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- Instructions for Completing Stream Crossing Programmatic Notification Form
- This instruction guide is meant to help in completing the Stream Crossing Programmatic Notification Form *. The form is to be completed by an applicant to notify all relevant Federal agencies of the applicant’s intention to remove, install, replace or repair a stream crossing located within the areas of Maine that are important to the recovery of the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic salmon, which is listed as endangered by the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). This form is part of a streamlined U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) permitting and ESA section 7 consultation process that is applicable only to stream crossing work that meets the criteria for natural and sustainable design embodied in the U.S. Forest Service’s document, Stream Simulation: An Ecological Approach to Providing Passage for Aquatic Organisms at Road-Stream Crossings,
- Stream Crossing Programmatic Notification Form
- This form identifies key elements of the proposed action, but must be accompanied by sufficient additional documentation to ensure that the proposed action fits all applicable design criteria, and that all effects to ESA-listed species and their habitats are within the range of effects considered in the biological opinion guiding this notification process for use by the relevant agency, USACE, USFWS, or FEMA.
- Section 7 Consultation Package Including PBO
- This letter transmits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) programmatic Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 7 consultation package, including a programmatic biological opinion (PBO), based on the Service’s review of your agencies’ proposal to permit, fund, or carry out specific activities associated with road-stream crossings in Maine. This programmatic consultation is a collaborative effort by our three agencies with the specific goal of contributing to the conservation and recovery of the endangered Atlantic salmon by addressing the threats to aquatic habitat connectivity and fish passage associated with many existing road-stream crossings in Maine.
- How healthy are coastal habitats?
- A diverse team of experts recently completed the first landscape scale assessment of coastal habitats for the Long Island Sound Estuary.
- Maine Stream Habitat Viewer
- Maine Stream Habitat Viewer has migrated to a new website
- Sprawl: A regional model for urban growth
- Science Seminar led by Ethan Plunkett from the Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Partners in Maine search for cold water with shared regional database
- The LCC-supported SHEDS database is helping partners identify sweet spots for species like Atlantic salmon that depend on cold water and define Maine's natural heritage.
- Search Party
- Feature story on Maine Stream Temperature Working Group in Fall 2017 issue of FWS News
- For Regional Conservation Partnerships, Nature’s Network offers new perspective on familiar places
- At the annual Regional Conservation Partnerships (RCPs) Gathering hosted by the Highstead Foundation in Nashua, N.H., practitioners had the opportunity to learn how thinking big can support local conservation during a session on Nature’s Network, in which panelists shared examples of how different partners working at multiple scales are using regional data to refine strategic conservation planning.
- Final March 2017 Meeting Notes
- Final version of comprehensive meeting notes from the 21-23 March 2017 Northeast Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator's meeting in Amherst, MA.
- New tool will help conservation planners strategize around development risks
- Developed by the Designing Sustainable Landscapes (DSL) project team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the new Sprawl model simulates development 70 years into the future for the Northeast region. Sprawl is just one component of the suite of models developed by DSL to assess ecological value across the region and predict how the landscape changes that have been incorporated into the Nature’s Network conservation design.
- Science Seminar: A regional model for urban growth Dec 14, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Office large auditorium, and online,
- Learn about the new probability of development model for the Northeast region and how it can inform conservation and planning.
- NPS seeks applicants for climate adaptation workshop series
- An upcoming workshop series offers opportunities for National Park Service managers and partners to effectively incorporate climate adaptation approaches into collaborative projects. Coordinated by NPS Coastal Landscape Adaptation Coordinator Amanda Babson, who is a member of the North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee, the Northeast Region Climate Adaptation and Communication Workshop Series is open to practitioners involved in natural and cultural resource conservation. The application deadline is December 7th.
- Applications for Nature's Network in Maine Dec 06, 2017 from 08:30 AM to 12:30 PM — Brunswick, Me. ,
- Learn how data and tools from Nature's Network can be used to support goals for protecting Maine's natural resources at a workshop hosted by the FWS Gulf of Maine Program Office and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
- Postponed: Atlantic Salmon Recovery Framework Meeting for the Merrymeeting Bay SHRU Dec 12, 2017 from 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM — Chewonki Camp - 485 Chewonki Neck Road, Wiscasset, ME,
- Atlantic Salmon Recovery Framework Meeting for the Merrymeeting Bay SHRU
- Identification of potential beach-nesting bird habitat to be set aside in municipal beach management plans
- Brooke Maslo. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
- Selecting umbrella species for conservation: A test of habitat models and niche overlap for beach-nesting birds
- Maslo et al.
- North Atlantic LCC News October 2017
- News digest for October 2017
- New report provides regional perspective on the conservation status of plants
- In response to a need for better information about the location and status of rare and endemic plant species in the North Atlantic region, a team of botanists led by NatureServe conducted a broad-scale conservation assessment for vascular plants that occur from Virginia to Maritime Canada.
- Rare Plant Prioritization List
- Anne Frances, NatureServe
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