The Downeast Region
Physical Characteristics
Region C, commonly referred to as the “Downeast Region,” is the eastern most of the Department’s three coastal regions. The region encompasses much of Washington and Hancock Counties (along with a few townships in Penobscot County) between the St. Croix River to the east and the Penobscot River to the west.
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Physical Characteristics
Region C, commonly referred to as the “Downeast Region,” is the eastern most of the Department’s three coastal regions. The region encompasses much of Washington and Hancock Counties (along with a few townships in Penobscot County) between the St. Croix River to the east and the Penobscot River to the west.
Both land form and use transitions as one moves away from the coast to the region’s interior. The coastal belt along U.S. Route 1 is characterized by a mix of softwood and hardwood stands in western Hancock County changing to predominantly spruce-fir growth to the east. Most of the human settlement occurs along this belt and along the Penobscot River. It is primarily rural and becomes sparse to the east. There are scattered population centers in Bucksport, Ellsworth, Machias and Calais.Old homesteads and some remaining agriculture with their associated fields and reverting covers provide habitat diversity.
-Physical Characteristics
Region C, commonly referred to as the “Downeast Region,” is the eastern most of the Department’s three coastal regions. The region encompasses much of Washington and Hancock Counties (along with a few townships in Penobscot County) between the St. Croix River to the east and the Penobscot River to the west.
Both land form and use transitions as one moves away from the coast to the region’s interior. The coastal belt along U.S. Route 1 is characterized by a mix of softwood and hardwood stands in western Hancock County changing to predominantly spruce-fir growth to the east. Most of the human settlement occurs along this belt and along the Penobscot River. It is primarily rural and becomes sparse to the east. There are scattered population centers in Bucksport, Ellsworth, Machias and Calais.Old homesteads and some remaining agriculture with their associated fields and reverting covers provide habitat diversity.
- Physical Characteristics
Region C, commonly referred to as the “Downeast Region,” is the eastern most of the Department’s three coastal regions. The region encompasses much of Washington and Hancock Counties (along with a few townships in Penobscot County) between the St. Croix River to the east and the Penobscot River to the west.
Both land form and use transitions as one moves away from the coast to the region’s interior. The coastal belt along U.S. Route 1 is characterized by a mix of softwood and hardwood stands in western Hancock County changing to predominantly spruce-fir growth to the east. Most of the human settlement occurs along this belt and along the Penobscot River. It is primarily rural and becomes sparse to the east. There are scattered population centers in Bucksport, Ellsworth, Machias and Calais.Old homesteads and some remaining agriculture with their associated fields and reverting covers provide habitat diversity.
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