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Conservation 20/20
Projected and Expended Costs Costs updated as of 8-15-2012 Aerial Photos for maps from either January 2011 or January 2012
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Alva Scrub Preserve
Acquired: 1999-2012
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: August 2010
(second edition)
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 1,155.49
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 50%
Total costs through 8-15-2012: $381,278
Estimated future expenses: $479,100
Estimated annual maintenance: $38,996
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 498 Costs: $32,698, $153,991, $11,323
Acres needing treatment: 413 Projected Cost: $292,400
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $25,500
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 537
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 29%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $11,532
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 64 Costs: $11,520, $4,480
Acres needing brush reduction: 503 Projected Cost: $87,958, $37,792
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 250 Costs: $525
Acres in need of thinning: 60 Projected Cost: $450
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 39,834 Costs: $103,628
Feet of Fencing Needed: 10,630 Projected Cost: $31,890 (pending)
Annual Maintenance Projected Cost: $500
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 66,035 Costs: $28,923, $5,600, $27,152
Feet of Firelines Needed: 11,090 Projected Cost: $28,010 (pending)
Annual Maintenance Projected Cost: $864
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Car parts and appliances
Costs: $98, $840
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $600
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $16,800 (both editions)
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Pedestrian walkthrough on site 357
Costs: $500
Future Plans: Signs for walkthrough
Projected Cost: $600
Other Notes:
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had the slash pines
thinned in 2009 on 250 acres. The C20/20 management fund was given $24,520.89
which was used for invasive exotic plant treatment.
Some restoration work has been, and will be funded through a WHIP grant from USDA,
FWC’s Invasive Plant Management program, FWC’s Gopher Tortoise grant program and
through assistance from the Florida Department of Corrections.
The City of Cape Coral will likely be funding restoration work on approximately 100
acres, for scrub jay mitigation.
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Caesarweed has become an increasing problem at several preserves.
Before/After caesarweed treatment. You can also see hog damage, one of the
animals that frequently spread caesarweed
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Buckingham Trails Preserve
Acquired: 2008
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: January 2012
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 572.11
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 17%
Total costs through August 15, 2012: $52,645
Estimated future expenses: $951,566
Estimated annual maintenance: $41,269
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Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 10 Costs: $100 (permit for future
melaleuca logging), $3,119
Acres needing treatment: 171 Projected Cost: $164,330
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $37,500
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 281
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $2,133
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres needing brush reduction: 281 Projected Cost: $70,250
Pasture Restoration
Restoration Needed: 241 acres Projected Cost: $664,196
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 6,710 Costs: $12,398
Annual Maintenance: Projected Cost: $200
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 15,820 Costs: $22,148
Feet of Firelines Needed: 5,672 Projected Cost: $7,940
Annual Maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal
Debris Removal Conducted Costs: $2,100, $280
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $300
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
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Public Use Amenities Future Plans: Primitive trailhead and walkthroughs, kiosk, interpretive signs,
standardized Parks Department trail markers and preserve signs
Costs: $4,100
Projected Cost: $44,850
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $560
The majority of the pine flatwoods at Buckingham Trails Preserve
has been invaded by melaleuca trees.
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Buttonwood Preserve
Acquired: 2012
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: pending
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 218.8
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: n/a
Total costs through August 15, 2012: $0
Estimated future expenses: $111,682
Estimated annual maintenance: $11,188
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres needing treatment: 105 Projected Cost: $63,300
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $9,400
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 54
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $500
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres needing brush reduction: 54 Projected Cost: $13,500
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres in need of Thinning: 54 Projected Cost: $700
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Needed: 5,782 Projected Cost: $17,346
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $500
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Needed: 5,624 Projected Cost: $8,436
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $288
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $500
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Projected Cost: $8,400
Public Use Amenities
Future Plans: Will be determined when the stewardship plan is written.
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This Preserve is one of many that have historic illegal public access that C20/20
Staff is working towards preventing and eventually restoring where possible.
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Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve
Acquired: 2000-2012
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: October 16, 2007
(second edition)
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 1,295.3
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 85%
Total costs through August 15, 2012: $3,990,049
Estimated future expenses: $458,806
Estimated annual maintenance: $92,928
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 804 Costs: $1,483,984, $57,492,
$7,404
Acres needing treatment: 265 Projected Cost: $306,993
Annual maintenance: Current Annual: $17,725, $8,240
Projected Cost: $60,000
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 165
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 28%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $5,210
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 68 Costs: $27,800
Acres needing brush reduction: 147 Projected Cost: $36,750
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 52 Costs: $400
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Completed: Ditch plugs, berm removal and geo-webbing on
management access road. Costs: $500,000
Restoration Needed: Additional ditch plugs & berm removal
Costs: $3,810
Projected Cost: $100,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 3,687 Costs: $21,730
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $200
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 22,502 Costs: $8,586, $33,753
Feet of Firelines Needed: 10,042 Projected Cost: $15,063
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: 58 Projected Cost: $1,740
Severity of Hog Damage: Low (due to trapping)
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Car parts, construction materials, etc.
Costs: $1,798
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $150
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $22,400 (both editions)
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Guided walks, trails, boardwalks, picnic pavilions, restrooms,
parking, and interpretive signs.
Costs: $1,775,660, $19,267
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $10,381
Annual Facility Maintenance: Projected Cost: $6,090, $8,581
Other Notes
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had the slash pines
thinned in 2009 on 52 acres. The C20/20 management fund was given $5,183.82 which
was used for trail signs and invasive exotic plant treatments.
Some restoration work and public use amenities have and will be funded by grants from
Florida Communities Trust, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, South Florida
Water Management District, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Recreational Trails
Program, USFWS Coastal Grants, Department of Environmental Protection, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, FWC’s Invasive Plant Management program
and through assistance from the Florida Department of Corrections.
Lee County Division of Natural Resources has used this Preserve to help accomplish
their mission of “protecting, conserving and managing surface waters of the County”
through exotic plant and debris removal on Palm Creek.
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An FGCU student (and now C20/20 employee) did her senior research project
looking at the impacts of goats on Brazilian Pepper. This picture was taken in
January 2007; the cover board is almost entirely hidden.
Seven months later, the goats had significantly reduced the biomass.
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Carver Preserve
Acquired: 2008
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: February 9, 2010
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 189
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 14%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $4,200
Estimated future expenses: $25,650
Estimated annual maintenance: $3,935
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres needing treatment: 27 Projected Cost: $25,650
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $3,900
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: None Observed
Trash Removal
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $35
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $4,200
Mangroves at Carver Preserve that died after Hurricane Charley.
The new growth is native groundcover species
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Cayo Pelau Preserve
Acquired: 2007
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: October 14, 2008
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 126.21
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 64%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $8,367
Estimated future expenses: $4,700
Estimated annual maintenance: $2,600
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 3 Costs: $4,167
Acres needing treatment: 3 Projected Cost: $4,500
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $2,400
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: None Observed
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Needs: Dock Projected Cost: $200
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $200
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $4,200
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Boaters are welcome to visit the Preserve.
Costs: $0
Joint staff workday with C20/20 and DEP staff. Notice that the large Australian
pine trees have been girdled and treated with herbicide.
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Charlotte Harbor Buffer Preserve
Acquired: 1999-2012
Land Stewardship Agreement Approved: June 3, 2008
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 401.21
Total costs through August 15, 2102: $52,631
Estimated future expenses: $104,350
Estimated annual maintenance: $26,533
This preserve is co-managed with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 101 Costs: $18,270, $1,920, $4,188
Acres needing treatment: 120 Projected Cost: $81,250
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $23,457
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 149
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 65%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $2,100
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 70 Costs: $17,500
Acres needing brush reduction: 40 Projected Cost: $10,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 1,237 Costs: $3,820
Feet of Fencing Needed: 1,750 Projected Cost: $5,250
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $200
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 3,235 Costs: $1,360, $2,993
Feet of Firelines Needed: 1,900 Projected Cost: $2,850
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Appliances, construction debris, etc
Costs: $1,680
Large Debris Removal Needs: Abandoned home
Projected Cost: $5,000
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $200
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: FDEP Costs: $0
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Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Pedestrian walkthroughs for access to hike the fire breaks and
Preserve signs.
Costs: $900
Other Notes
Some invasive exotic plant removal was conducted through assistance from the Florida
Department of Corrections.
Trash removal workday at Site #58
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Columbus G McLeod Preserve
Acquired: 1999
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: March 27, 2007
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 8.7
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 86%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $91,632
Estimated future expenses: $0
Estimated annual maintenance: $2,560
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 8.7 Costs: $26,600, $4,863
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $2,250
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Completed: Shoreline erosion control
Costs: $4,055, $30,789
Trash Removal
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $100
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $4,200
Public Use Amenities Available Now: Preserve sign, canoe/kayak landing, primitive hiking trail
Costs: $10,425, $10,000, $700
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $210
Other Notes
Shoreline restoration work was partially funded through a grant from the South Florida
Water Management District. The public use amenities were partially funded through a
grant from the West Coast Inland Navigation District. Some exotic plant removal was
conducted with assistance from the Florida Department of Corrections.
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In July 2011 contractors burned over 100 piles of exotic plants
Members of the Florida Trail Association paddle out to the Preserve to enjoy the
new canoe/kayak landing and trail system completed in December 2011.
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Daniels Preserve at Spanish Creek
Acquired: 2005
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: June 20, 2006
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 243.19
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 48%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $179,779
Estimated future expenses: $453,615
Estimated annual maintenance: $26,087
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 243 Costs: $7,455, $37,600, $10,783
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $18,000
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 109
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $1,905
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 27 Costs: $9,025, $34,175
Acres needing brush reduction: 75 Projected Cost: $18,750
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Needed: Rehydrating cypress swamp and Spanish Creek. Creating
littoral zones in borrow ponds.
Projected Cost: $375,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 11,375 Costs: $47,055
Feet of Fencing Needed: 3,400 Projected Cost: $5,100
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $500
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 12,723 Costs: $14,166, $4,918
Feet of Firelines Needed: 850 Projected Cost: $1,275
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,120
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: 136 Costs: $4,080
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Interior fencing
Costs: $6,143
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $50
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Public Use Amenities Future Plans: Primitive trails, kiosk, trail signs, wildlife observation
platform/fishing platform
Costs: $59 (preserve sign)
Projected Cost: $53,490
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $432
Other Notes
Some restoration work was funded through grants from the South Florida Water
Management District and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Some
exotic plant removal was conducted with assistance from the Florida Department of
Corrections.
Lee County Division of Natural Resources has used this Preserve to help accomplish
their mission of “protecting, conserving and managing surface waters of the County”
through exotic plant and debris removal on Spanish Creek.
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
During the early summer of 2011 firelines were improved and the fence was
replaced on portions of the Preserve.
In November 2011 a volunteer assisted in providing pedestrian access.
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Deep Lagoon Preserve
Acquired: 1999-2006
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: June 28, 2005
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 271.85
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 81%
Total costs through Aug 15, 2012: $448,308
Estimated future expenses: $75,050
Estimated annual maintenance: $23,550
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 192 Costs: $123,727, $204,856, $8,150
Acres needing treatment: 79 Projected Cost: $75,050
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $20,000
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 5 Costs: $1,250
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Completed: Ditch Plug Costs: $215, $10,744
Pasture Restoration
Restoration Completed: Costs: $10,104, $27,076,
$21,136
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 7,107 Costs: $18,592
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $50
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: None Observed
Trash Removal Large Debris Removal Conducted: Interior fencing, trash washing up from river
Costs: $558, $13,380
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $3,500
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Public Use Amenities
Preserve identification signs. Costs: $120
Other Notes
Some restoration work has been funded through a grant from the South Florida Water
Management District and the Florida Division of Forestry.
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Deep Lagoon Pasture, June 2008
(before exotic plant removal, disking and hydrological restoration work)
Deep Lagoon Pasture, July 2010
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Estero Marsh Preserve
Acquired: 1999-2001
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: September 4, 2007
(revised first edition)
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 243.35
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 86%
Total costs through August 15 2012: $63,036
Estimated future expenses: $9,587
Estimated annual maintenance: $32,226
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 243 Costs: LCDOT funds
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: LCDOT funds
until 2012/13 then $25,500
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 132
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $6,000
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Completed: Drainage ditch, culverts and filter marshes
Costs: $1,640, LDCOT funds
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 1,772 Costs: $8,522
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $50
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 2,204 Costs: $24,670
Feet of Firelines Needed: 6,391 Projected Cost: $9,587
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $50
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: Wilson Miller Costs: $19,304
C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Pedestrian Walk Through
Costs: $500
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $50
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Other Notes
Estero Marsh Preserve was selected by LCDOT as a mitigation site for County projects
including the Three Oaks Parkway road widening project (Island Park Regional
Mitigation Project) which is providing funds for exotic plant removal, plantings of native
plants and hydrologic restoration.
Occasionally, contractors are hired to remove hazardous trees.
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Flag Pond Preserve
Acquired: 2003
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: March 27, 2007
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 66.9
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 33%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $30,644
Estimated future expenses: $15,464
Estimated annual maintenance: $14,788
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control Acres received treatment: 67 Costs: $26,264, $140
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $13,400
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 6
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $1,000
Mechanical Brush Reduction Acres needing brush reduction: 10 Projected Cost: $2,500
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Needed: Ditch plugs Projected Cost: $10,000
Fencing Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $0
Firelines Feet of Firelines Needed: 1,309 Projected Cost: $1,964
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $288
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Needs: Rock & Concrete
Projected Cost: $1,000
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $100
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $4,200
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Preserve Sign Costs: $40
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The center of “Flag Pond” has invasive exotic grass species, as well as some native
(but invasive) cattail that will eventually be treated.
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Galt Preserve
Acquired: 2002-2007
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: January 16, 2007
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 264.96
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 47%
Total costs through Aug 15 2012: $161,067
Estimated future expenses: $1,418,564
Estimated annual maintenance: $38,853
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control Acres received treatment: 265 Costs: $21,348, $6,820, $3,293
Acres of melaleuca logging: 69 Costs: $2,450
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $19,500
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 78
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $3,067
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres needing brush reduction: 63 Projected Cost: $15,750
Spoil Restoration
Restoration Needed: Plantings
Projected Cost: $52,122
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Needed: Powerline easement culverts
Projected Cost: $300,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 7,427 Costs: $38,002
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $200
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 8,100 Costs: $19,586
Feet of Firelines Needed: 2,000 Projected Cost: $3,000
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Hurricane debris removal
Costs: $560
Large Debris Removal Needs: Scattered dumped construction materials
Projected Cost: $1,000
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $150
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Public Use Amenities
Future Plans: Signs, parking, restrooms, formal entrance, fishing pier,
canoe/kayak launch, picnic pavilion, sunset swing, wildlife observation platform
and marked trails.
Costs: $60,608
Projected Cost: $1,046,692
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $3,360
Annual Facility Maintenance: Projected Cost: $12,000
Other Notes
A portion of the exotic plant removal and some of the spoil plantings has or will be
funded through a Gulf of Mexico Foundation grant. Additional tree plantings, for the
spoil, will be provided by Lee County’s Environmental Services Tree Fund. Some
restoration work and the majority of public use amenities will be funded through a grant
from the Florida Communities Trust.
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In 2009 and 2011, Galt Preserve had 148 acres of melaleuca and Australian pines
removed by two timber companies, gratis, to be sold for mulch. The stumps were
treated, in part, with financial assistance from a Gulf of Mexico Foundation Grant.
As part of the grant, staff conducts quarterly vegetation monitoring to determine
the success of native plant establishment.
Wildlife use on the Preserve has increased dramatically with the removal of the
exotic plants.
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Gator Hole Preserve
Acquired: 2000
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: May 30, 2006
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 175
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 99%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $248,543
Estimated future expenses: $0
Estimated annual maintenance: $20,526
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 175 Costs: $205,449, $3,660,
LCDOT funds
Acres of melaleuca logging: 81 Costs: $324
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $13,500
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 147
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 89%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $6,000
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 112 Costs: $580, $9,250, LCDOT funds
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 35 Costs: $280
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 12,172 Costs: LCDOT funds
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $400
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 4,976 Costs: LCDOT funds
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Total Trapped: 364 Costs: $18,250
Severity of Hog Damage: None Observed (due to previous
trapping and buried chain-link fence)
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Old hog traps, temporary tortoise fence.
Costs: $2,030
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $50
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Preserve is occasionally used for requested field trips for FGCU
students. Preserve identification sign.
Costs: $40, $280
Other Notes
Some restoration work has been funded through FWC’s Invasive Plant Management
program and through assistance from the Florida Department of Corrections.
Gator Hole Preserve was selected by LCDOT as gopher tortoise relocation site for road
projects where the tortoises must be moved off-site. This partnership has included exotic
plant treatments, pine tree thinning, brush reduction and installation of firelines and
fencing.
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Gator Hole Preserve before pine tree thinning,
exotic treatment and brush reduction.
Same location in May, 2010. There was 169% increase in
herbaceous species 2 years post restoration work.
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Hickey’s Creek Greenbriar Connector Preserve
Acquired: 2005-2008
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: pending
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 14.15
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: n/a
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $432
Estimated future expenses: $14,000
Estimated annual maintenance: $3,232
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Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres needing treatment: 14 Projected Cost: $14,000
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $2,800
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Tires, construction debris, etc.
Costs: $432
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $432
Land Stewardship Plan
Will be included in the Hickey’s Creek Mitigation Park Plan
Other Notes
The C20/20 parcels are part of a 450-acre conservation area that is owned and managed
by Lee County Parks and Recreation and East County Water Control District
Very little restoration work has taken place at this Preserve to date.
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Hickey’s Creek Mitigation Park
Acquired: 1998-2007
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: September 2003
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 81.61
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 88%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $74,729
Estimated future expenses: $26,394
Estimated annual maintenance: $16,743
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Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 31 Costs: $6,085, $2,764
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $8,000
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 45
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 9%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $6,067
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres needing brush reduction: 37 Projected Cost: $9,250
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 31 Costs: $280
Pasture Restoration for Scrub Jays
Restoration Completed: Plants and prescribed burn
Costs: $5,500, $4,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 5,649 Costs: $38,661
Feet of Fencing Needed: 5,648 Projected Cost: $16,944
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $600
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 5,579 Costs: $2,869
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: 40 Costs: $1,200
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Interior Fencing and vehicle
Costs: $5,970, $200
Large Debris Removal Needs: Appliances Projected Cost: $200
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $300
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Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: Land Stewardship Staff Costs: $8,400
Other Notes
Some restoration work has been funded through a grant from The Nature Conservancy.
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had the slash pines
thinned in 2009 on 31 acres. The C20/20 management fund was given $3,604.82 which
was used to purchase herbicides.
The C20/20 parcels are part of an 862-acre conservation area that is owned and managed
by Lee County Parks and Recreation and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission.
As part of the pasture restoration work for scrub jays, C20/20 staff participated in a
prescribed burn at the Preserve in February 2012.
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Hickory Swamp Preserve
Acquired: 1999
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: October 17, 2006
Amended and Approved: September 15, 2009
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 66.55
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 92%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $56,027
Estimated future expenses: $3,660
Estimated annual maintenance: $12,997
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 66 Costs: $10,862, $1,790
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $10,050
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 39
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 51%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $1,107
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 4 Costs: $1,000
Acres needing brush reduction: 12 Projected Cost: $3,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 4,899 Costs: $22,880
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $200
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 5,694 Costs: $8,505
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted Costs: $200
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $200
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Primitive trailhead, kiosk and preserve sign
Costs: $2,390
Future Plans: Standardized Parks Department trail markers and preserve sign
Projected Cost: $660
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $864
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Hickory Swamp Preserve is one of the many Preserves that is
utilizing prescribed burns as a management tool.
This photo was taken one year post-burn.
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Hidden Cypress Preserve
Acquired: 2009
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: pending
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 428.45
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: n/a
Total costs through Aug 15 2012: $15,220
Estimated future expenses: $273,850
Estimated annual maintenance: $47,766
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Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres needing treatment: 422 Costs: $100 (permit)
Projected Cost: $244,100
Acres of melaleuca logging: 208 Costs: $6,370
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $44,940
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 80
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $2,000
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres needing brush reduction: 15 Projected Cost: $3,750
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres in need of thinning: 20 Projected Cost: $250
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Needed: Possible berm breaks and plow line restoration
Projected Cost: $15,000
Fencing
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $100
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Needed: 6,666 Projected Cost: $10,000
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Interior fencing (1.7 miles)
Costs: $350
Large Debris Removal Needs: Tree stands, old traps, etc…
Projected Cost: $1,000
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $150
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
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During fieldwork for the stewardship plan, interior fencing was found that needed
to be removed to allow access for exotic plant removal.
Some of the fencing was tangled in the vegetation and had to be pulled out by hand.
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Imperial Marsh Preserve
Acquired: 2000-2007
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: April 28, 2009
(second edition)
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 809.23
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 58%
Total costs through August 15, 2012: $456,025
Estimated future expenses: $903,151
Estimated annual maintenance: $75,328
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 172 Costs: $4,033, $140,979, $2,698,
LCDOT funds
Acres of melaleuca logging: 40 Costs: $160
Acres needing treatment: 753 Projected Cost: $487,500
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $60,000
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 382
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 5%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $13,500
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 168 Costs: $106, $16,275, $4,500
Acres needing brush reduction: 181 Projected Cost: $45,250
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 63 Costs: $500
Acres in need of thinning: 59 Projected Cost: $450
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Completed: Ditch plugs and water control structure on site 93
Costs: $31,875
Pasture Restoration
Restoration Completed: Ditch plugs, berm breaks, water control structure, exotic
and pasture grass removal on site 93
Costs: $149,021, $47,415
Restoration Needed: Continuing restoration work on site 93, as well as pastures
on sites 288, 321 and 344 (53 acres)
Projected Cost: $311,146
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 9,082 Costs: $33,965
Feet of Fencing Needed: 5,178 Projected Cost: $15,534
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $50
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 2,196 Costs: $3,271, $228
Feet of Firelines Needed: 29,119 Projected Cost: $42,695
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,728
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: High
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Deer stand, interior fencing
Costs: $4,199
Large Debris Removal Needs: Appliances, tires, construction debris, etc.
Projected Cost: $576
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $50
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $16,800 (both editions)
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: One of the “tracts” is frequently used for Lee County Bird Patrol
guided walks.
Costs: $0
Other Notes
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had the slash pines
thinned and dead pines (resulting from a wildfire in 2007) removed in 2009 on 63 acres.
The C20/20 management fund was given $14,008.21 which was used for invasive exotic
plant treatment.
Some restoration work has been funded through FWC’s Invasive Plant Management
program, SFWMD, HSBC melaleuca removal service project and through assistance
from the Florida Department of Corrections.
A portion of Imperial Marsh Preserve was selected by LCDOT to be used for wetland,
wood stork and panther mitigation for the Corkscrew Curve, Corkscrew Road and Estero
Parkway widening projects which is providing funds for exotic plant removal on site 93.
Other portions of Imperial Marsh site 93 restoration work will be partially funded with
monies from the T & T funds. Details on the history of this fund can be found in the IMP
Stewardship Plan.
LCDOT is exploring the possibility of using the Galloway Tract for future mitigation.
The Lee County Port Authority is exploring the possibility of using portions of the
Preserve as mitigation for the airport runway expansion.
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Since 2007, staff has been monitoring groundwater levels at Site 93 to provide
information for developing the pasture restoration plan
SFWMD donated electronic wells to be used at Imperial Marsh and Six Mile North.
The wells were installed in May 2012 and will save staff time and provide more data.
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Imperial River Preserve
Acquired: 1998
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: June 5, 2007
(second edition)
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 38.95
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 100%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $15,898
Estimated future expenses: $0
Estimated annual maintenance: $700
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 7 Costs: $3,255, $5,000, $1,343
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $500
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: None Observed
Trash Removal
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $200
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $6,300 (both editions)
Other Notes
Some exotic plant treatment was conducted through assistance from the Florida
Department of Corrections.
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One of the challenging exotic plant removal projects was removing some Australian
pines that were growing on a canal and leaning towards the neighbor’s property.
The trees were removed with a barge so damage to the mangroves was minimized
and no plant debris would fall into the canal and block access.
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Koreshan Preserve
Acquired: 2005
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: January 2012
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 37.833
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $42,316
Estimated future expenses: $9,500
Estimated annual maintenance: $4,809
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres treated: 38 Costs: $4,185, $421
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $3,800
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 36
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $133
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres needing brush reduction: 38 Projected Cost: $9,500
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 3,541 Projected Cost: $16,920
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $100
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 8,408 Costs: $16,550
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $200
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Projected Cost: $4,200
Public Use Amenities
Preserve identification sign. Cost: $40
Other Notes
Lee County Division of Natural Resources has used this Preserve to help accomplish
their mission of “protecting, conserving and managing surface waters of the County”
through exotic plant and debris removal along the drainage ditch that bisects the Preserve.
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A portion of fireline that was cleared through the thick vegetation in 2008.
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Matanzas Pass Preserve
Acquired: 2006
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: addendum pending
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 1.05
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: n/a
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $23,121
Estimated future expenses: $50,450
Estimated annual maintenance: $125
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: <1 Costs: $684, $16,000, $2,445
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $75
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: Gate Costs: $50
Trash Removal
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $50
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Primitive trail & guided tours
Costs: $449, $3,493
Future Plans: Trail improvements and possible extension of Matanzas Pass
Boardwalk into the C20/20 portion of the Preserve.
Projected Cost: $50,450
Other Notes
Additional amenities are adjacent to the Preserve and are maintained by Lee County
Parks and Recreation.
There is regularly scheduled ethnobotany tours led on the Preserve by Parks and
Recreation volunteers
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Mullock Creek Preserve
Acquired: 2007
Mini Stewardship Plan Approved: April 8, 2008
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 4.3
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $3,918
Estimated future expenses: $180
Estimated annual maintenance: $600
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 4 Costs: $1,218, LCNR funds
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $600
Mechanical Brush Reduction Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 2 Costs: $500
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Tires Costs: $100
Large Debris Removal Needs: Some assorted dumped construction debris.
Projected Cost: $180
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $2,100
Other Notes
Lee County Division of Natural Resources has used this Preserve to help accomplish
their mission of “protecting, conserving and managing surface waters of the County”
through exotic plant and debris removal on Mullock Creek.
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August 2011 the overgrown hydric flatwoods & scrub was bush hogged.
By opening the understory, smaller herbaceous plants began to grow again and
C20/20 staff saw their first gopher tortoise (a threatened species) on the preserve.
(Burrows had been documented before, but this was the first tortoise)
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Orange River Preserve
Acquired: 2002-2012
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: November 21, 2006
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 60.48
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 100%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $98,202
Estimated future expenses: $0
Estimated annual maintenance: $5,046
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 38 Costs: $28,620, $30,100, $15,902
Acres of melaleuca logging: 10 Costs: $105
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $4,200
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 33
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 67%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $200
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 23 Costs: $11,500
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 5,596 Costs: $3,350, $4,425
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $70
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $4,200
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Numerous paddlers and boaters enjoy the undeveloped shoreline
on Orange River.
Costs: $0
Other Notes
Some restoration work was conducted through assistance from the Florida Division of
Forestry and the Florida Department of Corrections. The adjacent Crossroads Baptist
Church has been extremely supportive with providing access for staff and contractors
conducting restoration activities.
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June 2010 installing boundary signs on the latest addition to the Preserve (Site 470).
After roller chopping the flatwoods in July 2012 the slash pines planted in 2008 are
visible and appear healthy.
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Pine Island Flatwoods Preserve
Acquired: 2000-2011
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: June 20, 2006
Mini plan for Bayside Approved: February 14, 2012
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 919.64
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 69%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $521,255
Estimated future expenses: $294,602
Estimated annual maintenance: $52,910
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 309 Costs: $73,847, $108,065, $3,620
Acres of melaleuca logging: 110 Costs: $860
Acres needing treatment: 102 Projected Cost: $25,500
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $36,578
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 536
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 54%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $12,000
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 736 Costs: $11,017, $180,100
Acres needing brush reduction: 85 Projected Cost: $10,538, $10,712
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 189 Costs: $1,150
Longleaf Pine Planting
Acres Planted: 19 Costs: $5,160, $5,950
Palm Grove Restoration
Pine planting ($100/acre) Projected Cost: $3,400
Understory planting ($200/acre) Projected Cost: $6,800
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Needed: Abandoned shrimp farm restoration.
Projected Cost: $15,000
Pasture Restoration
Restoration Needed: 67 acres Projected Cost: $184,652
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 13,633 Costs: $50,093
Feet of Fencing Needed: 12,500 Projected Cost: $37,500
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,000
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 39,686 Costs: $39,234, $33,660
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,152
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Interior fencing, septic tank and assorted
construction and other debris
Costs: $790, $1,750
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $500
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $10,500
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Guided walks, trailhead, marked trails and educational kiosk
Costs: $5,959
Future Plans: Standardized Parks Department trail markers
Projected Cost: $500
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $1,680
Other Notes
Some restoration work has been funded by the Calusa Land Trust, FWC’s Gopher
Tortoise grant program and FWC’s Invasive Plant Management program. The Calusa
Land Trust regularly assists with exotic plant treatment projects on the Preserve.
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had a salvage pine
tree removal of dead trees on 130 acres. No funds were received but hundreds of
hazardous trees were removed, gratis, that could have injured County staff or visitors to
the Preserve.
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Before planting, the area was mowed, treated for exotics and burned.
The flags have faded but the trees are still marked. We continue to monitor the
survival on the longleaf pines in 4 different plots.
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Pine Lake Preserve
Acquired: 2000
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: September 6, 2005
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 130.74
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 48%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $328,849
Estimated future expenses: $586,335
Estimated annual maintenance: $19,176
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 131 Costs: $5,850, $293,000, $600
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $13,000
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 47
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 57%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $5,000
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Needed: Ditch plugs and enhancements to Kehl Canal and borrow
pond. Projected Cost: $584,625
Fencing Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $100
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 13,639 Costs: $20,459
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $100
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Pedestrian walkthrough with access to hiking the firelines and
preserve sign.
Costs: $40, $500
Future Plans: Marked hiking trails and standardized Parks Department trail
markers
Projected Cost: $1,710
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $400
Other Notes
Some restoration work has been funded through grants from the South Florida Water
Management District.
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One of the two prescribed burns that was conducted at the Preserve in 2010.
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Pop Ash Creek Preserve
Acquired: 2003
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: January 31, 2006
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 307.45
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 86%
Total costs through August 15 2012: $399,477
Estimated future expenses: $4,080
Estimated annual maintenance: $31,366
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 307 Costs: $64,401, $306,150, $13,433,
LCNR Funds
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $20,600
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 245
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 18%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $9,000
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres needing brush reduction: 10 Projected Cost: $2,500
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 126 Costs: $1,000
Fencing
New Gates: Costs: $396
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $100
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 1,000 Costs: $1,800
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Needs: Tires, plywood, etc…
Projected Cost: $630
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $250
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Primitive trailhead, trails and fishing opportunities
Costs: $3,897
Future Plans: Standardized Parks Department trail markers
Projected Cost: $950
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $840
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Other Notes
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had the slash pines
thinned and dead pines removed in 2009 on 126 acres. The C20/20 management fund
was given $11,860.41 which was used for invasive exotic plant treatment.
Some restoration work has been funded through grants from FWC’s Invasive Plant
Management program and the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program and through
assistance from the Florida Department of Corrections.
Lee County Division of Natural Resources has used this Preserve to help accomplish
their mission of “protecting, conserving and managing surface waters of the County”
through exotic plant and debris removal on the Preserve, including Pop Ash Creek,
restoring sheet flow on the preserve, connecting the existing ponds through several
shallow flowways and installing a weir.
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PACP North Central Trail September 2006,
83 acres were covered in a doghair thick stand of melaleuca saplings
PACP North Central Trail July 2009
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Powell Creek Preserve
Acquired: 2003
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: January 31, 2006
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 77.2
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 88%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $131,025
Estimated future expenses: $0
Estimated annual maintenance: $9,176
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Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 25 Costs: $48,414, $14,750, $4,048
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $7,000
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 10
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $1,000
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 50 Costs: $350
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Completed: Rip-rap wetland edge that was eroding
Costs: $23,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 3,073 Costs: $24,486
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $100
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 12,182 Costs: $1,750, $8,087
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Hurricane debris
Costs: $1,400
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $500
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $4,200
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Pedestrian walkthrough & preserve sign
Costs: $540
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Other Notes
Some restoration work has been funded through a grant from FWC’s Invasive Plant
Management program.
Lee County Division of Natural Resources is using this Preserve to help accomplish their
mission of “protecting, conserving and managing surface waters of the County” through
the creation of filter marshes on disturbed portions of the Preserve and enhancing the
flow of Powell Creek.
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had the slash pines
thinned and bark beetle killed pines removed in 2009 on 50 acres. The C20/20
management fund was given $6,501.43 which was used for purchasing herbicide and
hazard tree removal.
Even past Parks & Recreation Director Barbara Manzo was willing
to help out for a morning of exotic air potato gathering
(staff paid for her through a United Way fundraiser).
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Prairie Pines Preserve
Acquired: 2001-2003
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: September 14, 2004
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 2654.11
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 78%
Total costs through August 15, 2012: $3,617,574
Estimated future expenses: $665,850
Estimated annual maintenance: $135,786
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 2,684 Costs: $70,551, $1,842,053,
$3,666
Acres of melaleuca logging: 2,072 Costs: $770
Acres needing treatment: 444 Projected Cost: $288,600
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $80,000
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 2,343
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 13%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $3,500 (aerial
ignition)
Mechanical Brush Reduction Acres needing brush reduction: 1,509 Projected Cost: $377,250
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 1,150 Costs: $1,050
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 34,724 Costs: $73,704, $157,850
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $8,000
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 48,128 Costs: $25,693, $4,900
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,728
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: 322 (site 194) Costs: $9,660
Severity of Hog Damage: High
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Interior fencing, tires hurricane debris and
drum of hazardous waste
Costs: $3,106, $126, $112,500
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $1,000
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $14,000
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Guided walks, parking, restrooms, marked primitive and ADA
accessible trails standardized Parks Department trail markers & signs, and
a wildlife blind. Costs: $137, $1,307,468
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $8,574
Annual Facility Maintenance: Projected Cost: $12,684, $10,640
Other Notes
Some restoration work and public use amenities have been funded by grants from Florida
Communities Trust, the Land and Water Conservation Fund and FWC’s Invasive Plant
Management program as well as through assistance from the Florida Department of
Corrections.
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had the slash pines
thinned in 2009 on 1150 acres. The C20/20 management fund was given $73,974.95
which was used for invasive exotic plant treatment, fence installation and repairs to in-
house exotic removal heavy equipment (Fecon mower).
Lee County Division of Natural Resources has used this Preserve to help accomplish
their mission of “protecting, conserving and managing surface waters of the County”
through exotic plant and debris removal on waterways within the Preserve. They may
also use the Preserve for future hydrological improvements to help alleviate flooding
problems in the adjacent neighborhoods.
C20/20 sold $126 worth of scrap metal that was found on the Preserve, which offset other
large trash removal charges.
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Numerous volunteers, including these members of the Florida Trails Association,
have removed 25,000 feet of interior fencing. The barbed wire was recycled and the
fence posts have been reused whenever possible.
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San Carlos Bay – Bunche Beach Preserve
Acquired: 2001
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: September 9, 2003
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 706
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 100%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $359,333
Estimated future expenses: $0
Estimated annual maintenance: $48,870
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 706 Costs: $23,094, $266,166, $23,280
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $37,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 1,518 Costs: $13,697
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $100
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: coastal clean ups that pick up debris that has
been washed up during storm events Costs: $161, $23,950
Future workdays for coastal clean ups: Projected Cost: $7,000
Average Smaller Debris workdays: Projected Cost: $4,770
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: 1-mile of pristine beach front property, Preserve signs
Costs: $585
Other Notes
Some restoration work and public use amenities have been funded by grants from Florida
Communities Trust, Lee County Tourist Development Council, Florida Recreation
Development Assistance Program, USFWS Partners for Wildlife and FWC’s Invasive
Plant Management program.
Amenities are adjacent to the Preserve and were constructed with grant funds and are
maintained by Lee County Parks and Recreation.
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Annual summer solstice celebration, one of the many public events
held at San Carlos Bay – Bunche Beach Preserve
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Six Mile Cypress Preserve North
Acquired: 2010-2011
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: pending
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 1,219
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: n/a
Total costs through August 15 2012: $41,117
Estimated future expenses: $1,183,950
Estimated annual maintenance: $65,526
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Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 43 Costs: $4,184, $12,600, $233
Acres needing treatment: 1,199 Projected Cost: $786,950
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $60,950
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 433
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $2,500
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres needing brush reduction: 200 Projected Cost: $50,000
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres in need of thinning: 533 Projected Cost: $4,300
Pasture Restoration
Restoration Needed: 158 acres Costs: $517
Projected Cost: $300,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 14,060 Costs: $18,985
Feet of Fencing Needed: 7,300 Projected Cost: $21,900
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,000
Firelines Feet of Firelines Installed: 9,045 Costs: $3,500
Feet of Firelines Needed: 9,000 Projected Cost: $13,500
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal Debris Removal Conducted Costs: $48, $1,050
Large Debris Removal Needs: interior fencing
Projected Cost: $300
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $500
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Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 and Land Stewardship Staff
Projected Cost: $7,000
Other Notes
Some restoration work will be funded by the SFWMD. Some exotic plant removal was
conducted by the Florida Department of Corrections.
This is the first Conservation 20/20 preserve with planted pines. Eventually they
will need to be thinned as part of the restoration for the Preserve.
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Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
Acquired: 1999-2009
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: pending
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 371.7
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: n/a
Total costs through August 15 2012: $134,890
Estimated future expenses: $213,254
Estimated annual maintenance: $28,570
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 236 Costs: $52,745, $8,240, $8,442
Acres of melaleuca logging: 85 Costs: $245
Acres needing treatment: 130 Projected Cost: $186,745
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $22,400
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 107
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $5,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 12,724 Costs: $57,870
Feet of Fencing Needed: 2,640 Projected Cost: $7,920
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $0
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Needed: 11,726 Projected Cost: $17,589
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,120
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: 140 Costs: $4,200
Severity of Hog Damage: Medium
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Boat Costs: $348
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $50
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 and Land Stewardship Staff
Projected Cost: $7,000
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: 3 primitive trailheads
Costs: (part of fencing costs)
Future Plans: Walkthroughs at primitive trailhead
Projected Cost: $1,000
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Other Notes
These parcels are additional acreage to the already existing Six Mile Cypress Slough
Preserve which features amenities such as 2.1 mile boardwalk, interpretive center, paved
parking, restrooms and picnic pavilions.
Portions of this Preserve were selected by FDOT as the mitigation site for Metro Parkway
expansion, which is providing funds for exotic plant removal.
Lee County Division of Natural Resources has used portions of this Preserve to help
accomplish their mission of “protecting, conserving and managing surface waters of the
County” through exotic plant and debris removal on an interior canal.
The Lee County Port Authority is exploring the possibility of using portions of the
Preserve as mitigation for the airport runway expansion.
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FGCU students often volunteer to help with exotic plant
treatment and other projects on C20/20 Preserves
Before melaleuca removal
After melaleuca removal
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Smokehouse Bay Preserve
Acquired: 1999-2007
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: February 9, 2010
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 268.32
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 64%
Total costs through August 15, 2012: $387,577
Estimated future expenses: $91,936
Estimated annual maintenance: $13,690
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 199 Costs: $282 (rest is lumped with
pasture restoration/
hydrologic improvements)
Acres needing treatment: 54 Projected Cost: $11,936
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $11,250
Pasture Restoration/Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Completed: Exotic removal, leveling furrows, filling mosquito
ditches and plantings
Costs: $12,877, $344,538
Restoration Needed: remaining mosquito ditches & associated exotics
Projected Cost: $80,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 3,564 Costs: $21,480
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $50
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: 78 Costs: $2,340
Severity of Hog Damage: High
Trash Removal Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $50
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Other Notes
Most restoration work has been funded by grants from the Charlotte Harbor National
Estuary Program and USFWS with American Recovery and Restoration Act funds.
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A grant from the USFWS through the American Recovery and Restoration Act
provided funding to restore mosquito ditches and their associated berms in 2010-11
Natural recruitment of mangroves and other coastal wetland species are beginning
to fill in the disturbed areas and birds are foraging in areas that were former deep
ditches.
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Telegraph Creek Preserve
Acquired: 2009
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: April 19, 2011
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 1726.84
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 50%
Total costs through August 15, 2012 $169,327
Estimated future expenses: $1,488,022
Estimated annual maintenance: $90,606
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 54 Costs: $7,000, $5,303
Acres needing treatment: 593 Projected Cost: $296,500
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $63,750
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 1230
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 51%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $23,250 or $15,602
with aerial ignition
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 101 Costs: $7,724, $14,526
Acres needing brush reduction: 372 Projected Cost: $93,000
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres in need of thinning: 309 Projected Cost: $2,400
Pasture Restoration Restoration Needed: 361 acres Projected Cost: $994,916
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 23,123 Costs: $41,174
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $100
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 29,199 Costs: $12,000, $3,000, $25,664
Feet of Firelines Needed: 13,137 Projected Cost: $19,706
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,728
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: 48 Costs: $1,440
Severity of Hog Damage: High
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Construction debris
Costs: $144
Large Debris Removal Needs: Phone books, appliances, old cow pens.
Projected Cost: $1,500
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $50
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $14,000
Public Use Amenities Available Now: Primitive trailhead, walkthrough, preserve sign and marked trail.
Costs: $37,392, $1,400
Future Plans: Second primitive trailheads and walkthrough, standardized Parks
Department trail markers and preserve signs and additional fencing
Projected Cost: $80,000
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $1,728
Other Notes
Some restoration work was funded through a grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission. C20/20 partnered with Babcock Ranch to clear the north
fenceline and installed a new fence, saving C20/20 several thousand dollars.
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This is the first prescribed burn where C20/20 partnered with the
Florida Division of Forestry to conduct an aerial burn.
Aerial burns allow us to burn much larger areas at one time with less smoke
and can be used to create dozens of small fires for a more mosaic result.
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Wild Turkey Strand Preserve
Acquired: 2001-2008
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: August 10, 2010
(second edition)
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 3136.77
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 51%
Total costs through August 15, 2012: $1,713,005
Estimated future expenses: $11,147,943
Estimated annual maintenance: $134,147
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 2,238 Costs: $41,825, $482,764, $3,084
Acres of melaleuca logging: 962 Costs: $3,850
Acres needing treatment: 898 Projected Cost: $1,492,231
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $93,000
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 1,118
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $21,567 or $18,192
with aerial ignition
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres needing brush reduction: 106 Projected Cost: $26,500
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 512 Costs: $393, $3,850
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Completed: Ditch plugs, ditch removal, berm removal, culvert
installation, culvert replacement and low-water crossing with geoblock on FPL
access road. Costs: $40,246, $96,406
Restoration Needed: Ditch plugs and culverts for management access roads,
backfilling or plugging drainage ditches, possible geowebbing.
Projected Cost: $5,363,348
Pasture Restoration Restoration Needed: 110 acres Projected Cost: $4,004,500
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 57,186 Costs: $15,800, $49,403
Feet of Fencing Needed: 42,200 Projected Cost: $126,600
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,000
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 37,801 Costs: $56,702
Feet of Firelines Needed: 86,509 Projected Cost: $129,764
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,728
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: High
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Tires, interior fencing, vehicles, farm
equipment, appliances, construction debris, etc (over 17,000 lbs!)
Costs: $2,011, $5,338
Large Debris Removal Needs: Construction debris, small appliances, interior
fencing, vehicle parts, etc.
Projected Cost: $5,000
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $100
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $22,400 (both editions)
Public Use Amenities Available Now: Preserve identification signs, parking, ADA and primitive trails,
boardwalk, picnic pavilion, restroom, signs, wildlife observation areas.
Costs: $4,498, $884,435
Annual Trail Maintenance Projected Cost: $4,752
Annual Facility Maintenance: Projected Cost: $12,000
Other Notes
Some restoration work and public use amenities have and will be funded by grants from
Florida Communities Trust, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife, South Florida Water Management District, and FWC’s Invasive Plant
Management program as well as through assistance from the Florida Department of
Corrections. Audubon of Florida may provide funds for pasture restoration.
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had the slash pines
thinned on 122 acres, slash pines thinned and melaleuca removed on 325 acres and 65
acres of pine salvage (dead pine removal) as a result of a wildfire that burned through the
Preserve in 2007. The C20/20 management fund was given $64,505.95 which was used
for invasive exotic plant treatment.
The Lee County Port Authority is exploring the possibility of using portions of the
Preserve as mitigation for the airport runway expansion.
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C20/20 staff and volunteers have been busy preparing for the opening of the
Preserve in the fall of 2012.
The ADA trail at the Preserve is unique, featuring historic artifacts from the
Buckingham Army Air Field and a new substrate “FlexiPave” that provides a stable
surface for users while water can still percolate into the ground.
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Yellow Fever Creek Preserve
Acquired: 2001
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: August 7, 2007
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 339.43
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 38%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $259,556
Estimated future expenses: $132,827
Estimated annual maintenance: $37,176
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 339 Costs: $33,976, $42,610, $4,381
Acres of melaleuca logging: 133 Costs: $2,450
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $27,500
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 253
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 0%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $8,000
Mechanical Brush Reduction Acres needing brush reduction: 90 Projected Cost: $22,500
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Needed: Ditch plugs, creek culvert and borrow pond restoration
Projected Cost: $95,250
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 17,504 Costs: $70,505
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $1,000
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 17,504 Costs: $32,067
Feet of Firelines Needed: 10,051 Projected Cost: $15,077
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: none Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Tires, construction material, etc.
Costs: $287
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $100
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: Johnson Engineering, Inc. Costs: $71,700
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: 3 pedestrian walkthroughs for access to hiking on fencelines,
powerline easements and historic jeep trails.
Costs: $1,580
Future Plans: Other amenities are pending on the City of Cape Coral’s
development of their adjacent Major Park.
Other Notes
Funds for some exotic plant removal were provided by FWC’s Invasive Plant
Management program.
Lee County Division of Natural Resources has used this Preserve to help accomplish
their mission of “protecting, conserving and managing surface waters of the County”
through exotic plant and debris removal on Yellow Fever Creek.
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Before melaleuca removal (March 2010)
After melaleuca removal (June 2010)
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Yucca Pens Preserve
Acquired: 1999-2006
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: November 27, 2007
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 234
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: 85%
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $394,249
Estimated future expenses: $101,292
Estimated annual maintenance: $28,393
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Invasive Exotic Plant Control
Acres received treatment: 234 Costs: $24,695, $183,003, $5,392
Annual maintenance: ` Projected Cost: $25,000
Prescribed Fire
Acres of fire dependent communities: 218
% of Preserve in current burn rotation: 12%
Yearly estimate fire rotation: Projected Cost: $2,667
Mechanical Brush Reduction
Acres chopped, mowed, etc.: 61 Costs: $15,250
Pine Tree Thinning
Acres Thinned: 62 Costs: $1,190
Hydrologic Improvements
Restoration Completed: Ditch plugs and berm removal.
Costs: $48,000, $45,000
Restoration Needed: Additional ditch plugs and borrow pond enhancement.
Projected Cost: $100,000
Fencing
Feet of Fencing Installed: 7,725 Costs: $28,954
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $100
Firelines
Feet of Firelines Installed: 42,204 Costs: $30,396
Feet of Firelines Needed: 667 Projected Cost: $1,000
Annual maintenance: Projected Cost: $576
Hog Trapping
Annual Average Trapped: 0 Costs: n/a
Severity of Hog Damage: Low – due to adjacent hunting on
FWC lands
Trash Removal
Large Debris Removal Conducted: Drums of hazardous waste, vehicles,
construction debris, etc Costs: $1,913, $1,436
Large Debris Removal Needs: Projected Cost: $292
Average Smaller Debris Removal: Projected Cost: $50
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Costs in red are from the C20/20 Management Fund
Costs in blue are from grants and other outside funding sources
Costs in green are an approximate value of in-house work
Costs in black do not have a designated funding source at this time
Land Stewardship Plan
Written by: C20/20 Staff Costs: $8,400
Public Use Amenities
Available Now: Pedestrian walkthrough for hiking access on firelines and
Preserve identification signs.
Costs: $620
Other Notes
Some restoration work has and will be funded by grants from FWC’s Invasive Plant
Management program and South Florida Water Management District as well as through
assistance from the Florida Department of Corrections.
With assistance from the Florida Division of Forestry, this Preserve had the slash pines
thinned and dead pines removed in 2009 on 62 acres. The C20/20 management fund was
given $5,613.22 which was used for invasive exotic plant treatment.
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Pedestrian walkthrough and preserve recognition sign at Yucca Pens site 75.
During the dry season of 2011, C20/20 staff roller chopped all of the parcels,
reducing the dangerous fuel loads.
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Billy Creek Preserve
Acquired: 2008
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: pending
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 50.69
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $0
Estimated future expenses: $0
This preserve is managed by the City of Fort Myers.
C20/20 staff only conducts site inspections.
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Bob Janes Preserve
Acquired: 2006
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: July 2008
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 5620.37
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $47,601 (Bob Janes Loop Trail)
Estimated future expenses: $1,300 (Preserve Sign)
Estimated annual maintenance: $864 (mowing trails)
This preserve is managed with the Babcock Ranch Preserve by the Babcock Ranch
Management LLC with oversight by Babcock Ranch Inc, Lee County, Florida Division of
Forestry and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Foundation.
C20/20 is responsible for the creation and maintenance
of the Bob Janes Loop hiking trail.
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Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed
Acquired: 2009 - 2012
Land Stewardship Agreement Approved:
September 8, 2009
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 30.5
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $0
Estimated future expenses: $0
Estimated annual maintenance: (trash pickup and fence repair) $150
This preserve is managed by the C.R.E.W. Trust and SFWMD.
C20/20 staff only conducts site inspections.
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Oak Creek Preserve
Acquired: 2009
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: pending
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 3.93
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: n/a
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $0
Estimated future expenses: $0
This preserve is managed by the City of Bonita Springs.
C20/20 staff only conducts site inspections.
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Pineland Site Complex
Acquired: 2000
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 8.59
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: n/a
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $0
Estimated future expenses: $0
Estimated annual maintenance: $0
This preserve is managed by the University of Florida.
C20/20 staff only conducts site inspections.
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West Marsh Preserve
Acquired: 2008
Land Stewardship Plan Approved: pending
SUMMARY
Total Acres: 205.85
Approximate % of LSP goals completed: n/a
Total costs through 11/12 FY: $0
Estimated future expenses: $0
Estimated annual maintenance: $300
This preserve is managed by the East County Water Control District.
C20/20 staff only conducts site inspections.
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Other Accomplishments Since FY 2009/2010
Conservation2020.org O Converted website over to SharePoint software
O Added a recreation search feature
O Added web pages on cattle grazing, restoration and wildlife
O Photo galleries for individual preserves
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Public Outreach
O Began an Interpretive Naturalist program – volunteers leading guided
walks at Caloosahatchee Creeks, Pine Island Flatwoods and Prairie Pines
O Numerous public program at libraries, clubs and festivals
O Conservation 20/20 Facebook Page – managed by a volunteer!
