Full ecoregional plan - Conservation Gateway

MATRIX SITE:NAME:STATE/S:SIZE:Total acreage of the matrix site:Core acreage of the matrix site:% Core acreage of the matrix site:% Core acreage in natural cover:% Core acreage in non- natural cover:26Merry Meeting LakesNHCOMMENTS: collected during potential matrix site meetings, Summer 1999Old growth:Logging history:Other comments:Road density:Unique features:Ecological features,EO's, ExpectedCommunities:(Core acreage = > 200m from major road or airport and >100m from localroads, railroads and utility lines)INTERNAL LAND BLOCKS OVER 5k:Average acreage of land blocks within the matrix site:Maximum acreage of any land block within the matrix site:Total acreage of the matrix site that is part of 5000 + acre sized landblocks:% of the total acreage of the matrix site that is made up of 5000 +acre sized land blocks:Internal Land Block Size Distribution:MANAGED AREAS:(Conservation and other Federal / State managed parcels > 500acres)# Parcels in block PercentAcresManaged Area Total17 73,56415 Largest managed area parcels within siteNameunknown; mature forestless of an agricultural history here because higher elevation androugher topography. 3rd and 4th growth or more.invasives, two 10-15K blocks. Divided by rt. Kings Highway – localroad, paved and canopy covered for large portions and just a littledevelopment.low (maybe moderate) mixed paved and gravel except the twolarger. A number of class six trails. A number gated.some neat geology; some mining. Some active low bush blueberrymanagement on the peaks. Period burning. Ledges – ravens, turkeyvultures, bobcat. Fairly uneven terrain.