 100 800 800 70 700 500 600 400 400 500 500 400 300 400 300 600 100 900 700 600 700 600 500 500 500 500 400 300 500 400 400 40 1000 800 700 700 600 600 500 500 600 400 500 400 400 700 700 600 500 500 500 60 400 400 500 600 500 500 500 400 400 400 400 300 500 400 500 500 400 400 400 400 500 60 500 600 400 400 500 400 300 300 600 500 500 500 600 400 400 300 400 300 500 400 400 300 300 500 400 300 300 400 500 400 400 400 400 300 40 500 300 400 400 500 400 300 500 400 300 400 200 300 400 300 400 400 200 30 200 800 700 600 600 400 400 400 40 400 40 500 500 500 500 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 300 300 300 300 300 400 300 400 400 300 400 300 400 300 300 400 300 300 400 400 300 400 400 30 400 400 400 300 400 300 400 300 400 400 300 400 300 300 40 400 400 300 400 400 300 400 300 400 400 300 400 400 300 300 400 400 30 400 300 300 400 300 400 400 30 300 400 400 300 400 300 400 400 400 300 400 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 300 400 400 400 300 400 400 300 300 400 40 30 400 400 400 300 400 400 300 400 300 300 40 400 400 300 40 400 300 300 300 400 40 300 300 300 200 300 20 30 200 30 300 300 30 200 200 600 500 400 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 200 ¶ Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Projection North American Datum (NAD) 1983 1:24,000 Scale Kilometers 1,000 0 500 Meters 1 0.5 5,000 0 2,500 Feet Miles 1 0.5 St at e of Ma i ne www.beginningwithhabitat.org www.beginningwithhabitat.org An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural Space for Plants, Animals, and People This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only Supplementary Map Supplementary Map Natural Resource Co-occurrence Natural Resource Co-occurrence Belgrade Supported in part by Loon Conservation Plate funds Supported in part by Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund lottery ticket sales December 2017 Map Prepared by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Sum of Attribute Values 0 1-2 3 4-5 6-8 9-12 Over 12 Selected Resource Layers and Assigned Values Geo gr aphi c I nfor mat i on Sys t em ( GI S) s oft wa r e p r o vi des a r ea dy m ea n s t o hel p i den t i fy ar ea s of hi gh r es o ur ce cooccur r en c e. T he s el ec t ed da t a l a yer s of i nt er es t ar e as i gn ed a r el at i ve wei ght , or va l ue, and t hen o ver l ai d on one anot her . T he va l ues ar e t hen s um m ed, cl as i f i ed, and s ymb o l i zed, r evea l i ng t he c o n c en t r at i on of at t r i b ut es i n a gi ven l a n ds ca pe. ( So m e of t he l a yer s l i s t ed may not app l y t o, or be p r es en t on, t he ar ea r ep r es en t ed by t hi s map . ) Rare and Exemplary Natural Communities S1 ( Cr i t i cal l y I mper i l ed) . Val ue of 4 S2 ( I mper i l ed) . Val ue of 4 S3 ( Rar e) . Val ue of 3 S4 and S5 wi t h A or B vi abi l i t y ( Exem p l ar y) . Val ue of 3 Rare Plants S1 ( En dan ger ed) . Val ue of 3 S1S2 - S2 ( T hr ea t en ed) . Val ue of 2 S2S3 - S3 ( Speci al Co n cer n) . Val ue of 1 Listed Animals En dan ger ed Speci es ( wi t h b ufer ) . Val ue of 3 T hr ea t en ed Speci es ( wi t h b ufer ) . Val ue of 2 Speci es of Speci al Co n cer n ( wi t h b ufer ) . Val ue of 1 Significant Wildlife Habitats Sho r eb i r d Hab i t at . Val ue of 3 Sea b i r d Nes t i ng I s l a n ds . Val ue of 3 Es en t i al Wi l dl i fe Hab i t at . Val ue of 3 Wa di ng B i r d and Wa t er fowl Hab i t at s ( i nl and and t i da l ) . Val ue of 2 Deer Wi nt er i ng A r ea s . Val ue of 1 Si gn i f i cant V er nal Po ol s ( wi t h 500 b ufer ) . Val ue of 1 A t l ant i c Sa l mon Hab i t at . Val ue of 2 Her i t a ge B r oo kT r o ut Wa t er s . Val ue of 2 Shel l f i s h Beds . Val ue of 1 Riparian Zones and Water Resources Ti da l wa t er s 250 ' b ufer . Val ue of 2 Gr ea t Ponds 250 b ufer . Val ue of 1 R i ver s 250 b ufer . Val ue of 1 St r ea m s 75 b ufer . Val ue of 1 Wet l a n ds gr ea t er t ha n 10 acr es p l us 250 b ufer . Val ue of 1 Wet l a n ds l es t han 10 acr es p l us 75 b uf er . Val ue of 1 Gr o un dwa t er Aqui f er s . Val ue of 1 Undeveloped Habitat Blocks Ar ea s o ver 1200 acr es . Val ue of 3 Ar ea s of 600 t o 1200 acr es . Val ue of 2 Ar ea s of 200 t o 600 acr es . Val ue of 1 Data and Information Sources DATA SOURCES T OWNSH I P BOU NDAR I ES Ma i ne Of i ce of GI S: Metwp24 ( 2013 ) 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 ( 2015 ) HYDROL OGY U. S. Geo l o gi cal Sur vey Nat i onal Hydr o gr aphy Dat as et ( NHD) 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 s her i es and Wi l dl i fe, and m ul t i p l e ot her a gen c i es : Imperv ( 2015 ) ESSENT I AL & SI GN I F I CANTWI LDL I 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 s her i es & Wi l dl i fe; DWA, ETSC, Ehplvtrn, Ehrtern, IWWH, Sni, Shorebird, TWWH ( 2003 - 2015 ) RARE NATURAL COMMU N I TI ES & PLANT S Ma i ne Nat ur al Ar ea s P r o gr am: MNAP_eos ( 2015 ) AT LANT I 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 Co m mi s i on, U. S. F i s h & Wi l dl i fe Ser vi c e: Ashab3 ( 2013 ) DATA SOURCE CONTACTS 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 A r ea s P r o gr am: ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ da c f / mnap / i n dex. ht ml Ma i ne Depa r t m en t of I nl and F i s her i es & Wi l dl i fe: ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ i fw/ U. S. F i s h & Wi l dl i f e Ser vi c e, Gul f of Ma i ne P r o gr am: ht t p : / / gul f o fm ai n e. fws . go v Ma i ne A t l ant i c Sa l mon Com m i s i on: ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ as c/ 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 Focus Areas Fo cus A r ea s of St at ewi de Eco l o gi cal Si gn i f i cance ha ve b een des i gn a t ed bas ed on an un us ua l l y r i ch co n ver gen c e of r ar e p l ant and ani mal occur r en c es , hi gh va l ue ha b i t at , and r el at i vel y i nt act nat ur al l a n ds ca pes ( t he combi n ed el em en t s of Begi nni ng wi t h Hab i t at Maps 1 - 3 ) . Fo cus ar ea b o un dar i es wer e dr a wn by MNAP and MD I FW bi ol o gi s t s , gen er al l y fol l o wi ng dr ai n a ge di vi des a n d/ or maj or fr a gm en t i ng feat ur es s uc h as r o a ds . Fo cus Ar ea s ar e i nt en ded t o dr aw at t en t i on t o t hes e t r ul y s peci al p l a c es i n hopes of b ui l di ng a wa r en es and ga r n er i ng s uppor t for l and cons er va t i on by l a n do wn er s , m un i ci pal i t i es , and l ocal l and t r us t s . For des cr i p t i ons of s peci f i c Fo cus A r ea s , cons ul t t he Begi nni ng wi t h Hab i t at not eb o o k or t he fol l o wi ng web s i t e: ht t p : / / www. mai n e. go v/ da cf/ mnap / fo cus ar ea / i n dex. ht m Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance (note: not present in all regions) Legend Conservation Land Developed: Impervious surfaces such as buildings and roads Selected Town or Area of Interest Unorganized Township Organized Township Boundary T hi s map r ep r es en t s t he c o n c en t r at i on of s el ec t ed en vi r o n m en t al as et da t a l a yer s o ver l ai d on t he l a n ds ca pe. I t s pur pos e i s t o hi ghl i ght a gi ven ar ea s r el at i ve cons er va t i on va l ues as an ai d i n p l anni n g. I t ofer s a gen er al i zed and s ub j ec t i ve vi ew and s ho ul d be cons i der ed as a s t ar t i ng poi nt for di s c us i on. T he l a yer s on t hi s map i ncl ude b ufer zo n es ar o un d wa t er feat ur es , i mpor t ant nat ur al co m m un i t i es , l i s t ed p l ant and ani mal s peci es , ar ea s of un devel oped l a n d, and cons er ved p r oper t i es . So m e of t hes e l a yer at t r i b ut es ha ve b een wei ght ed bas ed on qual i t at i ve feat ur es , s uc h as r ar i t y or s i ze, and ar e not ed b el o w. Co o ccur r en c e m o del i ng i s ext r em el y f l ex i bl e, al l o wi ng f or t he a ddi t i on, s ub s t i t ut i on, and r el at i ve wei ght i ng of da t a and at t r i b ut es t ha t b es t r ef l ec t t he par t i c ul ar i t i es and p r i or i t i es of a gi ven ar ea or communi t y. T hi s map dr a ws on da t a t ha t i s dep i ct ed on t he s t a n da r d Begi nni ng wi t h Hab i t at map s et , b ut s ho ul d s t i l l be cons i der ed as bot h s upp l em en t ar y and as wo r k i n devel o pmen t .
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¶ Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Projection North American Datum (NAD) 19831:24,000 ScaleKilometers1,000 0500Meters 10.55,000 02,500
Feet Miles10.5
State o f Ma in e
www.beginningwithhabitat.orgwww.beginningwithhabitat.org
An Approach to Conserving Maine's Natural Space for Plants, Animals, and People
This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only
Supplementary MapSupplementary MapNatural Resource Co-occurrenceNatural Resource Co-occurrenceBelgrade
Supported in part by LoonConservation Plate funds
Supported in part by Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund lottery ticket sales December 2017
Map Prepared by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Sum of Attribute Values 0 1-2 3 4-5 6-8 9-12Over 12
Selected Resource Layers and Assigned ValuesGeo graphic In fo rm a tio n System (GIS) so ftware pro vides a rea dy m ea n s to help iden tify areas o f high reso urc e c o o c c urren c e. T he selec ted data la yers o f in terest are assign eda relative weight, o r va lue, a n d then o verla id o n o n e a n o ther. T he va lues are then sum m ed, c lassified, a n d sym b o lized, revea lin g the c o n c en tratio n o f attrib utes in a given la n dsc a pe. (So m e o f the la yers listed m a y n o t apply to , o r b e presen t o n , the area represen ted b y this m ap.) Rare and Exemplary Natural Communities S1 (Critic a lly Im periled). V a lue o f 4 S2 (Imperiled). V a lue o f 4 S3 (Rare). V a lue o f 3 S4 a n d S5 with A o r B via b ility (Exem pla ry). V a lue o f 3Rare Plants S1 (En da n gered). V a lue o f 3 S1S2 - S2 (T hrea ten ed). V a lue o f 2 S2S3 - S3 (Spec ia l Co n c ern ). V a lue o f 1Listed Animals En da n gered Spec ies (with b uffer). V a lue o f 3 T hrea ten ed Spec ies (with b uffer). V a lue o f 2 Spec ies o f Spec ia l Co n c ern (with b uffer). V a lue o f 1Significant Wildlife Habitats Sho reb ird Ha b itat. V a lue o f 3 Sea b ird Nestin g Isla n ds. V a lue o f 3 Essen tia l Wildlife Ha b itat. V a lue o f 3 Wa din g Bird a n d Waterfo wl Ha b itats (in la n d a n d tida l). V a lue o f 2 Deer Win terin g Areas. V a lue o f 1 Sign ific a n t V ern a l Po o ls (with 500’ b uffer). V a lue o f 1 Atla n tic Sa lm o n Ha b itat. V a lue o f 2 Herita ge Bro o kT ro ut Waters. V a lue o f 2 Shellfish Beds. V a lue o f 1Riparian Zones and Water Resources T ida l waters 250' b uffer. V a lue o f 2 Great Po n ds 250’ b uffer. V a lue o f 1 Rivers 250’ b uffer. V a lue o f 1 Strea m s 75’ b uffer. V a lue o f 1 Wetla n ds greater tha n 10 a c res plus 250’ b uffer. V a lue o f 1 Wetla n ds less tha n 10 a c res plus75’ b uffer. V a lue o f 1 Gro un dwa ter Aquifers. V a lue o f 1Undeveloped Habitat Blocks Areas o ver 1200 a c res. V a lue o f 3 Areas o f 600 to 1200 a c res. V a lue o f 2 Areas o f 200 to 600 a cres. V a lue o f 1
Data and Information SourcesDATA SOURCES T OWNSHIP BOU NDARIES Ma in e Offic e o f GIS: Metwp24 (2013) ROADS Ma in e Offic e o f GIS, Ma in e Departm en t o f T ra n spo rtatio n : Medotpub (2015) HYDROL OGY U .S. Geo lo gic a l Survey Natio n a l Hydro graphy Dataset (NHD) Ma in e (2012) DEV EL OPED Ma in e Offic e o f GIS, Ma in e Departm en t o f In la n d Fisheries a n d Wildlife, a n d m ultiple o ther a gen c ies: Imperv (2015) ESSENT IAL & SIGNIFICANT WIL DL IFE HABIT AT S Ma in e Offic e o f GIS, Ma in e Departm en t o f In la n d Fisheries & Wildlife; DWA, ETSC, Ehplvtrn, Ehrtern, IWWH, Sni, Shorebird, TWWH (2003-2015) RARE NAT U RAL COMMU NIT IES & PL ANT S Ma in e Natura l Areas Pro gra m : MNAP_eos (2015) AT L ANT IC SAL MON HABIT AT Ma in e Offic e o f GIS, Ma in e Atla n tic Sa lm o n Co m m issio n , U .S. Fish & Wildlife Servic e: Ashab3 (2013)DATA SOURCE CONTACTS Ma in e Offic e o f GIS: http://www.m a in e.go v/m egis/c a ta lo g/ Ma in e Natura l Areas Pro gra m : http://www.m a in e.go v/da c f/m n ap/in dex.htm l Ma in e Departm en t o f In la n d Fisheries & Wildlife: http://www.m a in e.go v/ifw/ U .S. Fish & Wildlife Servic e, Gulf o f Ma in e Pro gra m : http://gulfo fm a in e.fws.go v Ma in e Atla n tic Sa lm o n Co m m issio n : http://www.m a in e.go v/asc/ Ma in e Departm en t o f T ra n spo rtatio n : http://www.m a in e.go v/m do t/DIGITAL DATA REQUEST T o request digita l data fo r a to wn o r o rga n iza tio n , plea se visit o ur web site. http://www.b egin n in gwithha b itat.o rg/the_ m a ps/gis_ da ta _ request.htm l
Focus AreasFo c us Areas o f Statewide Ec o lo gic a l Sign ific a n c e ha ve b een design a ted b a sed o n a n un usua lly ric h c o n vergen c e o f rare pla n t a n d a n im a l o c c urren c es, high va lue ha b itat, a n d rela tively in ta c t n a tura l la n dsc a pes (the c o m b in ed elem en ts o f Begin n in g with Ha b itat Maps 1-3). Fo c us area b o un da ries were dra wn b y MNAP a n d MDIFW b io lo gists, gen era lly fo llo win g dra in a ge divides a n d/o r m a jo r fra gm en tin g fea tures suc h as ro a ds. Fo c us Areas are in ten ded to dra w atten tio n to these truly spec ia l pla c es in ho pes o f b uildin g a wa ren ess a n d ga rn erin g suppo rt fo r la n d c o n servatio n b y la n do wn ers, m un ic ipa lities, a n d lo c a l la n d trusts. Fo r descriptio n s o f spec ific Fo c us Areas, c o n sult the Begin n in g with Ha b itat n o teb o o k o r the fo llo win g web site: http://www.m a in e.go v/da c f/m n a p/fo c usarea /in dex.htm
Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance (note: not present in all regions)
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Conservation LandDeveloped: Impervious surfaces such as buildings and roadsSelected Town or Area of InterestUnorganized Township Organized Township Boundary
T his m ap represen ts the c o n c en tratio n o f selec ted en viro n m en ta l asset data la yers o verla id o n the la n dsc a pe. Its purpo se is to highlight a given area ’s rela tive c o n servatio n va lues as a n a id in pla n n in g. It o ffers a gen era lized a n d sub jec tive view a n d sho uld b e c o n sidered as a startin g po in t fo r disc ussio n . T he la yers o n this m ap in c lude b uffer zo n es aro un d water fea tures, im po rta n t n a tura l c o m m un ities, listed pla n t a n d a n im a l spec ies, areas o f un develo ped la n d, a n d c o n served pro perties. So m e o f these la yer attrib utes ha ve b een weighted b a sed o n qua litative fea tures, suc h as rarity o r size, a n d are n o ted b elo w. Co o c c urren c e m o delin g is extrem ely flexib le, a llo win g fo r the a dditio n , sub stitutio n , a n d rela tive weightin g o f da ta a n d attrib utes that b est reflec t the partic ularities a n d prio rities o f a given area o r c o m m un ity. T his m ap dra ws o n da ta that is depicted o n the sta n da rd Begin n in g with Ha b itat m ap set, b ut sho uld still b e c o n sidered as b o th supplem en tary a n d as wo rk in develo pm en t.
