U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceProtect state lands within SALS top 10% patches in ME This tool identifies the suite of patches (8680) with potential to support Saltmarsh Sparrows in the near and long term. The patches are ranked according to a formula that assesses the relative importance of a variety of factors known to positively or negatively influence Saltmarsh Sparrow populations (see Influence Factors tab). Patches in darker green colors are assumed to provide higher quality habitat than patches in lighter green colors and indicate important areas to focus conservation attention. This prioritization does not factor current density or abundance of Saltmarsh Sparrows into the results. Rather, it ranks patches according to their suitability to provide high quality Sparrow habitat according to expert opinion. THESE DATA HAVE BEEN REPLCE BY THE https://fws.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=be7290ec39084f62874dcde6316a0bd3ArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/bb52b79470fd4c089b079fdbb0711fba_0engU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open DataPublicSALSPatchRanks PAD2 ME Statelands patchID [United States]Web servicesUnited StatesLast Modified: 2021-03-25