An example of land acquisition criteria used by a municipal land trust in Rhode Island showing how ELU richness is incorporated into a larger land protection context.

Different conditions for each criterion are assigned a weighted point value (0–3). The sum of the weights is totaled for a candidate property. Criteria provided by the Richmond (RI) Rural Preservation Land Trust.
1As defined by the RI Natural History Survey.
2As defined on ELU website.
3As defined by the RI Natural Heritage Program.
4Containing features defined by the RI Historical Society and/or Richmond Historical Society.