Join Maine Campaign Case Statement - Flipbook - Page 26
CONSTRICTED
WATERWAYS BLOCK
FISH AND WILDLIFE
AND PUT US ALL AT RISK
OF FLOODING FROM
CLIMATE CHANGE.
Our state is home to some of the healthiest and most
resilient watersheds in the eastern U.S. Maine rivers
form a 75,000-mile network and support biodiversity
along our riparian arteries, providing protection for
many rare, threatened, and endangered species.
Aging dams and inadequate road crossings constrict
these courses. In addition to dividing critical habitat
for native species, they put human communities at
increased risk of flooding from climate change.
By restoring free-flowing rivers and streams, we
will increase the resilience of these networks and
foster one of the most connected, intact river
systems in the nation.
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