Wohoa Bay

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Wohoa Bay is a bay on the coast of Washington County, Maine, into which drains both West River and Indian River. It is located between the towns of Addison and Jonesport. It features a coastal plateau bog ecosystem not found anywhere else in North America, where eelgrass beds and mudflats provide habitat for a number of winged and finned species, as well as shellfish. Surrounding the marsh at a slightly higher elevation are such species as deerhair sedge and black crowberry, which provides a home for the rare crowberry blue butterfly to lay its larvae. There are bald eagles and ospreys and numerous other birds.

The bay is home to a number of islands, including Chandler Island, a privately owned island of approximately 1 acre in area. [1]

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References

  1. Purple, Adam (Summer 2012). "Dream Islands". Portland Magazine . Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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