Easy to Acquire & Manage
This network assesses whether a site will be difficult to acquire or manage. Ease of acquisition was interpreted as a function of the number of landowners in a planning unit and how large the parcels are. If a reserve could be established from a single parcel, the unit scores higher. Ease of maintenance was based on the likelihood that the neighborhood of a reserve might be developed. Information of potential growth came from the California Gap Analysis Project, although it could be replaced once better local predictions are available.