Agenda 06/25/2024 Item #16A14 (Ranking of the Diveley Trust property of the Conservation Collier AAL)06/25/2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to add the Diveley Trust property to the B-category of the Conservation Collier Active
Acquisition List (AAL) and direct staff to re-evaluate and rank the property again in one year.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) ranking of the Diveley Trust
property for the Conservation Collier AAL.
CONSIDERATION: On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the Conservation Collier Re -
establishment Referendum with a 76.5% majority. Pursuant to Section 10 of Conservation Collier Ordinance No.
2002-63, as amended, the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) recommends
qualified acquisition proposals for the Active Acquisition List (AAL) to the Board for approval.
Properties on the AAL are separated into three (3) categories, A, B, and C, as required by Conservation Collier
Ordinance No. 2002-63, as amended, Section 10, which states:
The Active Acquisition List shall separate proposals into three (3) categories: A (pursue
acquisition), B (hold for re-evaluation for one calendar year), and C (no interest in acquiring).
The A-category parcels/projects shall be further categorized as 1 (high priority), 2 (medium
priority), and 3 (low priority) to give County staff direction as to priority for acquisition tasks.
Staff prepared and presented a property report (attached), the Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR), to aid the
CCLAAC in evaluating the property. The ICSR includes a scoring matrix based on researched and observed data.
Diveley Trust
This 10-acre parcel is in the Rural Fringe Mixed Use District (RFMUD) with Agricultural base zoning in Sending
with a North Belle Meade Overlay (NBMO) and within a Natural Resource Protection Area (NRPA). The Transfer
of Development Rights (TDRs) have not been severed from the property. Parcels to the east and west contain
private Conservation Easements to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and South Florida Water Management District.
Property to the north and south is undeveloped and adjacent to additional private Conservation Easements.
The plant community present could best be described as Cypress/Cabbage Palm, most likely due to a wildfire that
recently passed through the area, causing severe canopy and mid-story mortality and an altered hydroperiod caused
by the I-75 canal drainage. The Cypress/Cabbage Palm plant community had a mix of cypress and Florida slash
pine overstory before the wildfire occurred. All the slash pine trees were lost in the fire. During the site visit, staff
did not observe one live slash pine tree, sapling, or seedling.
Conservation Collier is coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding any roadways that may be
aligned through properties in the area.
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for the B-category. Staff’s recommendation is based on the
property’s lack of connectivity to other County lands, difficult access for management staff and the public,
significant restoration needs, relatively low vulnerability to development, and location outside of a Target
Protection Mailing Area.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: On May 1, 2024, the CCLAAC held a public meeting
and voted 8-0 to recommend the Diveley Trust parcel for the B-category of the AAL.
FISCAL IMPACT: The estimated cost for acquisition only of the Diveley Trust property is $120,000. However,
there will be no fiscal impact if this property is placed in the B-category of the AAL, as the property would not be
pursued for acquisition.
Funds in the amount of $26,088,483 are available for land acquisitions within the Conservation Collier Land
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Acquisition Fund (1061) adopted FY24 budget. Properties pending acquisition in Cycle 11B, 12A, and 12B total
approximately $21,067,158.
Funds for managing any lands acquired by the program are budgeted in the separate Conservation Collier Land
Management Fund (1062), funded via a transfer from the net Conservation Collier ad valorem tax levy.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: Fee-simple acquisition of conservation lands is consistent with and
supports Policy 1.3.1(e) in the Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the Collier County Growth
Management Plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved for form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board
action. -SAA
RECOMMENDATION: To place the Diveley Trust property on the Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List
(AAL) in the B-category.
Prepared by: Summer Araque, Environmental Supervisor, Development Review Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Diveley Trust Initial Criteria Screening Report (PDF)
2. Diveley Trust Summary (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.A.14
Doc ID: 28978
Item Summary: Recommendation to add the Diveley Trust property to the B-category of the Conservation Collier
Active Acquisition List (AAL) and direct staff to re-evaluate and rank the property again in one year
Meeting Date: 06/25/2024
Prepared by:
Title: Technician – Development Review
Name: Lucia Martin
05/21/2024 12:57 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Environmental Specialist –
Name: Jaime Cook
05/21/2024 12:57 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Growth Management Community Development Department Diane Lynch GMD Approver Completed
05/21/2024 3:20 PM
Development Review Summer BrownAraque Other Reviewer Completed 05/30/2024 3:13 PM
Operations & Regulatory Management Michael Stark Other Reviewer Completed 06/03/2024 12:16 PM
Transportation Management Operations Support Evelyn Trimino Other Reviewer Completed
06/05/2024 9:29 AM
Unknown Jaime Cook Division Director Completed 06/11/2024 10:53 AM
Growth Management Community Development Department James C French Growth Management Completed
06/11/2024 2:15 PM
County Attorney's Office Sally Ashkar Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 06/12/2024 4:24 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 06/12/2024 4:38 PM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 06/13/2024 8:19 AM
Office of Management and Budget Laura Zautcke OMB Reviewer Completed 06/14/2024 3:20 PM
County Manager's Office Amy Patterson Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 06/19/2024 10:54 AM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 06/25/2024 9:00 AM
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Conservation Collier Initial Criteria Screening Report
Diveley Trust
Owner Name: William and Martha Diveley Trust
Size: 10.0 acres
Folio Number: 00352640008
Staff Report Date: May 1, 2024
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1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 151/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview ...........................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up ...........................................................................................................6
2.1 Summary of Property Information ....................................................................................................7
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information ..............................................................................7
Figure 3 - Secondary Criteria Score ............................................................................................8
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .............................................................................8
2.2 Summary of Assessed Value and Property Cost Estimates ..............................................................9
Table 3. Assessed & Estimated Value .........................................................................................9
2.2.1 Zoning, Growth Management and Conservation Overlays ....................................................9
2.3 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) ........... 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 13
Figure 5 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 14
Figure 6 – Cypress/Cabbage Palm that has been subjected to stand replacing wildfire ......... 15
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 15
Table 4 – Listed Wildlife Detected ........................................................................................... 15
Figure 7 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 8 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 9 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones .............................. 19
Figure 10 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 11 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 12 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 23
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 24
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 24
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 24
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Packet Pg. 367 Attachment: Diveley Trust Initial Criteria Screening Report (28978 : Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List - Diveley Trust)
Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 24
3.3 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 25
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 25
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 25
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 25
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 25
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 25
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 25
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 25
Figure 13 - Zoning .................................................................................................................... 26
Figure 14 - Zoning Overlays ..................................................................................................... 27
Figure 15 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 28
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 29
4. Acquisition Considerations .................................................................................................................. 29
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 29
Table 5 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ................ 29
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 29
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 30
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 36
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 40
1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location and assessed value, elaborate on the initial and
secondary screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site
improvements, and estimated management costs.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Diveley Trust William and Martha Diveley Trust
Folio Number 00352640008
Target Protection Area RFMUD Sending Not within a Target Protection Mailing Area
Size 10.0 acres
Section, Township, and
Range S35, Twn 49, R27
Zoning Category/TDRs A-RFMUD-Sending-
NBMO-NRPA
Agricultural base zoning in Rural Fringe Mixed Use
District (RFMUD) - Sending with the North Belle Meade
Overlay (NBMO) and within a Natural Resource
Protection Area (NRPA)
FEMA Flood Map
Category AH
Area close to water hazard that has a one percent
chance of experiencing shallow flooding between one
and three feet each year
Existing structures
Tree house and
metal storage
container
Owner would remove metal storage container and tree
house prior to County acquisition
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Undeveloped,
Conservation
Parcels to the east and west contain private
Conservation Easements to the USFWS and SFWMD.
Property to the north and south is undeveloped and
adjacent to additional private Conservation Easements.
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None known
Other County Dept
Interest None known
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 3 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 57 160 36%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 13 53 25%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 24 27 90%
1.3 - Water Resources 3 27 10%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 17 53 33%
2 - Human Values 23 80 29%
2.1 - Recreation 17 34 50%
2.2 - Accessibility 6 34 17%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 0 11 0%
3 - Restoration and Management 64 80 80%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 55 55 100%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 9 23 40%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 7 80 8%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 2 58 4%
4.2 - Development Plans 4 22 20%
Total 151 400 38%
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4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 151/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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2.2 Summary of Assessed Value and Property Cost Estimates
The interest being appraised is fee simple “as is” for the purchase of the site. A value of the parcel was
estimated using only one of the three traditional approaches to value, the sales comparison approach.
It is based on the principal of substitution that an informed purchaser would pay no more for the rights
in acquiring a particular real property than the cost of acquiring, without undue delay, an equally
desirable one. Three properties were selected for comparison, each with similar site characteristics,
utility availability, zoning classification and road access. No inspection was made of the property or
comparables used in this report and the Real Estate Services Department staff relied upon information
solely provided by program staff. The valuation conclusion is limited only by the reported assumptions
and conditions that no other known or unknown adverse conditions exist.
If the Board of County Commissioners choose to acquire this property, an appraisal by an independent
Real Estate Appraiser will be obtained at that time. Pursuant to the Conservation Collier Purchase Policy,
one appraisal is required for the Diveley Trust parcel, which have an initial estimated valuation less than
$500,000; 1 independent Real Estate Appraiser will value the subject property and that appraisal report
will be used to determine the offer made to the seller.
Table 3. Assessed & Estimated Value
Property owner Address Acreage Assessed
Value*
Estimated
Value**
William and Martha Diveley Trust No address 10.0 $126,500 $
* Assessed Value is obtained from the Property Appraiser’s Website. The Assessed Value is based off
the current use of the property.
**The Estimated Value for the parcel will be obtained from the Collier County Real Estate Services
Department prior to BCC ranking.
2.2.1 Zoning, Growth Management and Conservation Overlays
Zoning, growth management and conservation overlays will affect the value of a parcel. This parcel has
a base zoning of Agriculture and is within the Rural Fringe Mixed Use District (RFMUD) – Sending,
within the North Belle Meade Overlay (NBMO), and within a Natural Resource Protection Area (NRPA).
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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2.3 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Parcel does not contain CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community. Mapped as Mixed Scrub-Shrub Wetland
and Hydric Pine Flatwoods; contains Cabbage Palm.
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? NO
Parcel contains Cabbage Palm
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? YES
The parcel contains Cabbage Palm.
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? NO
The property is only accessible via the private Blackburn Road and an unimproved trail with no
connection to other County owned property that could provide public access in the future.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire
risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? NO
Despite being mapped as containing approximately 75% hydric soils, the property does not contain
wetlands, does not hold water during the rainy season, and contributes only very minimally to the
aquifer.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species
habitat? YES
The parcel provides FL panther and gopher tortoise habitat and potential Big Cypress fox squirrel
and red-cockaded woodpecker habitat.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link, or habitat corridor? YES
The parcels to the west and east of the property are protected under private conservation
easements to USFWS and SFWMD.
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? NO
The Diveley parcel met 3 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The Diveley parcel is mapped as containing Hydric Pine Flatwoods and Mixed Scrub-Shrub Wetland;
however, the actual plant community present could best be described as Cypress/Cabbage Palm, most
likely due to a wildfire that recently passed through the area, causing severe canopy and mid-story
mortality and an altered hydroperiod caused by the I-75 canal drainage.
The Cypress/Cabbage Palm plant community had a mix of cypress (Taxodium spp.) and Florida slash
pine (Pinus elliotti var. densa) overstory before the wildfire occurred. All the slash pine trees were lost
in the fire. Staff did not observe one live slash pine tree, sapling, or seedling during the site visit. Most
cypress trees were top killed; they are resprouting from the base but are only a few feet tall. The
midstory in this plant community is dominated by cabbage palms, now acting as the canopy; this
cabbage palm midstory already existed before the wildfire. Groundcover is dominated by saw palmetto
(Serenoa repens), muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia), grasses and herbaceous plants, and bare
patches of sand.
Invasive plants encountered include Caesar weed (Urena lobata) and shrubby false buttonwood
(Spermacoce verticillata). The density of these exotics appeared to be less than 10%.
No listed plant species were observed during the site visit.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 5 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 6 – Cypress/Cabbage Palm that has been subjected to stand replacing wildfire
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
CLIP4 Species Richness Maps show potential for 2-7 focal species to utilize the properties including
federally endangered Florida panther, red-cockaded woodpecker, Florida bonneted bat, and state-
threatened gopher tortoise and Big Cypress fox squirrel. The current owner of the parcel has observed
Florida panther and gopher tortoise on the parcel. A red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes
erythrocephalus) was observed by staff during the site visit in April 2024.
Table 4 – Listed Wildlife Detected
Common Name Scientific Name State
Status
Federal
Status Mode of Detection
Gopher Tortoise Gopherus
polyphemus Threatened N/A Observed by property
owner
Florida Panther Puma concolar coryi Endangered Endangered Observed by property
owner
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Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 7 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 8 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The parcel does not hold water during the wet season and does not provide significant aquifer recharge
capacity. Although approximately 75% of the soils are mapped as hydric Pineda Fine Sand with Limestone
Substratum, no wetlands exist on site.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 9 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 10 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 11 LIDAR Elevation Map
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
These parcels directly connect to a large block of conservation easements to the east and west and
indirectly connect, through undeveloped land and additional conservation easements, to the Picayune
Strand State Forest via wildlife underpasses to the south and to the remaining undeveloped portions of
the Golden Gate Estates to the north. Telemetry data show Florida panther use the area surrounding the
parcel to cross between the Nancy Payton Preserve in the Golden Gate Estates and larger conservation
areas to the south and the east. These parcels also provide an ecological link to the northern range
expansion goals of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan. Protecting habitat on both sides of I-
75 may provide opportunities to install additional wildlife crossings.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report – Diveley Trust Folio No: 00352640008
Owner Name(S): William and Martha Diveley Trust Date: 5/1/24
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Figure 12 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel would provide year-round access for a wide variety of recreational activities including but
not limited to hunting, equestrian, cycling, hiking. The open landscape provides excellent opportunities
for wildlife watching. There is an established trail network on site with minimal alteration could
provide miles of hiking trails.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The site is accessed from a trail of Blackburn Rd. that crosses several privately-owned parcels.
Blackburn Rd. is a private road that is only accessible through a gate which is closed to the public..
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
This parcel provides no outstanding Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement.
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3.3 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Invasive vegetation infestation rates are relatively low on this parcel. Invasive plants encountered
include Caesar weed (Urena lobata) and shrubby false buttonwood (Spermacoce verticillata)..
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
Despite a recent history of stand replacing wildfire, this parcel would still benefit from regular
prescribed burning. However, it would not be practical to burn a 10-acre stand-alone parcel.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
This site requires major canopy rehabilitation in the form of replanting due to past wildfires. Invasive
species and cabbage palms will need to be controlled before planting occurs. The remoteness of the
parcel limits trespass. Most off-road traffic within the parcel is suspected to be done by those
accessing other private inholdings within North Belle Meade.
3.3.3 Assistance
Assistance is not predicted.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
These parcels are within the RFMUD - Sending, within a NRPA, and within the NBMO.
LDC section 2.03.08.A provide the description of Sending Lands:
RFMU sending lands are those lands that have the highest degree of environmental value and
sensitivity and generally include significant wetlands, uplands, and habitat for listed species.
RFMU sending lands are the principal target for preservation and conservation. Density may be
transferred from RFMU sending lands as provided in section 2.03.07 D.4.c. All NRPAs within the
RFMU district are also RFMU sending lands.
LDC section 2.03.08.B provide the description of NRPAs:
The purpose and intent of the Natural Resource Protection Area Overlay District (NRPA) is to:
protect endangered or potentially endangered species by directing incompatible land uses away
from their habitats; to identify large, connected, intact, and relatively unfragmented habitats,
which may be important for these listed species; and to support State and Federal agencies'
efforts to protect endangered or potentially endangered species and their habitats. NRPAs may
include major wetland systems and regional flow-ways. These lands generally should be the
focus of any federal, state, County, or private acquisition efforts. Accordingly, allowable land
uses, vegetation preservation standards, development standards, and listed species protection
criteria within NRPAs set forth herein are more restrictive than would otherwise be permitted in
the underlying zoning district and shall to be applicable in addition to any standards that apply
tin the underlying zoning district.
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Figure 13 - Zoning
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Figure 14 - Zoning Overlays
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Figure 15 – Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
Currently, no development is planned for the parcel. Zoning favors conservation within RFMUD-
Sending-NBMO-NRPA lands.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following does not affect the scoring. The following are items that will be
addressed in the Executive Summary to the Board of County Commissioners if this property moves
forward for ranking.
No additional acquisition considerations exist.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 5 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive Vegetation
Removal $2,000 $1,500 $200/acre initial, $150/acre recurring; 10 acres
Cabbage Palm
Treatment $4,000 N/A $400/acre
Native Plant
Installation $214 N/A $70/1,000 slash pine seedlings, $1/tree
installation. 200 pines
Trail/Firebreak
Installation and
Maintenance
$5,000 $1,000 Connecting established trails and installing
firebreaks along property boundaries
Signage $200 N/A
Total $11,414 $2,500
6. Potential for Matching Funds
There are no known matching funds or partnership opportunities for acquisition in this area.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Diveley Trust
Target Protection Mailing Area: N/A
Folio(s): 00352640008
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 57 36
2 - Human Value 80 23 29
3 - Restoration and Management 80 64 80
4 - Vulnerability 80 7 8
TOTAL SCORE 400 151 38
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 50
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 -
Rockland Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub,
1214 - Coastal Scrub, 1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach
Dune, 1620 - Coastal Berm, 1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 -
Coastal Strand, or 1650 - Maritime Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric
Pine Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic
Flatwoods)
60
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 -
Mangrove Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 -
Mangrove Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida
Cooperative Land Cover Classification System native plant
communities)
20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10 10 Cypress/Cabbage
Palm
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited
species) (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0 0 none observed
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
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b. 10 - 25% infestation 40 40
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 90
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80 80
Red-cockaded
Woodpecker,
Florida Panther,
gopher tortoise
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning
sites, nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select
highest score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat
(Please describe) 10 10
adjacent to
thousands of acres
of undeveloped
property
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 10
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within
a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2
or 3 area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or
5 area 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6
area 0 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an
Outstanding Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek,
river, lake, canal or other surface water body 20
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an
identified flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water
quality enhancement 0 0
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1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils
10 10
PINEDA FINE SAND,
LIMESTONE
SUBSTRATUM
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide
onsite water attenuation 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 65
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50 50
CE's to the east and
west
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it
and nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 215
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*160) 160 57
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 60
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20 20
b. Fishing 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20
e. Equestrian 20 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking,
photography, wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 20
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
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2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking
(Requires site development plan) 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10
d. No public parking available 0 0
2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking
distance of housing development) 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0 0
2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 0
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 80
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 23
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 120
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100 100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary
to restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities
(>65%)
25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
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3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire
dependent plant communities
20 20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 20
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential
(Dumping, contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other)
(Select the highest score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues
predicted (Please describe) 20 20 ATV trespass issues
predicted
c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not
feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 140
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE
(Awarded Points/Possible Points*80) 80 64
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 5
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest
score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5
acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than
1 unit per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and
Neutral, Agriculture 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands
Stewardship Area 5 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
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4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 10
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select
all that apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or
multi-unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 15
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 7
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8. Additional Site Photos
Middle of parcel
West side of parcel
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Northwest section of parcel
East side of parcel
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East side of parcel
Top-killed cypress re-sprouting at base
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Metal Storage Container in middle of parcel (property owner will remove is acquired by County)
Raised wooden platform in middle of parcel (property owner will remove is acquired by County)
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 8 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
Strategic Habitat Conservation Areas (SHCA)s do not address species richness, FWC also developed the
potential habitat richness layer to identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC
created a statewide potential habitat model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases,
only a portion of the potential habitat was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The
Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the entire potential habitat model for each species and
provides a count of the number of species habitat models occurring at each location. The highest
number of focal species co-occurring at any location in the model is 13.
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary June 2024
Diveley Trust
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
Property Name: Diveley Trust Owner(s): William and Martha Diveley Trust
Target Protection Area: RFMUD – NBMO – NRPA - Sending Acreage: 10.0 acres
Total Estimated Market Value: $120,000
Highlights:
• Location: North of I-75, 1½ miles east of Conservation Collier’s North Belle
Meade Preserve, and ½ mile east of Kam Luck Dr,
• Met 3 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native natural community; biological
and ecological value; conservation land enhancement
• Habitat: Cypress/Cabbage Palm
• Listed Plants: No listed plant species observed
• Listed Wildlife: Historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered red cockaded
woodpecker; FL Panther and gopher tortoise observed on property
• Water Resource Values: No wetlands exist on site and does not provide significant
aquifer recharge capacity
• Connectivity: Contributes to an important wildlife corridor connecting species
from the Florida Panther Refuge, Golden Gate Rural Estates, Dr. Robert H. Gore III
Preserve, as well as the Picayune Strand State Forest and Fakahatchee Strand State
Preserve to the south through wildlife underpasses under I-75. Provides an
ecological link to the northern range expansion goals of the RCW Recovery Plan
• Access: Accessed from a trail off Blackburn Rd. that crosses several privately-
owned parcels; Blackburn Rd. is a private road only accessible through a locked
gate
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$2,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $1,500; Cabbage Palm thinning and native
re-planting estimated at $4,214; Firebreak installation estimated at $5,000 and
firebreak annual maintenance estimated at $1,000; Signage estimated at $200
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural; Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay-North Belle
Meade Overlay-Sending within Natural Resource Protection Area (A-RFMUO-
NBMO-NRPA-Sending); 1 unit per 40 acres or parcel
• Surrounding land uses: Private undeveloped; conservation
• All Criteria Score: 151 out of 400; high restoration and management score
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1 - Ecological
Value
2 - Human
Value
3 -
Restoration
and
Management
4 -
Vulnerability
Total Score: 151/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary June 2024
Diveley Trust
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
• Other Division Interest: Conservation Collier is coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the Wilson Boulevard
extension that may be aligned through properties in the area
• Acquisition considerations: Staff’s recommendation for the B-category is based on the property’s lack of connectivity to other
County lands, difficult access for management staff and the public, significant restoration needs, relatively low vulnerability to
development, and location outside of a Target Protection Mailing Area.
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