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The Ecological Prioritization GIS Tool (Tool) was developed to identify priority areas for preservation and restoration of land and water resources within the County. The Tool compiles and analyzes a wider variety of natural and cultural resource data into implementable outputs that make the information easy to visualize across the landscape, and focuses on improving ecological connectivity across watersheds. The Tool produces two unique outputs, a preservation score and a restoration score. The preservation score identifies and prioritizes areas of high environmental value for protection. The restoration score identifies areas with high restoration potential that, if restored, have the greatest potential to contribute to the desired environmental value. Both of these outputs provide useful information to decision-makers about where and why to prioritize land protection, preservation, and restoration efforts. Tool results are currently being used in the Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department’s ecological preservation, restoration and management master planning documentation.