Cutler Preserve
Cutler, Whiting
Vital Statistics:
- Size: 5,216 acres
- Regulated: 1,623 acres
- Non-Regulated: 3,593 acres
- Upland: 4,136 acres
- Forested Wetland (NWI): 257 acres
- Non-Forested Wetland: 815 acres
- Open Water: 18 acres
- Roads: improved-3 miles
unimproved-1 mile
trails-1 mile
total-5 miles - Biophysical Region: Eastern Coastal
- BPL Region: East
Rare Species and Exemplary Natural Community Table for Cutler Preserve
| Type | Common Name | Latin Name | S-RANK | G-RANK | State Status | EO-RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exemplary Natural Communities | Bluejoint meadow | S3 | N/A | N/A | B | |
| Bluejoint meadow | S3 | N/A | N/A | E | ||
| Coastal plateau bog ecosystem | S3 | N/A | N/A | E | ||
| Huckleberry - crowberry bog | S3 | N/A | N/A | B | ||
| Huckleberry - crowberry bog | S3 | N/A | N/A | E | ||
| Maritime spruce - fir - larch forest | S4 | N/A | N/A | B | ||
| Maritime spruce - fir - larch forest | S4 | N/A | N/A | E | ||
| Maritime spruce - fir - larch forest | S4 | N/A | N/A | E | ||
| Seaside goldenrod - goosetongue open headland | S4 | N/A | N/A | E | ||
| Seaside goldenrod - goosetongue open headland | S4 | N/A | N/A | E | ||
| Sheep laurel - dwarf shrub bog | S4 | N/A | N/A | B | ||
| Rare Plants | Northern yarrow | Achillea millefolium var. borealis | S1 | G5T5 | SC | E |
| Rare Animals | None found |
Description
This reserve consists of two units: a 3,489 acre inland unit and a 1,727 coastal unit.
Together these units encompass several natural communities characteristic of DownEast Maine, including coastal plateau bogs, open headlands, and bluejoint meadows. Fire has been a major influence, particularly in maintaining the open bluejoint meadows. Timber volumes are comparatively low and reflect past spruce-budworm, fire, and weather damage, particularly near the coast. Two-thirds of the area was non-regulated, and BPL stand type maps indicate no sawtimber stands in either unit.
A hiking trail traverses the coastal unit, and there are a handful of maintained campsites on the coast.
Resources
Famous, N.C. and M. Spencer. 1992. An evaluation of the Maine Public Lands Cutler Management Unit using landscape analysis and field verification. Bureau of Public Lands, Augusta, Maine. 35 pp. (+ appendices).