Noah Charney, assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology at the University of 海角社区, spoke to the about the Three Corners Solar Project in Kennebec County. Charney independently reviewed the project鈥檚 application documents and analyzed different online habitat maps. He said that though the development will likely disrupt the connection between wetlands and forests in the area, if he had to choose a forested site for solar development, it would be one that鈥檚 been previously logged like this one. Still, habitat mapping is more essential for larger solar farms and the state shouldn鈥檛 limit the tool to small-scale, low-impact sites. 鈥淚 would think that mapping for larger sites is as important if not more important,鈥 he said.
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