Pilot Project Benefits Assessment

	BENEFITS ASSESSMENT	NHP PROPOSAL	PILOT PROJECT
1	ACRES ADDED TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT	300	0
2	CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR HELPING TO REVIVE BUSINESS DISTRICTS OF NIAGARA FALLS	YES	NO
3	CREATES HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ATTRACTING ECOTOURISTS, HIKERS, BICYCLISTS	YES	NO
4	TREATS GORGE AND GORGETOP AS ORGANIC UNITY	YES	NO
5	PROTECTS NATIVE PLANTS, OLD GROWTH FOREST, AND ANCIENT CLIFF-FACE CEDARS	YES	NO
6	EXTENDS NATURAL PARK ENVIRONMENT OF NIAGARA FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS	YES	NO
7	ELIMINATES ROAD SALT FROM WATERFRONT	YES	NO
8	REDUCES THE THREAT OF INAPPROPRIATE COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION	YES	NO
9	PERMIT'S DEVILS HOLE STATE PARK TO BE ENLARGED AND TREATED WITH RESPECT	YES	NO
10	EXTENDS THE OLMSTED VISION OF THE NIAGARA RESERVATION	YES	NO
11	CREATES AN INVITING ALTERNATIVE TO THE OVERDEVELOPED CANADIAN GORGETOP	YES	NO
12	PROVIDES WILDLIFE HABITAT FOR NATIVE BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES	YES	NO
13	ESTABLISHES NATURAL GORGETOP FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS	YES	NO
14	ENHANCES POSSIBILITY FOR UNESCO WORLD BIOSPHERE DESIGNATION FOR THE NIAGARA GORGE	YES	NO
15	IS A RESTORATION PROJECT THAT WOULD ATTRACT WORLDWIDE MEDIA ATTENTION	YES	NO
16	WOULD ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING OF WHICH THE ENTIRE REGION COULD BE PROUD	YES	NO