September Guest Speaker Steve Walker – Beginning With Habitat
Beginning With Habitat (BWH) is for organized towns to use as a tool when completing their long term comprehensive plans. Each town participating in this program receive BWH maps that include, among other things a detailed depiction of surface water resources, high value plant and animal habitats and large undeveloped blocks of habitat. The maps (specific to the area) are delivered to local comprehensive planning committees, conservation commissions, or planning boards together with a binder of narrative information covering basic conservation planning and species specific habitat requirements.
BWH not only provides organized towns throughout the state with comprehensive fish, wildlife, plant and natural community information tailored to the specific town, but provides local bards, committees and planing staff with technical assistance in crafting tools to address local habitat needs and concerns. The intent of this program is not to stop growth so vital to Maine’s economy, but to ‘do growth better’ and in a way that helps to conserve our natural heritage while at the same time conserving our
irreplaceable Maine character.
irreplaceable Maine character.
Board of directors Mac Dudley has been working with the Town of Rangeley and IF&W Beginning with Habitat Program Coordinator, Steve Walker since 2007.
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