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Guidance Documents
The following reference documents outline MDIFW’s recommendations in several important subject areas. For more information, please contact IFWEnvironmentalreview@maine.gov.
- Avian Resources in Maine’s Coastal Plain (PDF)
- Essential Habitats of Endangered and Threatened Species - Request for Project Evaluation (PDF)
- Forest Management and Vernal Pools (PDF)
- Forest Management Recommendations for Brook Trout (PDF)
- Forest Management Recommendations for the Wood Turtle (PDF)
- Forestry Habitat Management Guidelines for Vernal Pool Wildlife (PDF)
- Performance Standards for Inland Waterfowl and Wadingbird Habitats in Overhead Utility ROW Projects (PDF)
- New England Cottontail 2018 Research and Management Report (PDF)
- Performance Standards for Deer Winter Areas in Overhead Utility ROW Projects (PDF)
- Performance Standards for Riparian Buffers in Overhead Utility ROW Projects (PDF)
- Performance Standards for Significant Vernal Pools in Overhead Utility ROW Projects (PDF)
- Rare Animal Survey Form (PDF)
- Representative Photographs of Suitable Bat Rock-Roosting Areas (PDF)
- Roaring Brook Mayflay and Spring Salamander Guidelines (PDF)
- Solar Energy Project General Resource Guidance and Recommendations (PDF)
- USEPA Ecoregions of Maine (PDF)
- Maine Wind Power Preconstruction Recommendations and Turbine Curtailment Recommendations to Avoid/Minimize Bat Mortality (PDF)