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Agenda 06/23/2015 Item #16D136/23/2015 16.D.13. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recommendation to accept the Conservation Collier 2014 Annual Report. OBJECTIVE: To provide an update to the Board and public on Conservation Collier's current and past activities. CONSIDERATIONS: A November 2002 county -wide referendum approved the Conservation Collier Program to acquire environmentally sensitive land. In December 2002, the Board approved Ordinance 2002 -63 (subsequently amended as Ordinance 2007 -65) establishing the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program and appointed a nine - member advisory committee called the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) to make recommendations on acquisitions and program policies and procedures. A November 2006 county -wide referendum confirmed community support for ad valorem tax funding of the Program for ten - years, through 2013. The CCLAAC and staff completed eight selection and approval cycles and three years of cycle suspension (2009, 2011 and 2012), acquiring 4,067 acres in 19 different locations over that time period. In 2013 the Conservation Collier levy ceased. Total cost of land acquisition during the ten years of the levy was approximately $103.9 million. Since 2013, an additional 16.45 acres were acquired as donations, both under a Land Development Code provision and also as straight -up donations. All acquired projects are now under Board - approved land management plans. Twelve properties are currently open to the public. At the April 6, 2015 meeting of the CCLAAC, members voted unanimously to forward the attached 2014 Annual Report to the Board of County Commissioners, with minor revisions. Please see this Report for a map of property locations and a full report of 2014 activities. During 2014, public activities at preserves included adult and youth hunts, a festival, guided hikes and geocaching. Also during 2014, Conservation Collier- was the recipient of 1,340.5 volunteer hours. A Report developed in 2014 by James Beever I1, Principal Planner for the SW Florida Planning Council, on the value of ecosystem services provided by Conservation Collier Lands, calculated the ecosystem values for the ecologically rich Conservation Collier lands at $144,988,312.22 per year. As funding for acquisitions has ceased, there is no call to the public for proposals. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this itein. Conservation Collier is adhering to a I0 -vear Financial Plan developed and approved in April 2014 (Agenda Item 1 l B). GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this item. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: The Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance (Ord. No. 02 -63, as amended) requires "an annual public meeting for the purpose of updating the Board of County Commissioners and the public and for soliciting proposals and applications." Accordingly, this item is approved for form and legality, and requires majority support for Board acceptance of the report. -JAB RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners accepts the attached 2014 Conservation Collier Annual Report as presented. Packet Page -1761- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Prepared by: Alexandra Sulecki, Principal Environmental Specialist, Parks and Recreation Department Attachments: Conservation Collier 2014 Annual Report Exhibit B to Conservation Collier 2014 Annual Report — Beever, J. (2014), Estimate of the Ecosystem Services of Existing Conservation Collier Lands in Collier County Florida. Packet Page -1762- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 16.16. D. 16. D. 13. Item Summary: Recommendation to accept the Conservation Collier 2014 Annual Report. Meeting Date: 6/23/2015 Prepared By Name: BetancurNatali Title: Operations Analyst, Public Services Department 5/28/2015 1:44:48 PM Submitted by Title: Environmental Specialist, Principal, Public Services Department Name: SuleckiAlexandra 5/28/2015 1:44:50 PM Approved By Name: Sujevichl-inda Title: Administrative Secretary, Public Services Department Date: 5/28/2015 2:08:47 PM Name: SuleckiAlexandra Title: Environmental Specialist, Principal, Public Services Department Date: 5/29/2015 5:09:47 PM Name: WilliamsBarry Title: Division Director - Parks & Recreation, Public Services Department Date: 5/30/2015 9:36:04 AM Name: Washburnllonka Title: Manager - Park Operations, Public Services Department Date: 6/l/2015 3:24:26 PM Name: TownsendAmanda Title: Division Director - Operations Support, Public Services Department Packet Page -1763- Date: 6/2/2015 2:27:28 PM 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Name: BelpedioJennifer Title: Assistant County Attorney, CAO General Services Date: 6/2/2015 2:44:00 PM Name: CarnellSteve Title: Department Head - Public Services, Public Services Department Date: 6/2/2015 3:23:30 PM Name: KlatzkowJeff Title: County Attorney, Date: 6/2/2015 4:06:01 PM Name: FinnEd Title: ManagementBudget Analyst, Senior, Office of Management & Budget Date: 6/16/2015 6:13:57 PM Name: OchsLeo Title: County Manager, County Managers Office Date: 6/17/2015 9:11:17 AM Packet Page -1764- Fo Pi Future uenerarions 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report www.coIIiergov .net /conservationcoIIier May 2015 x'4 0 her CoRnty Packet Page -1765- 6/23/2015 16. D.13. Table Of Contents 1. Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. ..............................3 Table1. Preserve Category Matrix .......................................................................................... ..............................5 2. CCLAAC — Members, Summary of meetings and Actions for 2014 ..................................... ..............................6 3. Program Lands Acquisition Status ..................................................................................... ..............................7 Table(s) 2. Good Deals, Land Donations and Monetary Donations ...................................... ..............................8 4. Program Land Management Status .................................................................................... ..............................9 AlligatorFlag ............................................................................................................................. ..............................9 CampKeais Strand Parcels ..................................................................................................... .............................10 CaracaraPrairie ........................................................................................................................ .............................10 CocohatcheeCreek .................................................................................................................... .............................11 FreedomPark ............................................................................................................................ .............................12 GordonRiver Greenway ........................................................................................................... .............................12 McllvaneMarsh ......................................................................................................................... .............................14 NancyPayton ............................................................................................................................. .............................15 PepperRanch ............................................................................................................................. .............................16 PantherWalk ............................................................................................................................. .............................18 RailheadScrub ........................................................................................................................... .............................19 RedMaple Swamp .................................................................................................................... .............................20 RiversRoad ............................................................................................................................... .............................22 WinchesterHead ....................................................................................................................... .............................25 5. Program Financial Status .................................................................................................... .............................26 Table 3. Snapshot - Approx. Income, Expenses 2003 -2014, and Total Combined Remaining Program Funds......................................................................................................................................... .............................26 Table 4 — Summary of Conservation Collier Fund Activity for FYI ................................. .............................28 Table4. Continued ................................................................................................................... .............................29 6. Conservation Collier Programs, Events, and Community/Educational Outreach ........ .............................30 PepperRanch Hunt Program .................................................................................................. .............................30 CaracaraPrairie Preserve Hunt Program ............................................................................. .............................30 PepperRanch Guided Hike Program ..................................................................................... .............................30 PepperRanch Florida Sunflower Festival .............................................................................. .............................30 SocialMedia .............................................................................................................................. .............................31 7. Mitigation Programs ............................................................................................................ .............................31 8. Partners ................................................................................................................................ .............................32 9. Gr ants ...................................................................................................................................... .............................33 9. Volunteers ............................................................................................................................. .............................34 10. 2015 Objectives ................................................................................................................ .............................34 11. Exhibits ............................................................................................................................. .............................35 Exhibit A. 2014 Map of Conservation Collier Program Lands ............................................ .............................35 2 Packet Page -1766- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B — Beever, 2014. Estimate of the Ecosystem Services of Existing Conservation Collier Lands in CollierCounty, Florida. (attached separately) ...................................................................... .............................36 Exhibit C — Conservation Collier Program Public Amenity Work Plan and Preserve Category Matrix .....36 I. Executive Summary In accordance with the Conservation Collier Ordinance, as amended (2007 -65, Section 12.6), there will be an annual meeting to update the Board of County Commissioners (Board) and public on the Conservation Collier Program. The following annual report is intended to serve as the update to the Board and public. The Conservation Collier Program is responsible for implementing the mandate of the electorate of Collier County as provided by public referendum votes in November, 2002, and again in November, 2006 confirming that mandate, to levy a 0.25 mill ad valorem property tax for a period not to exceed 10 years for acquisition, protection, restoration, and management of environmentally sensitive lands in Collier County for the benefit of present and future generations. Conservation Collier has now implemented its mandate for 12 years. In March 2013, at the ten year mark, the ad valorem tax levy ceased. During this time 4,060 acres meeting program criteria were acquired in 19 different locations for a cost of approximately $103.9 million. A total of $47,332,251 was bonded for use in property acquisition, via bonds in 2004 and 2008, with both bonds now retired. Since the time the levy ceased, an additional 16.45 acres have been added to the inventory from donations and good deals for a current total of 467.29 acres. Two approved multi - parcel projects, Winchester Head (aka North Golden Gate Estates (NGGE) Unit 65) and Red Maple Swamp (aka NGGE Unit 53) are active in accepting donations. The Land Development Code off -site vegetation retention provision (LDC 3.05.07, H.Lf. iii. b.) provides the criteria and process for donations. These donations require that all existing invasive exotic plants are removed and a cash management endowment is provided based on 25% of the cost of acquired similar parcels. All approvals to accept or acquire parcels within the multi - parcel projects have been conceptually provided if criteria are met, with final acceptance of parcels required by the Board. The board has also accepted 3 straight -up donations on behalf of Conservation Collier which are not connected with the LDC offsite vegetation protection option. A nine (9) member citizen's advisory committee named the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) was appointed in early 2003 to make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on land purchases and program policies. During 2014 and in early 2015, two amendments to the Conservation Collier Ordinance (2007 -65, as amended) were approved by the Board which affected members of this committee. Section 8.6.d. of Ordinance 2007 -65 provides sunset criteria for the CCLAAC. Staff believed these criteria were met; however, the Board of County Commissioners and members felt continued citizen involvement was important. Instead of sun - setting the Committee, the Board chose to maintain the CCLAAC and change the focus of the Committee from land acquisition to land management and program m s. Following that, due to low Comittee membership, amendment 2015 -16 reduced the CCLAAC membership from nine members to seven during 3 Packet Page -1767- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. periods when active acquisition is not taking place. This reduction in membership allows the CCLAAC to continue to meet. Members now meet quarterly. Of the 19 acquired Conservation Collier properties, fifteen (15) have approved Final Management Plans (FMP) and four (4) have approved Interim Management Plans (IMP). Twelve (12) Conservation Collier preserves are currently open or opening shortly for public use in categories I through 4 with signs, trails and benches installed. The cost for management of all preserves for FY 2014 totaled $347,143. This funding accomplished management actions on acquired preserve properties as described in approved land management plans and as prioritized by the CCLAAC and approved by the Board of County Commissioners at their 6/14/11 regular meeting (Item 10G), and again on 10/23/13 (Item 16D4). Management activities for FY 2015 are expected to cost approx. $563,220 and include ongoing maintenance for most preserves, with major expenditures at Pepper Ranch Preserve to complete initial exotic removals and at Rivers Road Preserve for development of trails and firebreaks and initial exotic removals. Grants were also received to fund a portion of this work. Many of the established preserves will see reductions in cost this year as initial management and public access work has been completed. Public activities at preserves in 2014 included adult and youth hunts, a festival, guided hikes and geocaching. Activities planned for 2015 include geocaching, a festival, educational days with area college students, and volunteer -led hikes on selected seasonal weekends. Conservation Collier was recently recognized by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) as they evaluated the Parks and Recreation Department for Accreditation. The Accreditation team noted in the final report that they were very impressed with Conservation Collier and the quality and amount of work accomplished with only three dedicated full time staff. Collier County Parks and Recreation Department is one of only 136 accredited park and recreation agencies in the United States and one of only 24 in Florida. The Collier County Parks and Recreation recently achieved re- accreditation, meeting the extremely high National Recreation and Park Association standards for excellence. Conservation Collier preserves have been categorized to identify what public uses are currently available (approved as part of the Annual Report, 10/23/12 16D4). The following table describes these categories and identifies corresponding preserves. 4 Packet Page -1768- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Table 1. Preserve Category Matrix Finally, Citizens of Collier County have expended significant amounts of dollars to meet conservation objectives. As with any endeavor of this magnitude, one must ask, what value does this add to our community? Beyond the simple desire to protect Collier's natural resources and wildlife for future citizens as a subjective value, there is the ever - present question of what are the objective benefits. This question has been challenging to answer as it concerns measuring things not typically measured, including the community service benefits natural lands provide and the economic value of tourism and nature -based recreation. In an effort to look at this question as it relates to Conservation Collier Lands, staff and the CCLAAC recommended developing an estimate of the ecosystem services provided to County residents by Conservation Collier lands. The resulting study (Exhibit B), perfonned in early 2014 by James Beever 11, Principal Planner for the SW Florida Regional Planning Council, calculated the ecosystem values for the ecologically rich Conservation Collier lands at $144,988,312.22 per year. Looking at the onetime acquisition cost of $104.2 million and the average annual maintenance cost projected 5 Packet Page -1769- Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Primary Use Intermediate Neighborhood Seasonal Use Resource Preserves: Use Preserves: Preserve: no Preserves: Protection/Resto easily few to no onsite parking may have ration Preserves: accessible with amenities, or amenities parking and currently no Preserves public amenities and limited parking, other than benches, trails trails but will be closed public access due to lack of parking primitive trail and picnic during physical or legal system tables seasonal access or where rainfall there are unsafe months conditions for public 1 Alligator Flag X 2 Camp Keais X 3 Caracara Prairie X 4 Cocohatchee Creek X 5 Freedom Park X 6 Gordon River X Greenwa , 7 Logan Woods X 8 Mcllvane Marsh X 9 Nancy Payton X 10 Otter Mound X 11 Panther Walk X 12 Pepper Ranch X- currently seasonal.. off season by appt. 13 Railhead Scrub X- no access at resent 14 Red Maple Swamp X 15 Redroot X 16 Rivers Road X opening 2015 17 Shell Island X 18 Wet 1,A7oods X 19 Winchester Head X Finally, Citizens of Collier County have expended significant amounts of dollars to meet conservation objectives. As with any endeavor of this magnitude, one must ask, what value does this add to our community? Beyond the simple desire to protect Collier's natural resources and wildlife for future citizens as a subjective value, there is the ever - present question of what are the objective benefits. This question has been challenging to answer as it concerns measuring things not typically measured, including the community service benefits natural lands provide and the economic value of tourism and nature -based recreation. In an effort to look at this question as it relates to Conservation Collier Lands, staff and the CCLAAC recommended developing an estimate of the ecosystem services provided to County residents by Conservation Collier lands. The resulting study (Exhibit B), perfonned in early 2014 by James Beever 11, Principal Planner for the SW Florida Regional Planning Council, calculated the ecosystem values for the ecologically rich Conservation Collier lands at $144,988,312.22 per year. Looking at the onetime acquisition cost of $104.2 million and the average annual maintenance cost projected 5 Packet Page -1769- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. from FY14 though FY25 of $300,000 /year, that contribution can be seen as extremely significant, not only to quality of life, but to area economics as well. Consider that although all natural lands help to provide those values, the acquisition and maintenance of natural lands protects that value in perpetuity. Please accept this report on the activities of Conservation Collier during calendar year 2014. 2. CCLAAC - Members, Summary of meetings and Actions for 2014 The primary purpose of the CCLAAC, as defined by the Conservation Collier Ordinance, has been to assist the Board in establishing an Active Properties Acquisition List with qualified purchase recommendations consistent with the goals of Conservation Collier. During 2014, the CCLAAC held Six (6) CCLAAC meetings. As the Program transitioned from acquisition into management, an amendment was made to the Conservation Collier ordinance (2014 -18) to redirect the scope of the CCLAAC to land management and programs and to reduce monthly meetings to a quarterly schedule. In late 2014, enough members had resigned due to conflicts, or because their terms ended, that the Committee was left without a quorum. As a result, the Conservation Collier ordinance was amended again in early 2015 (2015 -16) to reduce the number of members on the CCLAAC from 9 to 7 during non - acquisition phases, which also reduced requirements for a quorum from 5 to 4. Currently, there are 4 active members and a quorum is achievable. Membership of the CCLAAC is intended to be comprised of broad and balanced representation of the interests of Collier County citizens, including: • Environmental, land management, and conservation interests • Agricultural and business interests • Educational interests • General civic and citizen interests throughout the county. Members serving in 2014 and their backgrounds and areas of expertise are: • William Poteet, Jr. — Chairman - Active. (Business Interest) Re- appointed for a fifth term in March 2014, Mr. Poteet is a local Realtor and business owner who has been a member of the CCLAAC since its inception in March 2003. He has served as Chairman of the CCLAAC since August 2005 with unanimous re- election as Chair each year. He also served as a member of the Outreach Subcommittee and as Chairman of the Ordinance, Policy and Rules Subcommittee during active acquisition. Mr. Poteet is an outstanding leader, assisting with the development of many Program policies. He was recognized as an Outstanding Advisory Committee Member of the month in March 2007. • Clarence Tears, Jr. - Active (Environmental and Conservation Interest) Re- appointed to a second term in February 2013, Mr. Tears had been the Director of the Big Cypress Basin /South Florida Water Management District since October 1996, until he retired in early 2014. He was responsible for the management of water resources for the public's health, safety, and welfare in Collier and northwest Monroe Counties with experience spanning more than 24 years. Mr. Tears has served in numerous positions of community leadership including graduate of Leadership Florida, Chairman of Leadership Collier Class of 2001, Chairman Lake Trafford Restoration Task Force, and appointment to the 6 Packet Page -1770- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Immokalee Area Master Plan Committee and 951 Horizon Study. He an active member of the US Air Force Reserves with more than 24 years of service. • Anthony Pires, Jr. — Not Currently Serving (Business Interest) Mr. Pires served 3 terms on the CCLAAC. His appointment was completed in February 2014, and he did not reapply. Mr. Pires is a long -time local land use attorney bringing extensive experience in public and private land use and planning projects to the CCLAAC. Mr. Pires has served on numerous County Advisory Committees over the past two decades. In February 2011, Mr. Pires was recognized as an Outstanding Advisory Committee Member. • Jeremy Sterk —Not Currently Serving (Environmental and Conservation Interest) Re- appointed to a second term in March, 2012, Mr. Sterk is a biologist with extensive local experience in permitting, species surveying and project management. His environmental knowledge and permitting experience have been invaluable in review of proposed land management plans. He is also an accomplished photographer with a keen eye for wildlife whose photographs have enhanced Program reports. Mr. Sterk changed employers in 2014 and developed a conflict. He resigned in October 2014. • Lauren Gibson — Not Currently Serving (Environmental and Conservation Interest) Mrs. Gibson is a biologist and computer scientist who served 2 terms with CCLAAC, resigning due to work obligations in July 2014. She was a staff biologist for Turrell, Hall and Associates, Inc., Marine and Environmental Consulting, where she performed wildlife and vegetation surveys, preserve monitoring, environmental resource permitting and coordinated with various agencies on company projects. • Tracey Dewrell — (Business Interest) Appointed in September 2011, Mr. Dewrell is a real estate and general litigation attorney and the managing partner in Dewrell and Sacks, LLP. Mr. Dewrell has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1998 and is also admitted to practice in GA, where he is a registered arbitrator. He is the author of the Federal Bar Review of Florida (1998 -2008) and the Georgia Foreclosure Investors Report, a statewide publication of mortgage foreclosures with investment analysis maintaining over 1800 monthly subscribers. He is also chairman and CEO of U.S. Title Insurance Corp, a national provider of title insurance and escrow services. Mr. Dewrell has experience in land appraisal, a strong interest in conservation and land management. Mr. Dewrell's tern expired in Feb 2015. He has reapplied and was reappointed in 2015. • John Hamilton Burton II - Active (Agriculture and Business Interest) Re- appointed in February 2013, Mr. Burton is currently a Broker Associate with Premiere Plus Realty in Naples. He is a Native Floridian, and has been a local resident for over 30 years. His background is in commercial and residential real estate as well as the landscape nursery industry. His skills include areas like contract negotiations, construction and appraisals. He studied Agricultural Economics at the University of Florida, Warrington College of Business and is active in the Naples Area Board of Realtors. • Todd Allen — Not Currently Serving (General Civic and Citizen Interest) Appointed in March 2012, Todd B. Allen is a Real Estate Litigation, Condo and HOA Law, and Bankruptcy attorney practicing locally since 2009. Before joining a local law firm, Mr. Allen represented homeowners facing foreclosure and bankruptcy in Collier and Lee Counties. As a result of his work, Mr. Allen has been featured in the national media with articles in Fortune Magazine, USA Today, Housing Wire, Time Magazine, and the Huffrngton Post, to name a few and has appeared on MSNBC and Fox News to discuss his work. Mr. Allen ran for political office in 2014, and retired from CCLAAC due to the conflict. 3. Pro( Lands Acquisition Status As of January 26, 2011 Board meeting (Agenda Item l OB), Conservation Collier has not been conducting active acquisition or ranking cycles. However, at the same time that the Board Packet Page -1771- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. suspended future ranking cycles, the opportunity to approach the Board with "very good deals" was provided. Additionally, the Collier County Land Development Code (LDC) section. 3.05.07, H.IS. iii. a. and b., provides the opportunity for developers' offsite native vegetation retention requirements to be met by monetary payment or by land donation to Conservation Collier (among other qualified entities). This section will identify what good deals, land donations and monetary donations were received by Conservation Collier during 2014. Table(s) 2. Good Deals, Land Donations and Monetary Donations Good Deals: The following "very Cmnd Den],," were nccentPd by the Roam] rliirina ')Old Owner. Acreage Tocation Cost Assessed Board Approveddtem Date Approved/Item Received Provided ; Value l Number Closed Triplett- 10 McIlvane Marsh $3,120 $25,000 1/24/12 2/15/14 Kania 17D Pro' ect 16E4 6/10/14 Land Donations: The following donations were accepted by the Board or in process between late 2013 and early 2015: Owner Acres Location :" Endowment Assessed;:' Board Date Approved/Item Received Provided ; Value Approved Closed $103,255 12/10/13 6/1 1/14 /Item Landings at Bear's Paw* 17D Number. 6/10/14 Tuscany* 5 Panther Walk Preserve/ $16,683 $22,500 9/24/13 1/2/14 Pointe $135,587.54 Horse en Strand 16D1 Stebbins ** 1.14 Panther Walk Preserve/ $0 $2,622 5/27/14 5/7/14 Horse en Strand 16D1 Breeze at 1.14 Winchester Head $4,020 $5,814 11/18/2014 12/3/14 Calusa* 16E10 Willett 2.02 Mclivane Marsh $0 $5,050 pending Project Totai 1 $20,703 $35,986 - uonations tnrougn the LDU section 3.05.07, H.l .t: iii. b. * *Occasionally, a property may be a straight -up donation to Conservation Collier and it will not involve removing exotics or providing management funding. Monetary Donations: the following monetary donations were accepted by the Board during 2014. Owner Donation Board Date Earmark Amount Approved/Item Received Number - $103,255 12/10/13 6/1 1/14 Purchase of CDC parcel Landings at Bear's Paw* 17D $32,332.54 6/10/14 9/24/14 none Walgreens* 17B Total $135,587.54 uonauons tnrougn the LM- section .i.UJ.0 /, ri. 1.1. 111. a. 8 Packet Page -1772- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. 4. Program Land Management Status Properties are presented alphabetically. All photos and maps shown were created and taken by Program staff unless otherwise indicated. Preserves area categorized for public use in the following manner: Category 1 — Primary Use Preserve; easily accessible with public amenities and parking. Category 2 — Intermediate Use Preserve; few to no amenities, limited parking, primitive trails. Category 3 — Neighborhood Preserve; no onsite parking or amenities other than benches. trails and picnic table. Category 4 — Seasonal Use Preserve; may have parking and trails but will be closed during seasonal rainfall months. Category 5 — Resource Protection/Restoration Preserve; currently no public access due to lack of physical or legal access or where there are unsafe conditions for the public. Alligator Flag — 7875 Immokalee Road, North Naples. This 18.46 acre preserve is located on A�HQW.rP the north side of Immokalee Road across from Gulf Coast High 11 school. It was acquired in July 2006 at a cost of $4,960,000. It is open to foot traffic between dawn and dusk during dry season. This is a Category 4 preserve. The preserve floods in the summer and there is no dedicated parking and no restroom, but it does have an approximately l mile long established trail system and resting bench. It is classified as a category 4 seasonal -use preserve, i.e. may have parking and trails but will be closed during seasonal rainfall months. Visitation at this preserve is mostly from surrounding residents and A from the nearby schools. The preserve manager is working to engage the nearby high and middle schools for environmental study at the preserve. This preserve is representative of several of the typical habitat types in Collier County, including seasonally flooded cypress- pine - cabbage palm, cypress wetlands and pine flatwoods. Seventy - eight species of plants have been identified growing on the preserve, including 4 species Protected by the State of Florida (3 bromeliads and I fern). Many species of wildlife have been recorded on the preserve, including wetland dependent and migratory bird species, black bear, deer, raccoon, snakes. The preserve is also suitable ;ur foraging by the state and federally endangered wood stork, and is home to the state threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel. This preserve provides outfall to the Immokalee Road canal for an identified flow way connecting with the adjacent 160 -acre Olde Cypress PUD preserve, to larger preserve areas coming to the north, and the 60,000 acre Corkscrew Marsh Complex to the northeast. 9 Packet Page -1773- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier: Camp Keais Strand Parcels camp Keals �)rrana careers - the Camp Keais - Strand project constitutes 6 parcels totaling 32.5 acres T- within the Flowway Stewardship area of the Rural Lands - Stewardship Area, south of Oil Well Road and east of I Desoto Boulevard in Sections 31 and 32 Township 48 E— South, Range 29 East, which is a linear wetland feature rfi � known as the Camp Keais Strand. Three of the parcels are contiguous and three are non- contiguous. The parcels were acquired between December 2008 and June 2009 for $2,500 per acre. Because there is no legal access established to the properties and physical access to this area is dangerous and difficult, staff has not visited the properties other than to view them from above by airplane. To the best of staff knowledge, the parcels are comprised of cypress forest, freshwater marsh and mesic pine flatwood vegetation communities. Most of the land in the vicinity is owned by large agribusiness in r Camp N••Ia 6/nrW ur. v., section sized parcels; however, within the two Sections where ,�•• <,r�.. • =�09 -' 0-hip. 501633. T495, N29e these are located, the parcels have been subdivided into 1 -80? acre parcels and are owned by private individuals and agencies. The Conservancy of SW Florida and the South Florida Water' Management District ( SFWMD) also own parcels within this area. During 2013, the SFWMD underwent an assessment of its fee -owned land holdings to be considered for surplus. The summary of the comments and recommendations were that their holdings may be good candidates for exchange with Collier County. Conservation Collier considered options for exchange but was unable to find anything suitable. An Interim Management Plan (IMP) was approved by the Board on 5/27/14 Agenda Item 16136. The Conservation Collier Financial Plan does not provide for management of these parcels. The approved plan will be reviewed every 2 years for changes in conditions, and is in effect a monitoring plan until current conditions change. This is a Category 5 preserve. Caracara Prairie — 2320 Corkscrew Road. This preserve is located in the unincorporated northeast area of Collier County at the east end of Corkscrew Rd at Cy ni UOine Nikm9 Tralia . the Lee /Collier County boundary. This 367.7 -acre preserve was - acquired in December 2007 for $5,032,000. It was acquired in partnership with the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem (CREW) Trust, who contributed $300,000 toward the purchase price and is surrounded on 3 sides by CREW lands. This preserve is open to the public year -round from dawn to dusk for hiking and wildlife viewing. A three mile trail system connects with adjoining CREW Cypress Dome trails and parking, located approximately 1 mile a north. Visitation at this preserve is moderate during dry season — approx 30 people a week- but low during the wet season. This is a Category 3 areserve. 10 Packet Page -1774- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. The preserve contains three distinct native vegetation communities, prairie, depressional marsh wetlands and mesic pine flatwoods. The pastures provide habitat for native Florida wildlife species including the federally endangered Florida panther, state threatened Florida sandhill crane and the federally endangered crested caracara. This preserve is within Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) priority panther habitat. The preserve has been included in the surrounding FWC Wildlife Environmental Area (IATEA), a designation that permits recreational hunting. FWC oversees hunting in this area. In addition, this preserve is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Panther Mitigation Bank. All of the Panther Habitat Unit credits (PHUs) generated here were sold to the Solid Waste Department in 2014 for use as mitigation for the County Resource Recovery Park. This preserve currently has a cattle lease which is planned to be phased out over time. Eagle Scouts have provided hiking gates, tables and resting benches. Cocohatchee Creek- 1880 Veterans Park Drive, North Naples. This 3.64 -acre preserve is located along Veteran's Park Drive just � outside the entrance to Veteran's Community Park off Immokalee a ;r� Road in North Naples. It is a Category 2 preserve. Parking is located at Veteran's Community Park, a short walk from the preserve. Restroom and handicapped parking facilities are also available at Veteran's Park. A shell trail winds approximately 700 feet through the preserve to a picnic area under the oaks along Cocohatchee creek. The portion of the trail leading to the picnic area is handicapped accessible. Trash and recycle receptacles are provided. f' Visitation is approximately a dozen people a day. Two 9.M. CocohatdxeC�eekPreserve - Eagle Scout projects have been developed here. The first is a seating area and the second is a viewing platfonn next to the creek. This preserve contains one of the priority plant communities targeted in the Conservation Collier ordinance: riverine oak. Remnant patches of upland scrub (another program priority) pine flatwoods and cabbage palm forest make up the remainder of the upland habitats. A portion of Cocohatchee creek is included within preserve boundaries. This small freshwater creek separates the preserve from the neighboring residential development and contains wetlands used by foraging wading birds. The preserve buffers and protects this creek, which flows north to the County's only Outstanding Florida Water. The preserve is also home to several gopher tortoises, a state species of special concern. 11 Packet Page -1775- 6/23/2015 16. D.13. Freedom Palk — 1515 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples. This 12.5 -acre preserve is part of the larger Freedom Park (50 acres total), fonnerly Freedom Park Management Responsiblimea called the Gordon River Water Quality Park. In 91� 2008, after the County had acquired Freedom Park in 2004 under a Florida Communities Trust (FCT) Grant, the eastern 12.5 acres were transfen ed to the Jill G . Conservation Collier Program for $56,300. Freedom Park is associated with the Gordon River Greenway Corridor, ilecological trail y or a -me g corridor centrally located within the Naples- Collier wt County urban area. Freedom Park is a category I .. a preserve, indicating that it is a primary use preserve, _.. _.._.. m easily accessible and with public amenities and parking. One overall Land Management Plan was developed and approved by the Board and FCT for management of both Freedom Park and the Gordon River Greenway Park. The Freedom Park preserve portion is located on the eastern side of the park and encompasses the natural wetlands onsite. Responsibilities for this park are shared between the Parks and Recreation Department, Stormwater Department and Conservation Collier, as shown on the map. Conservation Collier benefits by the presence of onsite restrooms and parking maintained by Parks and Recreation. The Conservation Collier portion has a boardwalk on it that is also maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department. This preserve is well used by the public, though no solid numbers are available at this time. The habitat on the Freedom Park Preserve portion is freshwater tidal swamp with. a small hammock containing a mix of wetland hardwood tree species and cabbage palms. Numerous wetland dependant bird species utilize the wetlands and listed wildlife observed includes Big Cypress fox squirrels, West Indian manatees, tricolored herons, little blue herons and snowy egrets. Gordon River Greenway — 1596 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples. The 117.6 -acre Gordon River Greenway Park is a signature property and partnership project including Conservation Collier, Parks and Recreation, SW Florida Land .z er PreservationTrust, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Naples Zoo, Naples Municipal Airport and City of Naples. Conservation Collier's portion is 41.6 acres at the south side of the Park. Joining with Parks and Recreation as one seamless project has enabled Conservation Collier to maintain the preserve qualities of the property, yet provide access via �� '�•. a paved trail and boardwalk, and access to parking, restrooms and other r amenities that are not typically found on conservation lands. It is a category 1 preserve, indicating it is a primary use preserve, easily accessible with public amenities and parking. There are over 2. miles of boardwalks and trails on the entire project with a third of a mile on the 12 Packet Page -1776- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier portion. The preserve property was acquired in April 2006 for a cost of $2,085,900. The development of trails, boardwalks and construction added $1,755,496 for a total project cost of $3,841,396. The Park was opened to the public in November 2014 and is extremely popular with residents and visitors. No hard numbers on visitation have been developed but staff is developing a means to capture visitation information. Habitats seen from the trail on the Conservation Collier preserve portion include the Gordon River, wetland hardwoods, scrub and mangrove forest. The preserve is home to many species of native and protected wildlife including numerous species of wading birds, migrating bird species, alligators, gopher tortoises, Big Cypress fox squirrel and manatees. A 17 -acre gopher tortoise preserve lies within the overall park, with a portion of that inside Conservation Collier's portion. The preserve contains wetland mitigation areas where, after exotics are removed, staff will monitor native plant recruitment and potentially add supplemental plantings. One Eagle Scout has already contacted staff to do plantings in upland areas where exotics were removed, but for the most part, natural recruitment is expected to occur there. Numerous listed plant species have been observed within the preserve area and are being routinely monitored. Initial archeological surveys discovered an historic spoil pile on Conservation Collier lands but it did not qualify for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Collection of artifacts or disturbance of archeological or historical sites is prohibited. Interpretive signage for the Conservation Collier portion is planned but not developed at this time Logan Woods — 831 Logan Blvd, Naples. Logan Woods is a 5.69 -acre preserve located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Logan Blvd. and Pine Ridge Road, about one mile east of I -75 at the Pine Conservation Collier Logan Woods Preserve - - - -- Ridge Raod exit. It was purchased in October 2005 for $711,983. The total acquired area is 7.49 acres. The Transportation Department partnered with Conservation �1" Collier to acquire 1.8 acres of the total for future road Right Of Way both along Pine Ridge Road and Logan Blvd. Until this portion is needed : for road expansion, it will be managed as preserve land. Logan "' i;;RtdgeFpatlry Woods Preserve is a . - u category 3 preserve, Legend indicating it is a Trail neighborhood �_...._._. _, preserve with no onsite parking or amenities other than a trail, bench or 13 Packet Page -1777- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. table. There is an approximately 700 -foot mulched trail, bike rack, picnic table, bench, trash and recycle receptacles at the preserve. The preserve is used regularly by neighbors. During December 2014, 50 visits were recorded at the preserve, many of those visits were the same people using the preserve daily. This preserves was acquired primarily as green space. The surrounding residential community strongly supported its acquistion and made that support known to the Conservation Collier Committee and Commissioners. Their support was a critical factor in the decision to purchase this preserve. The vegetation community present one typical in Collier County — Cypress -pine- cabbage palm. It was severely infested with melaleuca and Brazilian pepper prior to acquistion. The extensive exotic removal was funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Invasive Plant Management. The University of Florida also removed melaleuca on a neighboring property to avoid reinfestation using their TAME Melaleuca Project. The primary goal for this preserve is to keep it clean and safe and to maintain the trail and picnic area for use by visitors. MCIlvane Marsh- No address assigned. This preserve is generally located northeast of Marco Island and southwest of the intersection of U.S. 41 C n farvatlon Coll WIN— Marsh (Tamiami Trail) and County Road 92 (San Marco Road). The McIlvane Marsh is an 800 -acre mangrove salt marsh . cln' c,am b with unpaved gated access from Curcie Road off CR 92. Conservation Collier owns 9 parcels totaling 371 acres in a mosaic pattern with the State of Florida (321) acres) Collier County Transportation Department (20 acres) and private owners (80 acres). It was acquired between May 2007 and June 2009 for a cost of $2,802,900, with an additional 10 -acre donation coming in January 2012. This property is a category 5 preserve, a resource protection/restoration area where there is currently no public access. It has an approved Interim Management Plan with key objectives to protect the native habitat onsite. parameters. 14 Packet Page -1778- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Nancy Payton – 1540 Blue Sage Drive, located east of Golden Gate City, taking White Blvd to 23fd St SW, turning south and then Conceptual Plaa f or tiunc) Parton Yr°xenc traveling west on Brantley Blvd. to Blue — Sage Drive. This 71 -acre preserve was September acquired in sections between Se q P °,t "VEISW " ..' :n!,, 2005 and April 2010 for a total cost of $2,507,250. It is a Category 2, 19THq ESW Intermediate Use preserve with limited parking, a primitive trail system with benches and tables scattered throughout, s �Es courtesy of a local Eagle Scout. In December 2006, it was officially renamed y the "Nancy Payton Preserve" by the Board of County Commissioners. Nancy Payton currently works for the Florida Wildlife Federation and has been very active in the preservation of this Collier County Belle Meade Area. Management of this preserve balances resource restoration h� and protection with natural resource -based recreational and educational use while providing listed species protection and maintenance of the site free of invasive, exotic plant and animal species. This preserve is covered under a US Fish and Wildlife Service "Safe Harbor Agreement" to implement management actions that will provide a net conservation benefit to the Red Cockaded woodpecker (Federal –E). The preserve opened to the public in May 2015, however, access issues remain. Blue Sage Drive is an unpaved easement road that is in very poor condition. Staff is researching options including participating in an MSTU with residents who live along the easement access. The public can access this site and educational tours for summer camps and birding groups have been conducted at the site. A nature trail, benches, picnic tables and educational interpretive signs have been provided for visitors, with contributions by Eagle Scouts. Otter Mound – 18' )1 Addison Court, Marco Island. Otter Mound Preserve is a 2.46 -acre urban preserve located in southwestern Collier County in a residential area of Marco Island. The bulk of the preserve was acquired in July 2004 for $1,347,500, and the remainder was acquired in June 2007 for $886,500. The entire preserve site is a Calusa shell mound (c. 700 A.D. -1200 A.D.) that contains artifacts of both archaeological and historical significance. Access to the preserve is from Osceola Court and 15 Packet Page -1779- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Addison Court - with 4 -space public parking available including handicapped space at the entrance. It is a category 2 preserve. Otter Mound Preserve was purchased because it contains tropical hardwood hammock habitat, a priority habitat designated by the Conservation Collier Ordinance (2007 -65, as amended, Section 10. La.). In addition, the preserve contains the following features that make it an important archaeological and historical site: undisturbed Calusa shell mounds, a historic pioneer structure (outhouse), and shell terracing that runs along the northern and western sections of the property. Currently, there is a question of whether the terracing might have been originally built by the Calusa and rebuilt in modern historical times by 201h century resident Earnest Otter, or built by Mr. Otter alone. The location of the preserve in the urban area provides an opportunity for citizens, visitors, and school -age children to view this habitat type and some Island history without traveling far. Otter Mound Preserve is well used by Marco Island residents and visitors. According to brochure use, at least 30 people a week visit, excluding numerous local bike tours, neighbors who routinely walk the preserve and students and other local groups who gather for educational programs given by staff. The City of Marco Island partners with Conservation Collier to maintain the Right of Way in front of the preserve. 5mce its acquisition, statt has been working to remove trash and exotic plant species, document wildlife and plants, and develop trails, programs, and public amenities. Pepper Ranch is a Category I preserve which is seasonally open, but can be accessed by groups off - season by appointment. Currently there are approximately 10 miles of trails for use by hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. The ranch has an active cattle ]ease, primarily to maintain pasture areas and for security purposes. A limited hunt program provides opportunities for young hunters to learn the skill and for County residents to hunt hog, a pest animal that damages habitat with its rooting, and some deer and turkey, if population surveys allow. In 2015, small boardwalk and covered overlook was built that provides a beautiful view of Lake Trafford, fences were added to increase visitor safety along the lake edge. 16 Packet Page -1780- 6/23/2015 16. D.13. There is an active oil operation on the western side in 2 quarter sections (330 acres) where there are two operating and one non - operating well. The producing wells pull approximately 100 barrels of oil daily. While most of the oil, gas and mineral rights on the preserve are owned by Collier County, 2 quarter- sections (330 acres) on the west side have had the rights severed and are owned by a private entity and leased to an operator - Hendry Energy Services. The oil company maintains the lime rock ranch road. In 2014, program staff submitted an application for a Conservation Bank to US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), with the intention of banking and selling Panther Habitat Units to County Departments needing panther mitigation credits. No response has been received at this time from USFWS. Staff is also working with the Lake Trafford Management Team, a multi - agency group seeking to address water quality issues in Lake Trafford. The preserve boasts 10 distinct types of natural plant communities, including forests, hammocks, flatwoods, prairies, marshes, swamps, strands and sloughs. Four hundred and fifteen (415) plant species have been recorded at the preserve. Fifty —two (52) bird species have been documented including ten (10) listed species including Audubon's crested caracara, bald eagle, Florida sandhill crane, limpkin, roseate spoonbill, and woodstork. Staff is putting together a volunteer -led hike program for the 2016 season. Five Master naturalists are in training now to provide the hikes at no charge to the visiting public. Practice Hikes with staff of local conservation agencies are ongoing this season. A Sunflower festival is held in October to show off the incredible fields of blooming Southeastern sunflowers that cover the ranch for 2 weeks in early October each year. Last year, the festival drew over 300 people, many from the Immokalee area who had not known about the preserve before. 17 Packet Page -1781- Panther Walk - 2845 60t" 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Ave NE, Golden Gate Estates. The preserve is located west of Everglades 131vd., north of Oil Well Road, and extends between 60th Ave and 62nd Ave NE in North Golden Gate Estates in S31 T 47 R28. This preserve consists of 10.69 acres acquired between 2007 and 2014, with 5.00 acres of that a donation accepted under the Land Development Code off -site vegetation retention provision (LDC 3.05.07, H. Lf. iii. b.) and another 1.14 -acres accepted as a straight donation. The cost for the purchased portions of the preserve (4.54 acres) was $40,930. In 2009, the adjacent Estates Elementary School held a preserve naming contest and the winning name of "Panther Walk Preserve" was chosen by a student and was approved by the Board. This is a Category 4, seasonal use preserve. A seasonally accessible trail allows visitors to cross the property between 60th and 62p6 Aves NE. Native plant communities within the preserve include high quality cypress wetlands, which are part of a larger wetland slough system known as Horsepen Strand. To date, 64 plant species have been recorded on the preserve. Conservation Collier staff conducted floristic inventories in 2006, 2007 and June 2010. Two listed plant species have been documented and the preserve contains habitat used by listed species including Florida sandhill cranes, wood storks, Florida panthers and mangrove fox squirrels. In addition to its Estates zoning, this parcel is subject to the Golden Gate Area Master Plan, which has as Objective 1.3 to protect and preserve valuable natural resources. Also, as part of the Watershed Management Plan, County staff is conceptually considering projects to enhance flows of surface water through the Horsepen Strand and also to make this a "sending " area in a TDR and /or Watershed Mitigation Program. z8 Packet Page -1782- Railhead Scrub - No address assigned Dull Semmnle Renwey Sun Century Shod. . Private SCruD Preserve it Lme end ROW ROW for Future VNerene Memorbl Blvd. 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Railhead Scrub preserve is an approximately 135 - acre natural area located in the northwest corner of Collier county, south of the Railhead Industrial Park and east of Old US 41. One of the first large program purchases, eighty acres of the preserve were acquired in July 2004 for $21,967,050. The remaining 55 acres were acquired in June 2007 for $10,650,000. The preserve contains approximately 117 acres of upland habitat primarily pine flatwoods and xeric oak scrub /scrubby flatwoods, and 18 acres of wetland habitat including cypress and hydric pine flatwoods. Xeric oak scrub is the second - most preferred habitat type identified in the Conservation Collier Ordinance (2007 -65, as amended, Section 10.1.a.). This is some of the last undeveloped xeric oak scrub in Collier County, including less than 200 acres protected in Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and another 78 acres protected by the Hamilton Harbor PUD. The previous owners of the parcel had plans to develop it into an industrial park before it was acquired. Public Access to this site has been problematic. When the first part of this preserve was acquired, in 2004, the County Transportation Department has acquired Right of Way (ROW) and had planned to develop a County road along the south side of preserve — called Veterans Memorial Blvd. When the second RAILHEAD SCROS PRESERVE ADJACENT ROW portion of the preserve was acquired in - 2007, the ROW bisected the north and south sides of the preserve. Veterans Memorial Blvd. was the planned access "'E ° "ERRnPUo point for parking and preserve access;' however, after the 2004 acquisition, Veterans Memorial Blvd. was delayed, �* first to the County's 2017 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), and then to the 2035 LRTP. Staff attempted to create `e9enD ea. a a small parking area off the east side of :,` `'�'' Try" Veterans' Memorial Blvd. and utilize an GH,. existing 1 mile trail westward along the ROW for hikers to access the preserve, but persons trespassing with ATVs along the ROW to get to interior recreational areas damaged the gate and make the trail too dangerous for hikers. The preserve is considered to be a Category 2 which is not accessible at present. 19 Packet Page -1783- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Red Maple Swamp —No address assigned. This preserve is one of two formally designated Conservation comer: multi- parcel projects. This type of project has proved Red Maple Swamp Preserve .. .. NGGE Unit 53 challenging for the program. Challenges include higher prices for smaller lots, fluctuating values over multiple years of buying, unwilling sellers within the project r� ,,w� M, o. o� boundary, and lack of assurance that in- holding parcels can be acquired in the future - a particular challenge of the willing seller environment. The project covers the entirety } of North Golden Gate Estates Unit 53, located north of the Twin Eagles PUD and west of the County Fairgrounds. 4 VE Nw pmt Between 2004 and 2011, approx 200 acres out of a total of � 305 (66 %) were acquired. In the map, acquired parcels are shown as dark Green. This presently is a Category 5 preserve. �d The most recent appraisals for both projects were performed in October - November 2009. In those appraisals, property values in both multi - parcel projects fell significantly from a September 2008 appraisal, in WH from $16,375 per acre in 2008 to $10,000 per acre in 2009 and in NGGE Unit 53 from $15,842 per acre in 2008 to $7,500 per acre in 2009. No recent appraisals have been performed, but Property Appraiser's Office taxable values are currently approximately $3.200 per acre. If additional funds are identified to resume purchasing within the multi- parcel projects, new appraisals will be obtained before making offers. Otherwise, bargain sales and donations will be the only avenues for acquisition in these projects. Currently, Conservation Collier is processing 3 donations accepted by the Board under the Land Development Code off -site vegetation :retention provision (LDC 3.05.07, H.1.£ iii. b.) (shown in pink). If funds can be identified for additional purchases it will benefit the program by consolidating the acquired areas and making it feasible for comprehensive management to begin. Within NGGE Unit 53, a 53 -acre contiguous area has been acquired and initial exotic removals were completed in FY 13, with exotic maintenance ongoing. If no additional funds for acquisition are identified over time, Conservation Collier will 20 Packet Page -1784- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. pursue trading parcels with owners within the project boundaries to consolidate its holdings. Trading parcels within approved multi - parcel projects is permitted under the Conservation Collier ordinance, 2002 -63, as amended, Section 14.7. There is no current public access; however, the area is easily accessible via 41St Ave NW and Shady Hollow Blvd. West. The parking lot and trail access for SFWMD's Bird Rookery Swamp and its 12 miles of hiking trails is located along Shady Hollow Blvd. West. Once enough parcels are acquired to allow for comprehensive management, staff will evaluate creating trails that can be linked up with Bird Rookery Swamp trails. turn off Sanctuary Road. The entire cost of the parcel was $460,000. The Public Utilities Department partnered with Conservation Collier for $20,000 to acquire a 15,000 square foot (150' X 100') at the northwest corner for a future well site. When the well site is constructed, visitors will be able to use a small parking area which will be placed on the well site. Currently, parking for visitors is along Limpkin Road. There is a little over half a mile of trails on the property, which are often used by horseback riders. It is a Category 2 21 Packet Page -1785- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. preserve. This preserve was primarily acquired to establish a conservation presence along Immokalee Road in the developing urban fringe. The parcel met 4 out of the 6 screening criteria. There are two types of vegetation communities exiting there: pine flat `Hood and freshwater marsh. The parcel lies within FWC priority 2 panther habitat. Some of the adjacent properties are cleared and developed but there still exists an intact ecological link with Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. This habitat requires prescribed fire, and staff has burned it once in 2011. Rivers Road - No address assigned at this time. wildlife. The preservation of these properties approximately 379 acres, including Olde Cypress PUD Conservation area, and is also connected to a wildlife corridor that utilizes an underpass under Immokalee Road to connect with the 60,000 acres of Conservation lands including the Bird Rookery Swamp and the Corkscrew Marsh complex. Rivers Road Preserve is a 76.74 -acre preserve acquired between 2008 and 2010 for a total cost of $5,128,300. It is located south of Immokalee Road, between and accessible by private roads, Rivers and Moulder Roads, 2.5 miles east of Collier Blvd. (CR 951) in S30 T48 R27. It is a Category 2 preserve. The 9 parcels were offered together by 6 different owners. The project met 5 out of 6 Initial Screening Criteria. There are 9 different plant communities which include several listed plant species. Wetlands exist onsite and provide habitat for wetland dependent plants and forms a contiguous conservation area of 22 Packet Page -1786- Shell Island —No address assigned. 6/23/2015 16.D.13. This 83.18 -acre preserve was acquired in 2006 for a cost of $4,750,000 from a private developer. His price was $4,875,000 and Conservation Collier was unable to pay that as it was above appraised value. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida contributed the remaining $125,000 to be recognized as a donation from Fiddlers Creek, a Gulf Bay Community. The purchase price was higher than expected due to a 1989 Settlement Agreement between Collier County and the owner (OR BK 1488 PG 777) which the owned believed guaranteed him between 3 and 4 units per acre. Legal and physical access exists from C.R. 951 on the east boundary, and from Shell Island Road. There is no vehicle access from C.R. 951, but there is access via Shell Island Road, which cuts diagonally across the southeast corner of the property. Shell Island Road is a part of this 23 Packet Page -1787- This parcel fulfilled program qualifications by satisfying all applicable screening i criteria. It is an example of one of the Qz, unique and endangered plant communities Listed as preferred by the Conservation Collier Ordinance (tidal freshwater marsh). o a5 1 Miles The nearly pristine marsh habitat is �J considered an outstanding aesthetic feature. This parcel provides habitat for wetland dependent species, water quality enhancement for the adjacent Rookery Bay, an Outstanding Florida Water, and will provide on -site attenuation of floodwaters. Listed plant and wildlife species have been observed` on the property. Wildlife includes wood stork (Federal Endangered (E), white ibis (State —SSC), snowy egret (State— Species of Special Concern (SSC)), tricolored heron (State -SSC). little blue heron (State -SSC), and American alligator (Federally threatened due to similarity of appearance to crocodiles). A number of listed plant species were also observed on the property, including leather fern (Federal E) and several listed Tillandsia (Bromeliad) species. Restoration potential is high, as the only major restoration project would be to remove the old roadbed crossing the property. Legal and physical access exists from C.R. 951 on the east boundary, and from Shell Island Road. There is no vehicle access from C.R. 951, but there is access via Shell Island Road, which cuts diagonally across the southeast corner of the property. Shell Island Road is a part of this 23 Packet Page -1787- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. parcel but also provides access to state and Conservancy -owned lands to the west and is also used by the public to access Rookery Bay for fishing at the end of Shell Island Road. Collier County has entered a cooperative agreement with the state to fill and grade the road on at least one known occasion, in 2003. This parcel is directly adjoining the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR) and will serve to buffer and protect it from the effects of development on neighboring properties. As the parcel is almost entirely wetlands, except for the approximately 4 acres of old raised road bed (CR 22). This parcel is maintained as a Category 5 preserve but has been offered to area universities as a "wetland lab," for student research. Wet Woods - 12815 Tamiami Trail N, Naples. The preserve is a 26.77 -acre natural area located within the urban boundary of Collier County in the northwest corner, immediately west of U.S. Highway 41 and south of Wiggins Pass Road in S 16 T48 R25. It was named Wet Woods Preserve by local school children in November 2006. The preserve contains various native plant communities including pine flatwoods, mangrove forests, and both saltwater and freshwater wetlands, with about 58% being wetlands and 42% uplands. To date, 132 plant species have been recorded at the preserve. Of these, 110 (83 %) were native and 22 (17 %) were exotic. Exotic species have been treated and now make up less than 50,10 of the vegetation. l Initial exotic treatments were funded ($57,000) by the DEP Bureau of Invasive Plant Management in 2007. Seven listed plant species have been recorded at the preserve. Forty -four bird species, including many protected by the State of Florida and the Federal government, have been recorded on the property. A bald eagle nest that regularly fledges young is located in the flatwoods portion. Currently, there is no sanctioned public use of the site. IM IN The closest public road to the property is US Hwy 41 ( Tamiami Trail North). A drainage ditch running north and south is located on the eastern edge of the property and separates the preserve from US Hwy 41. This ditch makes the preserve virtually inaccessible at this time from US 41. This preserve is maintained as a Category 5 preserve until public access can be established. 24 Packet Page -1788- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Winchester Head — No address assigned. This preserve is one of two formally designated multi- parcei projects. This type of project has proved challenging for the program. Challenges include higher prices for smaller lots, fluctuating values over multiple years of buying, unwilling sellers within the project boundary, and lack of assurance that in- holding parcels can be acquired in the future - a particular challenge of the willing - seller environment. The project covers a portion of NGGE Units 62 and 65. Between 2004 and 2014, approx 79 acres out of a total of 158.67 (50 %) were acquired. In the map, acquired parcels are shown as dark green. This presently is a Category 5 preserve. The most recent appraisals for both multi - parcel projects were performed in October - November 2009. In those appraisals, property values in both multi - parcel projects fell significantly from a September 2008 appraisal; in WH from $16,375 per acre in 2008 to $10,000 per acre in 2009 and in NGGE Unit 53 from $15,842 per acre in 2008 to $7,500 per acre in 2009. No recent appraisals have been performed, but Property Appraiser's Office taxable values are currently approximately $5,100 per acre. If additional funds are identified to resume purchasing within the multi - parcel projects, new appraisals will be obtained before making offers. Otherwise. bargain sales and donations will be the only avenues for acquisition in these projects. Conservation Collier has acquired two -- 1.14 -acres lots as donations under the Land Development Code off -site vegetation retention provision (LDC 3.05.07, H.l.f. iii. (b.) in this��+U , a area (shown in pink on the map). If funds can be identified for additional purchases it will benefit the program by consolidating the acquired areas and making it feasible for comprehensive management to begin. Exotic maintenance is being done on donation parcels to maintain the clean condition they were donated in. If no additional funds for acquisition are identified over time, Conservation Collier will pursue trading parcels with owners within the project boundaries to consolidate its holdings. Trading parcels within app, oved multi - parcel projects is permitted under the Conservation Collier ordinance, 2002 -63, as amended. Section 14.7. There is no current public access; however, the area is easily accessible via 2 paved County roads. 37`" and 39`" Ave NE; however, the area is only accessible during dry season. Once enough parcels are acquired, staff will begin comprehensive management. At present, staff is monitoring the area and addressing significant exotic and maintenance issues as they arise. 25 Packet Page -1789- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. 5. Prouram Financial Status Conservation Collier has spent approximately $103.9 million on properties since 200' :), acquiring and managing 4,067 acres in 19 locations throughout Collier County. Acquisition and management funds were generated from an ad valorem property tax of up to .25 mil, or $25 for each $100,000 in taxable property value for property owners in Collier County. Additional income was derived from investment and banking interest, grants and the sale of Panther Habitat Units (PHUs) to the Solid Waster Department in 2014. Levy authorization expired in March 2013. At the end of FY 14 the combined Conservation Collier funds cash balance was $35,857,320. Table 3 summarizes cash sources and uses. Table 3. Cash Sources & Uses 2003 -2014 Cash Sources /Revenue Amount Tax Levy 1 152,454,183 Interest Earnings Capital Improvements 6,020,643 Cash from PHU Sales Operational Costs 600,000 Cash from Ops & Other Sources Land Management Costs 503,863 3,200,000 Total Sources /Revenue 159,578,689 Cash Uses /Expenditures Amount Land Acquisition 1 103,900,000 Capital Improvements 1,808,297 Operational Costs 5,334,027 Land Management Costs 3,200,000 Net Financing Costs 6,636,189 Net Tax Collection Costs 2,842,857 Total Uses /Expenditures 123,721,370 Cash September 30, 2014 35,857,320 As taxes were collected, 15% of the net levy went into the Land Management Trust Fund (174) and 851NO went into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund (172). On May 25, 2010 (Agenda item 16.E.2), the Board of County Commissioners authorized a transfer of up to an additional $10.' above the ordinance mandated 15% of ad valorem taxes, from the "Land Acquisition Fund" to the "Land Management Fund" during FY2011 — FY2013 to ensure land management funding in perpetuity. On April 12, 2011 (Agenda Item IOF) the Board authorized early re- payment of Bond Series 2008. Bond Series 2004 and 2008 were retired in FY 2013. Some monies are maintained in the Land Acquisition Fund (172) to allow for transaction costs of 26 Packet Page -1790- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. donations or minor bargain purchases. The Land Maintenance Trust Fund (174) is now the primary Conservation Collier fund. Personnel costs as well as regular operating costs come from Fund (174) and the majority of Conservation Collier fund reserves are maintained in this fund. During 2014, due to very low interest rates of less than half a percent, staff and Board members addressed concerns regarding maintaining sufficient balances in the program funds to manage the program into perpetuity. A Ten -Year Financial Plan was developed, using very conservative interest rate projections, which focused on reducing and containing expenditures, establishing a combined Conservation Collier program minimum fund balance of $32,000,000, and establishing a three -year financial planning window to ensure adopted budgets and spending practices remain consistent with long range financial targets. During FYI 4, staff held costs to those discussed and actually spent less than projected, due to wet weather interference. The following report shows Conservation Collier expenditures during FYI with the Adopted Budget amount reflecting the approved ten -year plan amounts. Table 4 is a summary of Conservation Collier Fund Activity during FYI 4. 27 Packet Page -1791- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Table 4 - Summary of Conservation Collier Fund Activity for FYI Conservation Collier Budget to Actual Comparison Fund I Comm Item Adopted Budget Amended Budget Commitment Actual % Enc /Act 172 CONSERVATION COLLIER LAND ACQUISITION FUND Transfers - Constitutionals 90,500 90,500 88,334 98 Transfers 4,826,300 4,826,300 4.500,000 931/. RESERVES 21,600 21,600 0% 172 Total Expenses 4,938,400 4,938,400 4,588,334 93% 311100 CURRENT AD VALOREM TAXES 311200 DELINQUENT AD VALOREM TAXES 366900 CONTRIBUTIONS PRIVATE SOURCE 103,307 N/ 361180 INVESTMENT INTEREST 6,470 N/ 369400 PRIOR YEAR REVENUE 2,072 N/Al 489200 CARRY FORWARD GENERAL 4.938,400 4,938.400 5,018,400 102 172 Total Revenue 4,938,400 4,938,400 - 5,130,249 104% 174 CONSERV COLLIER MAINTENANCE FUND PERSONAL SERVICE 351,000 353,558 349,868 997/. OPERATING EXPENSE - Smaller preserves and program operating 289,400 299,301 155,114 52% Gordon River Greenway 38,000 34,D00 12 0% Nan cy Payton Preserve 79,000 79,D00 26,220 33% Pepper Ranch Preserve 546,600 546,600 44,644 229,751 42% Railhead Preserve 16,200 20,200 20,003 99% Rivers Road Preserve 310,500 310,500 81.695 26% Red Maple Swamp 53,000 53,000 6,300 12% TRANSFERS to 179 95,500 95,500 95,500 1001/1 TRANSFERS to 674 244,600 1.827,400 1.827,400 100% TRANSFERS to 710 15,000 0% RESERVES 30.980.000 29.982,200 0% 174 Total Expenses 33,003,800 33,616,259 44,644 2,791,884 78% 311100 CURRENT AD VALOREM TAXES 1,295 N/ 311200 DELINQUENT AD VALOREM TAXES 29,476 N! 347911 FACILITY RENTALS TAXABLE 720 N! 361180 INVESTMENT INTEREST 187,100 187,100 161,154 86% 362180 LEASE LAND 2,200 2.200 24.442 1111% 366900 CONTRIBUTIONS PRIVATE SOURCE 48,961 N/ 369130 INSURANCE REFUNDS 1,106 N/ 369300 REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRIOR 8 CURR YR EXP 21,25E N/ 369620 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 1 3.000 3,000 2,775 937/. 481272 TRANSFER FROM FUND 272 CONSERVATION COLLIER 2009 B N/ 481172 TRANSFER FROM 172 4.826.300 4.826.300 4.500,000 93% 481273 TRANSFER FROM 273 CONSERVATION COLLIER 2010 BOND 34,900 34,900 34.900 100% 481474 TRANSFER FROM 474 SOLID WASTE CAPITAL 600,000 600.000 100 481704 TRANSFER FROM 704 ADMIN SERVICES GRANTS 400 400 334 83% 489200 CARRY FORWARD GENERAL 27.959,500 27.959,500 29,819,200 107% 489201 CARRY FORWARD OF ENCUMB AMT BY ADC CODE 12.459 0% 489900 NEGATIVE 5% ESTIMATED REVENUES (9.600 (9,600 ) - 0% 174 Total Revenue 33,003,800 33,616,259 35,245,621 105/ 179 CONSERVATION COLLIER PROJECT FUND CAPITAL OUTLAY 95.500 2.187,748 196.565 1.689.416 77 179 Total Expenses 95,500 2,187,748 196,565 1,689,416 86:/ 361180 INVESTMENT INTEREST 10,028 N/ 369620 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 36,400 N! 481174 TRANSFER FROM CONSERV COLLIER 174 95,500 95.500 95,500 1001/1 489200 CARRY FORWARD GENERAL 2.181,300 N/ 489201 CARRY FORWARD OF ENCUMB AMT BY ADC CODE 2,092.248 0 179 Total Revenue 95,500 2,187,748 2,323,228 28 Packet Page -1792- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Table 4. Continued Conservation Collier Bud et to Actual Com arison Fund / Comm Item Adopted Budget Amended Budget Commitment Actual % Enc /Act 674 CARACARA PRAIRIE PRESERVE FUND OPERATING EXPENSE 100.100 100,100 79.607 80% RESERVES 1.737.200 1.737.200 0% 674 Total Expenses 1,837,300 1,837,300 - 79,607 80% 361170 FIFTH THIRD ON INTEREST 361180 INVESTMENT INTEREST 10.400 10.400 934 9% 481174 TRANSFER FROM CONSERV COLLIER 174 244.600 1.827,400 1.827,400 100% 489200 CARRY FORWARD GENERAL 1.582,800 - N/ 489900 NEGATNE 5% ESTIMATED REVENUES (500 ) (500 0% 674 Total Revenue - 1,837,300 1,837,300 - 11828,334 100% 272 CONSERVATION COLLIER GO BOND SERIES 200 TRANSFERS 76.000 76.000 45,424 60% 272 Total Expenses 76,000 76,000 - 45,424 60% 311100 CURRENT AD VALOREM TAXES 815 N/A 311200 DELINQUENT AD VALOREM TAXES 32,988 N/A 361180 INVESTMENT INTEREST 462 N/A 489200 CARRY FORWARD GENERAL 76.000 76,000 119,200 157% 272 Total Revenue 76,000 76,000 - 153,465 202% 273 CONSERV COLLIER 2008 BOND TRANSFERS 34,900 34,900 34,900 100% 273 Total Expenses 34,900 34,900 34,900 100% 361180 INVESTMENT INTEREST 167 N/A 489200 CARRY FORWARD GENERAL 34.900 34,900 71,600 205% 273 Total Revenue 34,900 34,900 - 71,767 206% Gross Sources /Revenue 39,985,900 42,690,607 44,752,664 105% Less: Carry Forward (34,591,600) (35,113,507) (37,209,700) 106% Less: Interfund Transfers (5,201,300) (6,784,100) - (6,457,800) 95% Net Sources/Revenue 193,000 793,000 - 1,085,164 137% Gross Uses /Expenditures Including Reserves &-Trans 39,985,900 42,690,607 241,209 9,229,564 22% Less: Reserves (32,738,800) (31,741,000) - 0% Less: Interfund Transfers 1 (5,201,300) (6,784,100) - (6,457,800) 95% Net Uses /Expenditures 1 2,045,800 1 4,165,507 241,209 2,771,764 72% 29 Packet Page -1793- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. 5. Conservation Collier Programs, Events, and Community/ Educational Outreach Pepper Ranch Hunt Program A total of 8 hunts were conducted at Pepper Ranch Preserve during the 2013 -2014 hunting season: 4 public hog hunts, 1 youth hog hunt, 1 public deer hunt, 1 spring turkey public hunt, and I spring turkey youth hunt. A total of l male deer, 2 male hogs and 7 male turkeys were harvested during the 2013 -2014 hunting season. In 2013, 79 Collier County residents applied for public hunts at Pepper Ranch. In 2014, 54 Collier County residents applied for public hunts at the ranch. Ninety -two applications were received for the 2014 -15 season. Three youth hunts and six public hunts were scheduled for the 2014 -2015 hunting season. Caracara Prairie Preserve Hunt Program Caracara Prairie Preserve has been established as part the Corkscrew Marsh Unit of the CREW Wildlife Environmental Area (WEA). This allows for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission regulated public hunting for hog and spring turkey to occur within Caracara Prairie Preserve. The majority of turkeys harvested from the CREW WEA last season were harvested from Caracara Prairie Preserve. Pepper Ranch Guided Hike Program - During late 2015, staff recruited a small group of volunteers, mostly Master Naturalists and experienced hikers from the Alligator Amblers chapter of the Florida Trail Association to lead hikes on Pepper Ranch Preserve trails for the general public at no charge. These volunteers have been trained on the trails, trained as volunteers in the Parks and Recreation System and received safety training. This season, the group focused on providing scheduled hikes for area conservation organizations, their staff and volunteers. This provided many others who routinely interact with eco- tourists the opportunity to know about Pepper Ranch Preserve and direct them there as another opportunity to view wildlife and native habitat. Next year the program will go live and offer a limited number of free guided hikes to the public! Pepper Ranch Florida Sunflower Festival - The 2014 Sunflower Festival, an event hosted by Conservation Collier and the Parks and Recreation Department on October 5'h, was a huge success, drawing over 300 people to visit and view the ranch and its fabulous displays of native Florida sunflowers — the Southeastern sunflower — Helianthus agrestis. Activities at the event included hay rides, guided hikes, narrated van tours of the Preserve, food vendor, music, a bear program for children, and an arts and crafts table. The event drew in many people from the Immokalee community who had not visited the preserve before. Because of the confusion of people expecting the large sunflowers, the name was recently changed to the Florida Sunflower Festival. 30 Packet Page -1794- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Social Media Face book — Conservation Collier maintains a Face book Page titled "Conservation Collier Program." Since its inception in 2011, the Conservation Collier Page has been rated as a 5 -star page and has 317 total page likes. Website — Conservation Collier maintains a website within the Collier County website at www. Col lier2ov.net /ConservationCollier. Visitors can find information about preserves, their locations, what amenities are located there, contact information for staff, and what kind of experience preserves open to the public offer. Land Management Plans, all meeting agendas, agenda item backup, and meeting minutes are also provided. 7. Mitigation Programs Conservation Collier has followed 2007 Board direction (6/26/07, Agenda Item l0A) in pursuing both wetland and Panther Habitat Unit (PHU) mitigation credit for those properties where the opportunity exists. Caracara Prairie Preserve — Collier County's Solid Waste Department will use all 2,272.72 PHU credits available at Caracara Prairie Preserve to mitigate for development of the Collier Resource Recovery Park. The Conservation Collier Program received a total of $1,301,600 in revenue over FYI and FYI for the PHU credits. This revenue is estimated to fund 25% of routine management costs and 100% of costs associated with US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) PHU mitigation requirements. Pepper Ranch Preserve — Staff submitted a Pepper Ranch Preserve Panther Habitat Conservation Bank Prospectus to USFWS on July 23, 2014. A Panther Habitat Conservation Bank would allow multiple County projects to be mitigated through the preservation and enhancement of Pepper Ranch Preserve. In the prospectus, 8,678.72 PHU credits were identified; however, USFWS will make the final credit determination after reviewing the prospectus. Prior to submittal, staff was alerted by USFWS that public uses identified within the prospectus would be carefully scrutinized. For this reason, staff included a comprehensive summary of all current and proposed public access plans. The review process could take up to one to two years. Additionally. the Board may ultimately be asked to determine whether certain public uses or additional PHU credits are the priority. Caracara Prairie Preserve —FWC Gopher Tortoise Recipient Site (For Short -Term Protected or Unprotected Sites). Caracara Prairie Preserve was approved as an FWC Short-term Gopher Tortoise Recipient Site on April 15, 2011. Pursuant to the recipient site permit, up to 44 tortoises can be relocated to Caracara Prairie Preserve. To cover the cost of permitting and management of the recipient site, Conservation Collier currently charges $2,000 + $905 per tortoise for tortoises relocated from publicc projects and $2.000 + $1,320 per tortoise for tortoises relocated frorn private projects. To date, no tortoises have been relocated to Caracara Prairie Preserve. Staff plans to review the gopher tortoise fee policy and compare Caracara Prairie Preserve's fees to other Florida gopher tortoise recipient site fees. Reducing the price of 31 Packet Page -1795- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. relocation, thus encouraging developers to utilize the Caracara Prairie Preserve Recipient Site, could allow the program to at least recoup initial pennitting costs. 8. Partners Conservation Collier is pleased to have developed acquisition funding, land management, research, project development, and other related program partnerships with a multitude of agencies and organizations. These agencies and the nature of their partnerships are listed alphabetically below: Audubon of Collier County — Community and Advisory Committee Support Boy Scouts of America — 12 Eagle Scout projects have been completed or are in the process on Conservation Collier Preserves City of Marco Island — Management partnership — Otter Mound Preserve City of Naples — Gordon River Greenway partner Collier County Parks and Recreation Department — Freedom Park and Gordon River Greenway Park management partnership — Management Plan approved through Florida Communities Trust (FCT) Grant Program in place - Cocohatchee Creek Preserve — management assistance. Collier County Solid Waste Department — Caracara Prairie Preserve - panther mitigation credit (PHUs) for Resource Recovery Park. Collier County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) — Labor for preserve projects under the Weekender Workers Program Conservancy of Southwest Florida — Community and Advisory Committee Support Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Trust (CREW) — Caracara Prairie Preserve - acquisition and education programs; Land donation in Red Maple Swamp Florida Division of Forestry — Prescribed fire within urban preserves Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) - Exotic Removal funding (Conservation Collier staff coordinates the regional working group that distributes exotic removal funding in south Florida) — Wet Woods, Logan Woods, Railhead Scrub, Shell Island. Rivers Road, and Pepper Ranch Preserves; Pepper Ranch Preserve Youth Hunt partnership. Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) — Research - Caracara Prairie Preserve, Lake Trafford Management Team, Volunteers Florida Southwestern State College (FSW) — Student Field Trips, Volunteers Florida Wildlife Federation — Community and Advisory Committee support Naples Airport Authority — Gordon River Greenway partner Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Rookery Bay NERR) — Pursuing management partnership for Shell Island Preserve and Mcllvane Marsh management activities. South Florida Water Mana -ement District — Caracara Prairie Preserve — property management, wildlife monitoring, Lake Trafford Management Team Southwest Florida Land Preservation Trust — Gordon River Greenway partner University of Florida (UF) — Logan Woods Preserve - exotic removal, Lake Trafford Management Team U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) — Exotics removal grants under the Partners Program and Coastal Program for Otter Mound, Shell Island, Railhead Scrub, Rivers Road, Pepper Ranch and Mcllvane Marsh. 32 Packet Page -1796- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. 9. Grants Conservation Collier has actively pursued grants for both acquisition and management purposes. Currently, there have been no awards for land acquisition, but many for management, primarily for the removal of invasive, exotic species but also for needed equipment and plant community restoration. Exotics removal grants have come from state and federal government agencies, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Partners Program), the State of Florida through the Invasive Plant Species Management Council, and the University of Florida. The table below shows the amount of grant funds obtained and Conservation Collier management funds expended for each preserve through FYI 4. Preserve Year Acquired Acquisition Price Gross Management Funds expended Grant Funds Acquired Net Management Funds expended Alligator Flag 2006 $4,950,000 $57,457 $0 $57,457 Camp Keais 2008- 2009 $81,250 $0 $0 $0 Caracara Prairie 2007 $5,032,000 $554,045 50 $554,045 Cocohatchee Creek 2004 $476,200 $94,051 $0 $94,051 Freedom Park 2008 $56,300 $36,210 $0 $36,210 Greenway Preserve 2006 $2,085,900 $266,925 $0 $266,925 Redroot 2006 $440,000 $24,633 $0 $24,633 Logan Woods 2005 $711,983 $82,352 $34,400 547,952 McIlvane Marsh 2007 $2,804,791 $0 $0 $0 Nancy Payton 2005 $2,507,2500 $205,360 $14,950 $190,410 Otter Mound 2004 $2,234,000 5219,159 $13,900 $205,259 Panther Walk 2007 $93,130 $6,647 $0 $6,647 Pepper Ranch 2009 $32,525,080 $1,493,376 $245,900 $1247476 Railhead Scrub 2004- 2014 $32,617,050 $464,907 $153,100 $311,807 Red Maple Swamp 2004- 2010 $3,778,150 $12,755 $0 $12,755 Rivers Road 2008- 2010 $5,128,300 $91,339 $30,000 $76,339 Shell Island I 2005 $4,750,000 $91,745 $84,350 $7395 Wet Woods 2005 $2,160,000 $111,640 $57,700 $53,940 Winchester Head 2004- 2010 $1,480,085 52,985 $0 $2,985 Total $103,911,469 $3,815,586 634,300 $3,196.286 33 Packet Page -1797- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. 9. Volunteers During 2014, Conservation Collier was the grateful recipient of 1,340.5 volunteer hours. If this time is multiplied by the minimum wage (for 2014 - $7.93/hr), that amounts to a savings to the program of $10,630. Volunteer tasks accomplished include: • Exotic plant treatment, • Preserve monitoring and maintenance, • Trail creation and maintenance, • Hike leadership, • Mountain bike trail construction and maintenance, • FWC Youth Hunt guides, • Wildlife surveys, • Vegetation plantings, • Vegetation management The above does not include 7 Eagle Scout projects where total hours worked are not collected. The service of volunteers for Conservation Collier is governed by Collier County and Parks and Recreation Volunteer Policies. 10. 201.5 Objectives 1. Continue to accept donation properties under the Land Development Code Offsite Preservation Option. Continue to develop public access for acquired properties as directed by the Board of County Commissioners and approved in the updated 2014 Conservation Collier Amenity Work Plan. Continue to implement land management practices at all preserves as outlined in each Board - approved Land Management Plan. Continue to implement the Collier County Hunt Program at the Pepper Ranch Preserve. Secure grant funding wherever possible. Look for any and all ways to reduce expenditures without sacrificing quality of land management and public access amenities. Continue to pursue mitigation opportunities on acquired lands. Continue to evaluate potential for sale /trade or donation of lands where it would benefit the Program. Follow the Board - approved f=inancial Plan. 2 4 5 6 7 8 A 34 Packet Page -1798- 11. Exhibits Exhibit A. 2014 Map of Conservation Collier Program Lands Collier County Conservation Collier Program Lands Caracara Prairie Preserve - 368 ac _jPepper Ranch Preserve - 2,512 ac Red Maple Swamp Preserve - 200 ac Railhead Scrub Preserve -130 ac Wet Woods AOrgator Flag Preserve - 28 ac k� Preserve • 20 ac Red Root Preserve 79 —ac 1, Winchester Head - 76 ac 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Coe ohatchee -7 Creek Preserve .4 ac IdA; F- Con-;ewal—'- - 115 3203 L.9.. Road Preserve - Is.. Freedom Park . 12.5 ac 7, Other Agency Conservation Lands ` (7, Nancy Payton Preserve • 75 ec Gordon River 0 reenway Pres erve - 41 ac Mclivane Marsh Project - 300 ac Shell Island Preserve • 80 ac V. t. J Otter Mound Preserve 3 ac 11 15 j Wes I I I-egend S-- IdA; F- Con-;ewal—'- - 115 3203 Conservation Collier Acquired b" C.,- CS 7, Other Agency Conservation Lands Lake Trafford 35 Packet Page -1799- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B - Beever, 2014. Estimate of the Ecosystem Services of Existing Conservation Collier Lands in Collier County, Florida. (attached separately). Exhibit C - Conservation Collier Program Public Amenity Work Plan and Preserve Category Matrix Intrnrinrtinn- In 2011, the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) categorized each preserve based upon its existing and proposed public access amenities. The resulting "Conservation Collier Preserve Public Amenity Matrix" identifies all public amenities - existing and proposed - at all 19 Conservation Collier Preserves, and categorizes each preserve into l of 5 categories. Additionally, the CCLAAC created a "Conservation Collier Public Amenity Priority List ". This identified not only the public amenities recommended at each preserve, but also the priority in which these public amenities should be constructed. In 2013, after considering the current financial status of the Program, some planned amenities have been postponed or reduced. This update provides a proposed revised Work Plan for 2014. This plan may be revised annually, or as needed. With the exception Gordon River Greenway Preserve and Pepper Ranch Preserve, which receive high volumes of public visitation, the improvements proposed at each preserve represent the minimum amenities necessary to provide safe and economically feasible public access. Background: As mandated by Collier County Ordinance 2007 -65, 15% of ad valorem taxes received through the Conservation Collier Program were placed into a "Land Management Fund" annually since FY 2003. This 15% transfer stopped in FY 2013, when the levy ceased. The "Land Management Fund" is separate and distinct from the Conservation Collier "Land Acquisition Fund" and is intended to generate enough interest annually so that only the interest will be used to fund recurring annual management activities at all Conservation Collier preserves in perpetuity. With interest rates at a low point, a reassessment of planned expenses was required to conserve principal in the Land Management Fund. Concern about long ter-in Program finances began in 2009, when data gathered on management costs, coupled with revenue forecasts and future interest rate projections, suggested that there would be insufficient funds in the "Land Management Fund- to complete all Board approved land management activities and potential public access improvements. CCLAAC budget workshops were held to discuss long term maintenance funding for Conservation Collier preserves during the July 13. 2009 and September 14, 2009 CCLAAC meetings. As a result of these workshops, on May 25, 2010. Agenda Item 16E2, the Board of County Commissioners authorized a transfer of up to an additional $10.3 million, above the ordinance mandated 15% of ad valorem taxes, from the "Land Acquisition Fund" to the "Land Management Fund" during FY2011 - FY2013 to ensure land management funding in perpetuity. In November 2010, the Collier County Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recommended that projected future interest rates be revised downward. These revisions severely impacted the projected "Land Management Fund" balance. Because of this situation and in order to ensure sufficient management funds in perpetuity, on January 25, 2011, Agenda Item l OB. the Board: 36 Packet Page -1800- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. directed the County Manager, or his designee, to prepare a Public Amenity Master Plan for all Conservation Collier preserves, suspend all Conservation Collier acquisitions until a Master Plan was approved by the Board, and approved the Conservation Collier Cycle 8 Active Acquisition List for purchase when funds are available. The 2012 Public Amenity Work Plan was the Board requested Master Plan drafted by Conservation Collier staff based upon recommendations by the CCLAAC. It was approved on October 23, 2012, Agenda Item 16D4. During 2014, interest rates stabilized under a half percent, and the Public Amenity Work Plan was further revised. This 2014 Public Amenity Work Plan represents the most current status of this plan. Preserve Categories: Conservation Collier Ordinance 2007 -65 defines natural resource -based recreation as, "all forms of uses which are consistent with the goals of this program and are compatible with the specific parcel. Such uses shall include but not be limited to hiking, nature photography, bird watching kayaking, canoeing, swimming, hunting and fishing." To date, the Conservation Collier Program manages 19 separate preserves throughout the County, nine of which are officially open to the public. See Exhibit A. Recreational opportunities offered at these open preserves are compatible and appropriate to their location, hydrology and plant communities. Additionally, the natural resource -based recreational opportunities coincide with the approved Land Management Plans of these preserves. The "Conservation Collier Preserve Public Amenity Matrix" (Exhibit A) identifies all public amenities, existing and proposed, at all 19 Conservation Collier Preserves, and categorizes each preserve into I of 5 categories. Category descriptions are provided below. Regardless of category, preserves may be closed to the general public when deemed appropriate by staff (i.e., conducting a prescribed burn, after storm events, debris removal, levels of unusually high water, days when hunting is permitted, etc.). Category I — Primary Use Preserve • Easily accessible and enough space to construct parking on or near the parcel and other amenities such as restrooms may be available on or near the preserve. • ADA accessibility (parking and trails) will be provided. • May have a daily staff presence (as appropriate) and staff is available to conduct interpretive tours of the preserve by request. • Occasional field trips and /or educational programs may be provided. • Natural resource -based recreational opportunities offered will correspond with the preserve's approved Land Management Plan. • Marked trails and interpretive materials will be available on -site. • Capital improvements, such as boardwalks, canoe/kavak, launches, overlooks, picnic benches, and bike racks will be provided for visitors where feasible. • Will be open to the public during daytime hours, unless special arrangements are made. 37 Packet Page -1801- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Category 2 - Intermediate Use Preserve • Has space to provide limited parking on or near the parcel without degrading the hydrology and plant communities and may be conducive to providing a primitive trail system. In such cases, an unimproved trailhead may be provided. • Additional natural resource -based recreational opportunities may be offered where feasible and will correspond with the preserve's approved Land Management Plan. • Restrooms may be provided on or near the site where feasible. • Will not have a daily staff presence but staff will be available to conduct interpretive tours of the preserve by request. • Interpretive signs, brochures, picnic tables and bike racks may be present. • Will be open to the public during daytime hours, unless special arrangements are made. Category 3 - Neighborhood (Limited Use) Preserve • Intended to be a "neighborhood" preserve. There is no space available for parking for either ecological, access, or safety reasons. Members of the public who would like to visit may have to walk or bike a distance from public parking areas. • No restroom facilities will be available. • Primitive trails will be provided. • Interpretive signs, brochures, picnic tables and bike racks may be present. • Additional natural resource -based recreational opportunities may be offered where feasible and will correspond with the preserve's approved Land Management Plan. • Staff will be present for periodic site inspections and at other times as necessary for the proper management of the preserve. • Staff will be available to conduct interpretive tours of the preserve by request. • Will be open to the public during daytime hours. Cate.;07)l i - Seasonal Use P7 °eserve • Parking may be available for the public on or near the site. • Seasonal (usually winter months), marked, primitive trails will be available during appropriate times of the year. • Restroom facilities may be available. • Interpretive signs, brochures, bike racks may be present. • Additional natural resource -based recreational opportunities may be offered where feasible and will correspond with the preserve's approved Land Management Plan. • Staff will be present for periodic site inspections and at other times as necessary for the proper management of the preserve. 38 Packet Page -1802- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. • Staff will be available to conduct interpretive tours of the preserve by request. Will be open to the public seasonally and only during daytime hours. The public is advised to check with Conservation Collier staff or on the Conservation Collier website for up -to -date information. Catej-_ory 5 - Resource Protection/Restoration Use Preserve • Provide no public access. Public access may not be feasible due to the lack of physical and legal access or where the land stewardship activities could create unsafe conditions for the public. • No restrooms or marked trails will be offered. • Staff will be present for periodic site inspections and at other times as necessary for the proper management of the preserve. Exhibit A - Conservation Collier Preserve Public Amenity Matra - 2014 SHADING = PRESERVE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC X - LxISTING P = PROPOSED N = NEARBY 39 Packet Page -1803- aa�aaaa�a�aa��a Aaa ©aaa�aaaaa�aaa� R ,WINCHESTER HEAD SHADING = PRESERVE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC X - LxISTING P = PROPOSED N = NEARBY 39 Packet Page -1803- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Preserve Public Amenity Priorities As a result of reevaluations of expenditures in 2014, the Public Amenity Priority List was revised to reflect proposed expense reductions. This list will guide staff to complete the preserve amenities in the order of Board directed priority. 40 Packet Page -1804- Estimated year of Priority Preserve Amenities Estimated Cost construction $2,717,600 revised 1 Gordon River Greenway ADA boardwalk ADA trails downward to Completed Pedestrian bridge $1,822,867 (under -run of $894,733 ADA boardwalk and Pepper Ranch - LAKE observation platform $116,000 2 PLATFORM project overlooking Lake Trafford, Completed restoring original elevation to pastures at campground Underway, 3 Rivers Road Parking, Primitive trails $l 1,000 Expected completion: October 2015 4 Wet Woods Primitive Trails $10.200 FY 2016 40 Packet Page -1804- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B Estimate of the Ecosystem Services of Existing Conservation Collier Lands in Collier County Florida James Beever I11, Principal Planner IV, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council 239 - 338 -2550, ext., 224jbeever@swfrpe.org Introduction and Background The natural world, its biodiversity and its constituent ecosystems are critically important to human well -being and economic prosperity. They are consistently undervalued in conventional economic analyses and decision - making. Ecosystems and the services they deliver underpin our very existence. Humans depend on these ecosystem services to produce food, regulate water supplies and climate, and breakdown waste products. Humans also value ecosystem services in less obvious ways: contact with nature gives pleasure, provides recreation and is known to have positive impacts on long -term health and happiness (Watson and Albon 2011). Human societies get many benefits from the natural environment. Especially in Southwest Florida, we are aware of how important eco- tourism, sport and commercial fishing, and natural products such as locally produced fruits, vegetables, and honey are to our regional economy. The natural environment also provides, for free, services that we would otherwise have to pay for, in both capital outlay, and operation and maintenance costs. Ecosystem Services are the multitude of resources and processes that are supplied by natural ecosystems. "Ecosystems Services "' refers to a wide range of natural processes that help sustain and fulfill human life, such as: • Purification of air and water • Detoxification and decomposition of wastes • Pollination of crops and natural vegetation • Cycling and movement of nutrients • Protection of coastal shores from erosion by waves • Moderation of weather extremes and their impacts • Provision of aesthetic beauty and intellectual stimulation that lift the human spirit The United Nations 2004 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment grouped ecosystem services into four broad categories: • Provisioning, such as the production of food and water • Regulating, such as the control of climate and disease • Supporting (Habitat), such as nutrient cycles and crop pollination • Cultural (Socio- economic), such as spiritual and recreational benefits Ecosystem services values can be used by decision - makers when establishing and maintaining conservation lands, siting infrastructure, making land use decisions, putting numbers to the Page 1 of 37 Packet Page -1805- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B impacts associated with decisions, and adding data when critical trade -offs are being discussed. These values can also be useful in justifying grant funding and in leveraging restoration dollars. Location Collier County is a county in Florida located in the south of southwest Florida. The county has a total area of 2,305 square miles (5,970 kni ), of which 2,025 square miles (5,246 km2) (or 88 %) is land and 280 square miles (724 km2) (or 12 %) is water. This makes Collier County the second largest county in the state of Florida (Palm Beach County being the largest). The incorporated cities in the county are Naples (the county seat), Marco Island (located on the largest of the Ten - Thousand Islands), and Everglades City at the mouth of the Barron River, on Chocoloskee Bay. In 2010 the population of the county was 321,520. Most of the southeastern portion of the county lies within the Big Cypress National Preserve. The northernmost portion of Everglades National Park extends into the southern coastal part of the county. As of February 2014, Conservation Collier lands made up approximately 0.02% of Collier County's land, with 19 properties totaling 4,060 acres (Figure 1). Some Ecosystem Services Involving Florida Tourism Industry The travel and tourism industry is one of the United States' largest industries_ generating 5739 billion in travel expenditures this past year and $116 billion travel- generated tax revenue. Travel and tourism also is one of America's largest employers, with 7.7 million direct travel- generated jobs. Tourism is one of the largest economic industries in Florida, with approximately 82.4 million travelers visiting the Sunshine State in 2007. During their time here, visitors generated more than $65 billion in taxable sales. That amount of spending generated $3.9 billion in tax - related revenue to the state of Florida, which is spent on public necessities such as schools, transportation, museums and enhancing Florida's offerings to entice even more visitors. Nearly million Floridians are employed by the tourism industry, creating a combined annual payroll of $15.4 billion. Preliminary estimates released by VISIT FLORIDA — the state's official tourism marketing corporation — indicate that 94.7 million visitors came to Florida in 2013, an increase of 3.5 percent over 2012. This represents a record year for visitation to Florida, exceeding the previous high of 91.5 million in 2012. The number of direct travel - related jobs in 2013 was also a record high, with 1,088,200 Floridians employed in the tourism industry — up 2.9 percent from 2012. Tourism- related employment has lead the state in growth for 41 straight months. Fcntrn iri qm Webster's Dictionary indicates that the first known use of the term eco- tourism dates to 1982. Webster's defines it as "The practice of touring natural habitats in a manner meant to minimize ecological impact." Nationally, ecotourism encompasses a wide range of outdoor recreation Page 2 of 37 Packet Page -1806- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B activities with far reaching economic benefits (Florida Department of Economic Development 2014). Outdoor recreation contributes $730 billion annually to the nation's economy and supports nearly 6.5 million jobs across the United States (Outdoor Industry Foundation 2006). In Florida, "ecotourism" includes a diverse mix of activities, including cycling, camping, fishing, hunting, paddling, hiking, birding, visiting scenic byways, and other wildlife viewing. Wildlife The diversity of the State's wildlife attracts tourists and creates jobs. Wildlife attracted 9.2 million visitors in 2010 and produced a $552.8 million economic benefit in 2009 (National Park Service 2000). Visitors to the Everglades contributed $132 million to the local economy in 1998, and helped to create over 5,000 new jobs (American Hiking Society 2013). While this park specific study is now 14 years old and is dated, it still demonstrates the magnitude of the positive economic impact produced by just a single national park. The FWC indicates the total spent on wildlife viewing in Florida in 2006 was $1.23 billion, with a total economic effect of $5.2 billion. In another study the USFWS indicates $2,991,597,000 spent on wildlife viewing in Florida in 2006. Wildlife viewing created over 51,000 jobs in Florida in 2008 (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 2008). According to the State's Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), 49 percent of Floridians (9.3 million) and 47 percent of visitors (39 million) participated in wildlife viewing activities during 2011_ Next to going to the beach, wildlife viewing is their favorite leisure time activity. (Responsive Management 2011). Fishin Given Florida's lengthy coastline, plentiful freshwater lakes, and national parks, fishing is an obvious strength in the state's ecotourism tool box. Statewide, Florida ranks number one in the nation in the number of resident anglers (3,091,952) and non - resident anglers (1,197,279) (ASA 20 13) and in total expenditures by resident (nearly $5 billion) and non - resident anglers (nearly $9 billion). This activity creates over 80,000 jobs. It generates over $2.5 billion in salary and wages, over $650 million in federal tax revenues and over $500 million in state and local government tax revenues. The associated impacts of the boating industry contribute an additional $18 billion, creating over 220,000 jobs (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 2014). In the Everglades region alone, the total economic impact from fishing enthusiasts is $1.2 billion (The Everglades Foundation 2009). Florida has the highest number of International Game Fish Association records, accounting for 14.4% records worldwide. Huntm,� Hunters created a total economic benefit of $714.6 million to the Florida economy in 2001, and supported 7,338 jobs (International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 2002). Based on only retail sales, hunting within U.S. Forest Service lands added $180.6 million to Florida's economy in 2003, and supported 3,320 retail - related jobs (U.S. Forest Service, 2006). The USFWS (2007) indicates 239,000 sport hunters were active in Florida in 2006 with $365,366,000 in spending. Page 3 of 37 Packet Page -1807- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B Some Prior Ecosystem Services Studies InvolvinLy Southwest Florida Man rg oves In southwest Florida, 80% of commercial and recreational harvested marine species depend on mangrove estuaries for at least a portion of their lifecycles (Lewis et al. 1985). A 1986 Federal enforcement action in Lee County concerned a development known as "The Estuaries." The financial evaluation of damage, utilizing conservative estimators, found that a mature 6 meter (20 ft.) tall canopy of red mangrove forest contributed $2,040.54 per year in commercial fisheries landings in 1970 dollars. Adjusted for inflation, this translates into $12,252 per acre per year in 2012 dollars. If all of 86,793 acres of mangroves in the shoreline of Collier County were mature this sums to over $1 billion per year in 2013 dollars. However smaller and shorter mangrove canopies, including trimmed canopies, contribute less to fishery values than taller, natural canopies because there is less net primary productivity available as export from shorter canopies ( Beever 1999). The difference is non - linear. A 1.5 in (5 ft.) height contributes $143 per acre /year and a 10.7 in (35 ft.) tall canopy contributes $6,514 per acre /year, in 1975 dollars. Adjusted for inflation, this is $28,208 per acre /year in 2013 dollars. In order to apply this adjustment factor it is necessary to have an accurate map of the eight different types of mangrove forest and the variety of human altered mangrove shorelines to have accurate areas for calculation. Unfortunately this information does not currently exist, although studies have been proposed to obtain this information. These mangrove ecosystem service values for commercial fisheries do not reflect recreational fisheries values, including the prey base, which range from 5.6 to 6.5 times the primary sales of commercial fisheries (Lewis et al. 1982). This would range from $68,608 to $79,635 per acre /yr in 2013. This would be an additional $5.9 billion to over $6.9 billion per year in 2013 dollars. The total $6 billion to $8 billion per year fisheries value does not include ecosystem services provided by mangroves for erosion protection value, tourist income, recreational non - fishing boating, water quality enhancement, privacy screen value and habitat value of these mangroves to endangered and threatened species. Total Ecosystem Services Values in Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program ( CHNEP) In a presentation of some estimates of the economic values of ecosystem services provided by natural habitats found on conservation lands of southwest Florida at the Estero Bay Agency On Bay Management Cela Tega at Florida Gulf Coast University, Beever (2011) calculated the mangrove forest Total Economic Value for 63,831.96 total acres in the CHNEP as $49.2 billion in 2012 dollars; the seagrass bed Total Economic Value for 65,247.52 acres in CHNEP at $6.1 billion in 2012 dollars; and the salt marsh total economic value for 14,856.1 total combined acres in the CHNEP as S77.25 Million in CHNEP in 2012 dollars. Jobs Created by Conservation Lands Dr. Richard Weisskoff (2012) has calculated that 2.29 acres of conservation land, including Conservation 2020 lands generates one full-time' ob in the Lee County economy and the one Page 4 of 37 Packet Page -1808- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B time purchase price of Conservation 2020 lands in the Estero Bay Basin is one -third of a single year of tourist spending related to those lands, and subsequently conservation lands have been a CT investment for Lee County. Extending Weisskoffs job estimate to all the Conservation 2020 lands generates a total of 10,905 full time jobs. Methods All the 57 existing habitat types found on Conservation Collier lands were identified by Collier County staff. The most recent available tabulation was utilized. The total area of Conservation Collier lands is 4,054.7 acres. The largest habitat type is Improved Pasture which constitutes 17.5% of all Conservation Collier lands. Pine Flatwoods are the most common type of native habitat constituting 8.3% of Conservation Collier Lands. Disturbed depression marsh is the most common freshwater wetland habitat (7.8 %) and mangroves are the most common saltwater wetland habitat (7.6 %). Improved Pasture, Pine Flatwoods, disturbed Depression Marsh, Mangrove Swamp, Upland Mixed Forest, Mixed Wetland Hardwoods, Wetland Scrub, and Cypress Swamp make up 64.4% of all the Conservation Collier lands. The range and quantity of ecosystem services provided by existing habitats was estimated utilizing the methods developed by Beever and Walker (2013), including the estuarine and freshwater wetlands, and native and disturbed uplands of the Conservation Collier program. Dollar values for ecosystem services were obtained either directly or through calculation from Allsopp et al. 2008, Beever and Cairns 2002, Beever 2011, Beever et al. 2012, Casey and Kroeger 2008, Committee on Assessing and Valuing the Services of Aquatic and Related Terrestrial Ecosystems (CAVSARTE) 2004, Costanza et al. 1997, Costanza 2008, Costanza et al. 2008, Dale and Polasky 2007, Dlugolecki 2012, Engeman et al. 2008, Goulder and Kennedy 2007, Goulder and Kennedy 2011, Hazen and Sa,,N}yer 1998, Henderson and O'Neil 2003, Isaacs et al. 2009, Krieger 2001, Kroeger and Casey. 2007, Kroeger et al. 2008, Losey and Vaughan 2006, Lugo and Brinson 1979, McLeod and Salm 2006, Paling, et al. 2009, Pidwimy 2006, Quoc Tuan Vo et al. 2012, Metzger et al. 2006, Morales 1980, Sathirathai 2003, South Florida Water Management District 2007, Spaninks and van Beukering, 1997, Watson and Albon 2011, and Wells, et al. 2006. When a habitat was indicated as disturbed a 50% valuation of the full TEV for that habitat type was utilized based on consultation with Collier County staff concerning the extent of disturbance. This produced a table using combined total estimated ecosystem services value for each habitat type. TEV for the total acreage of each habitat type were then calculated within the study area. Each dollar value for ecosystem service provided by a particular habitat was specified for its year of estimation. The dollar value of the ecosystem service estimate was then normalized using the inflation rate from the consumer price index (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012) to a 201' ) dollar value using the appropriate inflation multiplier. The resulting ecosystem service value per acre was then multiplied by the number of acres of that habitat type to obtain the total ecosystem services value for that habitat type on the Conservation Collier lands. All the habitat values were then summed to obtain a total ecosystem services value for the entire study area (Table 1). Page 5 of 37 Packet Page -1809- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B Mangrove Total Ecosystem Services Values The mangrove ecosystem has important direct and indirect economic, ecological and social values to man. Mangrove ecosystems have consistently been undervalued, usually because only their direct goods and services have been included in economic calculations (e.g. forestry resources), but this represents only a minor part of the total value of mangroves. Mangrove conversion built environments usually leads to short-term economic gain for some at the expense of greater, but longer -term, ecological benefits and off -site values. The non - market values, such as species biodiversity, and off -site functions such as nutrient export, are not easily quantified, but have been shown to be significant as recounted below. The total economic value of mangroves must be calculated in order to provide decision - makers with the real cost of converting mangroves to other apparently more profitable uses (Macintosh and Ashton 2002). As the most common native saltwater habitat type of Conservation Collier property, Collier County asked for a detailed explanation of how the Total Ecosystem Services Value (TEV) is calculated for mangrove habitats. Similar method to determine TEV for all habitats were applied. The mangrove habitat TEV methodology is shown here in detail. To determine the TEV, 32 ecosystem services were reviewed: 1. Production of Oxygen, 2. Other Gas Regulation, 3. Net Primary Productivity, 4. Carbon Sequestration 5. Local and Global Climate Regulation, 6. Disturbance Regulation, 7. Water Regulation, 8. Potable Water Supply, 9. Erosion Control and Sediment Retention, 10. Protection against Floods, Hurricanes and Tidal Waves, 11. Soil Formation, 12. Storage and recycling of complex organic matter and trace nutrients like metals, 13. Waste Treatment and Nutrient Removal. 14. Pollination Services, 15. Biological Control, 16. Habitat and Refugia, 17. Biological Maintenance of Resilience, 18. Biophysical support to other coastal ecosystems, 19. Commercial Fishery, 20. Recreational Fisheries, 21. Hunting, 22. Water Production, 23. Raw and Market Materials, 24. Genetic Resources, 25. Control of Disease, Page 6 of 37 Packet Page -1810- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B 26. Recreational and Tourism Benefits, 27. Cultural and Spiritual Benefits, 28. Privacy Screening, 29. Habitat for Indigenous Cultures, 30. Heritage Values, 31. Artistic Inspiration, and 32. Educational and Scientific Information. The photosynthetic process in mangroves produces 4 different categories of ecosystem services that can be segregated so as to avoid overlap in estimation and services counting including the 1) production of oxygen, 2) other gas regulation, 3) carbon sequestration, and 4) net primary productivity export to other estuarine and marine habitats. This study utilizes methods that avoid any double counting. Production of Oxygen Lugo et al. (1975) reports a mangrove net photosynthesis of 1.38 grams of oxygen per square meter per day with one of the highest efficiencies of photosynthesis recorded in nature. Six (6) molecules of oxygen are produced for each molecule consumed in plant respiration. Most vascular plants have a smaller P/R ratio in the range of 1 or less producing only one net molecule of oxygen (Van Oijen et al. 2010). For comparison southern slash pine produces 0.14 grams of oxygen per square meter per day (Teskey et al. 1994) a nine -fold reduction difference. There are 4,047 square meters in an acre. So each day an acre of mangrove produces 5.585 kilograms of oxygen. This is 2,038,473.9 kilograms of oxygen per acre /year. Current cost for a gram of pure elemental oxygen produced by humans is $2.50. So mangroves produce oxygen valued at 55,096,184,750.00 per acre /year into the air column. Assuming the majority of this oxygen is regionally miscible to the global oxygen budget then discounting the level of oxygen available at the local Collier County level as 0.0001 of the produced oxygen and not every acre of mangrove is functioning at peak photosynthetic rate, then the valuation for this model would be 5254,809.24 per acre /year. Other Gas Regulation Other gas regulation includes the removal of carbon dioxide and other gases harmful to animal and plant life. Zeman and Lackner (2004) outlined a specific method of air capture using Carbon dioxide scrubber#Sodium hydroxide. Carbon Engineering, a Calgary, Alberta fine founded in 2009 and partially funded by Bill Gates, is developing a process to capture carbon dioxide in a solution of sodium hydroxide with a pilot plant planned for 2014 with hopes to capture COz at a cost of 5100 a ton (Eisenberg 2013). A crucial issue for carbon dioxide recovery (CDR) methods is their cost, which differs substantially among the different technologies, some which are not developed enough to perform cost assessments of. The American Physical Society (2011) estimates the costs for direct air capture to be $600 /tonnes with optimistic assumptions. Eong (1993) shows carbon dioxide uptake at 1.5 tons per hectare per year. One metric tonnes is 1.1 ton and one hectare is 2.47 acres. So the costs would range from $100 to $545.50 per ton per hectare or $40.49 to $220.85 per ton/ acre. Multiply by the mangrove carbon dioxide uptake this would be a gas regulation value of $60.74 to $331.28 per acre. Using the average for this calculation this would be $196.01 per acre in 201' ) dollars. Costanza et al. (1997) reports a gas regulation Page 7 of 37 Packet Page -1811- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B value of $265 per hectare which is $107.29 per acre in 1997 dollars, and accounting for inflation that would be $155.73 per acre /year. Net Primary Productivity The net primary productivity (NPP) exported from natural red mangrove fringe, in the form of mangrove detritus that can be utilized in the marine food web by detritivores that are the prey base fo other predators, that becoem the prey of large fish speceis, that utlitmately feed top predators including eagles, dolphins, sharks, and man has been measured at 9.9 metric tons per ha/year by Pool et al. (1975). Teas (1979) derived 10.6 metric tons per ha/year for mature red mangroves and 1.3 metric tons per ha/year for shrubby 5 linear foot tall red mangrove fringes. The lowest reported NPP export for a mature red mangrove canopy was 7.3 metric tons per ha/year. It can be observed therefore, that a short canopy provides only 12% to 19% of the detrital export of a mature untrimmed red mangrove fringe. Utilizing the low value of 7.3 metric tons per ha/year then this is 2.96 metric tons per acre /year. In another method of calculation Pidwimy (2006) reports a net primary productivity for mangroves of 9,000 kilocalories /meter _2 /year. One kilocalorie is equivalent to 0.001163 kilowatt hour (kWh). The Florida average cost was 11.7 cents per Kilowatt Hour in 2011. 1 acre is 4,047 m2. Nine thousand kcal is 10.47 kWh. So 1 acre of mangrove estuary produces $4,9587.54 in NPP in 2011. Calculating inflation this becomes $5,134.25 per acre/ year in 2013 dollars. Carbon Sequestration High soil carbon sequestration with low trace gas emissions from mangroves make a robust case for mangrove carbon credit projects. Coastal mangroves and salt marsh store up to 50 times more carbon in their soils by area than tropical forests, and ten more than temperate forests (Pidgeon 2009). Mangroves are highly efficient carbon sinks, holding large quantities of carbon in standing biomass and in sediments. They have among the highest measured levels of carbon sequestration per acre of any system measured to date. Fixation of 1 ton of Carbon is worth from $15 to $40 per ton today depending upon the market. It was worth $7 per ton in 2008 in the United States and from $10 to $25 in 2011 in the world markets including California. Peak mangrove carbon fixation is 16 tons per acre /year (Hicks and Burns 1975) in brackish water conditions. This would yield a carbon market value of $414.26 per acre /year. Local and Global Climate Regulation Costanza et al. (1997) defines local and global climate regulation as the regulating of local and global temperatures, precipitation, and other biologically mediated climatic processes. This can include shading, cloud formation from DMA, prevention of temperature inversions, disruption of heat island effects, changes in fog formation, changes in humidity. Mangroves are a tropical wetland forest Mangroves are considered to be a type of flooded tropical forest. Keirger (200 1) reports the value of $90.20 per acre per year for tropical forest, which mangrove is. Taking inflation into account this is $118.72 per acre per year in 2013 dollars. Disturbance Regulation Disturbance regulation is the capacitance, dampening, and maintained integrity of the ecosystem response to environmental fluctuations mainly controlled by vegetation structure. Costanza et al. (1997) reports a value of $1,839.00 per hectare /year for mangroves. This is $744.53 per acre of mangrove in 1997 dollars. This inflates to $1,080.64 per acre /year in 2013 dollars. Page 8 of 37 Packet Page -1812- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B Water Regulation Water regulation is the regulation of hydrologic flows providing water for agriculture, industry, processes or transportation. Waters in mangrove forests in southwest Florida do not supply agricultural or industrial processes , but they are used in fishery transportation. Keirger (2001) reports value of $30.00 for tropical forest. Taking inflation into account this is $39.48 per acre /year in 2013 dollars. Erosion Control and Sediment Retention This function is the retention of soil within the ecosystem by erosion, tidal impacts, and other removal processes. this is principally performed by the many micro -roots of the mangroves holding onto very fine silts and muds that would otherwise go into suspension creating enormous turbidity damaging tot water quality and sensitive adjacent ecosystems like sea grass beds, soft corals, and fish nurseries. Mangroves are considered to be a type of flooded tropical forest. Keirger (2001) reports the value of $99.10 for tropical forest. This inflates to $111.34 per acre /year in 2013 dollars. Protection against Floods, Hurricanes and Tidal Waves Coastal wetlands reduce the damaging effects of hurricanes on coastal communities. Coastal wetlands in the US were estimated to currently provide $23.2 billion per year in storm protection services. Coastal wetlands function as valuable, self - maintaining "horizontal levees" for storm protection, and also provide a host of other ecosystem services that vertical levees do not. Their restoration and preservation is an extremely cost - effective strategy for society (Costanza et al. 2008). A regression model used 34 major US hurricanes since 1980. The natural log of damage per unit gross domestic product in the hurricane swath was the dependent variable and the natural logs of wind speed and wetland area in the swath was the independent variables. The model was highly significant and explained 60% of the variation in relative damages. A loss of I hectare of wetland in the model corresponded to an average $33,000 increase in storm damage from specific storms. Using this relationship, and taking into account the annual probability of hits by hurricanes of varying intensities, Costanza et al (2008) mapped the annual value of coastal wetlands by lkm x lkm pixel and by state. The annual value ranged from $250 to $51,000 ha/year, with a mean of $8,240 ha/year (median'/ $3,230 ha/year) which was significantly more than previous estimates. This calculates to $3,336.03 in 2008 dollars which inflates to $3,609.57 per acre /year in 2013 dollars. Soil Formation Mangrove soils develop through a combination of two processes: mineral sediment deposition and organic matter accumulation but the relative contribution of these processes varies with geomorphology and other factors. Elevation change rates (mm yr ') from soil formation in mangroves measured with Surface Elevation Tables varied widely: Florida Fringe Mangrove ( +0.6), Florida Basin Mangrove ( +2.1), Belize Fringe Mangrove ( +4.1), and Florida Restored Mangrove (- +9.9). Root mass accumulation varied across sites (82 to 739 g in ` yr ) and was positively correlated with elevation change. Surface growth of turf - forming algae, microbial mats, or accumulation of leaf litter and detritus also made significant contributions to vertical accretion. Surface accretion of mineral material accounted for only 0.2 to 3.3% of total vertical change. Those sites with high root contributions and /or rapid growth of living mats exhibited an Page 9 of 37 Packet Page -1813- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B elevation surplus ( +2 to +8 mm yr i), whereas those with low root inputs and low (or non - living) Beat accumulation showed an elevation deficit ( -1 to —5.7 mm yr i). This study indicates that biotic processes of root production and benthic mat formation are important controls on accretion and elevation change in mangrove ecosystems (McKee 2011) common to the Caribbean Region. To date, at least 14 studies (Webb et al., 2013) have included rates of accretion and elevation change in mangrove ecosystems using the SET -MH approach, and eight studies have provided sufficient information to describe trends by hydro - geomorphology. The duration of these elevation studies ranged from 1.0 to 6.6 years. Among these, rates of elevation change ranged from vertical accretion ranged from 0.7 to 20.8 mm yr i with basin and riverine forest having the greatest accretion rates. One millimeter is 0.039 inches so this is 0.027 to 0.818 inches per year. This works out to 0.00023 cubic yards per square meter. Average prices for topsoil in Florida range from $12.00 to $18.00 per cubic yard. So the value of the mangrove soil accumulation is $0.003 to $0.004. There are 4,046.856 meters in an acres. Therefore the annual soil formation value per acre for mangroves would be $12.14 to $16.19 for an average of $14.17 per acre of mangrove /year in 2013 dollars Storage and recycling of complex organic matter and trace nutrients like metals This function includes the capture and storage of complex organic molecules including polycyclic hydrocarbons, heavy metals like iron, mercury, lead, copper, nickel, zinc, chromium, and lead, immobilization of sulphur. The fine textured mangrove sediments are highly efficient and effective sinks for heavy metals. Metal concentrations in mangrove tissues, particularly in young leaves, correlate with concentrations in the sediments. Bioaccumulation of metals occurs in mangroves but differs between species and mangrove tissue types. Lead is selectively concentrated in bark and wood of mangroves whereas zinc and copper reach their highest concentrations in young leaves (Saenger and McConchie 2004). Storage and recycling of complex organic matter and trace nutrients like metals_by mangroves is reported by Costanza et al. (1997) at $373.10 per hectare /year or $151.05 per acre /year. This inflates to $219.24 per acre of mangrove /year in 2013 dollars. Waste Treatment and Nutrient Removal This function includes nitrogen fixation, nitrogen removal and phosphorus removal from the water column and sediments with incorporation in the mangrove as biomass and metabolites. other Waste treatment and nutrient removal-by mangroves-is reported by Costanza et al. (1997) at $6,696.00 per hectare per year or $2,710.93 per acre per year. This inflates to $3,934.77 per acre of mangrove /year in 201 3 dollars. Pollination Services Pollination services _from insects and other mangrove species provide vital reproductive assistance to the mangroves and adjacent upland and wetland habitats. It is estimated that in North America around 30% of the food humans consume is produced from bee pollinated plant life. About 150 agricultural plants in the United States are pollinated by bees and other pollinators and the annual value of just honey bee pollination to U.S. agriculture is estimated at over $16 billion (Delaplane and Mayer 2000, National Agricultural Statistics Service 2007). All pollinators, such as bees, wasps and flies, contributed approximately $29 billion to farm income in the United States in 2010 (Calderone 2012). Mangroves support 38 species of insect pollinators (Hermansen et a1. 2014). The total area of the 50 United States is 3.79 million square Page 10 of 37 Packet Page -1814- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B miles or 2,425,600,000 acres. Calculating the pollination value as an average it would be $11.96 per acre /year. Biological Control Biological control -is the control of pests and undesirable plant species through natural predators and herbivores. -Losey and Vaughan (2006) estimate that the $7.32 billion lost annually to native insect pests is 35% of what would be lost if natural biological controls were not functioning. If no natural biological controls were functioning to control native insect pests, they estimate that the pests would cause $20.92 billion in damage in the United States each year. By subtraction, the value of pest control by our native ecosystems is approximately $13.60 billion. The total area of the United State's 48 contiguous states is 3,119,884.69 square miles or 1,996,726,201.6 acres. Calculating the biological control value as an average it would be $6.81 per acre /year. Habitat and Refugia Natural mangrove forests provide critical habitat for at least 217 fish species, at least 250 species of arboreal arthropods, 19 species of mammals, at least 182 species of birds, 24 species of reptiles, and at least 300 species of aquatic invertebrates which can attain a total biomass in excess of 100 dry grams of carbon/m2 (Odum et al. 1982). Aquatic invertebrates include barnacles, sponges, polychaete worms, gastropods, bivalves, isopods, amphipods, mysids, crabs, carideon shrimp, penaeid shrimp, copeopods, ostracods, coelenterates, nematodes, bryozoans and tunicates. At least 74 species of marine algae are epiphytic on mangroves (Rehm 1974) which have an additional NPP rate of 1.1 gC /m2 /day (Lugo et al. 1975). There are at least 30 species of vascular wetland plants which can associate with mangroves. At least nine endangered species and four threatened species utilize natural mangrove habitats. This includes Florida panther (Puma concolor coiyi), West Indian manatee (T7-ichechus manatus latirostris), wood stork (Mvcteria americana), American crocodile (Crocodvlits acutus), green sea turtle (Chelonia nwdas), leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Kemp's ridley sea turtle (LePidochelys kempii), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys in7bi-icata), small- toothed sawfish (P7 -istiS pectinata), roseate tern (Sterna dougallii), piping plover (Cliaradrius melodus), snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrines), and Atlantic loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta). Our understanding of the value of endangered species to humans has increased together with the recognition that human activities cause extinction. In general, benefits of species can be classified as ecological, economic. and social. Different combinations of benefits occur for any particular species, and some species are obviously more "valuable" than others (Mazzotti 2002). One method of assessing economic value of rare, threatened and endangered species to citizens of the USA has been measured using the contingent valuation method (CVM) (Loomis and White 1996). Economists have developed a hypothetical market method, called the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) that uses a survey to measure household willingness -to -pay (WTP). A CVM survey involves developing a hypothetical market or referendum which an individual uses to reveal or state his or her WTP for protection of a specific species in a particular location. The structure of the hypothetical market involves three elements: 1. description of the species and habitat proposed for preservation- -this includes location of habitats and specific changes in population as well as the consequences of paying or not paying; Page 11 of' 7 Packet Page -1815- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B 2. the form and frequency of the payment- -for T &E species, common forms include higher income taxes, increases in utility bill and payments into a dedicated trust fund; and 3. how they are asked their WTP. For example, as an open -ended question (e.g., what is the most you would pay ?), circling a dollar amount from a list of alternative figures on a payment card or simply responding 'yes' or 'no' to a single dollar amount (which varies across respondents).This latter question format is called 'dichotomous choice' or 'referendum' due to its similarity to voting on a bond issue (Loomis and White 1996). CVM has been upheld by the US District Court of Appeals (Department of Interior, 1989) and has been approved for use by federal agencies performing benefit -cost analysis (US Water Resources Council, 1983) along with valuing natural resource damages. Currently there are no existing CVM WTP for Collier County. Elsewhere in the United States annual willingness to pay (WTP) range from a low of $6 per household for small fish to a high of $95 per household for the charismatic birds of prey. The Safe Minimum Standard approach is an alternative for endangered species preservation decisions. The values reported in scientific literature are most useful to assess whether the costs are likely to be disproportionate to the benefits. To date, for even the most expensive endangered species preservation effort (e.g., the northern spotted owl) the costs per household fall well below the benefits per household. Extending the reported values to the number of mangrove inhabiting listed species calculates a listed species diversity value of $1.235 per household in CVM 1996 dollars. There were 120,938 households in Collier County in 2012 (U.S. Census 2012). There are 86,793.28 acres of mangroves in Collier County (SFWMD 2008). This leads to a calculation of $1,720 per mangrove acre in 2012 dollars. Adjusting for the fact that for each of the listed species not all of their life history and life span is spent in mangrove habitat then this would be pro- ratable to $238.15 for the American crocodile and small - toothed sawfish which are mangrove resident plus $14.55 total for the other 11 species that use mangroves a small part of their life history, summing to $252.70 in 2012 dollars. This inflates to $256.40 per acre of mangrove per year in 2013 dollars. This is an underestimate because of relative uncertainties on the distribution of manatees in Collier County during much of the year. In addition to the listed species values there is general habitat value of mangroves for other non - listed species. This general habitat value of mangroves is reported by Costanza et al. (1997) at 5169.00 per hectare/year or 568.42 per acre /year. This inflates to $99.31 in 2013 dollars. For this project the two values (listed species and general species habitat and refugia) are combined for $355.71 dollars per acre /year in 2013 dollars. Biolo(ical Maintenance of Resilience In ecology, resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly. Such perturbations and disturbances can include stochastic events such as fires, flooding, windstorms, insect population explosions, and human activities such as deforestation and the introduction of exotic plant or animal species. Disturbances of sufficient magnitude or duration can profoundly affect an ecosystem and may force an ecosystem to reach a threshold beyond which a different regime of processes and structures predominates (Folke et.a12004). Human activities that adversely affect ecosystem resilience such as reduction of biodiversity, exploitation of natural resources, pollution, land -use, Page 12 of 37 Packet Page -1816- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B and anthropogenic climate change are increasingly causing regime shifts in ecosystems, often to less desirable and degraded conditions (Peterson and Holling 1998). Interdisciplinary discourse on resilience now includes consideration of the interactions of humans and ecosystems via socio- ecological systems, and the need for shift from the maximum sustainable yield paradigm to environmental management which aims to build ecological resilience through resilience analysis, adaptive resource management, and adaptive governance (Walker et a1.2004). Ecosystem resilience is often interpreted as insurance. By decreasing the probability of future drops in the provision of ecosystem services, resilience insures risk - averse ecosystem users like commercial and sports fishermen or ecotourism against potential losses. Using a general and stringent definition of "insurance" and a simple ecological- economic model, Baumgartener and Strunz (2014) derive the (marginal) economic insurance value of ecosystem resilience and how it depends on ecosystem properties, economic context, and the ecosystem users' risk preferences. They show that (i) the insurance value of resilience is negative for low levels of resilience and positive for high levels of resilience, (ii) it increases with the level of resilience, and (iii) it is one additive component of the (overall always positive) economic value of resilience. One way to look at the value of the resilience of a mangrove ecosystem is to estimate the cost of replacement that would be charged for a mangrove restoration. The rates are set by the cost of doing the restoration if the system fails and must be restored. Reported costs of mangrove restoration range from $225 to $216,000 per hectare (Lewis 2001). Utilizing a reasonable average of $450.00 per hectare or $182.19 per acre and adjusted for inflation this would be this would be $239.79 per acre /year in 2013 dollars. Biophysical Support to Other Coastal Ecosystems Mangroves play an important role in the functioning of adjacent ecosystems, including terrestrial wetlands, peat swamps, saltmarshes, seagrass beds and coral reefs. There are harmful repercussions in these other ecosystems when common ecological processes are compromised through poor management decisions involving mangroves (Macintosh and Ashton 2002). One important ecological service of mangroves is the support to off -shore fisheries by serving as a breeding ground for early life stages. While these relationships have been well documented the level of analysis has been qualitative (Harbome et al. 2006, Nagelkerkan et. al. 2001) and the contributions of mangroves to the support of seagrasses, mangroves, and the pelagic food ecosystems has not been separated from the calculations of the ecosystem services values for those habitats (Conservation International 2008). For the purposes of calculation in this report the already listed values for net primary production, storage and recycling of complex organic matter and trace nutrients like metals, and disturbance regulation will be utilized. Commercial Fishery Commercial fishery landings in Collier County in 2012 listed in BEBR (2012) were tabulated. The wholesale and retail prices per pound were then obtained from current market sources in Florida using Collier sources first, then Southwest Florida sources second if Collier sources were not available and then South Florida sources if southwest Florida values were not available. This will underestimate some species that are shipped to other US and foreign markets that pay significantly more for foods like stone crab, red snapper, and pompano. The fishes that are not mangrove dependent for at least a portion of their lifecycles were excluded. An examination of 2012 commercial fisheries landings for Collier County demonstrates that 99.59% of the Page 13 of 37 Packet Page -1817- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B commercially harvest fish are mangrove dependent for at least a portion of their lifecycles. The total dollar value (in 2013 dollar) of the commercial fish landing that were mangrove dependent is $29,489,957.60. There are 86,793.28 acres of mangroves in Collier County (SFWMD 2008). This results in a commercial fishery TEV in 2012 dollars of $339.77 per acre /year which inflates to $344.75 per acre /year in 2013 dollars. Recreational Fisheries Landings For recreational fisheries, including the prey base, values range from 5.6 to 6.5 times the primary sales of commercial fisheries (Lewis et al. 1982). This is a recreational fishery landing TEV in 2013 dollars of $1,930.60 to $2,240.88 per acre /year. For this calculation the average of $2,085.74 per acre /year will be utilized. Food and Goods Production From Hunting In the late -1800s and early 1900s, hunting game which were dependent on mangroves was largely concentrated on the plume trade. Today hunting in mangroves is not a common activity as compared to upland and shallow freshwater wetland habitats in Florida but some does occur. Currently, this includes mangrove hog hunting (Spomer 2013). Duck hunting also occurs in mangroves including ruddy duck, wood duck, blue- winged teal and red heads. This mostly occurs from Tampa Bay northward. Since the Conservation Collier mangrove lands are not utilized for hunting a hunting value was not generated for this study. Water Production Mangroves are facultative halophytes which means salt water is not a physical requirement for growth. Most can grow well in fresh water, but mangrove communities are not found in strictly freshwater environments in Collier County. In southwest Florida mangrove habitats are not a major source of aquifer recharge of potable surface waters. In contrast large areas of freshwater with mangroves can be found elsewhere in the world at large river deltas such as the Amazon, Niger, and Sundarbans. Mangrove forests in Collier County do not provide a freshwater supply that can be calculated for TEV. While there are seasonal areas of low salinity mangrove forests these areas are a moving ecotone that does not provide an appreciable watershed for potable water. A water production TEV for mangroves was not calculated for this study. Raw and Market Materials Among the raw materials that mangroves can provide are bark that is used as a source of tannins and dyes. Mangroves produce durable and water resistant wood used in houses, boats, pilings fence posts and furniture in Asia, Africa Central and South America. Dense black mangrove and buttonwood wood is used in charcoal production. The fruits may be eaten. Leaves are used as source of tea, medicine, and livestock feed. The flowers are used in the honey industry. Leaves can also be dried and smoked as a substitute for tobacco. Historically in southwest Florida buttonwood was the preferred wood for smoked mullet by commercial fishermen. During pioneer times, mangrove wood was used as a marine building material. Other than mangrove honey production most direct uses are destructive. Page 14 of 37 Packet Page -1818- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B Tri et al (1998) calculated around 0.2 kg per ha/year of honey can be collected from mangroves. Assuming a market price of $4.50 per kg and 0.2 kg per ha/year, the value is around $0.90 per ha/year or $0.36 per acre /year that inflates to $0.52 per acre /year in 2013 dollars. Genetic Resources Genetic resources are the genetic material of plants, animals and micro - organisms of value as a resource for future social, economic, environmental purposes. Genetic resources of mangroves is typically assessed as a potential rather than a present economic value based on replacement cost and/or dollars saved. The genetic diversity in mangroves is almost unknown. The movement of mangrove plant genetic material for reforestation purposes, or other uses, must be controlled and recorded more carefully than at present. Genetic material should come from local sources wherever possible, using good quality mangrove forest stands as the source of the material. The knowledge on mangrove genetic resources is very sparse in the literature. There is limited information from DNA sequences, allozymes and growth adaptability experiments. It is highly important to know more information about this to make proper gene resource management especially for mangrove tree species (Mcintosh and Ashton 2002). Mangroves are biochemically unique, producing a wide array of novel natural products some of which are used in traditional medicine (Bandaranyake 1998) and others have potential commercial applications (Kathiresan 2000). Since the mangrove forests currently in the Conservation Collier program are not being surveyed or harvested for genetic resources, a general value is used from Krieger (2001) for southeastern wetlands forest of $16.60 per hectare. This is $6.72 per acre /year in 2001 dollars which inflates to $8.97 per acre /year in 2013 dollars. Control of Disease Mangrove swamps are often thought of as a source of disease. This is because of the possibility for mosquitoes and sand flies to breed in areas of mangroves that become stagnant, through human and natural activities, without access for larval eating fish. Malaria is transmitted among humans by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. Culev 71igripa1pus is the greatest culprit of mosquito - transferred diseases in Florida. This breed of mosquito can carry St Louis encephalitis, West Nile encephalitis, and Dog Heartwonn Disease. Aedes aecTpti is the primary transmitter of yellow fever. Native to Africa, Yellow fever sometimes emerging in Florida in the summer months. Florida Aedes, Anopheles and Cidcx species do not breed or occur in naturally in salt water mangroves. The mosquitoes in Florida mangroves where flow has been restricted (often by humans) and mosquito predators are unable to find the larvae are the salt marsh mosquito that do not carry vectors harmful to man but they are a transmitter of dog heartworm disease if they have contact with infected dogs (which did not occur in natural conditions). The salt marsh mosquitoes Ochlerotatus taeniorrhynchus and Ochlerotatus solliCitans will not lay their eggs upon standing water and do not occur in tidally influenced mangroves. The consumption of mosquito larvae by mangrove sourced fishes like Gannbusia and other aquatic predators forms a vital component of modem mosquito control through source reduction. For mosquitoes successful biological control is associated with generalist predators that can kill a large portion of the target population, often causing local extinction, and that can persist in the absence of the target organism. While these mangrove aquatic predators provide valuable Page 15 of 37 Packet Page -1819- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B services in terms of pest control, no monetary valuation of these services in research or trade literature of mosquito control scientists were found. Many species in the mangrove forest have medicinal value and it has been proved that these plants are antiviral and antibacterial in nature. Plant species including black mangrove have chemical properties that can kill Anopheles, Culex and Aedes, which cause diseases such as malaria, filariasis and dengue fever (Revathi et al. 2013). Mangrove plants are also a source of medicines. For instance, the ashes from burnt Cer-iops australis and Camptostenzon schultzii wood is used to heal sores and infections, while the bark of Avicennia marina is used to treat stingray stings in Australia (Duke 2013). While these resources are being developed and utilized in India and Indonesia that is not the case in Collier County. In the absence of documentable values of the biological control service provided by mangrove fishes and other predators of insect vectors, both larval and adult, a TEV for this service has not been added. This could be a valuable area for future research. Recreational and Tourism Benefits Tourism is vital for Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades. As the leading employer and the primary economic engine for the region, the tourism industry is responsible for 26,200 jobs in Collier County. This is 1 out of every 7 employed people. Over 1.3 million visitors in 2003 spent over $593 million dollars, resulting in a total economic impact of over $885 million. In 2013 the total economic effect of Collier County tourism reached more than $1.4 billion. Residents benefited from the tourism industry through enhanced amenities in the community and through tax savings. An estimated tax savings of $518 per resident is enjoyed thanks to the expenditures of visitors. Visitors leave over $8.6 million in tourist development taxes in Collier County and they provide $60 million in sales tax revenue (Klages 2012 and Tourist Development Council of Collier County 2013). On Collier County's tourism home pages, www.ParadiseCoast.com or www.classieflorida.com, tourism in Collier County is promoted as the "Paradise Coast" featuring ecotourism, boating and fishing, parks and preserves, nature and wildlife. The two most important natural resources, in terms of their ability to draw people to Southwest Florida, are the beaches and the area's wildlife. Together, they create powerful incentives for people to visit the area. Beaches are the number -one attraction in attendance and financial value. Utilizing a calculation approach based on Collier county information, Collier County has a total area of 2,304.93 square miles which is equivalent to 1,475,155 acres. Some 876,510 of these acres (590io) are conservation lands with ecotourism uses. According to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), 67 % of the mangrove habitats in Collier County were in conservation status in 1994 (the last time such a measure was taken). Using an assumption of equal distribution of use by ecotourism this generates a 39.5% share of the total county recreational value. So mangrove recreational value excluding extraction of goods like fish landing would be $553,000,000 total in 2013 and $6,371.46 per acre /year. Cultural and Spiritual Benefits Celebrations throughout the world including traditional spiritual festivals like the Hindu Rash Mela and offering to mangrove goddesses, gods, and forest spirits around the equator to the subtropics in both northern and southern hemispheres (Uddin et. al. 2013). Mangroves are at the Page 16 of 37 Packet Page -1820- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B center of cultural and spiritual perception of Collier County as the "Paradise Coast." Real estate offerings in print and video media portray the mangrove boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing experiences as part and parcel of the quality of life. Mangroves and spirituality in yoga meditation in Collier County/Naples are associated with high -rise residential sales. Advertisements on billboards, print, and television proclaim the mangrove estuary as the "million - dollar view." Real estate advertisements extol "panoramic gulf, bay & sunset views with bay, gulf frontage, and mangrove waterfront from this gorgeous 17th floor residence in luxurious Pelican Bay." (The Naples Area Board of Realtors website 2014.) The sense of wilderness imparted by the mangrove coast provides both the real and perceptual "Outward Bound" experience. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida hosts a "Magic Under the Mangroves" fundraising events. This study captures most of the cultural and spiritual benefits of mangroves within the tourism valuation previously calculated. Since there is no partitioning accounting variable on the real estate value of mangrove views relative to Conservation Collier properties a ecosystem services value was not calculated for that component. Privacy Screening Mangroves can provide a privacy screening that allows residences to be on public waterways and canals without having a direct view of the residences from passing vessels, anchored vessels, or residences across the same waterway or canal. Mangrove privacy screening can also reduce noise (sound barrier), protect against harsh winds (windbreak), and capture floating and windborne debris. Depending on an individual the value of privacy can be lower or very high. Some demand an unimpeded view of open water and their docks and want their residence to be admired by even tour boats. Other including celebrities prefer not to have an open view to photographers and the general public of their swimming pools and homes. Utilizing values from landscape architect and local real estate sources vegetation privacy screens add $1,500 to $5,000 in 2013 to a standard residential lot with 150 foot water frontage. The value range relates to the real estate location of the upland residence. For the Conservation Collier calculation the value of $3,250 per 150 feet of shoreline in front of residential uses could be utilized principally for the Gordon River Greenway where 8 residential properties are provided privacy screening. This is a value of $26,000 for that specific project area. Habitat for Indigenous Cultures The Calusa occupied southwest Florida mangrove region from 500 to 1750 AD. Spanish accounts suggest that the Calusa tribe were the dominant tribe of south Florida and operated a complex chiefdom that was comprised of a number of village communities all organized within a chiefly hierarchy. By the time the English gained control of Florida in 1763, the Tequesta and Calusa tribes had been destroyed by incoming European diseases. According to early settlers, some of the remaining native people retreated deeper into the Everglades, while others migrated to Cuba to begin new settlements there in the late 1700s. (Everglades National Park and Mound Key Archaeological State Park 2014 websites) Conservation Collier mangroves are not resided upon or utilized by any native indigenous human population today. Therefore no habitat for indigenous cultures ecosystem services value was calculated for this study. Page 17 of 37 Packet Page -1821- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B Heritage Values Currently, Everglades National Park is the only Ramsar World Heritage Site in the United States with mangroves. The park is the largest designated subtropical wilderness reserve in North America. Featuring a variety of wetlands and forests, it has become a sanctuary for a large number of birds, reptiles, and threatened or protected species. The property was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2010 due to degradation of the property resulting in a loss of marine habitat and decline in marine species. The property was previously listed as in danger from 1993 -2007 due to sustained hurricane damage and deterioration of water flow and quality due to agricultural and urban development. Since none of the Conservation Collier mangrove areas are in a Ramsar World Heritage Site or contains a location of an archeological or historical resource on the National registry, no heritage TEV was calculated for this study. Artistic Inspiration In Florida nonprofit arts and culture are a significant industry generating $3.1billion in economic activity. This spending ($1.4 billion) by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and an additional $1.7 billion in event - related spending by their audiences supports 88,326 full -time equivalent jobs, generates $2.1 billion in household income to local residents, and delivers $446.5 million in local and state government revenue. In Florida, 84.4% of the 57.8 million nonprofit arts attendees were residents and; 15.6% were non - residents. Non - resident arts and culture event attendees spent an average of 137 percent more than resident attendees per person ($57.49 versus $24.25) (Americans for the Arts 2009). It is difficult to develop a specific value for mangrove related art in Collier County since records on art expenditures available publicly are not detailed enough. There are no specific records of how much of each type of mangrove art inspired by Collier County mangroves is sold per unit time and how much mangrove inspired art is purchased and enjoyed by residents and visitors to Collier County. Mangroves provide significant artistic inspiration to a number of art forms in public and commercial forums in Collier County, the State of Florida and to the world. Well know art works featuring mangroves include: • paintings by Carol MCArdle, Diane Pierce, Linda Soderquist, Danielle Perry, Mark Susm, Robert Bruce Ferguson, Megan Kissinger, Eve Wheeler, Roxanne Tobaison, Charles Yates and Xavier Cortada; • photography by Clyde Butcher, Marvin Spates and Matt Tilghman; • mangrove sculptures of Lee C. Jones, Jim Leak, Ryan Jenkins, Linda Ritchie, Lary Hoff. Eric Kraft, Candace Knap and Ed Koehler; • poetry by Kenneth Slessor; • music and songs by Dale Crider, Willie Nelson, Slim Dusty, Kenneth Slessor, BREEF9, Carly Bernstein, The Electric Mangroves, Scott McDonough, Julia Hubo, Beneath the Sea, Rosie Emery, Toyah and RZJ among others. Page 18 of 37 Packet Page -1822- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B The sales price of mangrove art range from $28 to $220 for photographic art posters. Original oils and acrylic paintings range from $2,000 to $9,500. Metal sculptures range from $100 to $1,000 for smaller pieces and up to $10,000 for large life size metal sculpture. In the absence of a reliable empirical method to place a value on artistic inspiration, a TEV has not been generated for this study. Educational and Scientific Information The mangroves of southwest Florida provide a valuable asset for both education of students and the public, and academic and commercial research. The benefits derived relate to expenditures within the local and national economy (i.e. economic impact) and from the additional knowledge and enjoyment gained. The economic impact can be determined by the amount of expenditure within the local economy because of educational trips and research studies. The wider benefits accruing from the enhanced education and research knowledge are far more difficult to estimate. An example of the economic impact of education is the fact that approximately 3,000 students visit Rookery Bay NERR on educational school visits each year. Part of this value and their expenditure can be attributed to the mangroves. Assuming direct expenditure and costs of $15.00 per student per visit, and 50% of the visit attributable to mangroves results in $22,500 per year for 110,000 acre. This would be $0.20 per acre of mangrove in 2013 dollars. There may be expenditure of approximately $50,000 per year on salary, accommodation and food from an average PhD researcher focusing on mangrove research while visiting Collier County. In Collier County there have been at least 4 PhD and MS students focusing on mangrove research. This has resulted in expenditure of approximately $200,000 specifically relating to mangroves. This calculates to $2.30 per acre. Summation Summing the Ecosystem Services Values described above yields a TEV for Collier County Mangroves of $279,307.71 per acre/ year. Results and Conclusion Estimating ecosystem services values for the ecologically rich Conservation Collier lands is the third valuation, following a study of Pine Island Sound and its associated islands (Beever and Walker 2013) and of the Lee County Conservation 2020 lands (Beever 2013) using ECOSERVE in southwest Florida. Ecosystem services values can be used by decision makers when establishing and maintaining conservation lands, siting utilities, or making development decisions, putting numbers to the impacts associated with those decisions, and adding data when critical trade -offs are being discussed. These values will also be useful in justifying other grant funding and in leveraging future restoration dollars. The output of this project is an assessment of the total ecosystem services provided by all habitat types on the Conservation Collier property, including the mangrove habitat which is detailed above. This assessment will be made available to local goverm-lents and the public to assist in planning for use in developing conservation plans. Page 19 of 37 Packet Page -1823- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B This work is intended to identify the range and quantity of ecosystem services provided by all the land covers types on Conservation Collier lands including marine, estuarine and freshwater wetlands and native upland habitat, and disturbed habitats. The current calculations the 2013 TEV of the Conservation Collier property is $144,988,312.22 per year (Table 1). Please note that this is only includes the Collier County owner lands in the Conservation Collier program, a small subset of the total of all the conservation lands in Collier tn County. The majority (90.65 %) of the TEV for Conservation Collier property is found in the top twelve habitats including mangrove swamp (58.13 %), pine flatwoods (7.32 %) upland mixed forest (5.6 %), mixed wetland hardwoods (3.1 %), cypress (2.9 %), wetland scrub (2.65 %), depression marsh (2.06 %), wetland forest mixed (1.99 %), upland mixed forest disturbed (1.57 %), depression marsh disturbed (1.57 %), bottomland forest (1.44 %), cypress- cabbage palm -pine (1.21 %) and saltwater marsh (1.11 %). These twelve habitats make up 64.62% of the physical area of the Conservation Collier property. Given more time and resources this project could be improved by detailed mapping of the Conservation Collier lands including salt marsh type and mangrove forest type to better estimate the ecosystem services provided by each type and better represent the relative functions of each type in location and landscape. 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Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 640 p Page 27 of 37 Packet Page -1831- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Exhibit B Acknowledgements This project has benefited from the contributions of numerous agencies and individuals that have contributed information, time, and opinion to the contents and recommendations. FUNDING FOR THIS REPORT WAS PROVIDED BY COLLIER COUNTY. The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council has provided the venue and support for the entire project. Information and technical assistance was provided from the FDEP, SFWMD, the FWC, the FMRI and NOAA, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (IFAS). Page 28 of 37 Packet Page -1832- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Collier County Conservation Collier Program Lands 6/23/2015 16.D.13, Exhibit B u� � P .racara Prairie Preserve Pepper Ranch Preserve y� r, r 1 Red Root Preserve ob M— PantherNklk Preserve Red !11,e Svramp Preserve Railhead Scrub Preserve Winchester Head Pre We[ Woods Alligator Flag � Preserve serve < 4 y Camp Keais Strand Project Cocohatchee Creek Preserve €' Rivers Road Preserve u i Logan Wootls Preservre J r Freedom Park Nancy Payton Presery e Gordon River - Greenway Preserve l� P9cllvane Marsh Project v Shell Island Preserve i IT- 0 tterf.lound Preserve i i 0 2 4 Miles CVr-4 tVArrvry Legend 2rf ILLIFK Ccn;er.ation Collier ncquired I Other Acenc,ConsEmationLancs r F _ ,�,` LlRig3ti0n) Conservation Easements e E Lake Trafford Gabler cvuracy Figure 1: Map of Conservation Collier Lands as of May 2013 Page 29 of 37 Packet Page -1833- 6/23/2015 16.D. 13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Page 30 of 37 Packet Page -1834- Exhibit B Total Ecosystem Acres in Services Value Description of Conservation per Acre in 2013 TEV Combined Value in Habitat Type Collier dollars 2013 dollars Industrial 1.58 $0.00 $0.00 Oil field 5.64 $0.00 $0.00 Improved pasture 707.36 $1,387.62 $981,546.88 Improved pasture, hydric 47.69 $1,387.62 $66,175.60 Woodland Pasture 93.28 $1,957.39 $182,585.34 Other Open Lands (Rural) 2.13 $247.00 $526.11 Dry prairie 4.09 $1,957.39 $8,005.73 Dry prairie, disturbed 45.09 $978.70 $44,129.58 Shrub and Brushland 1.32 $1,934.39 $2,553.39 Palmetto Prairie 2.45 $1,934.39 $4,739.26 Pine Flatwoods 336.41 $32,340.94 $10,879,815.63 Mesic flatwoods, disturbed 75.65 $16,170.47 $1,223,296.06 Xeric Scrub Oak 48.51 $32,340.94 $1,568,859.00 Oak- Pine - Cabbage Palm 48.77 $28,672.91 $1,398,377.82 Tropical Hardwoods 2.42 $33,385.94 $80,793.97 Oak Hammock, disturbed 1.57 $16,170.47 $25,387.64 Cabbage Palm 13.81 $32,340.94 $446,628.38 Cabbage Palm Hammock, disturbed 8.12 $32,340.94 $262,608.43 Prairie Hammock 11.21 $32,340.94 $362,541.94 Upland mixed forest 271.74 $30,628.54 $8,322,999.46 Upland mixed forest, disturbed 161.76 $14,458.81 $2,338,857.11 Upland mixed forest, burned 34.65 $13,603.35 $471,356.08 Page 30 of 37 Packet Page -1834- Exhibit B 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Australian Pine 4.17 $392.31 $1,635.93 Other Surface Waters 1.01 $7,562.00 $7,637.62 Streams and Waterways 36.23 $8,498.00 $307,882.54 Lakes 2.09 $8,498.00 $17,760.82 Lake less than 10 acres 1.37 $7,562.00 $10,359.94 Bays and Estuaries 11 $35,528.25 $390,810.75 Mangrove Swamp 309.49 $279,307.71 $86,442,943.17 Bottomland forest 92.33 $23,218.39 $2,143,753.95 Bottomland forest, disturbed 6.27 $10,325.63 $64,741.70 Inland Ponds and Sloughs 3.06 $16,666.14 $50,998.39 Mixed Wetland Hardwoods 255.08 $18,084.14 $4,612,902.43 Mixed Wetland Hardwoods Disturbed 0.25 $9,042.07 $2,260.52 Cypress 172.45 $24,979.39 $4,307,695.81 Cypress, Cabbage Palm, Pine 90.39 $19,845.14 $1,793,802.20 Hydric Pine Flatwoods 52.46 $19,845.14 $1,041,076.04 Wetland Forested Mixed 149.29 $19,845.14 $2,962,680.95 Wetland Scrub 243.37 $16,200.54 $3,942,725.42 Wetland Scrub, disturbed 14.17 $8,100.27 $114,780.83 Depression marsh 154.02 $19,919.25 $3,067,962.89 Freshwater Marsh with shrubs, brush, and vines 2.12 $14,785.00 $31,344.20 Depression marsh, disturbed 315.51 $7,392.50 $2,332,407.68 Saltwater Marsh 68.49 $24,165.79 $1,655,114.96 Wet Prairie 62.67 $14,785.00 $926,575.95 Wet prairie, disturbed 7.99 $7,392.50 $59,066.08 Page 31 of 37 Packet Page -1835- Exhibit B 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Sand Other than Beaches 3.82 $72.42 $276.64 Disturbed Lands 0.07 $72.42 $5.07 Borrow Areas 1.5 $0.00 $0.00 Spoil Areas 13.13 $72.42 $950.87 Burned Areas 11.64 $0.00 $0.00 Transportation 1.49 $0.00 $0.00 Roadsand Highways 14.76 $0.00 $0.00 Shell road, graded and drained 20.63 $1.00 $20.63 Primitive trail 4.9 $72.42 $354.86 Utilities 0.39 $0.00 $0.00 Electrical Power Transmission Lines 1.84 $0.00 $0.00 Addition of privacy screening function for mangroves. $26,000.00 Total 4,054.70 $144,988,312.22 Exhibit B TABLE 1 TEV for the Conservation Collier Lands By Florida Land Use and Cover Classification System in 2013 Dollars Page 32 of 37 Packet Page -1836- 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Description of Habitat Type Acres in Conservation Collier Total Ecosystem Services Value per Acre in 2013 dollars TEV Combined Value in 2013 dollars Mangrove Swamp 309.49 $279,307.71 $86,442,943.17 Pine Flatwoods 336.41 $32,340.94 $10,879,815.63 Upland mixed forest 271.74 $30,628.54 $8,322,999.46 Mixed Wetland Hardwoods 255.08 $18,084.14 $4,612,902.43 Cypress 172.45 $24,979.39 $4,307,695.81 Wetland Scrub 243.37 $16,200.54 $3,942,725.42 Depression marsh 154.02 $19,919.25 $3,067,962.89 Wetland Forested Mixed 149.29 $19,845.14 $2,962,680.95 Upland mixed forest, disturbed 161.76 $14,458.81 $2,338,857.11 Depression marsh, disturbed 315.51 $7,392.50 $2,332,407.68 Bottomland forest 92.33 $23,218.39 $2,143,753.95 Cypress, Cabbage Palm, Pine 90.39 $19,845.14 $1,793,802.20 Saltwater Marsh 68.49 $24,165.79 $1,655,114.96 Xeric Scrub Oak 48.51 $32,340.94 $1,568,859.00 Oak - Pine - Cabbage Palm 48.77 $28,672.91 $1,398,377.82 Mesic flatwoods, disturbed 75.65 $16,170.47 $1,223,296.06 Hydric Pine Flatwoods 52.46 $19,845.14 $1,041,076.04 Improved pasture 707.36 $1,387.62 $981,546.88 Wet Prairie 62.67 $14,785.00 $926,575.95 Upland mixed forest, burned 34.65 $13,603.35 $471,356.08 Cabbage Palm 13.81 $32,340.94 $446,628.38 Bays and Estuaries 11 $35,528.25 $390,810.75 Prairie Hammock 11.21 $32,340.94 $362,541.94 Streams and Waterways 36.23 $8,498.00 $307,882.54 Page 33 of 37 Packet Page -1837- Exhibit B 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Cabbage Palm Hammock, disturbed 8.12 $32,340.94 $262,608.43 Woodland Pasture 93.28 $1,957.39 $182,585.34 Wetland Scrub, disturbed 14.17 $8,100.27 $114,780.83 Tropical Hardwoods 2.42 $33,385.94 $80,793.97 Improved pasture, hydric 47.69 $1,387.62 $66,175.60 Bottomland forest, disturbed 6.27 $10,325.63 $64,741.70 Wet prairie, disturbed 7.99 $7,392.50 $59,066.08 Inland Ponds and Sloughs 3.06 $16,666.14 $50,998.39 Dry prairie, disturbed 45.09 $978.70 $44,129.58 Freshwater Marsh with shrubs, brush, and vines 2.12 $14,785.00 $31,344.20 Oak Hammock, disturbed 1.57 $16,170.47 $25,387.64 Lakes 2.09 $8,498.00 $17,760.82 Lake less than 10 acres 1.37 $7,562.00 $10,359.94 Dry prairie 4.09 $1,957.39 $8,005.73 Other Surface Waters 1.01 $7,562.00 $7,637.62 Palmetto Prairie 2.45 $1,934.39 $4,739.26 Shrub and Brushland 1.32 $1,934.39 $2,553.39 Mixed Wetland Hardwoods Disturbed 0.25 $9,042.07 $2,260.52 Australian Pine 4.17 $392.31 $1,635.93 Spoil Areas 13.13 $72.42 $950.87 Other Open Lands (Rural) 2.13 $247.00 $526.11 Primitive trail 4.9 $72.42 $354.86 Page 34 of 37 Packet Page -1838- Exhibit B 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 Sand Otherthan Beaches 3.82 $72.42 $276.64 Shell road, graded and drained 20.63 $1.00 $20.63 Disturbed Lands 0.07 $72.42 $5.07 Industrial 1.58 $0.00 $0.00 Oil field 5.64 $0.00 $0.00 Borrow Areas 1.5 $0.00 $0.00 Burned Areas 11.64 $0.00 $0.00 Transportation 1.49 $0.00 $0.00 Roadsand Highways 14.76 $0.00 $0.00 Utilities 0.39 $0.00 $0.00 Electrical Power Transmission Lines 1.84 1 $0.00 1 $0.00 Exhibit B TABLE 2 TEV for the Study Area in 2013 Dollars Ordered by Total Amount (not including privacy screening value of mangroves) Page 35 of 37 Packet Page -1839- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B Mangrove Ecosystem Service TEV Value in 2013 dollars per acre per year 1. Production of Oxygen $254,809.24 2. Other Gas Regulation $155.73 3. Net Primary Productivity $5,134.25 4. Carbon Sequestration $414.26 5. Local and Global Climate Regulation $118.72 6. Disturbance Regulation $1,080.64 7. Water Regulation $39.48 8. Potable Water Supply. $0.00 9. Erosion Control and Sediment Retention $111.34 10. Protection against Floods, Hurricanes and Tidal Waves $3,609.57 11. Soil Formation $14.17 12. Storage and recycling of complex organic matter and trace nutrients like metals $219.24 13. Waste Treatment and Nutrient Removal $3,934.77 14. Pollination Services $11.96 15. Biological Control $6.81 16. Habitat and Refugia $355.71 17. Biological Maintenance of Resilience $239.79 18. Biophysical support to other coastal ecosystems 1 Already listed values for net primary production, storage and recycling of complex organic matter and trace nutrients like metals, and disturbance regulation 19. Commercial Fishery $344.75 20. Recreational Fisheries $2,085.74 21. Hunting $0.00 22. Water Production $0.00 23. Raw and Market Materials $0.52 24. Genetic Resources $8.97 25. Control of Disease Not documentable 26. Recreational and Tourism Benefits $6,371.46 27. Cultural and Spiritual Benefits Captured in Recreation and Tourism 28. Privacy Screening $26,000 for the Gordon Pabe 36 of 37 Packet Page -1840- Conservation Collier Annual Report- 2014 6/23/2015 16.D.13. Exhibit B TABLE 3 TEV for the Mangrove Habitat in 2013 Dollars per Acre per Year Page 37 of 37 Packet Page -1841- River. 29. Habitat for Indigenous Cultures $0.00 30. Heritage Values $0.00 31. Artistic Inspiration In the absence of a reliable empirical method to place a value on artistic inspiration, a TEV has not been generated for this study. 32. Educational and Scientific Information. $2.30 Total TEV in 2013 dollars per acre per year $279,307.71 TABLE 3 TEV for the Mangrove Habitat in 2013 Dollars per Acre per Year Page 37 of 37 Packet Page -1841-