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To facilitate review of Maine’s CWCS, each of the eight required elements is addressed in a separate chapter (Table 1).

Table 1. Locations of the Eight Required Elements in Maine's CWCS.
Required Element Chapter Tables Figures Appendices
1 - Distribution and Abundance of Wildlife 3.0 2-24 1 3, 4
2 - Key Habitats and Natural Communities 4.0 25-29 2-15 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
3 - Problems, Priority Research, & Survey Efforts 5.0 30-36 16 5, 10
4 - Conservation Actions 6.0 30-35, 37-42 17, 18, 19 5, 10, 11, 12, 13
5 - Monitoring 7.0 43-45 20 -
6 - Periodic Review 8.0 46 - -
7 - Coordination with Conservation Partners 9.0 47-53 - -
8 - Public Involvement 8.1, 10.0 - - 14


List of Tables [PDF]    
List of Figures [PDF]    
Forward [PDF]
i
  
Executive Summary [PDF]
iii
  
Acknowledgements [PDF]
xxxiv
  

1.0 Introduction and Purpose [PDF]

1.1 Problem and Need
1.2 Congress Acts: The State Wildlife Grant Program
1.3 Eight Required Elemnets of the CWCS
1.4 Roadmap to the Eight Elements
1.5 Value of the CWCS to Maine

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2.0 State Overview [PDF]

2.1 A Land Rich in Contrasts
2.2 Public Concern for Conservation
2.3 Importance of Wildlife to Maine's Economy
2.4 It All Begins with Habitat

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3.0 Distribution and Abundance of Wildlife (Element 1) [PDF]

3.1 Distribution and Abundance of All Species in Maine
3.2 Low and Declining Populations
3.3 Species of Greatest Conservation Need

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4.0 Key Habitats and Natural Communities (Element 2) [PDF]

4.1 Landscape Overview
4.2 CWCS Key Habitats
4.3 Species At-risk Focus Areas

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5.0 Problems, Priority Research, and Survey Efforts (Element 3) [PDF]

5.1 Species-specific Problems and Needs
5.2 Threats to Key Habitats

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6.0 Conservation Actions (Element 4) [PDF]

6.1 Synthesis of Conservation Strategies
6.2 Process for Conserving Maine's SGCN
6.3 Principles for Prioritizing Conservation Efforts

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6-12
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7.0 Monitoring (Element 5) [PDF]

7.1 Monitoring Species-specific Population Conservation
7.2 Monitoring Species-specific Habitat Conservation
7.3 Monitoring Landscape Habitat Conservation

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8.0 Periodic Review (Element 6) [PDF]

8.1 Organizational Structure/CWCS Development
8.2 Future Evaluation and Revision

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9.0 Coordination with Conservation Partners (Element 7) [PDF]

9.1 Historic and Ongoing Collaboration Efforts
9.2 Key Conservation Partners

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10.0 Public Involvement (Element 8) [PDF]

10.1 Historic and Ongoing Public Involvement in Maine
10.2 Public Involvement in CWCS Development
10.3 Continued Public Involvement in CWCS Review and Revision

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11.0 Sources of Information [PDF]

11.1 Sources for Determining Species Status, Abundance, Distribution, and Threats
11.2 Sources for Habitat Status, Abundance, and Distribution

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Key to Acronyms [PDF]    
Literature Cited and References [PDF]    
Appendices [PDF]    
Appendix 1 [PDF] Maine's State Wildlife Grant Program    
Appendix 2 [PDF] State Wildlife Conservation Strategies Guiding Principles    
Appendix 3 [PDF] Job 113: Identification of Priority Species    
Appendix 4 [PDF] Threatened and Endangered Wildlife    
A. Maine's Endangered Species Act
B. Listing Criteria for Endangered and Threatened Species
C. Maine Endangered and Threatened Species Listing Handbook
D. Endangered and Threatened Species in Maine
E. Special Concern Species in Maine
F. Federally Listed, Proposed, and Species of Federal Concern in
Maine 		   
Appendix 5 [PDF] Gulf of Maine Habitat Restoration Strategy    
Appendix 6 [PDF] Wildlife Management Areas    
A. List of Wildlife Management Areas
B. Example of a Wildlife Management Area Plan (Cobscook Bay)
   
Appendix 7 [PDF] Biophysical Regions of Maine    
Appendix 8 [PDF] Maine's Natural Community Profiles    
Appendix 9 [PDF] Focus Area Descriptions    
Appendix 10 [PDF] Marine Conservation Programs    
A. Fact Sheets for Marine Threatened and Endangered Species
B. Federally Endangered Species in Maine Waters
C. Cooperative Management Plan for Large Whales and
Sea Turtles in the State of Maine
D. The National Marine Fisheries Service – Proactive Conservation
Program: Species of Concern in the Northeast Region (Maine
through Virginia)
E. List of Marine Fisheries with Management Plans
F. Example of a Marine Fisheries Management Plan (Atlantic
Sturgeon) 		   
Appendix 11 [PDF] Comprehensive Species Planning
   
A. Passerine Assessment
B. Passerine Working Group
C. Passerine Issues and Concerns
D. Passerine Goals and Objectives
E. Passerine Problems and Strategies
F. Grassland Passerine Management System
G. Inland Fisheries Management System
H. Brook Trout Management Plan 		   
Appendix 12 [PDF] Beginning with Habitat    
A. Beginning with Habitat Manual
B. Beginning with Habitat in Northern and Eastern Maine 		   
Appendix 13 [PDF] Ecoregional Surveys    
Appendix 14 [PDF] CWCS Working Group Meeting Agendas