2. Scientific/Educational Value 



Rate the value of the wildlife/habitat 

 resources for scientific, research and 

 educational values using criteria below: 



4 - Area contains relict or disjunct 



plant or animal communities (e.g. 

 bogs) or pristine natural vegetation 

 types or species that are rare or 

 threatened. Plants and/or animals 

 associated with area are highly un- 

 usual - not typically found in state. 

 Has highest scientific/educational 

 value - nationally significant; 



3 - type localities for other plant or 



animal species, for forest or 



range habitat types; near pristine 

 vegetation sites; 



2 - other areas with important education- 



al value including areas frequently 

 visited by school groups; 



1 - study areas for longterm biological 



or ecological value. 



3. Aesthetics 



5 - A unit of outstanding natural beauty 



in a pristine setting; 



4 - a unit comparable to A except that it 



may lack pristine characteristics. 

 Presence of human development such as 

 roads, farms, etc., usually comprise 

 the difference between B and A; 



3 - a unit with natural beauty but of a 



more common type than listed under A 

 and B. A clean stream in an attrac- 

 tive setting; 



2 - a unit with fair aesthetic qualities; 

 1 - a unit with low aesthetic qualities. 



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