North American Wetlands Conservation Act MAINE Maine currently has 90 NAWCA projects either completed or underway. These projects have conserved a total of 1,031,300 acres of wildlife habitat. NAWCA funding of more than $31.7million stimulated partner contributions of more than $154.4 million. NAWCA Positively Impacts the Economy and Creates Jobs NAWCA has benefited the national economy by translating $1.3 billion in federal funds into more than $5 billion in on-the-ground conservation and economic activity in North America. NAWCA funds have created on average, nearly 7,500 new jobs annually in the United States, generating more than $200 million in worker earnings each year. NAWCA Expands Recreational Opportunities for People These recreational activities such as hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing and photography are a multibillion dollar industry Conserving and Restoring Wetlands Increases Water Quantity and Quality Wetlands store water and recharge aquifers, thus securing future water supplies. NAWCA Effectively Leverages Private Sector Funds Federal NAWCA grants have leveraged more than $2.7 billion in partner funds. Partners have included thousands of landowners, private companies, conservation non-profits, federal agencies and all 50 states. NAWCA requires a 1:1 match, but partners at the local level often double or triple federal funds. NAWCA Benefits Hundreds of Wildlife Species NAWCA benefits a wide array of species, including rare, threatened and endangered species that are dependent on wetlands ecosystems. National Data from September 1990 - March 2014 5,000 Partners $1.3 Billion In Grants 2,421 Projects $2.7 Billion In Matching Funds 27.5 Million Acres
Maine NAWCA Projects Title Grant Partners Total Funds Acres 1. COBSCOOK BAY $550,000 $1,355,000 $1,905,000 1,941 2. COBSCOOK BAY II $700,000 $1,174,320 $1,874,320 1,251 3. MERRYMEETING BAY $700,000 $950,200 $1,650,200 1,022 4. SPRUCE POINT CONSERVATION $37,500 $50,000 $87,500 20 5. MERRYMEETING BAY II $700,000 $735,100 $1,435,100 1,075 6. MERRYMEETING BAY III $680,000 $1,372,200 $2,052,200 2,246 7. PINGREE FOREST PARTNERSHIP PROJECT $1,000,000 $3,391,774 $4,391,774 108,389 8. BOOTHBAY HARBOR WETLANDS PROTECTION $50,000 $182,216 $232,216 66 9. NORTHEAST CREEK $50,000 $474,110 $524,110 136 10. WESCOTT'S ISLAND ON THE BAGADUCE RIVER $40,000 $44,100 $84,100 27 11. LEAVITT FOREST $50,000 $1,880,000 $1,930,000 8,600 12. DEER MEADOW BROOK MARSH CONSERVATION INITIATIVE $47,000 $116,300 $163,300 179 13. MORONG COVE ACQUISITION $50,000 $175,000 $225,000 362 14. FLORIDA LAKE CONSERVATION & RECREATION AREA $50,000 $401,000 $451,000 304 15. KENNEBEC ESTUARY $1,000,000 $2,830,500 $3,830,500 1,573 16. PRESUMPSCOT RIVER PRESERVE ACQUISITION $50,000 $1,071,900 $1,121,900 58 17. CROWLEY ISLAND $50,000 $320,000 $370,000 312 18. MIDDLE BAY HABITAT PROTECTION: SKOLFIELD SHORELANDS $50,000 $515,000 $565,000 77 19. MARSH RIVER - WADE ACQUISITION $50,000 $104,800 $154,800 36 20. HOOPER POND CONSERVATION INITIATIVE $12,500 $36,500 $49,000 54 21. DAY'S MARSH ACQUISITION $50,000 $73,300 $123,300 68 22. 23. KILLICK POND CONSERVATION AREA - GANNETT TRACT CARNEY ISLAND & THE CAUSEWAY INTERTIDAL BASIN $50,000 $270,000 $320,000 215 $50,000 $156,400 $206,400 17 24. GREATER PLEASANT BAY PROJECT AREA $650,000 $1,328,500 $1,978,500 762 25. DOWNEAST LAKES FORESTRY PARTNERSHIP $1,000,000 $23,470,000 $24,470,000 339,080
26. MAINE FOREST ECOSYSTEM PROJECT (MFEP) $1,000,000 $29,429,265 $30,429,265 476,291 27. NORTH BRANCH TIDAL WETLAND ACQUISITION $50,000 $156,000 $206,000 30 28. SCHOODIC BOG ACQUISITION $50,000 $258,500 $308,500 500 29. GREATER YORK RIVER PROJECT AREA $1,000,000 $2,380,200 $3,380,200 934 30. MACHIAS RIVER PROJECT $1,000,000 $9,100,000 $10,100,000 7,785 31. RICHARDSON SEAL COVE PROPERTY ACQUISITION $50,000 $700,000 $750,000 43 32. CONSERVING A NETWORK OF WETLANDS IN THE TATNICS: TATNIC WOODS III $50,000 $211,000 $261,000 29 33. UPPER SACO RIVER PROJECT: HANCOCK I $50,000 $105,000 $155,000 408 34. BLAISDELL - CLOUGH I ON THE YORK RIVER $30,000 $241,200 $271,200 25 35. GREATER PLEASANT BAY PROJECT AREA II $950,000 $1,942,000 $2,892,000 676 36. KENNEBEC ESTUARY, MAINE PHASE II $1,000,000 $2,254,100 $3,254,100 631 37. SUCKER BROOK PROJECT $75,000 $494,800 $569,800 227 38. NORTHERN COREA HEATH ACQUISITION $75,000 $261,307 $336,307 606 39. NORTHEAST PENJAJAWOC PROPERTY ACQUISITION $75,000 $147,246 $222,246 83 40. CARIBOU BOG / KATAHDIN IRON WORKS $75,000 $473,000 $548,000 3,070 41. BIG HILL & SECOND POND FOREST RESERVE $75,000 $505,000 $580,000 1,609 42. 43. 44. CARIBOU BOG - PENJAJAWOC WETLAND CONSERVATION PROJECT ST. GEORGE RIVER COASTAL WETLANDS ACQUISITION PROJECT HAMILTON AUDUBON SANCTUARY PROPERTY ACQUISITION $666,566 $1,427,500 $2,094,066 3,804 $75,000 $441,414 $516,414 38 $75,000 $475,000 $550,000 167 45. CATHANCE RIVER: HEAD OF TIDE $75,000 $152,000 $227,000 93 46. THE FAIRCHILD EASEMENT $75,000 $2,100,000 $2,175,000 16 47. SOUTH POND CONSERVATION AREA ACQUISITION $75,000 $495,000 $570,000 1,279 48. THE BASIN, VINALHAVEN ACQUISITION $75,000 $3,029,000 $3,104,000 455 49. COBSCOOK BAY - BOLD COAST PROJECT AREA $1,000,000 $2,585,010 $3,585,010 2,336 50. KENNEBEC RIVER ESTUARY III $1,000,000 $2,215,000 $3,215,000 2,386 51. WABASSUS LAKE PROJECT $640,000 $2,810,000 $3,450,000 19,932 52. KATAHDIN FOREST EXPANSION $950,000 $3,832,000 $4,782,000 7,299 53. MASON BAY COASTAL WETLANDS & WATERBIRD CONSERVATION PROJECT $75,000 $395,000 $470,000 176 54. OLD POINT EASEMENT ACQUISITION $65,000 $144,500 $209,500 48 55. PISCATAQUIS RIVER / ALDER STREAM WETLANDS $1,000,000 $2,048,718 $3,048,718 9,428 56. HEADS OF THE ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP, MAINE: HABITAT PROTECTION - PHASE I $1,000,000 $3,236,500 $4,236,500 756 57. AMHERST COMMUNITY FOREST PROJECT $75,000 $107,500 $182,500 200 58. GRANTS MEADOW III $75,000 $264,467 $339,467 150
59. 60. MASON BAY COASTAL WETLANDS & WATERBIRD CONSERVATION PROJECT - PHASE II REST & ENH OF WATERBIRD NESTING HABITAT ON MAINE COAST ISLANDS $75,000 $82,000 $157,000 63 $75,000 $106,280 $181,280 26 61. WATKINS CROOKED RIVER EASEMENT ACQUISITION $75,000 $136,750 $211,750 475 62. ACADIA ARCHIPELAGO $1,000,000 $4,150,000 $5,150,000 1,101 63. 64. COBSCOOK BAY - BOLD COAST PROJECT AREA PHASE II PISCATAQUIS RIVER / ALDER STREAM WETLANDS, PHASE II $1,000,000 $2,202,240 $3,202,240 974 $1,000,000 $2,137,900 $3,137,900 6,019 65. CENTRAL PENJAJAWOC PROPERTY ACQUISITION $75,000 $149,471 $224,471 75 66. GREAT HEATH ECOLOGICAL RESERVE EXPANSION PROJECT $59,500 $106,500 $166,000 366 67. HUNTER COVE, RANGELEY LAKE $75,000 $1,802,559 $1,877,559 209 68. OCEAN POINT PRESERVE PROJECT $75,000 $378,455 $453,455 21 69. SMELT BROOK CONSERVATION AREA $75,000 $584,750 $659,750 30 70. MASON BAY COASTAL CONSERVATION AREA - PHASE III, UPPER WHITE CREEK SALT MARSH $75,000 $83,500 $158,500 61 71. KENNEBEC RIVER ESTUARY: PHASE IV $995,000 $5,023,300 $6,018,300 758 72. HEADS OF THE ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP, MAINE: HABITAT PROTECTION - PHASE II $1,000,000 $2,046,250 $3,046,250 1,217 73. BAGADUCE RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT $1,000,000 $2,127,500 $3,127,500 1,205 74. REST & ENH OF WATERBIRD NESTING HABITAT ON MAINE COAST ISLANDS II $75,000 $564,280 $639,280 34 75. SUCKER BROOK WEST PROJECT $75,000 $210,194 $285,194 329 76. BELGRADE WETLANDS RESTORATION $75,000 $75,000 $150,000 2,762 77. HURDS POND FOCUS AREA PHASE I: HAUK-FRY PROPERTY $19,540 $154,042 $173,582 163 78. PERLEY MILLS $75,000 $625,000 $700,000 870 79. COBSCOOK BAY - BOLD COAST PROJECT AREA PHASE III $947,500 $1,971,780 $2,919,280 1,001 80. HEADS OF ESTUARIES PHASE III $1,000,000 $2,031,500 $3,031,500 1,002 81. KENNEBEC RIVER ESTUARY: PHASE V $934,000 $3,365,000 $4,299,000 395 82. MAINE COASTAL REFUGES PROJECT $1,000,000 $2,542,644 $3,542,644 581 83. OLD POND/YOUNGS BAY WATERSHED CONSERVATION AREA PETTENGILL PRESERVE EXTENSION I $75,000 $363,000 $438,000 111 84. BEAVER DAM HEATH WETLANDS I - EMACK $45,000 $93,300 $138,300 64 85. CRYSTAL BOG $58,308 $58,308 $116,616 234 86. GARDINER POND WETLANDS PROJECT $75,000 $145,750 $220,750 301 87. KNIGHT'S POND & BLUEBERRY HILL $75,000 $825,000 $900,000 215 88. SHEEP ISLAND IN PLEASANT BAY $75,000 $84,700 $159,700 18 89. WB PLEASANT RIVER GULF HAGAS $75,000 $3,795,000 $3,870,000 1,214
90. WOODWARD COVE WETLANDS PROJECT $68,000 $71,500 $139,500 25 Total $31,720,414 $154,988,900 $186,709,314 1,031,300 BAGADUCE RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT The Bagaduce River Watershed project, which received a $1 million NAWCA grant in March of 2012, will protect and restore 1,188 acres of estuarine habitat in southern Maine. The Federal grant was matched by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust and partners with $2.1 million in private money. The Bagaduce River and associated uplands, which are connected to the Penobscot Bay, provide vital wintering and breeding habitat for migratory birds, waterbirds, and a host of other wildlife. The people in surrounding areas were also extremely excited upon hearing the news from the US Fish and Wildlife Service of the $1 million grant. Maine Coast Heritage Trust is quoted as referring to the River as a place in which local residents and state biologists alike consider extraordinary providing more than 2,700 acres of intertidal habitat which supports migrating and wintering waterfowl, migrating shorebirds, wintering, migrating and nesting Bald Eagles, and Black Ducks. * *Information from MCHT Maine Multi-State NAWCA Projects Maine currently has 3 multi-state projects underway. These projects have conserved a total of 3,680 acres of wildlife habitat. NAWCA funding of over $2 million stimulated partner contributions of over $6.6 million. 1. 2. 3. Title Grant Partners CALCAREOUS WETLANDS OF SOUTHWESTERN NEW ENGLAND QUINEBAUG HIGHLANDS NATCHAUG RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT PARKER RIVER & RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES Total Funds Acres $1,000,000 $3,081,910 $4,081,910 2,510 $1,000,000 $3,428,157 $4,428,157 1,103 $75,000 $108,620 $183,620 67 Total $2,075,000 $6,618,687 $8,693,687 3,680 For additional information please contact Ducks Unlimited, Inc. s Governmental Affairs Office at 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 402, Washington, D.C., 20004 or call (202) 347-1530