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A Lamas LeGacy Program for Den le County AdopteC/ �fetc <br /> PRIORITY HUMAN VALUES 3 <br /> High Scenic value to be used judiciously ) <br /> Medium Potential for recreational use <br /> Medium Presence of historical / archeological sites/ significance <br /> Low Proximity to population centers/ users <br /> Low North county vs . south county ( both as human and spatial <br /> issue ) F <br /> Low Presence of species/ resources of economic value ( is there <br /> anything other than timber? <br /> PRIORITY OTHER <br /> High Meeting multi , multiple biological/ conservation criteria across <br /> lines <br /> High . Availability of second funding source <br /> PRIORITY ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION <br /> High Presence of wetlands : hydrologic buffering , contribution to <br /> water storage . <br /> Medium Vegetation : thermal buffering , water storage natural areas <br /> serving as sites for insect pollinators and predators , which <br /> serve agriculture , nutrient cycling . <br /> h. <br /> Medium Vegetation as riparian buffer . <br /> In addition to these criteria , the 1999 Triangle Land Conservancy <br /> report, " Rating Lands in Orange County by Its Wildlife Value , " takes <br /> the use of criteria to a new level . The report uses a formula on <br /> contextual ratings and intrinsic ratings to evaluate the County 's NMI <br /> remainingrime forests and actual ) identifies areas of significance ` <br /> p � Y <br /> that are recommended to be the focus of acquisition efforts . A map <br /> showing the forest areas with highest ratings is provided as <br /> Appendix G. <br /> The Commission for the Environment ( CfE ) has evaluated the 4 <br /> recent TLC report . The CfE recommends viewing the map of <br /> priority prime forests ( Map 8 ) with some caution , because it <br /> includes an inherent bias toward forests that include inventoried <br /> natural areas . The CfE suggests that the presence of an inventoried <br /> site should not be a factor in ranking a forest as wildlife habitat . <br /> Overall , the CfE supports the report recommendations and <br /> encourages any County policy changes that would help implement <br /> the recommendations . <br /> r <br /> C . Criteria for Prime Farmland <br /> (developed in conjunction with the Agricultural Districts Advisory Board) <br /> Prime Farmland - Land that has the best combination of physical <br /> and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, fiber, forage, r <br /> oilseed, and other agricultural crops with minimal inputs of fuel <br /> fertilizer, pesticides and labor. ( US Department of Agriculture ) <br /> 20 <br />