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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT
38 M.R.S.A. §§ 480-A to 480-Z
APPLICATION
Maine Department of Transportation
Caribou Connector
PIN # 6462.30
April 27, 2010

Exhibit 01, Project Description
Exhibit 02, Project Need
Exhibit 03, Location Map
Exhibit 04, Color Photographs
Exhibit 05, Construction Schedule
Exhibit 06, Erosion Control Plan
Exhibit 07, Notice of Intent to File
Exhibit 08, Alternatives Analysis
Exhibit 09, Avoidance and Minimization
Exhibit 10, Wildlife Access
Exhibit 11, Wetland Decription
Exhibit 12, Functional Assessment
Exhibit 13, Wetland Impacts
Exhibit 14, Property Abutters
Exhibit 15, Fishery Agency Comments
Exhibit 16, Section 106 Information
Exhibit 17, Compensation
Appendix A, MDEP Coastal Wetland Characterization
Appendix B, MDEP Visual Evaluation
Exhibits
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APPLICATION FOR A NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT PERMIT
1. Name of
Applicant:
Maine Department of
Transportation
4. Name of Agent:
(if applicable)
Benjamin Condon
Team Leader
2. Applicant's
Mailing Address:
16 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0016
5. Agent's
Mailing Address:
Environmental Office
16 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0016
3. Applicant's 207-624-3100 6. Agent's Daytime 207-624-3100
Daytime Phone #:
Phone #:
7. Location of Project:
8. Town:
9. County:
(Nearest Road, Street,
Rt.#)
Between Rt. 161 and Rt.1 and
between Rt. 1 and Rt. 89
Caribou
Aroostook
10. Type of
� River, stream or brook 11. Name of Resource:
Resource:
(Check all that apply)
� Great Pond
� Coastal Wetland
Unnamed Wetlands
� Freshwater Wetland 12. Amount of Impact Fill: 72468 s.f.
� Wetland Special
Significance
(Sq.Ft.):
Dredging/Veg Removal/Other:
� Significant Wildlife Habitat
� Fragile Mountain
N/A
13. Type of
Freshwater
Wetland:
(Check all that apply)
� Forested
� Scrub Shrub
� Emergent
� Wet Meadow
FOR FRESHWATER
Tier 1
WETLANDS:
Tier 2/3
� Peatland
� Open Water
� Other__________
� 0 - 4,999 sq. ft.
� 5,000 – 9,999 sq. ft.
� 10,000 – 14,999 sq. ft.
� 15,000 – 19,999 sq. ft.
� 20,000 – 43,560 sq. ft.
� > 43,560 sq. ft.
14. Brief Project
Description:
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Project consists of a connector around the downtown section of Caribou. All necessary property
rights have been or will be obtained as authorized under 23 M.R.S.A § 153
15. Size of Lot or Parcel:
� square feet, or 107 � acres (2.95 miles/300’ wide)
16. Title, Right or Interest:
� own � lease � purchase option � written agreement
17. Deed Reference Numbers: Book#: Page: 18. Map and Lot Numbers: Map #: Lot #:
19. DEP Staff Previously
Contacted:
21. Resubmission � Yes
of Application? �
� No
22. Written Notice of � Yes
Violation? �
� No
24. Detailed Directions
to the Project Site:
If yes, previous
application #
If yes, name of DEP
enforcement staff involved:
20. Part of a larger project: � Yes
� No
Previous project
manager:
After-the-
Fact:
23. Previous Wetland
Alteration:
Please refer to the project location map for specific location.
25. TIER 1
� Fee
� Fee
� Topographic Map
� Topographic Map
� Documentation of Title, Right or Interest � Documentation of Title, Right,
� Plan or Drawing (8 1/2” x 11”)
Interest
� Photos of Area
� Photos of Area
� Statement of Avoidance & Minimization � Plan or Drawing (8 1/2” x 11”)
� Statement/Copy of cover letter to Maine � Copy of Public Notice
Historic Preservation Commission � Professional
� Copy to municipality
Certification/Delineation
� Erosion Control Plan
26. FEES, Amount Enclosed: To Be Paid By Internal Billing
TIER 2/3 AND INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
� Yes
� No
� Yes
� No
� Alternatives Analysis, if required
� Description of Avoidance & Minimization
� Compensation Plan (if required)
� Description of Previously Mined Peatland (if
required)
� Statement/Copy of cover letter to Maine
Historic Preservation Commission
� Construction Plan, if required
� Copy to municipality

Exhibit 1
Project Description
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The Caribou Connector will be a new 2.95 mile alignment around the town of Caribou. Starting at
route 161, the project will continue west toward route 1. The new alignment will have a bridge span
over route 1 with on and off ramps, continue towards and span route 89 before looping around and
connecting to Rt. 1/89.
The proposed connector will be a limited access two lane roadway with twelve foot travel lanes and
eight foot shoulders. To address concerns of the public and the town, a composite bridge arch will be
incorporated into the design to allow for passage of farm equipment from one side of the connector to
the other as well as a large box culvert for the passage of snowmobiles and grooming equipment.
For Longfellow Brook, a bridge span of at least 1.2X bank full width is being proposed.
Project will be broken into two segments:
1. MaineDOT Design (Conventional design – bid – build project) Station 4438+00 – 4435+00
2. Design/Build: A process by which a single entity provides both the design and construction
through the use of a single contract between the agency (MaineDOT) and the design/build
contractor. Station 4435+00 – 4493+50

Exhibit 2
Project Need
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The purpose of this transportation improvement project is to enhance regional transportation by
improving connectivity and reducing travel times between Route 1 and Route 161 at Caribou, Maine,
thereby improving traffic safety and traffic flow/mobility in downtown Caribou. This supports the
overall purpose of the ACTS, which is to identify transportation improvements that will enhance travel
mobility and efficiency within northeastern Aroostook County and support regional economic growth.
This project has independent utility and will partially satisfy the Purpose and Need of the ACTS by:
� Addressing the need for traffic relief (particularly trucks) in downtown Caribou;
� Improving safety at three High Crash Locations (HCLs);
� Providing better access to the north side of Caribou's downtown, supporting the
recommendations of the Route 1 Corridor Management Plan to concentrate Caribou's growth
in the vicinity of Routes 1 and 89;
� Being consistent with Caribou's local planning initiatives, including its designated Pine Tree
Zone;
� Improving network connectivity by linking Route 1 to the Route 161 corridor.

Exhibit 3
Location Map

46.867° N
ROUTE 161
LOMBARD RD
68.033° W
MaineDOT Design
WOODLAND RD
68.033° W
SWEDEN ST
BETA DR
SOLAR DR
LYNN DR
MAYO ST
LYNN DR
PIONEER AV
Caribou
HOOVER AV
US 1
US 1
COUNTRY RD
HARVEST RD
TOWNVIEW RD
HOMEFARM RD
HERITAGE LN
N MAIN ST
ELMWOOD AV
PARK ST
GLENN ST
Design Build
Project Location
µ
0 550 1,100 2,200 3,300 4,400 Caribou 6462.30
Feet -68.01431 46.88734
Coordinates in North American Datum 1983 (Decimal Degrees)
BENNETT DR
68° W
PRESQUE ISLE RD
68° W
LIMESTONE ST
RIVER RD
46.867° N

Exhibit 4
Color Photographs
See Attached Photos

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Exhibit 5
Construction Schedule
Construction is set to begin in Sept. 2010 and continue until Oct. 2013. The design/build schedule has not
been worked out at this point, but the construction would fall within the construction schedule provided.

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Exhibit 6
Erosion Control Plan
MaineDOT’s Best Management Practices for Erosion and Sediment Control will be implemented. Permanent
erosion control measures are shown on the plans in Section 5. Temporary Measures are designed in an Erosion
Control Plan written by the contractor. Under Special Provision 656, MaineDOT requires the contractor to
write and submit the Erosion Control Plan for revision and approval prior to construction. The following is the
Special Provision for this Project Contract. (See next page)

SPECIAL PROVISION
SECTION 656
Temporary Soil Erosion and Water Pollution Control
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The following is added to Section 656 regarding Project Specific Information and Requirements.
All references to the Maine Department of Transportation Best Management Practices for
Erosion and Sedimentation Control (a.k.a. Best Management Practices manual or BMP Manual)
are a reference to the latest revision of said manual. The latest version is dated "February 2008”
and is available at:
http://www.maine.gov/mdot/environmental-office-homepage/surface-water-resources.php
Procedures specified shall be according to the BMP Manual unless stated otherwise.
Project Specific Information and Requirements
The following information and requirements apply specifically to this Project. The temporary soil
erosion and water pollution control measures associated with this work shall be addressed in the
Soil Erosion and Water Pollution Control Plan (SEWPCP.)
1) This project is in the Aroostook River watershed, which is listed Class B. However, the
Aroostook River is Caribou’s water supply and therefore is considered SENSITIVE in
accordance with Section IID of the 2008 BMP Manual.
2) Due to the project sensitivity, CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE PHASED to limit the amount
of disturbed area. The Contractor’s SEWPCP shall include specific provisions for phasing the
work. Each section must be stabilized to the approval of the MaineDOT Resident and the Water
Resources Unit before work can begin on any subsequent section.
3) Newly disturbed earth shall be mulched by the end of each workday. Mulch shall be
maintained on a daily basis.
4) The SEWPCP shall describe the location and method of temporary erosion and sediment
control for existing and proposed catch basins, outlet areas and culvert inlets and outlets.
5) If water is flowing within the drainage system, the water shall be diverted to a stable
area or conduit and work shall be conducted in the dry. The Contractor’s plan shall address
when and where the diversions will be necessary.
6) Dust control items other than those under Standard Specification 637, if applicable, shall be
included in the plan.
7) Permanent slope stabilization measures shall be applied within one week of the last soil
disturbance. Temporary slope stabilization is required on a daily basis.
8) Permanent seeding shall be done in accordance with Special Provision, Section 618, Seeding
unless the Contract states otherwise.
9) Culvert inlet and outlet protection shall be installed within 48 hours of culvert installation, or
prior to a storm event, whichever is sooner.

SPECIAL PROVISION
SECTION 656
Temporary Soil Erosion and Water Pollution Control
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10) Temporary winter stabilization must be used between November 1 st and April 1 st
or outside
of that time period if the ground is frozen or snow covered. Temporary winter stabilization
involves, at a minimum, covering all disturbed soils and seeded ground that is not Acceptable
Work with an approved method. If temporary winter stabilization practices are used then spring
procedures for permanent stabilization shall also be described in the SEWPCP. Use of these
methods for over-winter temporary erosion control will be incidental to the contract and be paid
for as part of Pay Item 656.75.
11) DRAINAGE WORK SHALL NOT COMMENCE UNTIL AFTER APRIL 1 OF
ANY YEAR DUE TO HIGH GROUNDWATER LEVELS AND NUMEROUS
INTERMITTENT STREAMS. This date shall only be adjustable upon approval of both the
Construction Manager and a representative from the Water Resources Unit.
12) All disturbed ditches/slopes shall be stabilized by the end of each workday. Stabilization
shall be maintained on a daily basis.
13) Erosion control blanket shall be installed in the bottoms of all ditches except where a stone
lining is planned. Seed shall be applied prior to the placement of the blanket.
14) If check dams are used, they shall be constructed of stone in accordance with BMP Manual,
Section III.E.1. Hay Bale Temporary Check Dams are not allowed. Delete all reference to them.
15) Demolition debris (including debris from wearing surface removal, saw cut slurry, dust,
concrete debris, etc.) shall be contained and shall not be allowed to discharge to any resource.
All demolition debris shall be disposed of in accordance with Standard Specifications, Section
202.03, Removing Existing Superstructure, Structural Concrete, Railings, Curbs, Sidewalks and
Bridges.
Containment and disposal of demolition debris shall be addressed in the Contractor's
SEWPCP.
16) CLEARING LIMIT LINES SHALL BE MINIMIZED. Clearing shall be minimized as
shown on the design plans.
17) Stream flow shall be maintained at all times.
18) If a cofferdam sedimentation basin is used, it shall be located in an upland area where the
water can settle and sink into the ground or be released slowly to the resource in a manner that
will not cause erosion. The location of such a cofferdam sedimentation basin shall be addressed
in the SEWPCP.
19) Prior to release to a natural resource, any impounded water that has been in contact with
concrete placed during construction must have a pH between 6.0 and 8.5, must be within one pH
unit of the background pH level of the resource and shall have a turbidity no greater than the
receiving resource. This requirement is applicable to concrete that is placed or spilled (including
leakage from forms) as well as indirect contact via tools or equipment. Water not meeting
release criteria shall be addressed in the SEWPCP. Discharging impounded water to the stream
must take place in a manner that does not disturb the stream bottom or cause erosion.
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20) The Contractor shall be responsible for monitoring pH with a calibrated meter accurate to
0.1 units. A record of pH measurements shall be kept in the Environmental Coordinator’s log
(Section 656.4.4.)

Maine Department of Transportation
State House 16
Augusta, Maine 04333
207-624-3100
Exhibit 7
Notice of Intent to File
PUBLIC NOTICE:
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
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is intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application with the Maine Department of
Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 480-A through 480-Z on or about
April 27, 2010.
The application is for:
The Caribou Connector, a new 2.95 mile alignment around the town of Caribou. Starting at route
161, the project will continue west toward route 1. The new alignment will have a bridge span over
route 1 with on and off ramps, continue towards and span route 89 before looping around and
connecting to Rt. 1/89.
The proposed connector will be a limited access two lane roadway with twelve foot travel lanes and
eight foot shoulders. To address concerns of the public and the town, a composite bridge arch will be
incorporated into the design to allow for passage of farm equipment from one side of the connector to
the other as well as a large box culvert for the passage of snowmobiles and grooming equipment.
For Longfellow Brook, a bridge span of at least 1.2X bank full width is being proposed.
The project is located in: Caribou, Maine. The project includes compensatory mitigation to off-set
unavoidable impacts to wetlands. The proposed mitigation package consists of preservation and is
subject to review and approval by resource agencies.
A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental assume jurisdiction over this
application must be received by the Department, in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found
by the Department to be complete and is accepted for processing. A public hearing may or may not be held at
the discretion of the Commissioner or Board of Environmental Protection. Public comment on the application
will be accepted throughout the processing of the application.
For Federally licensed, permitted, or funded activities in the Coastal Zone, review of this application shall also
constitute the State's consistency review in accordance with the Maine Coastal Program pursuant to Section
307 of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. §1456. (Delete if not applicable.)
The application will be filed for public inspection at the Department of Environmental Protection's offices in
Bangor and Presque Isle during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the
municipal offices in Caribou, Maine.
Written public comments may be sent to the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land and
Water Quality, 106 Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine 04401.

Exhibit 8
Alternatives Analysis
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Study Area
The Study Area (the total area depicted on Figure 3-2) is approximately 10,000 acres, consisting of
the eastern portion of downtown Caribou and northern Caribou. The Study area also contains a
portion of the western side of the Towns of Woodland and New Sweden.
Downtown Caribou serves as the shopping, business, and employment center for this area. It is a
dense population center and provides a full range of community resources and services, including
educational, medical, civic, recreational, and commercial facilities. The Aroostook River passes
through the southeast portion of the Study Area, serving as the eastern boundary of downtown
Caribou.
In contrast, northern Caribou and the portions of Woodland and New Sweden included in the Study
Area consist predominately of farmland (approximately 4,900 acres) and undeveloped forest
(approximately 3,900 acres).
Alternatives Evaluated
This section describes the No-Action, build, and other alternatives that have been studied for this
project. MaineDOT studied 6 different alignment options and a Transportation System Management
(TSM) Alternative with the potential to satisfy the NEPA Purpose and Need for the Route 1-161
Connector in Caribou. The alignment options included the 3 alignment options (Alignment Options 1,
2, and 3) and 3 additional alignment options (Alignment Options 4A, 4B, and 4C) developed during
the subsequent USACE Section 404 Highway Methodology process, in coordination with the USACE
and other regulatory agencies. Alignment Options 4A, 4B, and 4C, depicted on Figure 3-2 are
refinements of the alignment options.
Each of the 6 Route 1-161 Connector in Caribou Alignment Options, shown on Figure 2-6 and
described below, satisfies the Purpose and Need to some degree. Alignment Options 1 and 4C
consist of a combination of an upgrade of Route 1 and new location highway, while the other 4
alignment options are primarily new location highways. All are envisioned as eventually being 4-lane,
median-divided, access-controlled highways. MaineDOT plans initially to build a 2-lane facility, but
FHWA-ME-EIS-02-1-F Final Environmental Impact Statement Tier 1 – Aroostook County
Transportation Study Tier 2 - Route 1 – 161 Connector, Caribou 3-4 Tier 2 Proposed Action would
acquire sufficient ROW (300-foot width) to accommodate widening to 4 lanes in the future, should
conditions warrant. The alternatives and alignment options evaluated for This project include:
� No-Action
� AlternativeTransportation SystemManagement (TSM)
� Route 1-161 Connector Alignment Options
� Alignment Option 1
� Alignment Option 2
� Alignment Option 3
� Alignment Option 4A
� Alignment Option 4B
� Alignment Option 4C
Alignment Options 1, 2, and 3 were dismissed from consideration through the USACE Highway
Methodology process. The following sections provide a brief description of alternatives and alignment

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options evaluated for this project and the reasons they were dismissed (or identified as the preferred
alternative). A comparison of the key environmental impacts for these alternatives and alignment
options is provided in Table 3-1 (below).
No-Action Alternative
The No-Action Alternative serves as a baseline to which other alternatives can be compared. The No-
Action Alternative is defined as continuing MaineDOT’s ongoing construction program with no
additional major projects. MaineDOT’s Multimodal Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan, State Fiscal
Years 2010-2015 lists the potential projects planned for construction during that period (see Table 2-
1, below). This list includes both highway reconstruction and highway bridge maintenance projects.
This program of potential improvements would be carried out regardless of whether or not a separate
construction project arises from the permitting processes.
In 2006, MaineDOT completed construction of a roundabout in Caribou at the intersection of Route 1,
North Main Street, and the Cary Medical Center driveway. There are no other planned highway
improvements on Route 1 in Caribou.
The No-Action Alternative was dismissed from consideration because it would retain the existing
traffic patterns in downtown Caribou. The Route 1-161 connection would continue to be circuitous
and slow through the downtown business district. The No-Action Alternative would therefore not
improve travel times or remove the through traffic, particularly trucks, from the downtown streets.

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Transportation System Management (TSM)
The TSM Alternative includes carrying out measures in downtown Caribou to improve traffic flow.
These measures include upgrading 1.3-miles of Route 161 in downtown Caribou, traffic signal timing
or signal phasing adjustments, access management improvements, and improved signage or
pavement markings.
Currently, there is no direct connection between Route 161, which connects the St. John Valley to
Caribou, and Route 1, which is on the east side of Caribou. Route 161 approaches Caribou from the
northwest as a 2-lane, 55-mph state highway. In downtown Caribou, Route 161 is a system of oneway
city streets that passes through the downtown business district and residential areas. These
streets have turning lanes at critical intersections, which are controlled by stop signs or yield signs.
There are no traffic signals. The downtown street system is posted at 25 mph. This street system is
shown on Figure 3-1.
The purpose of the Route 1-161 Connector is not to correct existing safety or congestion problems in
downtown Caribou. The purpose of the Caribou Route 1-161 Connector is to improve regional
connectivity and mobility, reduce travel times, and reduce the number of through trips (particularly
trucks) through the downtown. There are no direct road connections between Route 161 and Route 1
that could be upgraded to provide a direct, high-speed connection between these 2 highways. It is not
practicable or feasible to convert any of the existing downtown streets to a 2-way, direct connection.
The TSM Alternative was dismissed from consideration because it would not satisfy the Purpose and
Need other than a negligible (0.4-minute) decrease in travel times.
Alignment Option 1
Alignment Option 1, shown on Figure 2-6, diverges from Route 1 at the Route 1/North Main Street
intersection (immediately north of the roundabout at the Cary Medical Center). This option crosses
over primarily agricultural land and intersects with Route 161 at-grade near Ogren Road at the
Caribou-Woodland municipal boundary. Alignment Option 1 includes 3.5 miles of new alignment
highway, and modifies a 0.16-mile section of Route 161 at the intersection of Route 161 and the
Route 1-161 Connector.
As seen on Table 3-1 (below), Alignment Option 1 would result in only moderate reduction in travel
times, total VHT, and truck VHT for through trips between points northwest (Route 161) and south
(Route 1) of Caribou, when compared to the No-Action Alternative. Of the alignment options studied,
Alignment Option 1 performed the third-worst in the traffic analysis, as seen on Figure 3-6 (below).
As seen on Table 3-2 (below), Alignment Option 1 results in the second-fewest acres of wetland
impact (6 acres) but has the highest amount of farmland impact (83 acres) and has 9 structures
impacts.
Alignment Option 1 was dismissed from consideration because it only minimally satisfies the
transportation elements of the NEPA Purpose and Need, is not practicable because the City of
Caribou opposes the commercial property and business impacts, and has substantial environmental
impacts to non-aquatic resources.
Alignment Option 2

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Alignment Option 2, shown on Figure 2-6, includes an upgrade of 0.35 miles of Route 1 beginning at
the High Street intersection north to the Route 89 intersection. It then diverges from Route 1 and
extends north through a mix of agricultural land and forest east of the Cary Medical Center. It then
swings west, crossing Route 1 and more open, agricultural land and forest before intersecting with
Route 161 near Ogren Road at the Caribou-Woodland municipal boundary.
Alignment Option 2 includes 4.8 miles of new-alignment highway and 0.35 miles of existing highway
reconstruction, including a 0.16-mile section of Route 161 that would be upgraded at the intersection
of Route 161 and the Route 1-161 Connector.
Alignment Option 2 has the second highest amount of wetland impact (20 acres) of the alignment
options considered and substantial farmland impacts (54 acres). It would result in the loss of 7
commercial and 15 residential properties, with potentially severe economic consequences to the City
of Caribou.
Alignment Option 2 was dismissed from consideration because, although it would satisfy the
transportation elements of the NEPA Purpose and Need, it is not practicable because the City of
Caribou opposes the commercial property and business impacts, and has substantial environmental
impacts to non-aquatic resources (see Table 3-2, below). Other alignment options retained for
consideration would satisfy the transportation elements of the NEPA Purpose and Need with less
impact to aquatic resources and other natural and social environmental resources.
Alignment Option 3
Alignment Option 3, shown on Figure 2-6, is on primarily new alignment. It includes an upgrade of
Route 1 along an approximately 0.11 mile long section then extends along new alignment northeast
roughly parallel to the Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic (MM&A) railway before swinging northwest,
crossing Route 89, and traveling along 1.2 miles of the Bangor-Aroostook Trail (a publicly-owned trail
along a former rail line used by ATVs and snowmachines), crossing predominantly undeveloped
forest; crossing Route 1, and then traversing farmlands and forest before intersecting with Route 161
near Ogren Road at the Caribou-Woodland municipal boundary along the same alignment as
Alignment Option 2.
Alignment Option 3 includes 5.4 miles of new-alignment highway and 0.27 miles of existing highway
reconstruction, including the upgrade of a 0.16-mile section of Route 161 at the intersection of Route
161 and the Route 1-161 Connector and 0.11 miles of Route 1 at the south end of the Connector.
As seen on Table 3-2 (below), Alignment Option 3 has the highest amount of wetland impact (22
acres) of the alignment options considered and substantial farmland impacts (49 acres). It would
result in the loss of 5 commercial and 12 residential properties, with potentially severe economic
consequences to the City of Caribou.
Alignment Option 3 was dismissed from consideration because, although Alignment Option 3 satisfies
the transportation elements of the NEPA Purpose and Need and is practicable, it would result in the
greatest impact to wetlands (22 acres) of the alignment options considered. There are other
alternatives under consideration that would have less wetland impact and would be less
environmentally damaging.

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Alignment Option 4A
Alignment Option 4A (Figure 3-3) was developed based on recommendations from the City of
Caribou to minimize impacts to the commercial/business district at the intersection of Routes 1 and
89.
Alignment Option 4A would be primarily on new alignment. It would include an upgrade of Route 1
along an approximately 0.3 mile long section and would extend northeast along new alignment
roughly parallel to the MM&A railway before swinging northwest and crossing Route 89. From Route
89, this alignment option would cross predominantly undeveloped forest, cross Route 1, and then
traverse farmland and forest before intersecting with Route 161 near Ogren Road.
Alignment Option 4A would include 5.2 miles of new-alignment highway, and 0.46 miles of existing
highway reconstruction, including the upgrade of a 0.16-mile section of Route 161 to “tie-in” to Route
161 and a 0.3 mile section of Route 1 at the south end of the Connector. It would have an at-grade
intersection with Route (south) and Route 161, and a grade-separated intersection at Route 1. Route
89 would not be provided access and would be either overpassed or underpassed.
Alignment Option 4A satisfies the Purpose and Need for This project. However, Alignment Option 4A
was not selected as the Preferred Alternative because, as seen on Table 3-2 (below), it would result
in 15.5 acres of wetland impact and 66 acres of farmland impact. This is substantially more than other
alignment options considered. Alignment Option 4A also requires the use of a Section 4(f) property, a
land taking from a National Register-eligible property (Banked Dairy Barn). Alignment Option 4A
results in the greatest impact to structures (10) as compared to Alignment Options 4B and 4C.
Alignment Option 4B
Alignment Option 4B was developed based on recommendations from the City of Caribou to minimize
impact to the commercial/business district at the intersection of Routes 1 and 89 and to reduce
wetland impact.
Alignment Option 4B, shown on Figure 3-4, would be primarily on new alignment. It would include an
upgrade of Route 1 along an approximately 0.3 mile long section, and then extend northeast along
new alignment roughly parallel to the MM&A railway before swinging northwest and crossing Route
89. North of Route 89, this alignment option crosses predominantly undeveloped forest, crosses
Route 1, and then traverses farmlands and forest before intersecting with Route 161 near Ogren
Road.
Alignment Option 4B includes 3.7 miles of new-alignment highway, and 0.58 miles of existing highway
reconstruction. A 0.28-mile section of Route 161 would be upgraded to “tie-in” to Route 161, and 0.3
miles of Route 1 would be upgraded at the south end of the Connector. Alignment Option 4B ties into
Route 161 at a “T” intersection approximately 1.5 miles south of Ogren Road. It has an at-grade
intersection with Route 1 (south) and Route 161, and a grade-separated intersection at Route 1
(north). Route 89 would not be provided access and would be either overpassed or underpassed.
Alignment Option 4B satisfies the Purpose and Need for This project. Alignment Option 4B results in
the fewest acres of wetlands impact and farmland impact (see Table 3-2, below). Alignment Option
4B results in the fewest structures takings. Alignment Option 4B has been selected as the Preferred
Alternative.

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Alignment Option 4C
Alignment Option 4C, shown on Figure 3-5, was developed based on comments from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that a shorter route be considered. Alignment Option 4C
would depart from Route 1 approximately 1.25 miles north of the Route 1/North Main Street
intersection (north of the Cary Medical Center roundabout), and extend northwest across farmland
and forest before intersecting with Route 161 near Ogren Road, using the same alignment as
Alignment Option 2.
Alignment Option 4C includes 2.8 miles of new-alignment highway. A 0.16-mile section of Route 161
would be upgraded to “tie-in” to Route 16. It has an at-grade intersection with Route 1 (south) and
Route 161.
Alignment Option 4C marginally satisfies the Purpose and Need for This project. However, Alignment
Option 4C was not selected as the preferred alternative. It performed worse than all other options in
the traffic analysis because it is routed through the Route 1 roundabout at the Cary Medical Center.
Alignment Option 4C also requires the use of 2 Section 4(f) properties, both land taking from National
Register-eligible properties (Banked Dairy Barn and Colonial Revival-style House). This alignment
option would also impact more than twice as many acres of wetlands than Alignment Option 4B (7.9
acres vs. 3.4 acres) and nearly double the acres of farmland (62 acres vs. 32 acres) (see Table 3-2,
below).

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Identification of the Preferred Alternative
The identification of the Preferred Alternative for this project was based on an analysis of the forecast
transportation benefits and environmental impacts of the alternatives and alignment options evaluated
for this project. The following sections describe the results of the transportation benefit analysis and
environmental impact analysis which led to selection of the Preferred Alternative.
Transportation Benefit Analysis
The SDEIS TTM1for this project contains a detailed description of the Aroostook County Travel
Demand Model that was used to evaluate how the Route 1-161 Connector Alignment Options
performed with respect to the USACE Basic Project Purpose (BPP) and the NEPA Purpose and
Need. This methodology was subsequently applied to Alignment Options 4A, 4B, and 4C.
To better compare the relative difference between the TSM Alternative and Alignment Options 4A,
4B, and 4C’s performance, 2 the results were indexed. For each performance measure, the optimal
values were indexed to 1.0, the worst values were indexed to 0, and the remaining values were rated
proportionally between 0 and 1.0. See Figure 3-6
For all performance measures considered (travel time savings, vehicle-miles traveled, vehicle-hours
traveled, mobility, and downtown traffic shifts), Alignment Option 2 has the greatest transportation
benefits because it would save the most time (2.4 minutes) and it would remove the most through

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traffic from downtown Caribou (3,730 vehicles per day, including 340 trucks per day). Of all the 3
FEIS build options (Alignment Options 4A, 4B, 4C), Alignment Option 4A would provide greatest
overall transportation benefits. Alignment Option 4B ranked fourth in the transportation benefit
analysis, behind Alignment Options 2, 4A and 3, respectively. Alignment Options 1, 4C, and the TSM
Alternative performed more poorly than Alignment Option 4B.
Environmental Impact Summary
The Segment 4 Alignment Options were evaluated to determine their impact on wetlands, stream
crossings, and Inland Waterfowl and Wading Bird Habitat (IWWH) based on the calculated slope
limits for a 2-lane facility. Impacts to structures, farmland, historic properties, and Section 4(f)
properties are based on a 300-foot ROW width because these impacts are caused by land
acquisition. Impact to vernal pools is based on a 250-foot offset from the centerline of the proposed 2lane
roadway. Detailed results of the environmental impact analysis can be found in Chapter 5. A
summary of the results is provided below.
The key environmental impacts assessed were impacts to wetlands, streams, farmland, structures,
historic structures, and Section 4(f) properties (Table 3-2, above). Wetland impacts were considered
because of the need to minimize impacts to the aquatic environment under federal and state
regulations.
Impacts to resources protected under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA),
as amended and under Section 4(f) of the DOT Act [Section 4(f)], were also evaluated. Section 4(f) of
the DOT Act stipulates that a DOT action may not use land from a Section 4(f) property (public parks,
public recreation lands, public wildlife refuges, or historic sites) unless there are no prudent and
feasible alternatives.
Impacts to farmland were considered to be of critical importance to the affected community because
of their protected status under the Federal Farmland Protection Policy Act and because of the
importance that agriculture plays in the economy of Aroostook County and its way of life.
There are no alignment options that would avoid wetland impacts. Wetland impacts calculated for the
various alignment options ranged from approximately 3.4 acres for Alignment Option 4B to 22 acres
for Alignment Option 3. A TSM alternative would likely not affect wetlands because it would be within
a highly developed urban area.
The alignment options can be ranked with respect to wetland impacts, from least (greatest wetland
impact avoidance) to most (least wetland avoidance):
1. TSM (least)
2. Alignment Option 4B
3. Alignment Option 1
4. Alignment Option 4C
5. Alignment Option 4A
6. Alignment Option 2
7. Alignment Option 3 (most)
Alignment Options 4A and 4B require 1 new stream crossing while
Alignment Options 1, 2, and 3 require 2 new stream crossings.
Alignment Option 4C and TSM do not require any new stream crossings.

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Historic property impacts were low among all alternatives. Alignment Options 1, 2, 3, 4A, and 4C
would likely have a de minimis impact to a historic property on Route 161 (Historic Property 862,
Banked Dairy Barn). Alignment Option 4C would affect a second historic resource at its eastern
intersection with Route 1 (Historic Property 847/849, early 20th Century Colonial Revival house and
dairy barn). The effect on these 2 properties is likely to be determined to be de minimis as well.
The alignment options can be ranked with respect to historic property impacts, from least (historic
properties affected) to most (historic properties affected):
1. Upgrade/TSM and Alignment Option 4B (least)
2. Alignment Options 1, 2, 3, and 4A
3. Alignment Option 4C (most)
Farmland impacts ranged from 32 acres for Alignment Options 4B to 83 acres for Alignment Option 1.
Alignment Option 4B would be the least disruptive to farming operations because it does not cross
diagonally across farmfields. This analysis considered the operational impacts associated with
crossing the center of a field rather than impacts only along the periphery of a field.
The alignment options can be ranked with respect to farmland impacts, from least (acres of farmland
affected) to most (acres of farmland affected):
1. TSM (least)
2. Alignment Option 4B
3. Alignment Option 3
4. Alignment Option 2
5. Alignment Option 4C
6. Alignment Option 4A
7. Alignment option 1 (most)
Each Alignment Option would affect structures (residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, or
utility). The number of structures affected ranges from 4 for Alignment Option 4B to 22 for Alignment
Option 2. The ranking of alignment options with respect to structures is:
1. TSM (least)
2. Alignment Option 4B
3. Alignment Option 4C
4. Alignment Option 1
5. Alignment Option 4A
6. Alignment Option 3
7. Alignment Option 2 (most)
A TSM Alternative, if developed, may affect social resources, specifically, structures and historic and
Section 4(f) property, in downtown Caribou.
Preferred Alternative
MaineDOT, based on an evaluation of the transportation benefit analysis and the environmental
impact analysis, identified Alignment Option 4B as the Preferred Alternative for This project. Of the
alignment options evaluated, Alignment Option 4B has the least impact to wetlands, farmland, historic
property, and structures. The USACE, in a letter dated September 18, 2008, concurred with this
finding (see Appendix A) and identified Alignment Option 4B as the Least Environmentally

Damaging Practical Alternative (LEDPA).
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Exhibit 9
Avoidance and Minimization
This project consists of two segments. The first segment will be designed by MaineDOT and put out as
a conventional design – bid – build project and all efforts to avoid and minimize impacts have been
incorporated into the design aspect of the project by following the steps below. These efforts have been
relatively easy because there is only one impacted wetland on this segment.
The second segment will be design/build and the avoidance and minimization efforts for this segment
are not documented at this point in the process. The second segment will be put out as a contract to be
designed and built under a single contract. Documented (both written and plan views) efforts of
resource impact avoidance and minimization will be requirement of MaineDOT’s contract and will also
include the following requirements when designing through a natural resource and where prudent and
feasible:
1) Reduction of the footprint of the road by means of steepening side slopes to the maximum slope
allowable for a minor arterial.
2) Reduction of the footprint of the road by means of implementing guardrail spans to facilitate the use of
yet steeper side slopes.
3) Alteration of the vertical alignment to reduce heights of fill and decrease road footprint.
4) Installation of soil retaining walls above buried structures to minimize the footprint of the road.
5) Selection of an appropriate stream crossing structure (1.2x bankfull width {based on widest part of
stream where crossed}, aligned with natural course of stream and have a natural bottom) at all new
stream crossings (Longfellow Brook).
6) Upsizing of various drainage structures to facilitate small animal passage.
The design/build (DB) contractor will be provided points of contact at the MaineDOT Environmental Office in
an effort to provide direction regarding efforts to avoid and minimize impacts to natural resource. The final
design, including documented avoidance and minimization efforts, will be subject to review and approval by
the MaineDOT Environmental Office prior to being submitted to the resource agencies for review and approval.

Background
Exhibit 10
Wildlife Access
Caribou Bypass
Wildlife Passage Recommendation
4-26-10
Richard Bostwick, John Perry
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Fish and other aquatic organisms 1 passage is required under the US Army Corps of Engineers Programmatic General Permitting
requirements (October 2005). Therefore, all new stream crossings are required to span 1.2 times the bankfull width--this ensures that
adequate stream banks are incorporated into the crossing for species that utilize riparian habitat as travel corridors. Unless noted,
stream crossings on this project will be constructed using MaineDOT’s 2008 Waterway and Wildlife Crossing Policy and Design
Guide 3 rd Edition. In addition, an openness ratio 2 of 0.25 to 0.5 meter for small mammals and amphibians and 0.60 to 1.0 meter for
larger mammals such as deer is recommended. Funneling can be accomplished by incorporating strategies like fencing or by
plantings to create vegetative funnels.
Herptile and Small Animal Passage
In addition to providing passage for small animals and herptiles (collectively amphibians and reptiles) at stream crossings, additional
crossing structures should be installed throughout the project length. This is due to the fact that many herptiles are typically wideranging
species relative to their body sizes 3 ; obligate vernal pool species (spotted and blue spotted salamanders and wood frogs)
spend the majority of their life in uplands away from the breeding pools (salamanders can travel over 800 meters to get from their
forested habitat to the breeding pools), so passage structures will be aid in reducing road-related mortalities.
Based along MaineDOT’s experience and follow-up research with wildlife passage along the Gorham Bypass, it is recommended that
all drainage structures along the Caribou Bypass be upsized to a minimum of 48” diameter, as cover allows, to provide passage for
small-to mid-sized animals. All non-stream drainage structures should also be embedded 6-12” (0.15-0.30 m); rip-rap augmented
with erosion control mulch should be placed at each culvert end to prevent pools of standing water from being formed and to help
facilitate passage through the structures. In addition, funneling should be included to the extent feasible to increase the efficacy of the
structures for passage. Natural plantings should augment all funneling strategies; this vegetation will create cover for wildlife species
using the passage structures.
Large Mammal Passage
It is recommended that large mammal passage, designed to accommodate fox, bobcat, deer, and moose, be incorporated into the
Longfellow Brook crossing, as well as the proposed snowmobile access tunnel at the trail parking area near the Route 89 intersection.
MaineDOT Traffic Safety data has shown that moose collisions have increased the last several years in Aroostook County, so large
mammal passage would also directly benefit the travelling public.
It is also recommended that the drainage structure in the wetland between 4363+/- and 4368+/- has an openness ratio of 1.0 (in
metric) with a minimum height of 10 feet (3.3m) to allow for large animal passage as well. The ROW fence will also need to be
connected to the entrances of the large mammal passages.
A bridge structure, located near designed to provide tractor access, will provide some passage for travelling wildlife; however, due to
it’s proximity in the agricultural fields its use by wildlife is expected to be minimal and is not being considered as a wildlife passage
structure. Wildlife would more benefit from a fourth structure which is a snowmobile underpass at Station 4357+/- 00.
1 In regards to stream crossings, aquatic organisms are defined as any species which utilizes rivers, streams and brooks, including the
associated riparian habitat, at any point in their life cycle requirements. Aquatic organisms include, but are not limited to, fish,
aquatic macroinvertebrates (e.g. crayfish, freshwater mussels, insects, etc), amphibians (salamanders, frogs, and toads), reptiles
(turtles, snakes) and mammals (e.g. mink, raccoon, river otters, etc).
2 The openness ratio of a structure is defined as the width times the height of the structure, which is then divided by the total length of
the structure. All units need to be in meters for these ratios. Also, the openness ratio refers to what the wildlife species would see
above ground—it does not include what portion of the structure is embedded below ground.
3 Frogs and salamanders home ranges require at least several acres, while some wide-ranging turtles require several square kilometers
or more and can move up to 8 km from their wintering pools

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Because this structure is required to span 1.2 times bankfull, the proposed structure will be approximately 17 feet (5.1 m). Due to the
ravine-like nature of Longfellow Brook in this reach, no funneling fencing is recommended.
Snowmobile Tunnel
As cover allows, the snowmobile tunnel should be placed as close as possible to the large forested wetland complex to the north of the
proposed parking area. Data collected during the winter of 2009-2010 indicates that moose, deer, and bobcat utilize this heavilyforested
wetland as an overwintering area. Heavily-used wildlife trails (moose and deer) were also documented connecting the
wetland to the Otter Brook wetland complex, on the other side of the proposed bypass, a condition that will exist post-construction.
Directing mammals into a passage structure should be accomplished by funneling with the use of 8-ft. ROW fence attached to the
bridge abutments at 4357+/- and extend for a distance of 500 feet easterly (downstation) and to 4370+/- westerly (upstation) either
side of the opening. This fence would also tie into the entrances of any passage/drainage structure installed to allow passage into
these structures. Because this tunnel is located in an area of high wildlife activity, it is recommended that this 8-ft. ROW fencing be
attached on either side of the entrances of the tunnel (for a total of 3,600 ft.). An 8-ft. fence installed along a highway corridor ROW
is the best deterrent to keep large mammals from entering a vehicular corridor.

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Exhibit 11
Wetland Description
Wetlands cover about 7,813 square miles of Maine, or approximately one-fourth of the state. Sixteen
Wetlands comprised of approximately 1,280 acres of the total Study Area (Figure 4-11). Wetlands are
a substantial portion of Maine’s natural resource base and provide a wide-range of functions and
values, including providing essential habitat for a variety of wetland-dependent plants and animals,
flood control, sediment retention, water filtration, hunting, fishing, recreational opportunities, and
opportunities for timber harvesting and peat mining.
Five principal wetland types have been identified in the Study Area. These include palustrine forested
wetlands (PFO), palustrine scrub-shrub wetlands (PSS), palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM),
lacustrine wetlands, and riverine wetlands.

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Exhibit 12
Functional Assessment
See Attached Document
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Caribou Maine Bypass
Functional Assessment
between Route 1 and Route 161

Abbreviation Key
MaineDOT Functions & Values Assessment
GRD Groundwater Recharge/Discharge
FFA Floodflow Alteration
AH Aquatic Habitat
STR
NRRT
Sediment/Toxicant/Pathogen
Retention
Nutrient
Removal/Retention/Transformation
PE Production Export
SSS Sediment/Shoreline Stabilization
WH Wildlife Habitat
REC Recreation
ESV Educational/Scientific Value
U/H Uniqueness/Heritage
VQA Visual Quality/Aesthetics
Threatened or Endangered Species
ES Habitat

Summary
Wetlands were delineated between Route 1 near the Aroostook River and Route 161 to
the west. This alignment passes through relatively undisturbed areas and agricultural
fields. Because of the undisturbed nature of the wetlands, the major function identified
is Wildlife Habitat.
Location Map

Data sheets for wetlands.
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass 3. PIN: 6462.30
4. Wetland ID: 1F 5. Cowardin Class:
PEM
6. Stationing/Location: 4304+50 R
7. Dominant Vegetation:
8. Wetland Morphology:
Carex stipata, Cornus stolonifera, Scirpus This is a wetland in a topographical
cyperinus, Juncus effusis, Aster sp.
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 5YR 2.5/2
drainage swale
9. Notes: Hydrology :water staining
10. FVA Table: impacted area
F/V
Occurs
Principal
GRD FFA AH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Impacted area notes: small wetland no functions

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass
4. Wetland ID: 1A.
B, C, D
7. Dominant Vegetation:
UNK
5. Cowardin Class:
RUS/PEM
3. PIN: 6462.30
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: Permanent flowing water
6. Stationing/Location: 4310 +/- L&R
8. Wetland Morphology:
This is a stream, Longfellow Brook, with
narrow bordering wetlands
9. Notes: This area is surrounded by deep fill, and is an abrupt and steep riverside
10. FVA Table: impacted area
F/V GRD FFA AH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs X
Principal X
Impacted area notes:
Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex:

12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: BYpass
4. Wetland ID: 09A
5. Cowardin Class:
PSS
7. Dominant Vegetation:
Alders,
woolgrass
red-osier- scattered cattails.
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria:
9. Notes: Flagged by others
10. FVA Table: impacted area
3. PIN: 6462
6. Stationing/Location: 4341 to 4343
8. Wetland Morphology: Basin=
impounded between RR and Road- drains
into Otter (=Hardwood?) Brook
F/V GRD FFA FSH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs X X
Principal X
Impacted area notes: Surrounded by man made fills- flows into Hardwood/Otter
brook) Whole wetland notes: Area captures overland flows and alters flood flows
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex: Drains into Otter Brook
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass
4. Wetland ID: 2A
5. Cowardin Class:
PFO/SS
3. PIN: 6462
6. Stationing/Location:
4353+50 L
7. Dominant Vegetation: 8. Wetland Morphology:
Artificially impounded basin
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: No data, found saturated soils
9. Notes:
10. FVA Table: impacted area
F/V
Occurs
Principal
GRD FFA FSH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Impacted area notes: Wetland area is small and would have limited functions
Whole wetland notes: this is a pocket of wetland formed by the intersection of two
trails. The run off has been trapped by compacted fill soils
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex:
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass
3. PIN: 6462.30.
4. Wetland ID: 2B 5. Cowardin Class: 6. Stationing/Location: 4363 to 4368
PFO
L&R
7. Dominant Vegetation: Cedar swamp- 8. Wetland Morphology: Pit and Mound
Cedar and Balsam Fir-
with root buttressing- draining towards
Otter Brook
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: -0-12” Dark Organic 12”-16” 10 YR 5/2
9. Notes:
10. FVA Table: impacted area
F/V GRD FFA AH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs X X
Principal X
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex: Yes, adjacent to 2E which is an open
emergent wetland under a powerline and the wetland that extends into the proposed
trailhead parking lot. - Drains into Hardwood/Otter Brook

12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: bypass
3. PIN: 6462
4. Wetland ID: 2C 5. Cowardin Class:
PEM
6. Stationing/Location: 4350+00 R
7. Dominant Vegetation: Emergent- 8. Wetland Morphology: Discharging
Bulrush,.; Spiraea, Cornus stolonifera, slope with some basins- flows into Otter
Scirpus cyperinus, Redtop (Agrostis Creek
sp),Carex intumescens, Rumex sp., Aster sp.,
Cornus Canadensis, Epilibrium coloratum
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 5 YR 5/2 with 5/6 mottles
9. Notes: Small area within a disturbed powerline
10. FVA Table: impacted area
F/V GRD FFA AH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs X
Principal
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex: yes
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass
3. PIN: 6462
4. Wetland ID: 2D 5. Cowardin Class:
PEM
6. Stationing/Location:4354 R
7. Dominant Vegetation: Calamagrostis, 8. Wetland Morphology: Basin, sloping
Cornus stolonifera, Salix sp.
area impounded by trail, and anthropogenic
debris.
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 0-8” 2.5 Y 5/2
9. Notes: Small area
10. FVA Table: impacted area Small area Drainage intercept created by path
F/V
Occurs
Principal
GRD FFA FSH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Impacted area notes: none Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex: no
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass 3. PIN: 6462
4. Wetland ID: 2E 5. Cowardin Class: 6. Stationing/Location: 4361 to 4364
PEM
7. Dominant Vegetation: PEM on
powerline-
Carex lurida, Carex scoparia, Redtop,
Thalictrum polygamum, Scirpus cyperinus,
Eupatorium maculatum, Rumex sp. Cornus
stolonifera
8. Wetland Morphology: Discharging
slope drains towards ditchline along
snowmobile/ATV trail
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 2.5 Y 4/2 Second pit AP to 18” upland 2.5 Y 4/3 with
4/6 mottles Wet 2.5 y 4/2
9. Notes:
10. FVA Table: impacted area
F/V
Occurs
Principal
GRD FFA FSH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex:
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass
4. Wetland ID: 2F
5. Cowardin Class:
PFO/EM
7. Dominant Vegetation: -Cedar, Paper
Birch, Spruce, Impatiens capensis
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 0-16” Organic layer
9. Notes: Hydrology- Leaf staining, drainage pattern
10. FVA Table: impacted area
3. PIN: 6462
6. Stationing/Location: 4373+50 L & R
8. Wetland Morphology: Linear
drainage/ capturing GW discharge and
overland run off
F/V GRD FFA AH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs X
Principal X
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex: Yes
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass 3. PIN: 6462
4. Wetland ID: 2G 5. Cowardin Class: 6. Stationing/Location: 4369+50 to 4371
PFO
7. Dominant Vegetation: Cedar, Fir,
Mountain Ash, Spruce, Striped Maple
8. Wetland Morphology: Basin along a
slope
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 0-10” very dark O layer 10-16” 10 YR 4/2 with mottles
9. Notes: Small basin area within forested area
10. FVA Table: impacted area
F/V GRD FFA AH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs X
Principal
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex:
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass 3. PIN: 6462
4. Wetland ID: 2H 5. Cowardin Class: 6. Stationing/Location: 4370 L
PFO
7. Dominant Vegetation: Cedar, Fir,
Mountain Ash, Spruce, Striped Maple
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 2.5 Y 4/2 with 6/4 mottles
9. Notes:
10. FVA Table: impacted area
8. Wetland Morphology:
F/V GRD FFA AH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs
Principal
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex: Drains into 2G
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass
4. Wetland ID: 2J 5. Cowardin Class:
PSS
7. Dominant Vegetation: Alder/
elderberry Bidens
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 2.5 Y 5/2 redox
9. Notes: Jurisdiction = ?
10. FVA Table: impacted area
3. PIN: 6462
6. Stationing/Location: 4469+50 R
8. Wetland Morphology: Basin between
knoll and farm road
F/V GRD FFA FSH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs
Principal
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex: intercepted surface run off
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass
4. Wetland ID: 2k 5. Cowardin Class:
PSS
7. Dominant Vegetation:
Alder- Willow Red Top (Agrostis sp)
3. PIN: 6462
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 0 – 12 very dark 2.5 Y 2/0
12 – 15 2.5 Y 5/6
9. Notes:
10. FVA Table: impacted area
6. Stationing/Location: 4493+00
8. Wetland Morphology: basin
Adjacent to highway
F/V GRD FFA FSH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs
Principal
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex:
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass
4. Wetland ID: 2L
5. Cowardin Class:
3. PIN: 6462
6. Stationing/Location:
7. Dominant Vegetation:
8. Wetland Morphology:
Wool Grass- C Lurida
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 0 – 12 very dark 2.5 Y 2/0
12 – 15 2.5 Y 5/6
9. Notes:
10. FVA Table: impacted area
F/V GRD FFA FSH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Occurs
Principal
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex:
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Functional assessment:
1. Town: Caribou 2. Route: Bypass
4. Wetland ID: 2M
7. Dominant Vegetation:
5. Cowardin Class:
3. PIN: 6462
6. Stationing/Location: 4495
8. Wetland Morphology: Basin at
roadway
8a. NEIWPCC Soils Criteria: 0 - 12 very dark org over 2.5 Y 3/2
Upland area was 0 - 8 then 12” 2.5 Y 5/3
9. Notes:
10. FVA Table: impacted area
F/V
Occurs
Principal
GRD FFA FSH STR NRRT PE SSS WH REC ESV U/H VQA ES
Impacted area notes: Whole wetland notes:
11. Is this wetland part of larger complex:
12. Impact Notes/Photos

Exhibit 13
Wetland Impacts
See attached impact plans for MaineDOT Design
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Design/Build impact plans will be subject final review and approval by your agency. Please allow for two
weeks (10 business days) for review and approval by your agency in the permit. Impact plans shown for
the design/build project are with 6:1 slopes and are worst case scenario not meant to be used as final
plans. Avoidance and minimization efforts will be required to reduce these impacts.

Caribou 6462.30 Impacts in Square Feet
4/26/2010
Segment and Station PFO PFO (WSS) PSS PSS (WSS) PEM RUS VP VP Buffer
Efforts fo Avoid
and Minimize
D/B 4304+20 -- 4304+60 R 709 D/B Requirement
D/B 4310+00 0 D/B Requirement
D/B 4340+00 -- 4343+50 R 6766 D/B Requirement
D/B 4353+50L 585 D/B Requirement
D/B 4354+50 486 D/B Requirement
D/B 4363+20 -- 4368+05 51822 D/B Requirement
D/B 4370+00 -- 4371+15 5134 D/B Requirement
D/B 4373+50 -- 4374+25 5887 0 32% D/B Requirement
DOT Design 36+00 -- 37+50L 1079 YES
TOTALS (sq. ft.) 62843 0 7351 0 2274 0
Design/Build (D/B)
VP Buffer Impacted at 4374+20: Of the 196350 s.f. buffer, 62983
s.f. will be impacted by our project. Of that 62983 s.f., 22720 is a
Grand Total: 72468 (1.63 AC.)
gravel parking area. The remainder is within a power line
corridor.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PLANS
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6462.30
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AROOSTOOK COUNTY
CARIBOU CONNECTOR
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AROOSTOOK COUNTY
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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AROOSTOOK COUNTY
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STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PLANS
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6462.30
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AROOSTOOK COUNTY
CARIBOU CONNECTOR
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STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
6462.30
CARIBOU CONNECTOR
AROOSTOOK COUNTY
PLANS
CARIBOU
SHEET NUMBER
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OF9
CCCCCCCCCCPSSPSSPSSPEMPEMPSSPSSPSSPEMPEMCCCC

Exhibit 14
Property Abutters
See Attached Document
Caribou 6462.30

PIN :
006462.30
TOWN : Caribou
Property Owner Name And Address List
NO PROPERTY OWNERS : 42
Page :
Date :
1
04/13/2010
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
AROOSTOOK TITLE CORPORATION Yes
11 5-E 6
P.O. BOX 685
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0685
BOOK
2662
PAGE
5
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
STANLEY F. BRESCIA Yes
11 5 5
23 PIONEER AVE.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
4059
PAGE
1
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
BUREAU OF PARKS AND LAND Yes
13 12-A 30
22 STATE HOUSE STATION
AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0022
BOOK
PAGE
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
CARIBOU UTILITY DISTRICT Yes
11 4-U 16
P.O. BOX 879
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0879
BOOK
2249
PAGE
148
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
CARY MEDICAL CENTER Yes
11
11
163 VAN BUREN RD.
BOOK
PAGE
CARIBOU, ME 04736
1188 152
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
CAVENDISH AGRI SERVICES, INC Yes
11 5-F 2
825 MAIN ST.
PRESQUE ISLE, ME 04769
BOOK
4086
PAGE
65
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
JAMES T. CERRATO
MARGUERITE CERRATO
P.O. BOX 99
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0099
Yes
BOOK
PAGE
3408 45
1
1
20
14 34 23
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
CITY OF CARIBOU Yes
11 4-I 13
25 HIGH ST.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
3069
PAGE
178

PIN : 006462.30
TOWN : Caribou
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
DRAGON PRODUCTS COMPANY Yes
11 13 19
P.O. BOX 1521
PORTLAND, ME 04104-1521
BOOK
2129
PAGE
199
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
FACILITIES, INC Yes
11
11
5 VICKERS DR.
BOOK
PAGE
CARIBOU, ME 04736
2989 244
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
JEANNINE FORTIN
LOUIS J. FORTIN
318 VAN BUREN RD
CARIBOU, ME 04736
Yes
BOOK
PAGE
1098 196
6
6
13 2-A 29
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
G.F. MARKETING, INC C/O Yes
11 5-C 4
453 VAN BUREN RD.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
3369
PAGE
319
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
GOLDEN GLOW FARMS INC. No
14 28
553 MADAWASKA RD.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
1151
PAGE
589
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
LELA M. GUERRETTE Yes
13 2B 28
P.O. BOX 1135
CARIBOU, ME 04736-1135
BOOK
2277
PAGE
295
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
GAYLIN HALLETT Yes
11 5-B 3
1177 MADAWASKA RD.
CONNOR, ME 04736
BOOK
2774
PAGE
156
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
AMY L. LAPLANTE
TROY B. LAPLANTE
655 SWEDEN STREET
CARIBOU, ME 04736
Yes
BOOK
PAGE
3306 46
13 30 36
9

PIN : 006462.30
TOWN : Caribou
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
LISTER KNOWLTON V.F.W. POST Yes
14
14
P.O. BOX 478
BOOK
PAGE
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0478
1073 676
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
MAINE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Yes
14 30B 21
P.O. BOX 1209
PRESQUE ISLE, ME 04769-1209
BOOK
2393
PAGE
391
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
MAINE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY No
11
11
P.O.BOX 1209
BOOK
PAGE
PRESQUE ISLE, ME 04769-1209
771 539
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
MAINE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Yes
11 4-A 15
P.O. BOX 1209
PRESQUE ISLE, ME 04769-1209
BOOK
771
PAGE
539
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
FRANKLIN MCELWAIN Yes
13 34 33
693 SWEDEN ST.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
3783
PAGE
33
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
FRANKLIN R. MCELWAIN
JOAN MCELWAIN
693 SWEDEN ST.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
Yes
BOOK
PAGE
1438 193
50
50
21-A
21-A
26
10
13 32A 34
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
JASON R, MOIR
RONALD MOIR
411 BROWN RD.
WOODLAND, ME 04736
Yes
BOOK
PAGE
3303 143
10 44 32
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
MONTREAL, MAINE & ATLANTIC RAILROAD Yes
40
15 IRON ROAD
HERMON, ME 04401
BOOK
3753
PAGE
1

PIN : 006462.30
TOWN : Caribou
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
TRESSA PAMELIA MOOERS No
13 35A
P,O. BOX 457
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
1131
PAGE
36
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
JOHN NOBLE No
11 12C 18
P.O. BOX 188
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0188
BOOK
3335
PAGE
256
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
JOHN NOBLE No
14 11-C
P.O. BOX 188
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0188
BOOK
3335
PAGE
256
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES Yes
13
13
P.O. BOX 600
BOOK
PAGE
CARIBOU, ME 04736
2614 64
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
KATHRYN J. OLMSTEAD-TRUSTEE No
11 21 11
P.O.BOX 626
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0626
BOOK
3302
PAGE
11
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
GRADEN OUELLETTE Yes
13 28
14 CLOVER ST.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
4735
PAGE
106
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
GARRY R. OUELLETTE
MELISSA E. OUELLETTE
271 VAN BUREN RD.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
Yes
BOOK
PAGE
4278 223
29 A
29 A
38
11 34-B 25
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
JAYATILLAKE S. PATHIRAJA
MADJID YAGHMAI
P.O. BOX 976
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0976
Yes
BOOK
PAGE
1734 272
14 30 22

PIN : 006462.30
TOWN : Caribou
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
PINELAND FARMS NATURAL MEATS, INC. Yes
11 5-G 7
41 CAMPUS DR. STE 203
NEW GLOUCESTER, ME 04260
BOOK
4489
PAGE
293
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
WILLIAM A. QUIMBY Yes
13 33 37
698 SWEDEN ST.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
763
PAGE
327
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
EUGENE ROWLAND
IRENE ROWLAND
297 VAN BUREN RD.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
Yes
PAGE
3580 163
14 34-K 24
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
CAROLYN A. SCOTT
SOLOMON J. SCOTT
684 SWEDEN STREET
CARIBOU, ME 04736
Yes
BOOK
PAGE
3486 264
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
SILSBEE FAMILY TRUST No
11 12A 17
P.O. BOX 98
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0098
BOOK
2535
PAGE
167
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
CARL J. SODERBERG Yes
13 3 31
460 YORK STREET
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
4689
PAGE
55
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
CARL J. SODERBERG Yes
11 4-L 12
460 YORK ST.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
3808
PAGE
258
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
JUDITH A. SOLMAN No
11 7 14
P.O. BOX 366
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0366
BOOK
2925
PAGE
342
13
13
26
26
39

PIN : 006462.30
TOWN : Caribou
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
STATE OF MAINE Yes
11 95 1
P.O. BOX 1178
PRESQUE ISLE, ME 04769-1178
BOOK
854
PAGE
474
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
LIONEL THERIAULT Yes
13 2 27
P.O. BOX 239
CARIBOU, ME 04736-0239
BOOK
1707
PAGE
69
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
PHILIP TROMBLEY No
11 22
67 LIMESTONE ST.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
3386
PAGE
172
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
VALLEY WOODWORKING DBA Yes
11 5-H 8
6 CARROLL STREET
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
4050
PAGE
272
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
CHRISTINE N. WARNER Yes
13 31 35
667 SWEDEN ST.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
3997
PAGE
291
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
MADJID E. YAGHMAI Yes
14 30 22
77 COLLINS ST.
CARIBOU, ME 04736
BOOK
1734
PAGE
272
PROPERTY OWNER POR REQUIRED PARCEL # TAX MAP BLOCK LOT POR #
ME
BOOK
No
PAGE

Exhibit 15
Fishery & Wildlife Agency Comments
Department of Marine Resources: Defers to Atlantic Salmon Commission
Atlantic Salmon Commission: See Attached Document
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: See Attached Document
Caribou 6462.30

MaineDOT Individual Project Commenting Form
STREAM CROSSING AND WILDLIFE REVIEW
PROPOSED BY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
This form provides project-specific information. In accordance with DEP Chapter 305, Permit by Rule, Section 11,
and ACOE Programmatic General Permit, constitutes a request for State and Federal fish and wildlife agency
comments on that activity. To assure consideration of any comments, respond within two weeks of this request.
Attached you will find a Site Location Map and if available, “Preliminary Site Inventory Form for
MaineDOT Passage Policy Compliance”
For MaineDOT Use Only
MaineDOT Project Development:
Bridge Project Highway Project Traffic/Multi-Modal Project Maintenance Project
Project Name: Caribou Connector PIN or Location: 6462.30
Project Description: Project consists of a new roadway between Rt. 161 and Rt. 1/89, crossing both Rt.1 and Rt. 89 with
bridge spans.
Project need: New transportation facility
Stream(s) and/or Water body Names: Longfellow Brook
This project/activity consists of a:
Early Fact Finding, Project Being Developed If this is checked, MaineDOT has not formally kicked this project off. The
intent of this consultation is to identify issues early and address them during the design phase of this project. Please skip
down to your section.
New Structure Replacement in-kind Replacement with expansion Slip-line
If a replacement, the existing structure is a: Culvert/Pipe Box Open Bottom Arch Bridge Span
Proposed Structure: Culvert/Pipe Box Open Bottom Arch Bridge Span
Detour across resource required: Yes No
Alternate designs considered: No build Culvert/Pipe Bridge Span Box Open Bottom Arch
Alternate not selected due to: Increased impact to resource
In-water work will be performed: During Standard In-Water Window (July 15 – Sept 30)
Other
Require ability to drive and remove piles outside the prescribed work window.
Require ability to work in the dry outside prescribed work window (when streambed is dry).
Require to work outside standard in-water work window because: N/A
*Construction specification includes: N/A
N/A
MaineDOT Best Management Practices for Erosion and Sedimentation Control are required construction
specifications for all projects.
Additional Project Specific Information:
MaineDOT plans to span Longfellow Brook. Cofferdams, if required, would be the only activity to occur in the water.
MaineDOT is asking for an open work window on this project.
MaineDOT Contact Information: Ben Condon (Ben.Condon@maine.gov) 592-0921
Maine Department of Transportation, Environmental Office
State House Station #16 Augusta, ME 04333

MaineDOT Individual Project Commenting Form
STREAM CROSSING AND WILDLIFE REVIEW
PROPOSED BY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
For Review Agency Use Only
Agency completing review: MDIF&W USFWS DMR ASC NMFS
Section A:
Early Fact Finding Information: (Please outline species of concern, when in-water work is preferred and other information
that may provide useful in the consideration of this project.)
Species of Concern: No DMR resources of concern with this project
Preferred In-Water Work Window:
Other information that may be useful:
Section B:
Would you like MaineDOT to coordinate an on-site meeting? Yes No
Given that this project will be designed in accordance with MaineDOT’s “Waterway and Wildlife Crossing Policy and Design
Guide” MaineDOT may complete the design of this project based on any specific recommendations below and proceed to
construction: Yes Proceed to Section C No Please complete the remainder of this section.
Additional information requested: Plan & details (“Peter paper”)
Cross sectional plans
Alternative analysis
Construction methods
Other Describe:
Special conditions/comments:
No DMR resources of concern with this project.
Section C:
Is this an Essential Habitat for Atlantic Salmon? YES NO
Other Species? YES NO
Federal Agencies Only
Will this project require Formal or Informal Section 7 Consultation? NO Informal Formal
For what species?
Representative:Norm Dubé Date: 4/14/2010
Please forward your comments electronically or in hard copy to the contact for this project. Thank you.

MaineDOT Individual Project Commenting Form
STREAM CROSSING AND WILDLIFE REVIEW
PROPOSED BY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
This form provides project-specific information. In accordance with DEP Chapter 305, Permit by Rule, Section 11,
and ACOE Programmatic General Permit, constitutes a request for State and Federal fish and wildlife agency
comments on that activity. To assure consideration of any comments, respond within two weeks of this request.
Attached you will find a Site Location Map and if available, “Preliminary Site Inventory Form for
MaineDOT Passage Policy Compliance”
For MaineDOT Use Only
MaineDOT Project Development:
Bridge Project Highway Project Traffic/Multi-Modal Project Maintenance Project
Project Name: Caribou Connector PIN or Location: 6462.30
Project Description: Project consists of a new roadway between Rt. 161 and Rt. 1/89, crossing both Rt.1 and Rt. 89 with
bridge spans.
Project need: New transportation facility
Stream(s) and/or Water body Names: Longfellow Brook
This project/activity consists of a:
Early Fact Finding, Project Being Developed If this is checked, MaineDOT has not formally kicked this project off. The
intent of this consultation is to identify issues early and address them during the design phase of this project. Please skip
down to your section.
New Structure Replacement in-kind Replacement with expansion Slip-line
If a replacement, the existing structure is a: Culvert/Pipe Box Open Bottom Arch Bridge Span
Proposed Structure: Culvert/Pipe Box Open Bottom Arch Bridge Span
Detour across resource required: Yes No
Alternate designs considered: No build Culvert/Pipe Bridge Span Box Open Bottom Arch
Alternate not selected due to: Increased impact to resource
In-water work will be performed: During Standard In-Water Window (July 15 – Sept 30)
Other
Require ability to drive and remove piles outside the prescribed work window.
Require ability to work in the dry outside prescribed work window (when streambed is dry).
Require to work outside standard in-water work window because: N/A
*Construction specification includes: N/A
N/A
MaineDOT Best Management Practices for Erosion and Sedimentation Control are required construction
specifications for all projects.
Additional Project Specific Information:
MaineDOT plans to span Longfellow Brook. Cofferdams, if required, would be the only activity to occur in the water.
MaineDOT is asking for an open work window on this project.
MaineDOT Contact Information: Ben Condon (Ben.Condon@maine.gov) 592-0921
Maine Department of Transportation, Environmental Office
State House Station #16 Augusta, ME 04333

MaineDOT Individual Project Commenting Form
STREAM CROSSING AND WILDLIFE REVIEW
PROPOSED BY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
For Review Agency Use Only
Agency completing review: MDIF&W USFWS DMR ASC NMFS
Section A:
Early Fact Finding Information: (Please outline species of concern, when in-water work is preferred and other information
that may provide useful in the consideration of this project.)
Species of Concern: Brook trout
Preferred In-Water Work Window: This should be discussed with the regional fishery biologist to understand implications of the
span installation and use of coffer dams.
Other information that may be useful: This is a coldwater tributary to the Aroostook River that continues to support a wild brook
trout population. It has been degraded through various development projects but continues to sustain wild trout. Any streamside
enhancement that could be incorporated into the crossing from the By-pass project would be welcomed.
Section B:
Would you like MaineDOT to coordinate an on-site meeting? Yes No
Given that this project will be designed in accordance with MaineDOT’s “Waterway and Wildlife Crossing Policy and Design
Guide” MaineDOT may complete the design of this project based on any specific recommendations below and proceed to
construction: Yes Proceed to Section C No Please complete the remainder of this section.
Additional information requested: Plan & details (“Peter paper”)
Cross sectional plans
Alternative analysis
Construction methods
Other Describe:
Special conditions/comments:
Section C:
Is this an Essential Habitat for Atlantic Salmon? YES NO
Other Species? YES NO
Federal Agencies Only
Will this project require Formal or Informal Section 7 Consultation? NO Informal Formal
For what species?
RepresentativeDavid J Basley Date: 4/26/2010
Please forward your comments electronically or in hard copy to the contact for this project. Thank you.

Exhibit 16
Section 106 Information
(National Historic Preservation Act of 1966)
Please see Tier 2 Record of Decision (ROD) for Route 1-161 Connector, Caribou attached.
Caribou 6462.30

Name of applicant: MaineDOT Phone: 207-624-3100
Application Type: Ind. NRPA
Activity Type: (brief activity description) New Road
Activity Location: Town: Caribou County: Aroostook
APPENDIX B: MDEP VISUAL EVALUATION
FIELD SURVEY CHECKLIST
(Natural Resources Protection Act, 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 480 A - Z)
GIS Coordinates, if known: ____________________ ______________________
Date of Survey: 2009 Observer: Aroostook County Transportation Study Phone: 207-624-3100
Distance Between the Proposed
Visibility Activity and Resource (in Miles)
1.Would the activity be visible from: 0-¼ ¼-1 1+
A. A National Natural Landmark or other outstanding �
natural feature?
B. A State or National Wildlife Refuge, Sanctuary, or �
Preserve or a State Game Refuge?
C. A state or federal trail? �
D. A public site or structure listed on the National �
Register of Historic Places?
E. A National or State Park? �
F. 1) A municipal park or public open space? �
2) A publicly owned land visited, in part, for the use, �
observation, enjoyment and appreciation of
natural or man-made visual qualities?
3) A public resource, such as the Atlantic Ocean, �
a great pond or a navigable river?
2. What is the closest estimated distance to a similar activity? � ��������
3. What is the closest distance to a public facility �
intended for a similar use?
4. Is the visibility of the activity seasonal? Yes No��
(i.e., screened by summer foliage, but visible during other seasons)
5. Are any of the resources checked in question 1 used by the public Yes�� No
during the time of year during which the activity will be visible?

Exhibit 17
Compensation
See Attached Document
Caribou 6462.30

MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Caribou Connector
(PIN 6462.30)
WETLAND MITIGATION PLAN
April 2010
Prepared By
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Environmental Office
Division of Field Services and Mitigation
16 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
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Wetland Mitigation Plan
CARIBOU CONNECTOR, CARIBOU
PIN 6462.30
Table of Contents
Section Title Page
1.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND
2.0 IMPACT AREA SUMMARY
3.0 COMPENSATION REQUIREMENTS AND SITE SELECTION
4.0 PROPOSED COMPENSATION
5.0 IMPLEMENTATION AND ESTIMATED PROJECT SCHEDULE
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Location and Context Map, Haynes Parcel, Drew Plantation
Figure 2. 2009 Aerial Photo, Haynes Parcel, Drew Plantation
Figure 3. National Wetlands Inventory Data, Haynes Parcel, Drew Plantation
Figure 4. MDIFW and MNAP Mapped Resources, Mattawamkeag River Bogs and
Fens Focus Area, Haynes Land in Drew Plantation,
Figure 5. 2010 Existing Conditions and Land Use, Haynes Parcel in Drew
Plantation
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Haynes Parcel Site Information
Table 2. Wetland acreage by wetland type estimated using National Wetland
Inventory Mapping GIS datalayers, Haynes Parcel, Drew Plantation
APPENDICES
Appendix A Mitigation Site Search Summary
Appendix B Draft Project Agreement
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1.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND
This Wetland Mitigation Plan describes the compensatory mitigation proposed by the
Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) for unavoidable impacts to freshwater
wetlands and vernal pool associated with the proposed construction of the Caribou
Connector. The Caribou Connector will extend from Route 1 westerly to Route 161,
located 1.50 miles south of the Ogren Road. It is located in the Aroostook River
watershed (HUC 1010004) and the Aroostook Lowlands Biophysical Region.
This plan was prepared in support of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) permit applications for the project, in
accordance with the compensation requirements of the Maine Natural Resources
Protection Act (NRPA), Chapter 310 Wetland and Waterbodies Protection and the Corps
Section 404 program.
2.0 IMPACT AREA SUMMARY
The project will result in 72,468 square feet of impact to freshwater wetlands (7,351 sf
scrub shrub; 62,843 sf forested; 2,274 sf emergent). In addition, approximately 62,983
square feet of impact to vernal pool terrestrial habitat is proposed. This represents
approximately 32% of the area within 250 feet of the pool. Approximately 22,720 square
feet of the impact area is currently a gravel parking lot; therefore the project will result in
40,263 square feet of new conversion to non-forested areas. MaineDOT field staff
visited the vernal pool in April 2010 but it was too early to determine whether or not the
pool met DEP’s significance criteria. Field visits will be completed as soon as
appropriate.
The proposed project design includes measures to avoid wetland impacts where
practicable and minimize impacts where unavoidable as required by Chapter 310 of DEP
regulations, the Corps Highway Methodology, and the 1990 Memorandum of Agreement
between the Corps and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Measures to
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avoid and minimize wetland impacts are described further in Exhibit 13 of the
application.
MaineDOT staff completed a functional assessment of the impact areas using the
descriptive approach developed by the Corps. The functional assessment, including
photos of the impacted wetlands, is provided in Exhibit 12 of the application. The
principal function of the wetlands affected by the proposed project is wildlife habitat.
However, the wetlands in the project area also provide secondary functions that include
stormwater and flood water storage, and capture groundwater discharge and overland
runoff.
3.0 COMPENSATION REQUIREMENTS & SITE SELECTION
State and federal regulations require compensatory mitigation to offset unavoidable
adverse impacts to wetland functions from development projects with a function of equal
or greater value. The goal of compensation is to achieve no net loss of wetland functions
and values. DEP requires that compensation for lost wetland functions be provided at
specific ratios depending on the characteristics of the wetland to be altered and the type
of compensation proposed.
Minimum requirements for compensation are outlined in Chapter 310 of DEP regulations
and in the “Addendum to New England District Compensatory Mitigation Guidance:
Compensation for impacted aquatic resource functions,” dated December 18, 2007.
MaineDOT initiated a site search for a permittee-responsible mitigation project in
Caribou and neighboring towns in the fall of 2009. MaineDOT staff considered several
different mitigation strategies in keeping with the watershed approach to mitigation as
described in the Corp’s mitigation guidance documents and DEP wetland protection
rules. MaineDOT consulted with federal and state agencies regarding specific proposals
to narrow the search and finally to identify a preferred mitigation option.
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MaineDOT began the preliminary search for potential compensation sites with 15 sites
identified by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. in the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS). These sites focused on potential wetland restoration, enhancement, creation and
preservation in the Aroostook River watershed, primarily in the town of Caribou. In
addition, MaineDOT surveyed DEP, ACOE, MNAP, IF&W and local interests including
the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and the Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge. A more
detailed summary of site search efforts is provided in Appendix A.
MaineDOT staff presented several mitigation concepts at interagency meetings in
October 2009 and January 2010. In addition, MaineDOT staff requested suggestions and
comments on various options via email and through informal discussion at interagency
meetings throughout the fall of 2009 and early winter 2010.
After consideration of all of the options presented, the preservation of a large parcel of
land along the Mattawamkeag River (IF&W Site 2-Mattawamkeag River-Eagle Pond,
“Haynes Parcel”) was selected as the preferred mitigation site to compensate for
functions and values impacted by the Caribou Bypass.
4.0 COMPENSATION PLAN
As compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts, MaineDOT is proposing to assist
the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) and The Nature
Conservancy (TNC) preserve a large parcel of land along the Mattawamkeag River. The
project began as a partnership between MDIFW and TNC. MDIFW is interested in
protecting and expanding its existing investment in the Mattawamkeag River Wildlife
Management Area (WMA), and the parcel has high resource value to the agency mission.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has an interest in seeing the natural resources on the
parcel preserved and protected from subdivision and development. TNC also has
expertise and experience with land acquisition and negotiation.
By the fall of 2009, TNC, IFW and the landowner had completed initial assessments of
value and had begun preliminary discussions. However, a price agreement had not been
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reached and funding sources had not been identified. MDIFW suggested the project in
response to MaineDOT’s request for ongoing projects and priorities during the site
search. As described in Section 3 and Appendix A, a contribution by MaineDOT towards
the preservation of the parcel was selected as the preferred mitigation option through the
interagency review process.
4.1 Mitigation Site Details
The property, known as the Haynes Parcel, is located approximately 4 miles east of
Kingman in Drew Plantation in Penobscot County (see Figure 1). The parcel is bounded
to the east, west, and south by land owned by MDIFW known as the Mattawamkeag
River WMA. The parcel’s northern boundary is the railroad Eastern Maine Railway
(subsidiary of J.D. Irving). Basic site information is provided in Table 1.
Table 1. Haynes Parcel Site Information
Coordinates Latitude 45°34’46.46”N
Longitude 68°07’19.01”W
Size ~2400 acres
Watershed Mattawamkeag River Watershed (HUC0102003)
Current Owner H.C. Haynes
Biophysical Region Maine New Brunswick Lowlands
The Haynes parcel is almost entirely within the “Mattawamkeag River Bogs and Fens
Beginning with Habitat Focus Area”. Focus areas are identified by MNAP, MDIFW, the
Department of Marine Resources (DMR), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),
TNC, Maine Audubon, and Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) as natural areas of
statewide ecological significance. They typically support rare plants, animals, and
natural communities; high quality common natural communities; significant wildlife
habitats and include large blocks of undeveloped habitat. The boundaries and features of
the Mattawamkeag River Bogs and Fens Focus Area are shown in Figure 4.
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The property includes approximately 7 miles of frontage along the Mattawamkeag River.
This section of river is designated in the Natural Resources Protection Act (38 M.R.S.A.
Section 480-P) as an Outstanding River Segment. In addition, it is within the federallydesignated
Atlantic Gulf of Maine Atlantic Salmon Distinct Population Segment (DPS)
and is located within the designated Critical Habitat for the species.
The soils on the site are primarily poorly-drained peat consisting of swamp, marsh, and
bog deposits. Alluvial soils are present along the river and glacial till soils characterize
upland areas along the railroad. Topography of the site slopes gradually from a high
point at elevation 350 feet in the northwest portion of the site to the south and west
towards the Mattawamkeag River. The property also includes a 13-acre pond (Eagle
Pond) in the southwestern portion of the site, and two associated streams.
The Haynes Parcel contains approximately 1,200 acres of freshwater wetlands. Table 2
summarizes the wetland acreage by wetland type. Wetlands on the parcel provide
wildlife habitat, groundwater discharge, and floodflow functions and also have
uniqueness and recreational values.
Table 2. Wetland acreage by wetland type estimated using National Wetland
Inventory Mapping GIS datalayers, Haynes Parcel, Drew Plantation
Cowardin
Description Approximate
Classification Code
Palustrine
Acreage
PFO4Ba Forested, needle-leaved evergreen, saturated 166
PFO4E-
Forested, needle-leaved evergreen,
seasonally flooded/saturated
650
PSS4E
Scrub-shrub, needle-leaved evergreen,
seasonally flooded/saturated
106
PSS4Ba
Scrub-shrub, needle-leaved evergreen,
saturated
35
PSS3Ba
Scrub-shrub, broad-leaved evergreen,
saturated
90
PSS1E
Scrub-shrub, broad-leaved deciduous,
seasonally flooded/saturated
106
PSS7Ba Scrub-shrub, evergreen, saturated 77
Lacustrine
L1UBH
Unconsolidated bottom, cobble-gravel,
permanently flooded (Eagle Pond)
13
Total Wetland Acreage 1243 acres
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As shown in Figure 4 entitled, “Haynes Land in Drew Plantation, MDIFW and MNAP
Mapped Resources, Mattawamkeag River Bogs and Fens Focus Area,” the wetlands on
the Haynes parcel are part of an unpatterned fen ecosystem. Fens are peatlands fed by
groundwater or surface water from adjacent uplands. Because plants in these areas are
exposed to more nutrients than bog systems, the vegetation is typically different and more
diverse than that of bogs. The peat is moderately- to well-decomposed and of variable
thickness and vegetation typically consists of sedges, grasses, reeds, and Sphagnum
mosses. The unpatterned fen ecosystem within the Focus Area was assessed by MNAP
and is the largest example currently mapped in Maine. It is currently in excellent
condition and includes two rare plant populations, multiple community ecological
occurrences, and high ecological diversity.
The Haynes Parcel also contains four moderate value wading bird and waterfowl habitats
that extend south to the Mattawamkeag River. MDIFW has noted high waterfowl use on
this portion of the Mattawamkeag River. A vernal pool survey has not been completed.
As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4, the Haynes Parcel is immediately adjacent to the
Mattawamkeag River System Wildlife Management Area. This WMA is 4,043 acres in
size and is managed for a variety of recreational uses. The proposed acquisition of the
Haynes Parcel will create a preserved block of habitat approximately 6,400 acres in size
and will further protect the natural features within the WMA by protecting adjacent
resources and an upland buffer.
The Haynes Parcel has been historically and recently managed for timber harvest.
Figure 5 shows the most recent activity including access roads and areas harvested. The
previous landowner completed extensive cutting in upland areas in the late 1990s. Since
then, significant regeneration occurred. During the winter of 2009, the current owner
removed the overstory in approximately 350 acres of the property that had been
previously harvested. As part of that undertaking, several landings were created to store
biomass and pulp. These piles are planned for removal this winter. A parking area is
also located just off of the property on the NW side of the railroad tracks. All roads on
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the parcel are seasonal and used only in the winter. Some of these roads could be
removed or restored in the future.
A small camp exists on the shore of the Mattawamkeag River and it is owned by a third
party. The current owner is in the process of subdividing 10 acres to be sold to the camp
owner. While extensive residential development is not likely, subdivision of the land for
private use is a real threat to the ecological integrity of the parcel. In addition, continued
logging is very likely if the parcel is not acquired or placed in conservation. Figure 5
shows aggressive logging activity along the boundaries of the parcel.
MaineDOT completed an exhaustive and unsuccessful site search for creation,
restoration, enhancement, and preservation projects in the Caribou area (Appendix A).
Acquisition of the Haynes Parcel is a unique opportunity for MaineDOT to partner with
TNC and MDIFW to preserve intact ecosystem functions in an area of statewide
ecological significance. While the compensatory mitigation will be somewhat removed
from the location of the Caribou Connector wetland impacts, the diversity and value of
the resources present on the Haynes Parcel together with its size and location adjacent to
existing conserved land will provide much greater resource function and value than those
impacted by the Caribou Connector.
4.2 Implementation and Long-Term Protection
MaineDOT has committed $300,000 towards the acquisition price (subject to Federal
Highway Administration Authorization). In addition, MaineDOT will complete
appraisal, title, survey and boundary line work, and Environmental Site Assessment
services in support of the purchase. Further discussion of a purchase price will occur
once appraisal work (currently in progress) is completed. Based on initial opinions of
value, the purchase price is expected to exceed MaineDOT’s contribution. Although
TNC is willing to contribute to the project, a funding gap will likely remain. MDIFW
plans to seek grant funding to complete the acquisition. As currently proposed, TNC will
pre-acquire the parcel from the current owner. MDIFW and MaineDOT will then buy the
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parcel from TNC once MDIFW funding has been secured. It is anticipated that this will
occur within 12 months of initial purchase by TNC.
MaineDOT and MDIFW are working out the details of ownership, management
responsibility, and long-term protections for the property. The title to the property will
be held by the State of Maine. The property will be managed by MDIFW using similar
management activities to those used in the adjacent Mattawamkeag River System WMA
and other projects secured by MDIFW using MNRCP funds. A draft project agreement
is provided in Appendix B as an example of the long-term protective measures that will
be in place on the property. A final draft will be submitted to DEP and to ACOE for
review prior to execution, and a recorded copy will be provided to DEP and ACOE
within 60 days of execution.
4.3 Mitigation Accounting
When preservation is proposed as compensation for forested, scrub shrub, and emergent
wetland impacts, a ratio of 8:1 (compensation: impact) is required. ACOE guidelines
recommend a ratio of 15:1 when preservation is proposed as compensation.
Using a 15:1 ratio, MaineDOT is required to provide approximately 25 acres of
compensation for wetland impacts associated with the Caribou Connector project. An
additional 14 acres is required for impacts to vernal pool terrestrial habitat (assuming a
15:1 ratio. The Haynes Parcel is approximately 2,400 acres. MaineDOT is in the process
of developing a Statewide Umbrella Mitigation Bank (Umbrella Bank). Once the
Umbrella Bank Instrument is completed, MaineDOT plans to deposit excess acreage (not
including acreage paid for with MDIFW or TNC funds) from the Haynes Parcel into its
federal Umbrella Bank. MaineDOT understands that acceptance of the Haynes Parcel as
an Umbrella Bank Site is subject to separate review and approval.
MaineDOT understands that it will need to hold title to the parcel and be listed as the
managing agency until all credits are deposited into the bank. MDIFW would manage
the parcel in accordance with a project agreement as described above. Once credits are
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deposited, MaineDOT would journal permanent ownership of the parcel to MDIFW. The
terms of the project management agreement would still apply, and the transfer would
include a provision to allow MaineDOT to use any remaining mitigation credits.
5.0 ESTIMATED PROJECT SCHEDULE
MaineDOT’s current estimated schedule for the project anticipates advertising the first
phase of project construction in September 2010, and starting construction in October
2010. The estimated advertising and construction schedule for the Caribou Connector
project is subject to change depending on the timing of agency approvals, the schedule of
other MaineDOT construction projects in the vicinity, seasonal traffic considerations, and
funding availability.
Table 2. Estimated schedule for acquisition of the Haynes Parcel.
Activity Target Completion Date
Appraisal Spring 2010
Offer to Owner per Uniform Act 1
Spring 2010
Execution of Conditional Purchase & Sale Spring 2010
Due Diligence: title work, survey, environmental
Assessment
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Summer 2010
TNC purchase property from Haynes Summer 2010
MaineDOT & MDIFW purchase property from TNC Winter-Summer 2011
Execution of Project Agreement Summer-Fall 2011
1 Federal Highway Administration Requirement for right-of-way acquisitions.
MaineDOT will continue to update DEP and the Corps of progress on these tasks. Any
changes in the Caribou Connector project schedule that may result in a change to the
implementation of the proposed compensation.

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Alasmidonta varicosa
Carex oronensis
Silver maple floodplain forest
Carex oronensis
Alasmidonta varicosa
Strophitus undulatus
0 2 Miles
MEFO Map# 12-09.5
Northern white cedar woodland fen
Eccentric bog ecosystem
Subject Parcel
Haynes Land in Drew Plantation
MDIFW and MNAP Mapped Resources
Mattawamkeag River Bogs and Fens Focus Area
Streamshore ecosystem
Siphlonisca aerodromia
IFW
Glyptemys insculpta
Northern white cedar swamp
Water-lily - macrophyte aquatic bed
Strophitus undulatus Glyptemys insculpta
Alasmidonta varicosa
IFW
IFW
Carex sterilis
Lonicera oblongifolia
Carex tenuiflora
Carex gynocrates
Cypripedium reginae
Cistothorus platensis
IFW
Red maple - sensitive fern swamp
Siphlonisca aerodromia
Lycaena dorcas claytoni Streamshore ecosystem
IFW
Unpatterned Fen Ecosystem
A Ranked
Strophitus undulatusLampsilis
cariosa
Alasmidonta varicosa
Northern white cedar woodland fen
Elymus macgregorii
Carex tenuiflora
Cypripedium reginae
Sheep laurel dwarf shrub bog
Legend
December 10, 2009
Alasmidonta varicosa
Natural Communities - Rare and/or Exemplary
MDIFW EO Polygons
Wading Bird / Waterfowl Habitat
Beginning Carex with oronensis Habitat Focus Areas
Rare Plants and Animals
Vertebrate
Invertebrate
Plant
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UMO-6971
Start of winter road
Winter road to RR tracks
just over 1 mile long
Large log landing
with pulpwood left
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Crossing at RR track
Large mud hole in road
End of haul road
with large pile of pulp
UMO-6492
Winter road about
1.2 miles from RR to Camp
Camp
End of haul road
large pile of pulp
End of haul road
large pile of pulp
UMO-6837
UMO-6764
73 Cobb Road
Enfield, ME 04493
Voice: (207) 732-4132
Fax: (207) 732-4405
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APPENDIX A
Mitigation Site Search Summary

Caribou Connector, 6462.30 Appendix A Mitigation Site Search Summary
MaineDOT completed a search for compensatory mitigation opportunities that included
investigation of sites identified in the Environmental Impact Statement and through
inquiries to local, state, and federal entities. A summary of MaineDOT Site Search
activities is provided below.
1.0 SITES IDENTIFIED BY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Route Caribou Connector prepared by
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., and dated December 2009, identified 15 potential
mitigation sites based on aerial photographs, topographic maps, and soils maps. All of
the sites were located in the City of Caribou and are shown in Figure A-1. MaineDOT
mitigation staff visited the sites in September of 2009 to assess potential for wetland
creation, restoration, and enhancement projects. Results of the field investigation were
presented at the October 2009 Interagency Meeting and are described below.
EIS Sites 1-10, 12, and 13
EIS sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, 12, and 13 were primarily narrow bands of
upland along minor drainage features in farm fields. The topography and upland
vegetation surrounding these areas suggested limited potential to support wetland
hydrology. In addition, many of the sites were in or adjacent to active agricultural land
where use of the site for mitigation would disrupt farming activities. Representative
photos are provided below. Comments from discussion at the interagency meeting
confirmed MaineDOT’s initial assessment of these sites and they were dismissed from
further consideration
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Photo A-1. EIS Site 1 Photo A-2. EIS Site 6
Photo A-3. EIS Site 10 Photo A-4. EIS Site 12
EIS Site 11
This site is located off of Powers Road and is accessed by a farm road/recreational trail.
The site is on the west side of Otter Brook (tributary to Aroostook River) and consists of
old fields. Beekeeping activity observed, but no obvious crop use during 2009. The site
had potential for wetland creation adjacent to Otter Brook and associated wetlands both
north and south of the trail crossing, but would require excavation and soil removal. Test
wells would have been necessary test to ensure adequate hydrology prior to site design.
According to IF&W Fisheries Biologists, Otter Brook has cold water and suitable stream
habitat to support brook trout-primary species present from headwaters to confluence
with Aroostook River. The culverts at the trail crossing were in disrepair and were likely
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affecting fish passage. Improvement of the crossing to restore fish passage was another
mitigation opportunity at this site. This option was discussed at October 2009
interagency meeting and was not recommended for further consideration.
Photo A-5. EIS Site 11 north of farm road.
Otter Brook is to the right of the tree line.
Photo A-7. EIS Site 11, Otter Brook
downstream of farm road crossing.
EIS Site 14
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Photo A-6. EIS Site 11 South of farm road,
Otter Brook is to the right of tree line.
Photo A-8. EIS Site 11, Otter Brook
upstream of farm road crossing.
Upland and riparian wetland associated with Otter Brook. Site 14 was located at the back
of inactive fields naturally reverting with early successional species. Wetland mitigation
potential was limited to the 1-2 acres immediately adjacent to the brook because of
topography. Riparian areas contain upland buffer species and would not necessarily
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did offer an opportunity for preservation of existing wetland and upland buffer. The site
was discussed at October 23, 2009 Interagency Meeting and it was not recommended for
further investigation.
Photo A-9. EIS Site 14 buffer
enhancement area in background.
EIS Site 15
A-4
Photo A-10. EIS Site 14 buffer
enhancement area.
EIS Site 15 is located off of Brook Street. It consists of a previously disturbed gravel yard
and upland area adjacent to a beaver impoundment in Mile Brook, a tributary of Caribou
Stream (Aroostook River). The site had potential for wetland creation, but it was limited
to the 1-2 acres along the riparian area of the beaver impoundment. A small area of fill
material deposited immediately adjacent to the water could have been removed, but other
areas would require additional excavation to create wetland hydrology. According to
town property records, the gravel portion of the site was previously a dump and is
currently used as a snow dump. Existing recreational trails cross the property, and the site
was recommended by the City and NMRO DEP staff as a candidate for improvement.
Presented at Interagency meeting on October 23, 2009 and revisited at the January 12,
2010 Interagency meeting. Further investigation was not recommended by the agencies.

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Photo A-11. EIS Site 15, at upland edge of
impoundment looking at potential wetland
creation area.
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Photo A-12. EIS Site 15 impoundment in
Mile Brook.

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Figure A-1. Location of potential mitigation A-6 sites identified in the FEIS.

Caribou Connector, 6462.30 Appendix A Mitigation Site Search Summary
2.0 INITIAL AGENCY CONTACTS/PRIORITIES
In addition to field investigation at the EIS sites, MaineDOT staff requested information
from state agencies (MNAP, SPO, DEP, IF&W) regarding any known sites for wetland
mitigation (primarily creation, restoration, or enhancement) or local, regional, or state
priority projects underway in the region. The following suggestions were considered:
MNAP
MNAP identified a high conservation priority area along the Aroostook River in Caribou.
The area was suggested because it supports a suite of rare plants, though it did not meet
all the criteria for designation as BWH focus area
MNAP also identified a Beginning with Habitat Focus area along Aroostook River
between Washburn & Presque Isle. This focus area contained primarily preservation
opportunities along the Aroostook River.
DEP NMRO
DEP Northern Maine Regional Office Staff suggested looking at the Collins Pond
recreation area as a potential site to improve water quality and public access. This site is
discussed in Section 1.0, EIS Site 15.
IFW Region G
IF&W Region G Biologists offered one potential restoration site and several public
access priorities in project area. One of the sites would later be reconsidered as IF&W
Site 1. The other sites were primarily upland and wetland preservation with public access
as the primary goal. Limited information on the likelihood of landowner cooperation was
available.
All of the suggestions were considered; however, the early stages of the site search were
focused on restoration, enhancement, and creation projects and these projects were
primarily preservation. No further investigation was completed except as noted above.
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3.0 AROOSTOOK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (ANR)
In response to agency suggestion at October 2009 Interagency meeting, MaineDOT staff
contacted the manager of the Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge to get more
information about potential creation, restoration or enhancement opportunities on ANR
land. Information on their priority parcels for acquisition was also requested.
ANR described an ongoing effort to acquire several parcels totaling 500-700 acres along
the Little Madawaska River in Caribou and Connor Township. ANR staff had walked
the properties, but no formal delineation or resource inventory had been completed. The
property consists of forested riparian area and contains wetlands along the river corridor.
The landowner has harvested timber on much of the upland areas and easily accessible
areas. Riparian corridors and steeply sloped areas were left forested. The owner was
interested in selling to ANR, but no funding was available to USFWS for the purchase.
The Little Madawaska River watershed has some degree of agricultural pollution, and the
Refuge is trying to acquire agricultural land to revert it to forest both for water quality
and habitat improvement. Their current holdings are about 80% forested and they are
working towards maintaining a forested corridor for neotropical bird migration both on
their existing lands and as they increase their holdings.
This option was mentioned at the December 2009 Interagency Meeting. No further
investigation was requested.
4.0 AROOSTOOK BAND OF MICMACS
In response to suggestion at October 2009 Interagency Meeting, MaineDOT staff
consulted with the Environmental Director of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs regarding
potential opportunities for wetland restoration, creation, enhancement on tribal lands. A
water quality and pond improvement project at the Spruce Haven facility on Doyle Road
in Caribou was suggested. The project had originally been proposed in 2004 and
consisted of a nutrient and sediment control system that would create a shallow pond and
improve two existing ponds. The project was a partnership with NRCS and while design
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plans were developed, the permit process was never completed. After reviewing the
original plans and obtaining feedback from the Army Corps regarding previous permit
applications, it appeared that this option would have impacted approximately 2.5 acres of
existing forested and scrub shrub wetland and likely would not have provided a good
match for functions and values impacted by the Caribou Connector.
5.0 INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE OPTIONS
After the initial site search did not reveal a suitable site for wetland creation, restoration,
or enhancement, MaineDOT revisited agency contacts, and specifically Inland Fisheries
and Wildlife, in December 2009 to inquire about priority projects including acquisition or
preservation projects in progress. Four sites were identified through this request and
were considered as potential mitigation sites to compensate for wetland impacts
associated with the Caribou Connector. The sites consisted primarily of preservation but
had some potential for restoration elements. These sites were presented at the January
2010 Interagency Meeting. Initial feedback was positive. Additional information
regarding the resources present, relative cost, threat of development, and potential
functions and values was requested for all four sites. MaineDOT worked with IF&W to
collect as much information as available on each of the sites. A summary of each site is
provided below and a tabular comparison of site details as presented to the agencies is
provided in Table B-1.
1] IWWH #130276, Back Presque Isle Rd
Site 1 is located on Back Presque Isle Road in Caribou. It contains approximately 30
acres of deep and shallow freshwater marsh wetland types with some adjacent forested
wetlands. The wetland is rated by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
(IF&W) as moderate value Inland Wading Bird and Waterfowl Habitat (IWWH).
Recent culvert replacement on the adjacent roadway by MDOT resulted in removal of a
beaver dam. While the work was necessary and completed in accordance with applicable
regulations, it changed the hydrology of the wetland. In addition to acquisition of the
wetland, mitigation at this site might include installation of a water control structure to
restore and maintain water levels and habitat value. Additional enhancement is possible
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with the acquisition and enhancement of upland buffer areas. Finally, acquisition of the
parcel could secure public access for citizens to enjoy outdoor passive recreation
activities such as canoeing, kayaking, hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing. This option
is supported by IF&W Regional Biologists and would protect and enhance a locally
significant resource.
2] Mattawamkeag River System WMA-Eagle Pond
Site 2 is located in Drew Plantation and Reed Plantation. It consists of approximately
2,400 acres and includes Eagle Pond and seven miles of frontage on the Mattawamkeag
River. The site contains several IWWHs, an unpatterned fen ecosystem rated as
exemplary by the Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP) and other unique natural
features.
Site 2 is adjacent to the Mattawamkeag River System Wildlife Management Area
(WMA), which is owned and managed by Maine IF&W and is located within the
Mattawamkeag River Beginning with Habitat Focus Area, which indicates an area of
state-wide ecological importance. Acquisition of Site 2 would prevent fragmentation and
development of the parcel and would secure public access and enhance the value of the
existing Mattawamkeag River System Wildlife Management Area. Some land
management and timber harvesting has occurred on the property. Restoration activities at
Site 2 might include removal of forest roads and/or culverts at stream crossings.
3] Delodge Parcel
Site 3 is located in TA R2 Wels (south of Houlton) and consists of 100 acres.
Approximately 20% of the parcel contains forested and scrub shrub wetlands associated
with Foss Brook, which drains to Meduxnekeag Stream. Upland areas of the parcel have
been recently harvested but have potential for enhancement of upland habitat values.
Site 3 is bordered on two sides by LT. Gordon Manuel WMA which is owned and
managed by Maine IF&W. Acquisition of the parcel would prevent development of the
parcel and enhance the adjacent WMA. Further investigation could reveal opportunities
to remove and restore roads or culverts at stream crossings.
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4] East Branch Mattawamkeag River Parcel
Site 4 is located off of River Road in the Town of Oakfield. It consists of 24 acres and
includes approximately 1.5 miles of frontage on East Branch of Mattawamkeag River.
The parcel contains primarily forested wetland and is high value IWWH. This portion of
the river is known to contain a mussel of special concern.
Acquisition of Site 4 would protect it from development threats and would secure public
access for stream bank fishing, and wildlife viewing and other passive recreational uses.
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Table 1. Tabular Comparison of Potential Mitigation Sites Suggested by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Site #/Name Parcel Wetland Wetland Type Upland Potential Functions Restoration Other
Size Area (acreages Area & Values
Enhancement Resources
(#indicates IFW (acres)
approximate
Potential
Priority based on
resource values)
based on NWI
info)
1-
30+ ~35 PSS1Eh~ 21 unknown Fisheries habitat; Habitat Moderate value
IWWH
PEM1Eh~ 1.5
wildlife habitat enhancement w/ IWWH
#130276
PEM1Fh~ 0.5
(waterfowl, muskrat, water control
PFO2 EH~11
beaver)
structure
2-
Mattwamkeag
Eagle Pond
3-Delodge
4-East Branch
Mattawamkeag
2400 ~ 1400
acres
PFO4E-650
PFO4Ba-166
PSS4E-106
PSS1E-106
PSS3Ba-90
PSS7Ba-77
PSS4Ba-35
L1UBH-13
100 ~20 PFO4E0- 15
PSS1E-5
~1000 Wildlife habitat;
Recreation;
groundwater
discharge; floodflow
~80 Floodflow;
groundwater;
wildlife habitat
24 16 PFO1E ~8 Wildlife habitat;
Stream bank fishing
access; floodflow
Potential for
forest road or
stream crossing
removal or
rehabilitation
Upland habitat
enhancement
“A-rated”
unpatterned fen
ecosystem 1
IWWH
Provides buffer
to silver maple
floodplain forest
7 miles frontage
on
Mattawamkeag
River
Atlantic Salmon
DPS Critical
Habitat
IWWH
Creeper
1.5 miles river
frontage
Atlantic Salmon
DPS Critical
Habitat
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Cost Feasibility Threats Agency comments Landscape Context
$50,000
acquisition
$10-20,000
water
control
structure
$150,000
(of
$330,000)
(property
owner
looking for
$600,000)
$22,000 (of
55,000)
Landowner willingness
unknown
Earthen berm water control
structure with “beaver
deceiver" to maintain desired
water level. May suggest a drop
tube or concrete structure with
an underwater gated opening
and stoplog section
incorporated in the structure to
allow complete impoundment
dewatering. Providing upstream
fish passage for inland fisheries
management would not be an
issue.
Eligible for NAWCA funds for
half of acquisition costapplication
deadline March 5
with funds available late
summer
If DOT is seriously considering
contribution, IFW would
pursue price agreement with the
landowner and move forward
with other funding options
Portion of the parcel has been
sold; IFW in preliminary
discussions with the new owner
$10,000 Landowner willingness
unknown.
1 MNAP reviewed/verified: largest example currently mapped; in excellent condition; includes 2 rare plant populations; multiple community ecological occurrences; high ecological diversity
Agriculture
House lot
development
Forestry
Small
subdivisions
that will
diminish
ecological
integrity of
parcel
Continued
logging or sale
and
encroachment
of uses
incompatible
with WMA
goals
Loss of stream
bank fishing
access
House lot
development
Strong support from IFW
Regional Biologists
USFWS-water control less F&V
match; focus on upland
preservation
ACOE-site not ideal if mitigation
activities would require permits
that require extensive info and
analysis
EPA-would look for opportunities
for forested wetland restoration;
largely existing wetland habitat
that could be enhanced with
upland buffer or restored
DOC supportive
ACOE- positive feedback due to
ecological features but would
prefer to stay in biophysical
region
EPA-better selection because it is
adjacent to existing 7,000 acre
WMA and wide diversity of
wetland and upland communities
DEP-preferred option provided
justification as to why this option
makes the most sense given
distance from the project.
ACOE- could be ok as part of
package-mostly harvested upland
and fewer resources; not ok
independently
EPA-mostly upland and buffer
enhancement; less potential to
compensate for project impacts
EPA-mostly upland and/or buffer
enhancement; less potential to
compensate for project impacts
ACOE-good buffer and wetland
but no real threat. Could be
combined with another option.
Close to project impacts;
locally
significant resource;
adjacent to Aroostook
River
Aroostook River
watershed (HUC1010004)
within biophysical region
w/in Beginning with
Habitat
Focus area
adjacent to existing 7,000
acre
WMA;
large parcel with potential
to
provide intact ecological
functions
Mattawamkeag River
watershed (HUC0102003)
outside biophysical region
Adjacent to WMA
Meduxnekeag River
(HUC010004)
Same biophysical region
Mattawamkeag River
(HUC0102003)
Same biophysical region

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6.0 CONCLUSION
MaineDOT considered initial feedback from state and federal agencies and evaluated the
resource values, landscape context, and feasibility of all the sites. While IF&W Site 2
was the most distant from the Caribou Connector project impacts, the diversity and
quality of wetlands and ecological features present and its identification as a regional
priority for acquisition were important factors. In addition, the size of the parcel offered
an opportunity to maintain a significant un-fragmented block of high quality habitat
adjacent to existing public conservation lands. Based on this assessment, IF&W Site 2
was identified by state and federal agencies as having the best potential to mitigation for
unavoidable wetland impacts associated with the Caribou Connector.
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APPENDIX B
Example Draft Project Agreement
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Draft
MAINE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION PROGRAM
PROJECT AGREEMENT
for Fee or Conservation Easement Acquisition by a State Agency
Regulatory entities: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, New England District (Corps).
Fund Administrator: The Nature Conservancy, a District of Columbia nonprofit
corporation with a local office in Brunswick, Maine (TNC).
Cooperating Entity: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW or
Cooperating Entity).
Project Name and Location: Argyle Wetlands and Deer Wintering Area Fee
Acquisition in the Town of Argyle Twp, Penobscot County, Maine (Project).
Premises Covered by this Agreement: Certain property located at Intersection of
Argyle Road and Eagle Nest Road, Argyle Twp, Maine and shown on the map attached
as Exhibit B (Premises).
Description of Project: This project will conserve approximately 304.9 acres through
fee acquisition and subsequent restoration. The Premises supports approximately 125.5
acres of forested wetlands, 9.5 acres of shrub-scrub wetlands, 6.1 acres of emergent
wetlands, and163.8 acres of associated upland habitat. The Premises also contains a
portion of a mapped Inland Waterfowl and Wading Bird Habitat and a portion of an
active Deer Wintering Area. Once purchased, IFW will manage the area to
provide/improve winter shelter for deer, protect the existing wetland habitats, and provide
access to the public to pursue outdoor recreational activities. The western boundary of
the premises runs along a dirt road named Eagle Nest Road, which has created an
impoundment in the forested wetland in the northwestern corner. As a result, the
majority of the trees have died and are now standing dead snags and the wetland has
transformed from about 4.5 acres of forested wetland to a scrub shrub/emergent wetland
type. IFW will restore impaired habitat in this area through repair of blocked or otherwise
not functioning culverts and installation of beaver water control structures, which will
restore the natural flow through the area. Transactional due diligence is underway and
IFW has a signed purchase and sale agreement with a scheduled closing date in early
May 2010.
Project Cost:
Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (MNRCP) Contribution: $115,250.00
Other Project Costs: $ 0.00
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Term of Monitoring Obligations: 5 years commencing on the date hereof (the
“Monitoring Term”).
Term of Agreement: The term of this Agreement, with respect to TNC’s obligation to
pay to IFW the MNRCP Contribution amount set forth above, shall commence on the
date hereof and shall expire on July 31, 2010.
The following exhibits are hereby incorporated into this Agreement:
Exhibit A General Provisions
Exhibit B Project Boundary Map
Exhibit C Notice of Project Agreement
TNC, the DEP, and the Cooperating Entity, mutually agree to perform this Agreement in
accordance with Title 38, Maine Revised Statutes, Section 480-Z, as amended, and with
the terms, conditions, plans, and specifications of the Project, incorporated herein by
reference.
Subject to the availability of funds for this purpose, TNC hereby agrees, in consideration
of the agreements made by IFW herein, to pay to IFW the MNRCP Contribution amount
set forth above. IFW hereby agrees, in consideration of the agreements made by TNC
herein, to implement the Project in accordance with this Agreement.
This agreement is subject to the following special project terms and conditions:
• A detailed restoration Work Plan, which includes a 5-year monitoring plan, shall
be submitted to TNC no later than June 30, 2010.
• Payment of the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program Contribution shall
be made as follows: $107,750 will be paid into escrow pursuant to Section II.D;
and $7,500 will be paid directly to the Cooperating Entity following receipt and
approval of the Work Plan and closing on the acquisition of the Premises.
• Any construction and maintenance of pedestrian trails shall be conducted in such
a manner as to avoid any disturbance to wetland habitat or habitat for sensitive
species.
In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the ______ day
of ________________, 2010 by their duly authorized representatives.
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
By: ___________________________________
Michael J. Tetreault
Its Maine State Director
STATE OF MAINE
Department of Environmental Protection
By: ___________________________________
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David P. Littell
Its Commissioner
STATE OF MAINE
Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
By: ___________________________________
Roland D. Martin
Its Commissioner
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EXHIBIT A
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Cooperating Entity specifically recognizes that the Project creates an obligation to
acquire, restore, use and maintain the Premises consistent with Title 38 M.R.S. Section
480-Z, and the following requirements:
A. AUTHORITY: The Cooperating Entity represents that it possesses the legal
authority and, subject to final approval of other funding sources (if any), necessary
funding to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its terms and conditions.
B. USE OF FUNDS: The Cooperating Entity shall use moneys received under this
Agreement only for the purposes of accomplishing the Project.
C. CLOSING PROCEDURES FOR PROJECT FUNDING AND ACQUISITION:
Prior to acquisition of fee or a conservation easement on Premises, no funds shall be
disbursed under this Agreement prior to TNC receipt and approval of the following:
1. A fully executed purchase and sale agreement for the Premises or conservation
easement therein;
2. A current appraisal of the Premises;
3. A current environmental assessment of the Premises, evidencing no
environmental factors which negatively affect the conservation or fair market
value of the Premises;
4. A property survey, if necessary in the judgment of TNC, to verify that a) the
boundaries of the Premises are clear and b) there are no encroachments that would
interfere with the use of the Premises for their intended purposes under this
Agreement;
5. A current title insurance commitment;
6. For fee acquisition, the final deed draft; and for conservation easements, the final
easement draft, together with a copy of the current owner’s deed;
7. An executed Notice of Project Agreement, in form substantially as that attached
as Exhibit C;
8. An executed escrow agent letter for receipt and disbursement of funds at closing;
9. A draft settlement statement indicating proposed disbursement of funds.
Closing funds shall be delivered to the escrow agent at least seven (7) days prior to
Closing. Closing funds shall be disbursed in accordance with the settlement statement
upon recording of the deed or conservation easement.
In addition, within 45 days following the recording of documents, the Cooperating Entity
shall provide TNC and DEP with copies of the recorded deed or conservation easement,
the recorded Notice of Project Agreement, the signed settlement statement and the title
insurance policy.
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D. USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES: The Cooperating Entity agrees
that the Premises shall be forever used, operated and maintained in its current
undeveloped and open space condition, for the long-term conservation of wildlife and
other natural resources, and in accordance with all applicable laws, including without
limitation Title 38 M.R.S. § 480-Z.
E. RETENTION AND CUSTODIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDS: The
Cooperating Entity agrees to maintain records, documents and other evidence pertaining
to all costs and expenses incurred in sufficient detail to reflect all costs and expenses for
which payment or reimbursement is claimed. These records shall be maintained for a
period of three years after the end of the Monitoring Term, or if there is no Monitoring
Term, for a period of three years after closing on the purchase of the Premises. The
records of the Cooperating Entity pertaining to the Project shall at all times within such
three year period be available for inspection, review and audit by DEP and TNC.
F. REPORTING AND ANNUAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS:
1. For fee acquisition, no reports by the Cooperating Entity are required, other than
the forwarding of a complete copy of the closing package within 45 days of
closing.
2. For conservation easement projects, the Cooperating Entity shall submit a report
detailing the status of the Premises, on or before one year from the date of the
recording of the conservation easement.
3. For projects that require a Monitoring Term, the Cooperating Entity shall report to
TNC, the DEP and the Corps on the status of the Project, and on the condition of
the Premises, on a monitoring form approved by TNC. The form shall be sent to:
(a) the Agreement Administrator of DEP, at State House Station 17 Augusta,
Maine 04333; (b) the Policy Analysis and Technical Support Branch, Regulatory
Division, New England District Corps of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord,
MA 01742-2751; and (c) The MNRCP Manager, The Nature Conservancy, 14
Maine Street, Brunswick, ME 04011.
G. ASSIGNMENT: This Agreement may not be assigned by the Cooperating Entity in
whole or in part without the prior written consent of TNC.
H. RIGHT OF ENTRY: The DEP, the Corps and TNC, their employees, agents and
representatives, shall each have the right to enter the Premises to assure compliance with
the terms of this Agreement.
I. PRIOR NOTICE AND APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO TRANSFER OF
PREMISES: Prior to any encumbrance, assignment, disposition or transfer, in whole or
in part, of the Premises or any interest therein, or, if the interest being acquired is a
Conservation Easement, any amendment or termination thereof, the Cooperating Entity
shall provide at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of the same to the DEP and to
the Corps, and shall obtain their written consent to such encumbrance, assignment,
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disposition, transfer, amendment or termination, as the case may be. Notice under this
Section shall be in addition to any legal requirements imposed upon the Cooperating
Entity under state or federal law.
J. CONDEMNATION: In the event of condemnation of any or all of the Premises, the
DEP, by and through its Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program or another fund
designated by the DEP and TNC, shall receive a share of the proceeds of such
condemnation received by the Cooperating Entity, based on the MNRCP proportion of
the total cost of the Project, namely one hundred percent (100.0%).
K. MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENTS: The DEP, TNC and the Cooperating Entity shall
have the opportunity to review and comment on proposed media announcements
concerning the Project prepared by any party to this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT B
PROJECT MAP
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF NOTICE OF PROJECT AGREEMENT
MAINE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION PROGRAM
“ARGYLE WETLANDS AND DEER WINTERING AREA FEE ACQUISITION
PROJECT”
The STATE OF MAINE, DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND
WILDLIFE (the “Owner”) is the owner of certain real property located in Town of
Argyle Twp, County of Penobscot, State of Maine, conveyed by deed, more particularly
described in the Exhibit A to which this Notice is attached (the “Protected Property”).
The Owner acquired and has undertaken restoration activities on the Protected
Property with funds received from The Nature Conservancy pursuant to a Maine Natural
Resource Conservation Program Project Agreement between The Nature Conservancy
(the “TNC”), the State of Maine, Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”), and
the Owner, dated ____________________ _(the “Project Agreement”), a copy of which
is kept at the offices of TNC, 14 Maine Street, Suite 401, Brunswick, Maine 04011 and
the offices of DEP, State House Station 17, Augusta, Maine 04333.
The purpose of the Project Agreement is to provide funding to the Owner,
pursuant to an In Lieu Fee Agreement between DEP, the New England District U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”), and TNC, dated January 31, 2008 (the “In Lieu
Fee Agreement”). By acceptance of funding and acquisition of the Protected Property,
Owner agrees that the terms and conditions of the Project Agreement shall be a covenant
running with the land, and shall be binding upon Owner, its successors and assigns as
owner of the Protected Property.
The purpose of the In Lieu Fee Agreement is to acquire, restore and/or enhance,
and to permanently protect, properties that will compensate for unavoidable adverse
impacts to significant wildlife habitats, wetlands and other waters of the State of Maine
resulting from activities authorized under the Maine Natural Resources Protection Act,
the federal Clean Water Act and/or the federal Rivers and Harbors Act.
The Owner has executed and recorded this Notice as notification and
confirmation of its obligations, as set forth in the Project Agreement, to: 1) ensure the
long-term conservation of the Protected Property in accordance with the terms of the
Project Agreement; 2) refrain from converting any portion of the Protected Property to
uses other than conservation; and 3) obtain the written consent of DEP and the Corps
prior to encumbrance, assignment or disposition of any interest in the Protected Property.
The Protected Property may not be conveyed, transferred, or further encumbered
without including a specific reference to the terms and conditions of this Project
Agreement, including the Book and Page of recording of this Notice. Notice under the
Section shall be in addition to any legal requirements imposed upon the Cooperating
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Entity under state or federal law. In addition, the Owner confirms that in the event of
condemnation of any or all of the Protected Property, it shall pay to the DEP, by and
through its Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program, one hundred percent
(100.0%) of the eminent domain proceeds paid to the Owner.
* * * * * * * * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the State of Maine, acting by and through its
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, has caused this instrument to be executed in its
name and behalf by Roland D. Martin, its Commissioner hereunto duly authorized this
_____ day of __________, 2010.
__
State of Maine
County of Kennebec
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STATE OF MAINE
Department of Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife
_________________________________
By: Roland D. Martin, Commissioner
On this _____ day of __________, 2010, before me personally appeared Roland D.
Martin, and acknowledged the foregoing to be his free act in his said capacity and the free
act and deed of the State of Maine.
__
__________________________
__________________
_________________________________
Printed Name:
Notary Public/Maine Attorney of Law
My Commission Expires: