Natural Resources Chapter of the Master Plan - Town of Wolfeboro

Natural Resources Chapter, Wolfeboro, NH
Results from the Wildlife Co-Occurrence Model Analysis (Figure 14)
Aquifers (Figure 10)
Prime Wetlands (Figure 7)
Unfragmented Lands (Figure 12)
Prime Farmland (Figure 4)
Riparian Buffers – 50‟ from all Wetlands, Streams, Lakes & Ponds
All model inputs were unweighted for this analysis, meaning that each single attribute is
considered as having equal importance to the analysis. The results of the Critical Resources Co-
Occurrence Analysis are displayed on Figure 18. Total scores range from 1 (Low Value) to 10
(Highest Value). Scores are displayed via a color scheme that is included in the legend on
Figure 18. Very few areas in Wolfeboro achieved a score of 9 or 10. Of these, the Warren
Brook wetland complex on Lake Wentworth at the Wolfeboro/Brookfield town boundary is the
only high scoring area that is not currently protected by conservation easement or fee-ownership
of lands dedicated for conservation.
Other high scoring areas are:
Unnamed tributary to Frost Brook in the Pine River Subwatershed. A portion of this
critical resource area is within lands dedicated to conservation but there is an intricate
array of important resources in this area that are not currently protected.
The confluence of Clay Pit Brook and Ryefield Brook at Lake Wentworth is another area
of high value for which a portion of the critical resource area is within lands designated
as conservation lands.
Ryefield Brook along its reach is a high value perennial stream system with many
instances of critical co-occurring resources, ranging in scores from 6 to 10.
Wetland system to the north of Sargent‟s Pond along an unnamed tributary to the Pond.
A portion of this critical co-occurring resource is located within lands designated for
conservation.
Heath Brook
Clay Pit Brook
Frost Brook
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