BwH Undeveloped Habitat Blocks

The Undeveloped Habitat Blocks datasets are part of a group of datasets developed and published by the Beginning with Habitat Program (https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/wildlife/beginning-with-habitat/index.html), a partnership of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Natural Areas Program and other state, federal, and NGO conservation partners in Maine. Maps produced from these data are presented to municipalities and land trusts to encourage open-space planning efforts that include a vision for the preservation of biodiversity. This dataset was created in December 2023 by The Nature Conservancy in Maine in cooperation with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Natural Areas Program, Maine Audubon, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The primary purpose of the undeveloped habitat block components is to encourage conservation and development planning that includes a vision of the larger patterns of undeveloped habitat and landscape connectivity.未开发栖息地斑块（Undeveloped Habitat Blocks）数据集隶属于“始于栖息地”（Beginning with Habitat）项目开发发布的数据集集群，该项目官网为https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/wildlife/beginning-with-habitat/index.html。“始于栖息地”项目由缅因州内陆渔业与野生动物局、缅因州自然区域项目，以及缅因州境内其他州级、联邦级与非政府组织（NGO）保护合作伙伴联合发起。基于此类数据制作的地图将提交至各市政当局与土地信托机构，以推动开放空间规划工作，助力落实生物多样性保护愿景。该数据集于2023年12月由缅因州大自然保护协会联合缅因州内陆渔业与野生动物局、缅因州自然区域项目、缅因州奥杜邦协会、缅因海岸遗产信托基金以及缅因州环境保护局共同编制完成。未开发栖息地斑块模块的核心目标，是推动保护与开发规划工作，纳入对未开发栖息地宏观格局与景观连通性的保护愿景。