Evaluation of Island Resources: Hancock County and Portion of Knox County, Maine
National Park Service, Acadia National Park, The Island Institute, Maine Coast Heritage Trust. 1988. Evaluation of Island Resources: Hancock County and Portion of Knox County, Maine. National Park Service
A report addressing the use, preservation, and management of islands under the park's jurisdiction, and plans for cooperation with co-owners of these islands Five chapters are included in this report as follows: 'Part 1: pilot study report', December 1988 by Bruce Jacobson and Holly Dominie; 'Part 2: second report', August 1991 by Annette Naegel; 'Part 3: status report', August 1991 by Annette Naegel, Caroline Pryor, and Bruce Jacobson; 'Part 4: wildlife corridors and habitats & land use on Mount Desert Island, Maine', August 1993 by Leslie Jones; and 'Part 5: exhibits' which includes: map of study area, pilot criteria for rating lands viewed from coastal waters, pilot criteria for rating lands viewed from lakes and ponds on their shorelines, pilot criteria for rating the scenic quality of streams, pilot criteria for rating hills and mountains, pilot criteria for rating the scenic quality of views of the water from roads, pilot study - lands viewed from coastal waters by rank order of scenic quality, pilot study - lands viewed from ponds and lakes by rank order of scenic quality, pilot study - streams by rank order of scenic quality, pilot study - hill and ridge tops by rank order of scenic quality, pilot study - views of water from roads by rank order of scenic quality, list of scenic features by U.S.G.S. Quad, map sources for ecological resources, list of important ecologic resources by U.S.G.S. Quad, list of important cultural resources by U.S.G.S. Quad, list of important entire islands by U.S.G.S. Quad, U.S.G.S. topographic quadrangle abbreviations, map of pilot report, map of second report, second report - criteria for rating lands viewed from coastal waters, second report - lands viewed from coastal waters by rank order of scenic quality, map sources for second report scenic resources, status of remaining assessments, Mount Desert Island buildout analyses. FLORA - VASCULAR: Lists and maps species of concern in the area. BIRDS: Maps bird species of concern in the state including osprey and eagle nesting territories, tidal flats important to waterfowl, shorebird feeding areas, and colonial nesting seabird islands
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service, Acadia National Park; The Island Institute; Maine Coast Heritage Trust
- Date of Issue
- 1988-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Acadia National Park, Archeological Sites, Archeological Survey, Baker Island, Bar Island, conservation easements, Cromwell Brook, Geology, Goose Marsh Pond, Great Spoon Island, Habitats, Hardwood Island, Hodgdon Pond, Hunters Beach Cove, Ingraham Point, Ironbound Island, Islands, Isle Au Haut, Johns Island, Jordan Island, Little Duck Island, Little Spoon Island, Mount Desert Island, Natural Resources, Nests & Nesting, Otter Cove, Plants, Pond Island, Scenery, Schoodic Island, Seal Cove Pond, Ship Island, Sunken Heath, The Heath, The Ovens Sea Caves, Vistas, Water Quality