Natural Resources Chapter of the Master Plan - Town of Wolfeboro

Natural Resources Chapter, Wolfeboro, NH
“It is hereby declared to be in the public interest to encourage the
preservation of open space, thus providing a healthful and attractive outdoor
environment for work and recreation of the state's citizens, maintaining the
character of the state's landscape, and conserving the land, water, forest,
agricultural and wildlife resources. It is further declared to be in the public
interest to prevent the loss of open space due to property taxation at values
incompatible with open space usage. Open space land imposes few if any
costs on local government and is therefore an economic benefit to its
citizens. The means for encouraging preservation of open space authorized
by this chapter is the assessment of land value for property taxation on the
basis of current use. It is the intent of this chapter to encourage but not to
require management practices on open space lands under current use
assessment.”
In Wolfeboro, there are over 400 properties that are in Current Use. A map showing the
properties in Current Use is on file at the Town Hall.
10.0 WILDLIFE HABITAT
Wolfeboro contains a significant amount of wildlife, including bear, moose, deer, bobcat and
many others. The wildlife community is an exceptionally important resource, but it is slowly
declining due to human development, which causes habitat loss and fragmentation.
10.1 WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN
The Wildlife Action Plan (WAP), which was completed by the New Hampshire Fish & Game
Department (NHF&G) in 2005, identifies habitats and species in greatest need of conservation,
threats to their existence, and offers strategies to address these threats. The WAP will be
regularly maintained by NHF&G as species data is updated and/or compiled. Updates to the
WAP were made available to the public in mid-2010. Due to the timing of the availability of
these data, the 2010 data were not incorporated into the maps developed for this NRI.
As part of the Wildlife Action Plan, NHF&G has created a series of maps for each town in the
entire state that can be viewed online at the NHF&G website. This series of maps includes the
following maps: Wildlife Habitat Land Cover & Ecological Condition Habitat Rankings.
Wildlife Habitat Land Cover
The Wildlife Habitat Land Cover Map (Figure 13) provides a visual representation of the
various habitat types located in Wolfeboro. These habitat types are listed in Table 20.
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