Wildlife Management Areas Provide Habitat Management Demonstration Opportunities
By Leigh Hoar, Lands Management Biologist Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Wildlife Management Areas are held to provide a statewide, ecologically based system of land holdings for the protection and enhancement of important wildlife habitats that also provide opportunities for public recreation. The focus is on habitat but recreation is a compatible use which serves also to demonstrate the benefits of habitat management for both game and non-game species. IF&W is taking a proactive approach to making the public aware of management activities, where they occur, and the s
Pollard Flat Wildlife Management Area
By Regional Wildlife Biologist Rich Hoppe The Pollard Flat WMA is one of many small tracts of land managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW). Because of their small size many of these properties are relatively unknown to the general public; however in many cases they are very valuable wildlife habitats. Pollard Flat is located in the Town of Masardis, just off the Garf
Experience Unique Natural Diversity at the Mattawamkeag River System Wildlife Management Area
By Regional Wildlife Biologist Allen Starr Imagine an area that could provide an opportunity to hunt or view any of Maine’s big game species, pursue a variety of small game (including waterfowl), search for a plethora of songbirds, access a large, scenic river for boating and fishing or visit rare and exemplary natural communities and ecosystems. The Mattawamkeag River WMA, located in Drew Plant
Wildlife Management Areas Receive New Signs
By Sarah Spencer, Region C Wildlife Biologist If you’ve spent any time in the Downeast Region lately you may have noticed new signs installed at several Wildlife Management Areas. After years of exposure to the sun, precipitation, and occasional vandalism, many of the wooden signs had fallen into disrepair.
Providing Access Into Wildlife Management Areas Is A Balancing Act
Road construction on Wildlife Management Areas is by nature a delicate balancing act. A great deal of thought goes into the location and length of a road since once it has been constructed it will likely remain a gap in the landscape in perpetuity, but is necessary both for access and also for habitat work. Road construction on Wildlife Management Areas serves two purposes. The first i
Butler Island Wildlife Management Area
By Regional Wildlife Biologist Amanda DeMusz [caption id="attachment_1537" align="alignleft" width="300"] One of the smaller pools on the mainland in Compartment 1[/caption] Butler Island, located in Ashland, is a small WMA of approximately 295 acres of Aroostook River floodplain and riparian area. The area is split into 2 compartments; the larger of the 2 compartments includes an 86 acre island referred to lo
Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area
[caption id="attachment_1513" align="alignleft" width="300"] View from Bud Leavitt WMA towards the western mountains[/caption] By Mark Caron, Regional Wildlife Biologist The Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area comprises 6,530 acres across portions of four towns including Dover-Foxcroft, Atkinson, Garland, and Charleston (Delorme Atlas, Map 32). The W
Gordon Manuel WMA Offers Fishing, Hunting, Canoeing and Much More
[caption id="attachment_1356" align="alignright" width="448"] The Gordon Manuel WMA is a wonderful area to visit in the spring for a variety of activities.[/caption] By Rich Hoppe, Wildlife Biologist The Lt.
Wildlife and Waterfowl Abound East of Baxter State Park at Francis Dunn WMA
[caption id="attachment_1338" align="alignright" width="402"] Canoeing on the Sawtelle Deadwater in the Dunn WMA may provide you with the opportunity to see a moose.[/caption] By Allen Starr, IFW Wildlife Biologist The Francis D.
Bog Brook Wildlife Management Area
By Regional Wildlife Biologist James Hall Bog Brook Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a leased 924 acre impoundment in the Washington County towns of Deblois and Beddington. A log crib dam was built in 1968 by the Atlantic Salmon Commission as a storage facility to supplement low summer
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