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Map Description

Working Lands LESA Score0 - 40 (Lowest Priority)41 - 5556 - 6970 - 8081 - 100 (Highest Priority)

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Map crafted by Douglas MiskowiakUniversity of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

College of Natural ResourcesCenter for Land Use Education (CLUE)

Map version 12_14_08 C:\WorkSpace\TWLO\LACROSSE\PROJECTS\committee_maps\LESA1.mxd

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Land Evaluation and Site AssessmentLa Crosse County, Wisconsin This map displays the spatial results of the

Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA)conducted for La Crosse County, Wisconsin. This LESA model evaluates working landsbased on seven scoring criteria. Working lands scoring greater than 70 points can be considered high priority. If protecting working lands is an important public value, then towns or the county might consider policies that protect these areas.

The following critieria were appllied in developing this analysis: Quality of Soils for Growing Crops 34% Publicly Funded Stewardship 18% Compatibility with Surrounding Uses 15% Future Land Use 14% Strategic Open Space 9% Distance to Urban Feeder Highways 6% Distance to Urban Boundaries 4%

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