CCLAAC Agenda 03/05/2025AGENDA
CONSERVATION COLLIER
LAND ACQUISITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
March 5, 2025, 9:00 A.M.
North Collier Regional Park
Exhibit Hall
All interested parties are invited to attend, and to register to speak. Individuals who would like to participate in person
must complete and submit a speaker form. Members of the public who would like to participate remotely should register
to complete the online speaker registration form. Remote participation is provided as a courtesy and is at the
user's risk. The County is not responsible for technical issues. Individuals who register online will receive an email in
advance of the public hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this meeting. For additional information
about the meeting, please call 239-252-2961 or email conservationcollier@colliercountvfl.gov
1. Roll Call
A. Approval of CCLAAC members attending the meeting remotely
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of February 5, 2025, Meeting Minutes
4. Old Business
A. Acquisition Updates
Current Acquisition Status report is updated monthly in advance of CCLAAC meeting and
provided as part of the meeting packet. The report is posted online under Acquisition News
at: www.conservationcollier.com
B. Update on Williams Farm
5. New Business
A. Preserve Updates
B. Initial Criteria Screening Reports (ICSRs) and Rankings
1. Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA
a. Harden
b. Rivera
2. 1-75 & Everglades Blvd. TPMA
a. Tran
3. Panther Walk Preserve TPMA
a. Wilcox
6. Subcommittee Reports
A. Lands Evaluation & Management — Chair, Ron Clark — last meeting June 5, 2024
B. Outreach —Chair, John Courtright -Next meeting April 2025 -Date TBD
C. Ordinance, Policy and Rules — Chair, Michele Lenhard -last meeting December 18, 2023
7. Coordinator Communications
A. Miscellaneous
B. BCC Items Related to Conservation Collier
1. Previously Heard
a. 2/11/2025: Purchase Agreements — Descoteau (Gore), Fish (Panther Walk) both
approved; Barfield Burrows naming (approved)
2. Upcoming
a. 3/11/25: Commissioner item to revise Conservation Collier Purchasing Policy
(purchase agreements on hold until this is revised); February Active Acquisition
List
b. 3/25/2025 or future meetings: Purchase Agreements — HK Investment, VanCleef
(both Marco Island), Lautz (Panther Walk), Hendrix House (1-75 TPMA), Golden
Land Partners (NBM), Hendrix House; March Active Acquisition List; Caracara
Budget amendment.
8. Chair and Committee Member Comments
9. Public Comments
10. Staff Comments
11. Next Meeting April 2, 2025
12. Adjourn
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20251 if you cannot attend this meeting or if you have a conflict and will abstain from voting on an agenda
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February 18, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Notice of Hybrid Remote Public Meeting
Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee
Collier County, Florida
March 5, 2025
9:00 am
Notice is hereby given that the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC)
will meet on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. This will be a Hybrid Remote meeting, and it will
be held at the North Collier Regional Park, Exhibit Hall, 15000 Livingston Rd Naples, Florida. Some of the
Board Members may be appearing remotely, with staff present in person. The public may attend either
remotely or in person.
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beginning of the discussion about the item. Individuals who would like to participate remotely must
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About the public meeting:
Two or more members of the Collier County Board of County Commissioners may be present and may
participate at the meeting. The subject matter of this meeting may be an item for discussion and action at a
future meeting of those boards, councils or agencies.
All interested parties are invited to attend, and to register to speak. All registered public speakers will be
limited to three minutes unless changed by the chairman.
Collier County Ordinance No. 2004-05 requires that all lobbyists shall, before engaging in any lobbying
activities (including, but not limited to, addressing the Board of County Commissioners, an advisory board
or quasi-judicial board), register with the Clerk to the Board at the Board Minutes and Records Department.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or other reasonable
accommodations to participate in this proceeding, should contact the Collier County Facilities Management
Division, located at 3335 Tamiami Trail E., Suite 101, Naples, Florida 34112, or (239) 252-8380, as soon as
possible, but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. Such reasonable accommodation will be
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March 5, 2025
MINUTES OF THE CONSERVATION COLLIER LAND ACQUISITION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Naples, Florida, March 5, 2025
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory
Committee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this
date at 9:OOA.M. in REGULAR SESSION at the North Collier Regional Park Exhibit Hall,
Naples Florida with the following members present:
CHAIR: Michele Lenhard
VICE CHAIR: Ron Clark
Gary Bromley
Rhys Watkins
John Courtright (Excused)
Nick Pearson
Austin Howell
Oriany Brito
Christopher Satter.
ALSO PRESENT: Summer Araque, Environmental Supervisor, Conservation Collier
Jamie Cook, Director, Development Review Division
Sally Ashkar, Assistant County Attorney
Melissa Hennig, Environmental Specialist, I
Matthew Denison, Environmental Manager
Victoria Carter, Environmental Specialist, I
Julie Motkowicz, Environmental Specialist, II
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1. Roll Call
Chair Lenhard called the meeting to order at 9:OOA.M. Roll call was taken and a quorum was established
with 6 Members present.
A. Approval of CCLAAC Members attending the meeting remotely
All Members were present in the Conference Room
2. Approval of Agenda
Mr. Howell moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Mr. Clark. Carried unanimously 6 — 0.
3. Approval of February 5, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Mr. Clark moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2025 meeting as presented Second by Mr.
Satter. Carried unanimously 6 — 0.
Mr. B�°onzley and Mf. Watkins a�°rived at 9e 03am and a quoT°um of 81��as p�esent.
4. Old Business
A. Acquisition Updates - Cup°Kent Acquisition Status �°epo�t updated monthly in advance of CCLAAC
meeting provided as part of meeting packet and under Acquisition News at
ivww. conservationcollier. coin for information purposes. The report will be updated monthly (last
updated 2/24/25) including parcels the County has acquired to date, offers made by the County, pending
acquisitions and those properties where the owner withdrew the application.
Ms. Araque reported:
• A total of 5,062 acres has been acquired by the Program since 2004.
• Cycle 10, 11 A, 1113 and 12 — 107 properties acquired totaling 715.92 acres.
• Cycle 11A, 1113, 12A, 12B and 2024 — 15 properties pending acquisition totaling 2,319.31 acres.
She noted at the February 11, 2025 Board of County Commissioners meeting, a decision was made to
halt acquisitions until a review of the appraisal process was undertaken.
During Staff and Committee discussion, the following was noted:
• The concern mainly revolves around appraisals for properties in the multi parcel project areas
and if factors such as the status of the wetlands are being considered.
• Commissioner Saunders was not in favor of a long term delay in acquisitions.
• Commissioner McDaniel raised the issue and may potentially provide an update at the next BCC
meeting.
• It is unknown if the item will be referred to the Committee given it is an appraisal issue which is
handled by the Real Property Management.
Speaker
Brad Cornell Audubon of the Western Everglades and Audubon Florida noted the motion approved
by the BCC was in relation to multi parcel projects and after his review of recent appraisals they are
accurate with wetland areas discounted. He expressed concern about pausing the acquisition of all
properties and issuance of target letters to landowners as it conflicts with program's goal of expediting
the process. He recommended the acquisition process continue except for the review of the appraisal
process for multi parcel project.
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Chair Lenhard requested Staff to provide the Committee any information they forward the BCC on
the issue so they are kept apprised of any developments on the item.
B. Update on Williams Farm
Ms. Cook reported:
• The Board of County Commissioners is seeking to extend the contract for the due diligence
period which ends in March of 2025.
• Environmental testing continues in the farm field areas slated for residential development.
• Surface and groundwater testing was conducted in the FLUE areas which Conservation Collier
would be acquiring and 1 test showed a positive result for fecal coliform with no other issues
reported.
5. New Business
A. Preserve Updates
Ms. Motkowicz and Mr. Carter presented the PowerPoint "Conse�°vation Collie° P�°esei°ve Updates"
and provided the following updates:
Caracara Prairie Preserve -prescribed burn for 46 acres.
Railhead Scrub Preserve — new plant species identified.
Pepper Ranch Preserve — exotic treatment for 750 acres in April; trail blazing project underway and new
trail map created; Swallow Tail Kite monitoring.
Barfield Burrows Preserve — 2 eaglets from Bald Eagles nesting; Gopher Tortoises and Burrowing Owls
moved into restored areas on site; nesting Burrowing Owls were "tagged."
Red Maple Swamp Preserve — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Service grants received for
treatment of exotics on 116 acres; plant and wildlife surveys ongoing.
B. Initial Criteria Screening Reports (ICSRs) and Rankings
Ms. Hennig presented the PowerPoint "Initial Criteria Screening Report, March 5, 2025, Conservation
Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee" for the following properties:
1. Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA
The parcel is 2.73 acres, has an assessed value of $18,305 and scored 284 out of 400.
b. Rivera
The parcel is 2.27acres, has an assessed value of $24,833 and scored 284 out of 400.
Staff recommends the parcels be placed on the A -List for acquisition.
Speaker
Brad Cornell Audubon of the Western Everglades and Audubon Florida supported
acquisition of all the parcels under consideration today.
Mr. Howell moved to place the parcel on the A -List for acquisition. Second by Mr. Bromley.
Carried unanimously 8 — 0.
2. I-75 &Everglades Blvd. TPMA
a. Tian
The parcel is 2.27acres, has an assessed value of $42,375 and scored 193 out of 400. Staff
recommends the parcel be placed on the A -List for acquisition.
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Mr. Watkins moved to place the parcel on the A -List for acquisition. Second by Mr. Pearson.
Carried unanimously 8 — 0.
3. Panther Walk Preserve TPMA
a. Wilcox
The parcel is 1.59 acres, has an assessed value of $55,650 and scored 207 out of 400. Staff
recommends the parcel be placed on the A -List for acquisition.
Mr. Satter moved to place the parcel on the A -List for acquisition. ,Second by Mr. Bromley.
Carried unanimously 8 — 0.
Ceasing of Acquisitions by the Board of County Commissioners
The Committee discussed the BCC's decision to halt acquisition of properties noting if the
appraisals for lands in the multi parcel projects is a concern, the process for these acquisitions
should be reviewed. Delaying all acquisitions within the Program is not beneficial for the
applicants given the goal of expediting the process and it would advantageous to provide input to
the BCC on the matter.
Ms. Lenhard moved to emphasize the importance of the expedited timeli�ze for the application
and acquisition process to maintain the balance of the expedited timeline. Second by Mr.
Watkins. Carried unanimously 8 — 0.
6. Subcommittee Reports
A. Lands Evaluation & Management — Chair, Ron Clark — Last meeting June 5, 2024
No update necessary.
B. Outreach —Chair, John Courtright —Next meeting April 23, 2025
C. Ordinance Policy and Rules —Chair, Michele Lenhard -Last meeting December 18, 2023
No update necessary.
7. Coordinator Communications
A. Miscellaneous
Ms. Araque noted there will be an event at the Gore Nature center this weekend and if a Committee
Member attends, they should not discuss County business with another Member.
B. BCC Items Related to Conservation Collier
Ms. Araque provided the following updates:
1. Previously Heard
a. 2/11/2025: Purchase Agreements — Descoteau (Gore), Fish (Panther Walk) both approved,
Barfield Burrows naming (approved)
2. Upcoming
a. 3/11/25: Commissioner item to revise Conservation Collier Purchasing Policy (purchase
agreements on hold until this is revised); February Active Acquisition List
b. 3/25/2025 or future meetings: Purchase Agreements — HK Investment, VanCleef (both
Marco Island), Lautz (Panther Walk), Hendrix House (I-75 TPMA), Golden Land Partners
(NBM), Hendrix House; March Active Acquisition List; Caracara Budget amendment.
March 5, 2025
8. Chair/Committee Member Comments
None
9. Public General Comments
None
10. Staff Comments
None
11. Next Meeting —April 2, 2025
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of
the chair at 10:20AM.
CQp�erv�tion C�l�ier Lan
chele I�exri'iard, Chair
uisition Advisory Committee
These minutes approved by the Committee on_ y, a . ,'� _� as presented
or as amended
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Conservation Collier Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated February 24, 2025
SUMMARY PAGE
ACQUISITION SUMMARY OF ALL CYCLE 10, 11A, 11B, and 12A PROPERTIES
Appraised or
Purchase Price
Total number of
Total Acres
Estimate
or Estimated
Value*
Value*
properties
ACQUIRED PROPERTIES
715.92
$16,310,335
$15,879,949
107
(CYCLE 10, 11A, 11B, and 12A)
PROPERTIES PENDING ACQUISITION*
2,319.31
$25,853,880
$25,699,330
15
(CYCLE 11B, 12A, 12B, and 2024)
*Estimated Value used in calculations until Purchase Agreement is signed by Seller and scheduled for Collier County Board of
County Commissioners meeting
Conservation Collier
Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated February 24, 2025
ACQUIRED PROPERTIES (February 2022 - Present)
Property Name
Preserve
Cycle
Size (ac)
Appraised Value
Closing Amount
Acquisition Status
Varney, Gail
Red Maple Swamp
10
1.14
$14,250
$14,250
Closed 2/14/22
Preserve
Caberera, Mercedes
Red Maple Swamp
10
9.16
$114,500
$114,500
Closed 3/21/22
Preserve
McLaughlin Trust, Geraldine
Red Maple Swamp
10
4.61
$57,625
$57,625
Closed 3/21/22
Preserve
Setser, Carrie, Larry, and Ruby
Red Maple Swamp
10
5.00
$62,500
$62,500
Closed 3/21/22
Preserve
Dessing, Carol A.
Winchester Head
10
1.14
$18,810
$18,810
Closed 3/28/22
Preserve
Gonzalez, Isabel
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$50,000
$50,000
Closed 6/16/22
Preserve
Rudnick, Carol - Donation
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
1.59
N/A
N/A
Closed 6/30/22
III Preserve
Gorman, Herman and Alice
Winchester Head
10
1.14
$18,810
$18,810
Closed 9/26/22
Preserve
Popp, Joe
Rivers Road
10
19.40
$630,000
$630,000
Closed 9/26/22
Preserve
Selvig, Maribeth - Donation
Panther Walk
10
1.14
N/A
N/A
Closed 9/26/22
Preserve
Hussey Trust
North Belle Meade
10
256.00
$2,072,500
$2,072,500
Closed 11/14/22
Preserve
Burns, Sandra
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$30,000
$30,000
Closed 1/30/23
Preserve
Johnson, Tim R
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$30,000
$30,000
Closed 1/30/23
Preserve
Meyer Trust
Panther Walk
10
1.59
$72,000
$72,000
Closed 1/30/23
Preserve
Sanchez, PS & NE
Panther Walk
10
2.73
$63,000
$63,000
Closed 1/30/23
Preserve
Thommen, William F
Panther Walk
10
5.00
$100,000
$100,000
Closed 1/30/23
Preserve
Wright, David
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$30,000
$30,000
Closed 1/30/23
Preserve
Zhuang, Joseph
Panther Walk
10
2.73
$63,000
$63,000
Closed 1/30/23
Preserve
Aguilar, Jorge
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$40,000
$40,000
Closed 2/13/23
Preserve
Pena, John
Panther Walk
10
2.27
$52,000
$52,000
Closed 2/13/23
Preserve
Hofmann, Adelaida
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
1.59
$36,000
$36,000
Closed 2/27/23
III Preserve
D & J Investors
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$40,000
$40,000
Closed 6/9/23
Preserve
Joyce, David
Panther Walk
10
2.27
$52,000
$52,000
Closed 6/9/23
Preserve
Arnay, Henrietta
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$30,000
$30,000
Closed 6/16/23
Preserve
Behnke, Lois
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$57,000
$57,000
Closed 6/16/23
Preserve
Grossman, Barry
Panther Walk
10
2.73
$63,000
$63,000
Closed 6/16/23
Preserve
Charles, Paulette
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
1.14
$25,100
$22,500
Closed 6/30/23
III Preserve
Toro, Michael
Winchester Head
10
1.59
$39,800
$35,820
Closed 6/30/23
Preserve
Blacker, Brian
Pepper Ranch
10
24.50
$220,000
$220,000
Closed 7/7/23
Preserve
Conservation Collier
Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated February 24, 2025
ACQUIRED PROPERTIES (February 2022 - Present), cont'd
Property Name
Preserve
Cycle
Size (ac)
Appraised Value
Closing Amount
Acquisition Status
Guerra, Sigrid
Red Maple Swamp
10
1.14
$20,500
$20,500
Closed 7/7/23
Preserve
Ruben Trust
Winchester Head
10
1.59
$39,800
$39,800
Closed 7/7/23
Preserve
Zani, Paul
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
2.27
$49,900
$49,900
Closed 7/7/23
III Preserve
Castillo, Jose
Red Maple Swamp
10
5.41
$89,300
$84,835
Closed 7/14/23
Preserve
Quevedo, Odalys
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
1.14
$28,000
$26,600
Closed 7/14/23
III Preserve
Sparkman Tamara Gibson
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$33,000
$33,000
Closed 7/14/23
Preserve
Joyce, Martin and Elizabeth
Panther Walk
10
2.27
$61,300
$55,170
Closed 8/17/23
Preserve
Martinez, Abel Chavez
Red Maple Swamp
10
2.27
$40,900
$36,000
Closed 8/17/23
Preserve
Rodriguez (f.k.a. Lopez), Terri
Panther Walk
10
1.59
$42,900
$38,610
Closed 8/17/23
Preserve
Salgado, Julio
Panther Walk
10
2.73
$73,700
$70,110
Closed 8/17/23
Preserve
Fesser, Ivan
Winchester Head
10
2.27
$56,800
$53,960
Closed 9/1/23
Preserve
Trofatter, Frederick
Winchester Head
10
1.14
$28,000
$25,650
Closed 9/7/23
Preserve
Berman Trust, R F
Dr. Robert H. Gore
11A
1.14
$30,000
$28,500
Closed 9/15/23
III Preserve
Craparo, Stephen
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
1.64
$44,000
$39,600
Closed 9/15/23
III Preserve
Fleming, Albert
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
1.64
$39,000
$37,500
Closed 9/15/23
III Preserve
Repola, Andrea
Panther Walk
11A
1.14
$45,000
$42,800
Closed 9/15/23
Preserve
Vaz, Maurice J
Panther Walk
11A
1.59
$57,500
$57,000
Closed 9/15/23
Preserve
Bailey, Charles E
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
1.14
$25,000
$25,000
Closed 9/20/23
III Preserve
Arias, Eladio
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
3.16
$63,000
$52,900
Closed 9/22/23
III Preserve
Arias, Eladio
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
3.78
$66,000
$63,200
Closed 9/22/23
III Preserve
Moody Crawford, Jim H
Pepper Ranch
10
59.79
$505,000
$505,000
Closed 9/22/23
Preserve
McGinnis, Patricia
Panther Walk
11A
1.14
$45,000
$42,800
Closed 11/17/23
Preserve
Scalley, William J and Martha
Panther Walk
11A
1.14
$45,000
$42,800
Closed 11/17/23
Preserve
Trigoura, Delsina
Dr. Robert H. Gore
11A
1.14
$30,000
$30,000
Closed 11/17/23
III Preserve
Perona, Barbara
Winchester Head
11A
1.59
$39,800
$39,800
Closed 12/1/23
Preserve
Scotti, Mary
North Belle Meade
11A
8.74
$135,500
$128,700
Closed 12/1/23
Preserve
Fontela, Maricel Aleu
Dr. Robert H. Gore
11A
1.14
$25,700
$25,700
Closed 12/8/23
III Preserve
Sponseller, Robert
North Belle Meade11A
5.00
$90,000
$90,000
Closed 12/8/23
Preserve
VanCleave, Matthew
Rivers Road
11A
0.50
$52,500
$52,500
Closed 12/8/23
Preserve
Weir Trust, Celine
Dr. Robert H. Gore
11B
2.27
$39,500
$37,500
Closed 12/8/23
III Preserve
Conservation Collier
Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated February 24, 2025
ACQUIRED PROPERTIES (February 2022 - Present), cont'd
Property Name
Preserve
Cycle
Size (ac)
Appraised Value
Closing Amount
Acquisition Status
Wilson Trust
Winchester Head
11B
1.59
$39,800
$39,800
Closed 12/8/23
Preserve
Brewer, Richard
N/A
11B
14.78
$451,000
$405,900
Closed 12/15/23
Dibala Wood Trust
Dr. Robert H. Gore
11B
18.28
$275,000
$261,300
Closed 12/15/23
III Preserve
Hackmann, Charles
Panther Walk
10
2.73
$70,000
$63,000
Closed 12/15/23
Preserve
Annecy Marco LLC / Barfield
Marco Island
11A
2.13
$3,140,000
$3,140,000
Closed 1/5/24
Perez Castro, Pedro
Dr. Robert H. Gore
11A
1.17
$29,000
$27,600
Closed 1/5/24
III Preserve
South Terra Corp
Marco Island
11A
0.56
$1,720,000
$1,620,000
Closed 1/5/24
Geren, Jonathan
North Belle Meade
11A
7.84
$129,500
$129,500
Closed 1/12/24
Preserve
Gutierrez, Michael
North Belle Meade
11A
4.88
$85,400
$81,100
Closed 1/12/24
Preserve
Bailey, Scott and Christopher
Winchester Head
11B
1.59
$39,800
$38,500
Closed 1/19/24
Preserve
Dredge Management Assoc LLC
Shell Island
11B
18.73
$1,592,500
$1,512,875
Closed 1/19/24
Preserve
English Trust
Pepper Ranch
11B
59.01
$515,000
$463,500
Closed 1/19/24
Preserve
Williams
Nancy Payton
11B
0.50
$60,000
$60,000
Closed 1/19/24
Preserve
Mooney/Hankins-Colon
Winchester Head
11B
1.59
$39,800
$39,800
Closed 2/16/24
Preserve
A & T Kleinberger Rev Trust
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
5.00
$110,000
$104,500
Closed 3/15/24
III Preserve
Rodriguez, Mario & Gisela
Panther Walk
12A
5.46
$158,400
$158,400
Closed 7/12/24
Preserve
Murawski Trust
North Belle Meade
12A
4.87
$45,000
$42,750
Closed 7/24/24
Preserve
Land Genie LLC
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
2.73
$62,790
$62,790
Closed 8/9/24
III Preserve
Taylor, Ernesto & Ana
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
5.00
$103,750
$98,650
Closed 8/9/24
III Preserve
Whittingham Corporation
Panther Walk
12A
1.59
$46,110
$45,990
Closed 8/16/24
Preserve
Walsh, Nancy
Red Maple Swamp
12A
1.14
$20,520
$19,494
Closed 8/21/24
Preserve
Arnold Trust
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
7.16
$148,570
$141,140
Closed 8/23/24
III Preserve
Beckert, Marc & Elizabeth
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
1.14
$26,220
$24,910
Closed 8/23/24
III Preserve
Granados, Nelson
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
5.15
$106,860
$106,860
Closed 8/23/24
III Preserve
JA Moulton Trust
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
7.17
$148,780
$141,340
Closed 8/23/24
III Preserve
Woodworth, Richard
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
2.27
$52,210
$49,600
Closed 8/23/24
III Preserve
CDL Naples Investment LLC
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
2.73
$62,790
$59,650
Closed 8/30/24
III Preserve
Langell Trust
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
2.81
$61,120
$58,060
Closed 9/6/24
III Preserve
Hughes, Jeffrey & Melissa
Panther Walk
12A
1.59
$46,110
$46,110
Closed 9/11/24
Preserve
Conservation Collier
Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated February 24, 2025
ACQUIRED PROPERTIES (February 2022 - Present), cont'd
Property Name
Preserve
Cycle
Size (ac)
Appraised Value
Closing Amount
Acquisition Status
Sardinas, Martha
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
2.34
$53,820
$53,820
Closed 9/13/24
III Preserve
Volpe Trust
North Belle Meade
12A
8.50
$109,000
$103,550
Closed 9/13/24
Preserve
Wilson, Kyle & Lisa Mason
Panther Walk
12A
1.59
$46,110
$46,110
Closed 9/20/24
Preserve
Aristizabal
Mcllvane Marsh
12A
5.00
$20,000
$20,000
Closed 10/25/24
Preserve
Arndt, Linda
Winchester Head
12A
1.14
$31,920
$30,320
Closed 11/1/24
Preserve
Ayra, Anacely
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
3.18
$69,170
$65,710
Closed 11/1/24
III Preserve
Erickson, Gerald
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12B
1.14
$26,220
$24,910
Closed 11/7/24
III Preserve
Ebanks, Marvin
Winchester Head
12A
1.14
$31,920
$31,920
Closed 11/8/24
Preserve
Cassity, Cina Lu
Panther Walk
12A
1.59
$46,110
$46,110
Closed 12/6/24
Preserve
Catania, James
Winchester Head
12A
1.14
$31,920
$30,320
Closed 12/6/24
Preserve
SD Orange Blossom - Donation
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
1.14
N/A
N/A
Closed 12/16/24
III Preserve
SD Orange Blossom -Donation
Winchester Head
12A
1.14
N/A
N/A
Closed 12/16/24
Preserve
James F. Dinwiddie Rev Trust
Panther Walk
12A
1.14
$33,060
$33,060
Closed 12/19/24
Preserve
Radel, Mark
Panther Walk
12A
1.14
$33,060
$33,060
Closed 12/19/24
Preserve
Seepersad, Kausil
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12B
1.14
$26,220
$24,910
Closed 12/19/24
III Preserve
Vikon Corporation
Panther Walk
12B
1.59
$50,880
$50,880
Closed 1/16/2025
Preserve
Dennison, Robert
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12A
2.73
$62,790
$62,790
Closed 1/17/2025
III Preserve
Ngo/Huynh/Lieu
Panther Walk
12B
2.73
$87,360
$87,360
Closed 1/31/2025
Preserve
Stone Trust
Panther Walk
12B
5.00
$141,250
$141,250
Closed 2/14/2025
Preserve
TOTAL ACQUIRED PROPERTIES
715.92
$16,310,335
$15,879,949
Total number of properties = 107
Conservation Collier
Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated February 24, 2025
PROPERTIES PENDING ACQUISITION
Appraised/Estimate
Purchase
Property Name
Preserve
Cycle
Size (ac)
d Value
Price/Estimated
Acquisition Status
JOL Property Ventures
Panther Walk
12B
1.14
$36,480
$36,480
Purchase Agreement approved by BCC
Preserve
1/14/20251- Closing scheduled for3/20/2025
Martinez, Abel Chavez
Panther Walk
12B
1.14
$36,480
$36,480
Purchase Agreement approved by BCC
Preserve
1/14/2025; Closing scheduled for 3/24/2025
Cypress Cove Conservancy
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12B
10.00
$721,000
$648,900
Purchase Agreement approved by BCC
III Preserve
1/14/2025; Closing scheduled for 3/28/2025
Symphony Properties
N/A
12A
150.00
$4,015,000
$4,015,000
Purchase Agreement approved on
10/22/2024; Closing scheduled for 6/18/2025
Williams Farms
N/A
2024
1,410.00
$11,980,000
$11,980,000
Purchase Agreement approved by BCC
5/28/2024; Closing pending
Descoteau, Donn & Donna
Dr. Robert H. Gore
11B
1.14
$25,100
$25,100
Purchase Agreement approved by BCC
III Preserve
2/11/2025; Closing pending
Fish, Monica
Panther Walk
12B
1.14
$36,480
$36,480
Purchase Agreement approved by BCC
Preserve
2/11/2025; Closing pending
Subtotal - Properties with Board Approved Purchase Agreements
1,574.56
$16,850,540
$16,778,440
Subtotal number of properties = 7
Golden Land Partners
North Belle Meade
2024
6.25
$33,000
$33,000
Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement
Preserve
scheduled for 3/25/2025 BCC
Hendrix House
N/A
12B
17.66
$502,500
$502,500
Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement
scheduled for 3/25/2025 BCC
HK Investment
Marco Island
12B
0.37
$646,500
$646,500
Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement
scheduled for 3/25/2025 BCC
Van Cleef
Marco Island
12B
0.43
$824,500
$742,050
Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement
scheduled for 3/25/2025 BCC
Lautz, Cameron
Panther Walk
126
2.27
$72,640
$72,640
Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement pending
Preserve
Wildcat Acres*
N/A
12B
73.60
$1,357,800
$1,357,800
Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement pending
Wildflowerz Ranch*
N/A
12B
639.17
$5,522,400
$5,522,400
Offer made; In negotiation
Wilson*
North Belle Meade
2024
5.00
$44,000
$44,000
Appraisal ordered
Preserve
Subtotal - Properties with Board Approval of Purchase
744.75
$9,003,340
$8,920,890
Subtotal number of properties = 8
Agreements Pending
TOTAL PROPERTIES PENDING ACQUISITION
2,319.31
$25,853,880
$25,699,330
Total number of properties = 15
Conservation Collier
Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated February 24, 2025
A -LIST PROPERTIES THAT WILL NOT BE ACQUIRED AT THIS TIME
Property Name
Preserve
Cycle
Size (ac)
Appraised Value
Final Offer Amount
Acquisition Status
Amaranth Trust, Forrest G
N/A
10
71.16
N/A
N/A
Property withdrawn
Anderson, Charles
Panther Walk
10
2.27
$64,000
$64,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Anderson, Charles
Panther Walk
10
1.14
N/A
N/A
Sold to another
Preserve
Argay, Lorraine D
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
7.05
$81,000
$81,000
Offer not accepted
III Preserve
Arnold, Emily
Pepper Ranch
10
5.00
N/A
N/A
Property withdrawn
Preserve
Arnold, Vanette
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$30,000
$30,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Big Hammock - Area I (Barron
Pepper Ranch
10
257.3
$900,000
$900,000
Offer not accepted
Collier Partnership)
Preserve
Casasierra Realty LLC
Winchester HeadPreserve
1.14
$25,650
$25,650
Property withdrawn
10
Cedeno, Kenneth
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
2.81
$56,000
$56,000
Offer not accepted
III Preserve
Dahche, Ahmand
Panther Walk
5.00
$130,000
$130,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
10
D'Angelo, Eugene
Dr. Robert H. Gore
10
5.00
$100,000
$100,000
Offer not accepted
III Preserve
Erjavec, Eugene
Rivers Road
10
4.92
$200,000
$200,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Eschuk, Shari
Rivers Road
10
4.78
$180,000
$180,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Fischer Trust, Addison
Marco Island
10
0.63
N/A
N/A
Property withdrawn
Naughton, Veronica
Panther Walk
10
2.73
N/A
N/A
Sold to another
Preserve
Higdon Trust, Garey D
Winchester Head
10
1.59
$39,800
$35,820
Selling to another
Preserve
Macrina, Kathleen
Panther Walk
10
1.14
N/A
N/A
Sold to another
Preserve
Moylan, Paul E
Panther Walk
10
2.73
$63,000
$63,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Ortega, Berardo
Panther Walk
10
1.14
$30,000
$30,000
Property withdrawn
Preserve
Three Brothers
Panther Walk
10
2.73
$63,000
$63,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
WISC Investment - Inlet Dr
Marco Island
10
0.39
$429,000
$429,000
Purchase Agreement not approved by BCC
Agua Colina
Marco Island
11A
0.63
$1,120,000
$1,120,000
Purchase Agreement not approved by Board
Berman Rev Trust, R F
Panther Walk
11A
1.17
$46,000
$43,700
No longer interested in selling
Preserve
Chestnut, Diane
Marco Island
11A
0.53
$627,500
$627,500
Offer not accepted
Colon, Donna &Patricia Mack
Dr. Robert H. Gore11A
2.27
$39,500
$39,500
Selling to another
III Preserve
S & B Properties of Marco LLC
Marco Island
11A
0.50
$570,000
$570,000
Offer not accepted
Starnes, Hugh
Caracara Prairie
11A
4.54
$250,000
$250,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Buckley Enterprises
Nancy Payton
11B
80.00
$780,000
$780,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Khoury
Otter Mound
11B
0.43
N/A
N/A
Sold to another
Preserve
Lie, Run He
Nancy Payton
11B
0.50
$80,000
$80,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Conservation Collier
Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated February 24, 2025
A -LIST PROPERTIES THAT WILL NOT BE ACQUIRED AT THIS TIME, cont'd
Property Name
Preserve
Cycle
Size (ac)
Appraised Value
Final Offer Amount
Acquisition Status
Owl Hammock
N/A
11B
7,378.00
TBD
TBD
On -hold pending State of Florida acquisition
Relevant Radio, Inc.
Mcllvane Marsh
11B
10.46
$126,350
$126,350
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Sit/Chew
Nancy Payton
11B
3.00
$390,000
$390,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Smith & Montgomery
Dr. Robert H. Gore
11B
2.73
N/A
N/A
Property withdrawn
III Preserve
Bleka, Joseph &Christina
Dr. Gore Robert H.
12A
2.34
$53,820
$53,820
On -hold until title is clear
III Preserve
Fernandez, Erik
Winchester Head
12A
1.59
$44,520
$44,520
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Veneziano, Steve
Panther Walk
12A
1.14
$33,060
$33,060
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Wilson, Rebecca
Winchester Head
12A
1.14
$29,000
$29,000
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Eid
Dr. Robert H. Gore
126
2.27
$52,210
$49,600
Offer not accepted
III Preserve
Lynch
Winchester Head
12B
1.14
$31,920
$30,320
Offer not accepted
Preserve
Parraga
Dr. Robert H. Gore
126
2.81
$61,120
$58,060
Offer not accepted
III Preserve
Pritchard
Dr. Robert H. Gore
12B
2.27
$52,210
$49,600
Offer not accepted
III Preserve
Sunny Florida Investments, Inc
Dr. Gore Robert H.
126
1.14
$26,220
$24,910
Offer not accepted
III Preserve
D & J Investors
North Belle Meade
2024
5.00
$52,000
$52,000
Offer made; In negotiation
Preserve
Santamaria
Caracara Prairie
2024
61.10
N/A
N/A
Property withdrawn
Preserve
TOTAL PROPERTIES THAT WILL NOT BE ACQUIRED AT THIS TIME
7,948.49
$6,856,880
$6,839,410
Total number of properties = 45
Conservation Collier
Initial Criteria Screening Report
Gore TPMA
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Target Protection Mailing Area Parcels and Acreage: 77 parcels (177.9 ac)
Application Parcel Owners: Daniel Rivera (41508440008) and Robert & Linda Harden (41508520009)
Staff Report: August 3, 2022
(Revised 8/26/22, 2/7/24, 3/6/24, and 3/5/25)
Total Score: 284/400
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160
150
120
100
50
80
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0
1 - Ecological 2 - Human
3 - Restoration 4
- Vulnerability
Value Value
and
Management
0 Awarded Points
0 Possible Points
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41SO8440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
Table of Contents
Tableof Contents......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction...........................................................................................................................................4
2. Summary of Property............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview.........................................................................................................5
Figure2 - Parcel Close-up.........................................................................................................................6
Figure 3 — Aerial of Multi -parcel Project and TPMA boundary................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information....................................................................................................8
Table 1— Summary of Property Information.....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary.....................................................................................9
2.2 Summary of Assessed Value and Property Cost Estimates...........................................................
10
Table 3. Assessed & Estimated Value.............................................................................................
10
2.2.1 Zoning, Growth Management and Conservation Overlays .................................................
10
2.3 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, Sec. 10).................................
11
3. Initial Screening Criteria......................................................................................................................12
3.1 Ecological Values.............................................................................................................................
12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities.......................................................................................................
12
Table4. Listed Plant Species...........................................................................................................
13
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities...............................................................................
14
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ...................................................
15
Figure7 — Cypress/Tupelo..............................................................................................................
16
Figure 8 — Mixed Wetland Hardwoods...........................................................................................
16
Figure 9 — Mixed Shrub/Scrub Wetlands........................................................................................
17
Figure10—Transportation.............................................................................................................
17
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities............................................................................................................
18
Table 5 — Listed Wildlife Species.....................................................................................................
18
Figure 11- Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .........................................................
19
Figure 12 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness..................................................................................
20
3.1.3 Water Resources...................................................................................................................
21
Figure 13 — CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ................................
22
Figure 14 - Collier County Soil Survey.............................................................................................
23
Figure 15 - LIDAR Elevation Map.....................................................................................................
24
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41SO8440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity........................................................................................................
25
Figure 16 - Conservation Lands.......................................................................................................
26
3.2 Human Values.................................................................................................................................
27
3.2.1 Recreation.............................................................................................................................
27
3.2.2 Accessibility...........................................................................................................................
27
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement.........................................................................................
28
Figure 17 — Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Hiking Trail..................................................................
28
3.3 Restoration and Management.......................................................................................................
29
3.3.1 Vegetation Management......................................................................................................
29
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation............................................................................................................
29
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire....................................................................................................................
29
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security..............................................................................................
29
3.3.3 Assistance..............................................................................................................................
29
3.4 Vulnerability....................................................................................................................................
29
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use.............................................................................................................
29
Figure18 —Zoning ...........................................................................................................................
30
Figure19—Future Land Use............................................................................................................
31
3.4.2 Development Plans...............................................................................................................
32
4. Acquisition Considerations..................................................................................................................32
5. Management Needs and Costs..............................................................................................................32
Table 6 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management .......................
32
6. Potential for Matching Funds.............................................................................................................. 33
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form......................................................................................................... 34
8. Additional Site Photos.........................................................................................................................40
APPENDIX 1— Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions......................................43
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board re -authorized 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.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report evaluates the entire Robert H. Gore III Preserve Target Protection
Mailing Area (TPMA). The current TPMA includes a total of 77 parcels (177.9 acres). Parcels within the
Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA, which is outside the multi -parcel project area, must be evaluated by
the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) and placed on the
recommended Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List for Board consideration.
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41SO8440008 & 41S08S20009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/S/2S)
2. Summary of Property
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Figure 1 - Porcel Location Overview
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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1 - RIVERA, DANIEL
2 - HARDEN, ROBERT L & LINDA M
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 — Summary of Property Information
Characteristic
Value
Comments
Name
Multiple
Rivera and Harden have applied
Folio Number
77 Parcels
177.9 parcels —current application folios are:
41508440008 & 41508520009
Target Protection
Within Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Target
Area
NGGE
Protection Mailing Area
Size
177.9 total acres
Section, Township,
S32 and S33,
Sections 32 and 33, Township 49S, Range 28E
and Range
T49S, R28E
Zoning
Category/TDRs
Estates
1 unit per 2.25 acres
AH, with some
AH and AE- Area close to water hazard that has a one
FEMA Flood Map
small areas AE
percent chance of experiencing shallow flooding
Category
and X500
between one and three feet each year. X500 — low
flood risk
Existing structures
none
TPMA parcels are adjacent to existing Dr. Robert H.
Adjoining
Conservation,
Gore III Preserve parcels, undeveloped land, limited
properties and
Residential,
residential inholdings, Desoto Blvd, and bordered on
their Uses
Easement and
the east by conservation easement and the Florida
roadway
Panther National Wildlife Refuge and south by
Picayune Strand State Forest.
Development
Plans Submitted
None
Known Property
None known
Irregularities
Other County Dept
Desoto Blvd. may be widened, and an 1-75 interchange
Interest
Transportation
may be developed in this area in the future
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
Total Score: 284/400
180 160
160
140 12
120
100 80 80 64 80
80 54
60 46
40
20
0
1 - Ecological 2 - Human 3- 4-
Value Value Restoration Vulnerability
and
Management
■ Awarded Points 0 Possible Points
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria
Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1- Ecological Value
120
160
75%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities
32
53
60%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities
24
27
90%
1.3 - Water Resources
11
27
40%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity
53
53
100%
2 - Human Values
54
80
68%
2.1 - Recreation
23
34
67%
2.2 - Accessibility
27
34
79%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural
Enhancement
4
11
38%
3 - Restoration and Management
46
80
57%
3.1 - Vegetation Management
23
55
42%
3.2 - Remediation and Site
Security
23
23
100%
3.3 - Assistance
0
2
0%
4 - Vulnerability
64
80
81%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use
56
58
96%
4.2 - Development Plans
9
22
40%
Total
284
400
71%
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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
comparable 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 these properties, appraisals by independent
Real Estate Appraisers will be obtained at that time. Pursuant to the Conservation Collier Purchase Policy,
one appraisal is required for each of the Gore parcels, which each have a valuation under $500,000; one
independent Real Estate Appraiser will value each subject parcel, and that appraisal report will be used
to determine an offer for the subject parcel.
Table 3. Assessed & Estimated Value
Property owner
Address
Acreage
Assessed
EstimatedValue* Value**
Daniel Rivera
No address
2.27
$24,833
TBD
Robert & Linda Harden
No address
2.73
$18,305
TBD
TOTAL
5.00
$43,138
TBD
* Assessed Value is obtained from the Property Appraiser's Website. The Assessed Value is based off
the current use of the property.
**The Estimated Market Value for these Gore TPMA parcels will be obtained from the Real Property
Management Section prior to ranking by the Board.
2.2.1 Zoning, Growth Management and Conservation Overlays
Zoning, growth management and conservation overlays will affect the value of a parcel. The parcels
are zoned Estates which allows 1 unit per 2.25 acres.
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
2.3 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, Sec. 10)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? YES
TPMA contains Pine Flatwoods.
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? N/A
The parcels also Cypress, Cypress- Mixed Hardwoods, Mixed Wetland Hardwoods, and Mixed
Scrub -Shrub Wetland, but already contain a CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community.
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? YES
These parcels are in North Golden Gate Estates. They have access from four public roads: Desoto
Blvd., 34th Ave. SE, and 36th Ave. SE. Desoto is paved road, both 34th Ave. SE and 36th Ave. SE are
unpaved but passable by vehicle. Properties could accommodate seasonal outdoor recreation with
some clearing for trails.
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? YES
Hydric soils exist on just over 81% of the parcels; wetland indicators noted, and numerous wetland
dependent plants species noted.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
YES
FWC telemetry shows use by panther and black bear. Habitat for Florida bonneted bats and
Everglades snail kites.
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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
Parcels will enhance the Dr. Robert Gore III Preserve. Parcels are within a historic wetland that
connects with the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (FPNWR) to the east; however, they are
separated by Desoto and the old Harley Davidson Test Track. Picayune Strand State Forest (PSSF) is
located across 1-75 to the south and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve to the SE across 1-75.
Wildlife ledges under Miller and FakaUnion canals connect to PSSF.
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board -approved target protection mailing area? YES
Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA
The Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA parcels met 6 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
Characterization of Plant Communities present:
Native plant communities that make up the TPMA parcels as indicated through the Cooperative Land
Cover Classification System and ground and aerial observations include: Cypress, Cypress- Mixed
Hardwoods, Mixed Wetland Hardwoods, Mixed Scrub -Shrub Wetland, Pine Flatwood.
Ground Cover: Ground cover species observed bidens (Bidens alba), winged sumac (Rhus
copallinum L.), morning-glory (Ipomoea sagittata Poir), sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana) and various
epiphytic ferns
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
Midstory: Midstory species included beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), marlberry (Ardesia
escallonioides), wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa and P. sulzneri), myrsine (Myrsine floridana), Carolina
willow (Salix caroliniana), pond apple (Annona glabra), and buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).
Canopy: The canopy for most of the parcels consists of, in order of abundance, a mix of cypress
(Taxodium distichum) cabbage palm (Saba) palmetto), red maple (Acer rubrum), bay (Persea sp.), and
slash pine (Pinus elliottii). Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) were also observed in various areas. In
depressional areas, pop ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) was observed.
As a result of historic efforts to develop the Golden Gate Estates and habitat alterations that reduced
the hydroperiod, some parcels within the TPMA have transitioned to pine flatwoods with upland
vegetation in the understory.
In general, the condition of the on -site native plant communities varied from moderate to poor as a
result of the consistent infestation level throughout each community type by invasive, exotic plant
species. The native plant communities found throughout the TPMA, while heavily impacted by exotics,
feature mature native trees and a diverse midstory and understory where native plant species occur.
Because of this persistence of a rich diversity of native plant species throughout the impacted
communities found within the preserve, restoration forecasts are optimistic following intensive efforts
to kill and remove the exotic plant species dominating the landscape.
Table 4. Listed Plant Species
Common Name
Scientific Name
State Status
Federal Status
Butterfly orchid
Encyclia tempensis
CE
n/a
Twisted airplant
Tillandsia flexuosa
T
n/a
common wild pine
Tillandsia fasciculata
T
n/a
reflexed wild pine
Tillandsia balbisiana
T
n/a
giant air plant
Tillandsia utriculata
E
n/a
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden
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CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Priority 1 (highest)
Priority 2
_ Priority 3
Priority 4
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
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Land Cover
Cabbage Palm
Canal
Cypress
Cypress/Tupelo(inci Cy1Tu mixed)
_ Hydric Pine Flatwoods
_ Mixed Hardwood Coniferous Swamps
Mixed Scrub -Shrub Wetland
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Mixed Wetland Hardwoods
Rural Structures
Transportation
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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Figure 8 — Mixed Wetland Hardwoods
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
Figure 9 — Mixed Shrub/Scrub Wetlands
Figure 10 — Transportation
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
As a result of regional connectivity, Florida panther, Florida black bear, wild turkey, white-tailed deer,
spotted skunk, bobcat, grey fox, red-headed woodpeckers, and coyote are commonly sighted on the
wildlife cameras located throughout the existing Gore Preserve lands. As the parcels within the Gore
TPMA are adjacent to or near the acquired lands, it is reasonable that the TPMA parcels would provide
similar habitat for species observed on preserve lands. Table 5 details imperiled species that are likely
found or have been observed utilizing the parcels within the Gore TPMA. Figure 10 provides a
reference to the utilization of the TPMA by the Federally Endangered Florida panther.
Table 5 — Listed Wildlife Species
Common Name
Scientific Name
Status
Observation
Documented
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
FT (S/A)
Yes
Audobon's crested caracara
Polyborus plancus audubonii
FT
Within 2 miles
Big Cypress fox squirrel
Sciurus niger avicennia
ST
No
Cassius blue butterfly
Leptotes cassius theonus
FT (S/A)
No
Ceraunus blue butterfly
Hemiargus ceraunus
antibubastus
FT (S/A)
No
Eastern indigo snake
Dymarchon corgis couperi
FT
No
Everglade snail kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus
FE
Within 3 miles
Everglades mink
Neovison vison evergladensis
ST
Within 10 miles
Florida bonneted bat
Eumops floridanus
FE
Within 5 miles
Florida panther
Puma Felis concolor coryi
SE
Yes
Florida sandhill crane
Antigone canadensis pratensis
ST
Yes
Gopher tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
ST
Within 2 miles
Little blue heron
Egretta caerulea
ST
Yes
Red -cockaded woodpecker
Picoides borealis
FE
Within 5 miles
Roseate spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
ST
Yes
Sherman's short -tailed shrew
Blarina shermani
ST
No
Tricolored heron
Egretta tricolor
ST
Yes
Wood stork
Mycteria americana
FT
Yes
FE= Federally Endangered, FT= Federally Threatened, FT (S/A) = Federally Threatened for Similar Appearance,
SE= State Endangered, ST = State Threatened,
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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VALUE
1 species
2-4 species
5-6 species
7 species
8-13 species
Figure 12 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
3.1.3 Water Resources
The project area provides moderate recharge of the surficial aquifer. Surface water pooling and storage
throughout the wet season are observed in the depressional cypress sloughs, roadside swales, and
seasonal ponds that make up the wetlands throughout the TPMA. Changes to the regional hydrology
through the installation of roadways, swales, and the Faka-Union canal have facilitated a significant
infestation of the native plant communities by exotic, invasive plant species. As a result of these
hydrologic manipulations, areas noted on the map as freshwater forested wetlands have been observed
to remain dry throughout the wet season. Wetland dependent wildlife species such as wood stork, little
blue heron, and roseate spoonbill have been observed utilizing the seasonally flooded wetlands
throughout the TPMA.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). Mapped soils
on this parcel show the TPMA is comprised of mainly non-hydric soils. Hallandale Fine Sand, nearly level,
poorly drained soils associated with flatwoods, are mapped within 59% of the TPMA. Boca, Riviera,
Limestone Substratum and Copeland Fine Sand, Depressional soils, hydric, very poorly drained soils
found in depressions, swamps, and marshes, are mapped within 35% of the TPMA. Hallandale and Boca
Fine Sand, hydric, very poorly drained soils found in depressions, swamps, and marshes, are mapped
within 6% of the TPMA.
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden
Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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Wellfield Protection Zones
1-YEAR
2-YEAR
5-YEAR
20-YEAR
CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge
Priority 1- HIGHEST
Priority 2
Figure 13 — CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
The parcels within the Gore TPMA provide habitat and dispersal corridors for a significant number of
imperiled and common wildlife species. The TPMA parcels are located within 1 mile of the Florida
Panther National Wildlife Refuge, Picayune Strand State Forest and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve,
as well as the low -density development of the Northern Golden Gate Estates residential area. A wildlife
crossing exists beneath 1-75 which provides connectivity between the Gore TPMA and Picayune Strand
State Forest.
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41SO8440008 & 41S08S20009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/S/2S)
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
Acquisition of the parcels within the Gore TPMA would be an expansion of the existing Conservation
Collier Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve. The Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve currently provides 1.5 miles of
hiking trails with conceptual plans for expansion in the coming years dependent on acquisitions. Overall,
it is important to note that adding onto the preserve will provide additional acreage that will not be
developed and in turn will be available for wildlife utilization. The addition of trails and site
improvements to these parcels will be evaluated and reviewed. Potential public use opportunities for
the parcels within the TPMA include:
Hiking: Some of the parcels could be incorporated into the preserve trail system.
Nature Photography: These properties provide opportunities for nature photography.
Birdwatching: Parcels will provide opportunities for birdwatching and are included in an annual
Christmas Bird Count Route.
Kayaking/Canoeing: The parcels do not provide opportunities for kayaking or canoeing. However, the
preserve as a whole may have such opportunities in the future along the canal as budgeting and
permitting consideration allow.
Hunting: Hunting opportunities will be assessed with each management plan update to the preserve.
The limited acreage and existing private inholdings indicate that hunting would not be a compatible
land use at this time.
Fishing: Acquisition of TPMA parcels may provide opportunities for fishing in the future along the canal
as budgeting and permitting consideration allow.
Environmental Education: Programs and special events could be held within the existing Gore Nature
Center parcel, if acquired.
3.2.2 Accessibility
Additional passive recreational hiking trails may be considered for incorporation on the parcels within
the Gore TPMA. Parcels within the TPMA are accessible via Desoto Blvd, 36t" Ave SE, and 341" Ave SE.
The Cypress Cove Conservancy parcel has been developed for public natural resource based
educational opportunities containing walking trails, a main building, an education center, a small
gazebo, a chickee hut, and a gravel parking lot.
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The TPMA parcels are visible along Desoto Blvd, 36th Ave SE, and 34th Ave SE and would contribute to
preserving the natural aesthetics of the Golden Gate Estates.
Figure 17 — Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Hiking Troil
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
3.3 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Approximately 50-65% of the plant communities within the TPMA parcels are infested with invasive
vegetation — primarily Brazilian pepper. Other species of concern include lantana, mission grass, cogon
grass, and Boston fern.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The TPMA parcels contain fire dependent communities that have experienced decades of fire
suppression and hydrologic changes that have resulted in a significant dry down of wetland habitats.
The TPMA parcels and surrounding areas have significant wildfire risk and would be unlikely candidates
for maintenance through controlled burning until significant fuel reduction took place within the
parcels and surrounding private lands.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
Parcels within the Gore TPMA experience occasional ATV trespass issues and some illegal dumping in
the road right of ways. Consideration must be made to preventing ATV trespass if incorporating public
use opportunities onto acquisition parcels.
3.3.3 Assistance
The FWC Invasive Plant Management Section (IPMS) has provided funding assistance for exotic
vegetation removal within the Gore Preserve in the past. Opportunities exist for additional funding
assistance to offset initial exotic removal costs.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcels are Zoned as Estates. Estates zoning provides lands for low density residential
development in a semi -rural to rural environment, with limited agricultural activities. Allowable density
is 1 unit per 2.25 acres, or 1 unit per lot if under 2.25 acres. In addition to low density residential
density with limited agricultural activities, the E district is also designed to accommodate as
Conditional Uses, Development that provides services for and is compatible with the low density
residential, semi -rural and rural character of the E district.
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcels within the Gore TPMA are within an area being rapidly targeted for development for
clearing and new home construction.
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.
Trash and dumping concerns will be reviewed and highlighted on a parcel -by -parcel basis as
applications are received. A telephone pole and some large plastic piping was observed on the Rivera
parcel. There is potential for an 1-75 Interchange in the area of the Gore TPMA, and a roadway
expansion and stormwater ponds may be needed in the near future. If these properties are approved
for the A -List, staff will take this information into consideration when planning amenities and public
access on the site. Additionally, when applicable, language will be memorialized in the Purchase
Agreements and related closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will be able to
purchase a portion of the properties from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if and when
needed, at the original per -acre acquisition cost.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 6 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Initial
Annual
Element
Cost
Recurring
Comments
Cost
Acquired lands within the Gore TPMA would be treated
on an annual basis and acreage incorporated into the
Invasive
Vegetation
$88,950
$44,500
existing preserve maintenance to reduce acreage cost.
Initial estimated $500/acre cost will be higher for newly
Removal
acquired parcels and should reduce overtime with
continued maintenance to an estimated $250/acre
Trail
Construction
$5,000
$100
If public access trails are incorporated into acquisition
and Signage
parcels
TOTAL
$93,950
$44,600
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are the
Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential for
partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and nonprofit
organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways. Application for this
program is typically made for pre -acquired sites up to two years from the time of acquisition. The Parks and
Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of Environmental Protection in helping
communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable community development and protecting natural
resources and open space. The program receives 21 percent Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: Staff has been advised that the Florida Forever Program is concentrating on
funding parcels already included on its ranked priority list. This parcel is not inside a Florida Forever priority
project boundary. Additionally, the Conservation Collier Program has not been successful in partnering with the
Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition policies and issues regarding joint title between the
programs.
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Gore TPMA
Target Protection Mailing Area: Gore
Folio(s): 77 parcels - 177.9 ac.
Secondary Criteria Scoring
Possible
Points
Awarded
Points
percentage
1 - Ecological Value
160
120
75
2 - Human Value
80
54
68
3 - Restoration and Management
80
46
57
4 - Vulnerability
80
64
81
TOTAL SCORE
400
284
71
1- ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total)
Possible
Awarded
Comments
Points
Points
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES
200
120
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 -
100
Coastal Berm, 1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand,
or 1650 - Maritime Hammock)
Mesic flatwoods in
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric
areas where
Pine Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic
60
60
wetland
Flatwoods)
hardwoods have
transitioned from
hydologic changes
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
20
20
communities)
b. Parcel has <_ 2 CLC native plant communities
10
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
20
c. Parcel has <_ 2 CLC listed plant species
10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species
0
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation
50
b. 10 - 25% infestation
40
c. 25 - 50% infestation
30
d. 50 - 75% infestation
20
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
FL panther
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 Gore
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat
0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES
100
40
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
20
Faka Union canal
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
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils
10
10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide
onsite water attenuation
10
10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering
10
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits
0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY
200
200
1.4.1- Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is >_ 300 acres
150
150
177.9 ac.
b. Parcel is >_ 100 acres
100
b. Parcel is >_ 50 acres
75
c. Parcel is >_ 25 acres
25
d. Parcel is >_ 10 acres
15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres
0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands
50
50
Dr. Robert H. Gore
III Preserve
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
0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS
600
450
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*160)
160
120
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%)
Possible
Points
Awarded
Points
Comments
2.1 - RECREATION
120
80
2.1.1- Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting
20
b. Fishing
20
20
c. Water -based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc)
20
d. Biking
20
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
95
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
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road
50
50
b. Public access via unpaved road
30
c. Public access via private road
20
d. No public access
0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on -site parking
40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on -site parking
(Requires site development plan)
25
25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve
20
c. Street parking available
10
d. No public parking available
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
2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT
40
15
2.3.1- Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation
5
5
Mature Cypress
and pine
b. Scenic vistas
5
C. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare
10
10
adjacent to Desoto
Blvd
d. Archaeological/historical structures present
15
e. Other (Please describe)
5
f. None
0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE
280
190
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80)
80
54
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%)
Possible
Awarded
Comments
Points
Points
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
120
50
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
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%)
75
High invasive
density but equally
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
high native seed
restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%)
50
50
source and
diversity
intermixed.
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities
25
(>65%)
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible
0
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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
20
dependent plant communities
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
0
0
Fire unlikely to be
incompatible with prescribed fire
safely contained
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY
50
50
3.2.1- Site remediation and human conflict potential
(Dumping, contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other)
(Select the highest score)
ATV trespass and
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
50
50
minimal potential
dumping
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
20
(Please describe)
c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
5
(Please describe)
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not
0
feasible
3.3 - ASSISTANCE
5
0
3.3.1- 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
100
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE
80
46
(Awarded Points/Possible Points*80)
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%)
Possible
Awarded
Comments
Points
Points
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE
130
125
4.1.1- Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest
score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial
100
100
Estates
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
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
25
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands
Stewardship Area
5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation
0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS
50
20
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
5
c. Parcel is >10 acres
5
5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or
multi -unit residential development
5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE
180
145
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80)
80
64
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
8. Additional Site Photos
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
Harden parcel
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
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.
Fieure 5 - CLIP4 Prioritv 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.
Fieure 12 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Ma
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs 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.
Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41508440008 & 41508520009
Owner Names: Rivera & Harden Date: August 3, 2022 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/26/24, 3/6/24, 3/5/25)
Figure 13 - 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.
Conservation Collier
Initial Criteria Screening Report
Tran
Owner Names: Thien Tran and Lua Thi-Kim Nguyen
Folio Number: 41612760001
Size: 5 parcels totaling 2.27 acres
Staff Report Date: March 5, 2025
52 37 43
60
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 193/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
Initial Criteria Screening Report Folio Number: 41612760001
Owner Names: Tran Date: March 5, 2025
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
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 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 – Oak/Pine Hammock ................................................................................................ 15
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 16
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 ............................................................................................... 22
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 24
Initial Criteria Screening Report Folio Number: 41612760001
Owner Names: Tran Date: March 5, 2025
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3.3 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 24
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 24
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 24
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 24
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 24
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 24
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 24
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 24
Figure 13 – Zoning ................................................................................................................... 25
Figure 14 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 26
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 27
4. Acquisition Considerations .................................................................................................................. 27
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 28
Table 4 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ............................. 28
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 28
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 29
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 35
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 37
Initial Criteria Screening Report Folio Number: 41612760001
Owner Names: Tran Date: March 5, 2025
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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
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.
Initial Criteria Screening Report Folio Number: 41612760001
Owner Names: Tran Date: March 5, 2025
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
Initial Criteria Screening Report Folio Number: 41612760001
Owner Names: Tran Date: March 5, 2025
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
Initial Criteria Screening Report Folio Number: 41612760001
Owner Names: Tran Date: March 5, 2025
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Tran Thien Tran and Lua Thi-Kim Nguyen
Folio Numbers 41612760001
Target Protection
Area NGGE I-75 and Everglades Blvd. Target Protection Mailing Area
Size 2.27 acres
Section, Township,
and Range S32, T49, R28
Zoning
Category/TDRs Estates 1 unit per 2.25 acres
FEMA Flood Map
Category AH
1% annual chance of shallow flooding, usually in the form
of a pond, with an average depth ranging from 1 to 3 feet.
These areas have a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a
30-year mortgage.
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Undeveloped;
Developed, rural
single-family home
Bordered by undeveloped lots to the E, W, and S; Bordered
on north side by 38th Ave SE. then a single-family residence
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None
Other County Dept
Interest Transportation Parcels are in the study area for the I-75 interchange
between Everglades and Desoto Blvds.
Initial Criteria Screening Report Folio Number: 41612760001
Owner Names: Tran Date: March 5, 2025
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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 52 160 33%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 29 53 55%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 16 27 60%
1.3 - Water Resources 0 27 0%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 7 53 13%
2 - Human Values 37 80 46%
2.1 - Recreation 11 34 33%
2.2 - Accessibility 23 34 67%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural
Enhancement 3 11 25%
3 - Restoration and Management 43 80 54%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 34 55 63%
3.2 - Remediation and Site
Security 9 23 40%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 60 80 75%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 56 58 96%
4.2 - Development Plans 4 22 20%
Total 193 400 48%
52
37 43
60
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 193/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
Initial Criteria Screening Report Folio Number: 41612760001
Owner Names: Tran Date: March 5, 2025
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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 relies 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. Possible access concerns or
limits to uses within the property unknown at the time of estimation will be taken into consideration at
time of appraisal.
If the Board of County Commissioners chooses 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 parcel, which has an initial valuation less than $500,000; 1 independent
Real Estate Appraiser will value the subject property, and that appraisal report will determine the actual
value of the subject property.
Table 3. Assessed & Estimated Value
Property owners Folio # Acreage Assessed
Value*
Estimated
Value**
Thien Tran and Lua Thi-Kim Nguyen 41612760001 2.27 $42,375 TBD
* Assessed Value is obtained from the Property Appraiser’s Website. The Assessed Value is based off
the current use of the property.
**The Estimated Market Value for the Tran parcel will be obtained from the Collier County Real Estate
Services Department prior to Board ranking.
2.2.1 Zoning, Growth Management and Conservation Overlays
Zoning, growth management and conservation overlays will affect the value of a parcel. The parcels are
zoned Estates and have an allowable density of 1 unit per 2.25 acres.
Initial Criteria Screening Report Folio Number: 41612760001
Owner Names: Tran Date: March 5, 2025
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2.3 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
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? YES
Mesic Flatwoods.
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? N/A
The parcel also contains oak/pine hammock, but already contain CLIP Priority 2 Natural
Communities.
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? YES
The parcel is visible and readily accessible from a public roadway and can be accessed year-round.
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
No wetlands exist on site and parcel is mapped as containing primarily non-hydric soils and very low
aquifer recharge capacity.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
NO
Because of its small size, this parcel individually does not offer significant biological values.
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? NO
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This parcel is not adjacent to any conservation lands, but lands between it and conservation lands
are undeveloped.
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
I-75 and Everglades Blvd. TPMA
The Tran parcel met 3 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The parcel is mapped as Mesic Flatwoods; however, staff also observed Oak/Pine hammock.
The oak/pine hammock is dominated by laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia), slash pine (Pinus elliottii), and
cabbage palm (Sabal Palmetto). The midstory consists of myrsine (Myrsine cubana) and wild coffee
(Psychotria spp.). The understory consists of swamp fern (Telmatoblechnum serrulatum), muscadine
(Vitis rotundifolia), and greenbriers (Smilax spp.).
The mesic flatwoods are dominated by slash pines with cabbage palms in the midstory. The understory
is comprised of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), swamp
fern, and grasses. Flatwoods are listed as a priority natural community in our region by the Critical
Lands and Waters Identification Project. Cabbage palms are also present in high densities within the
parcel.
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of approximately 10%. The primary invasive plant
observed was Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia). Another exotic plant observed was lantana
(Lantana strigocamara)
No listed plant species were observed on the parcel during the site.
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Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Figure 5 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 6 – Oak/Pine Hammock
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
Multiple Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) and Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus)
telemetry points have been noted around the parcel. The parcel contains potential habitat for the
listed gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Figure 7 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 8 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The parcel does not significantly protect water resources. It is mapped as containing primarily non-hydric
soils and does not contain wetlands. Additionally, aquifer recharge mapping indicates very little
contribution to recharge.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). Soils mapped
on this parcel are primarily non-hydric. Mapped non-hydric soils include “Hallandale Fine Sand” (nearly
level, poorly drained soils associated with flatwoods). Approximately .06 acres of the northeast corner
of the property is mapped as containing the hydric soils “Boca, Riviera, Limestone Substratum and
Copeland FS, Depressional” (level, very poorly drained soils in depressions, cypress swamps, and
marshes).
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Figure 9 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 10 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 11 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
This parcel is not directly adjacent to conservation lands; however, undeveloped lands exist between
this parcel and the Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve to the east. The low-density nature of development
in this area allows wildlife to move relatively unimpeded across the landscape. Picayune Strand State
Forest is to the south across I-75 with a wildlife underpass west of this parcel, along the eastern side of
the Miller Canal.
Figure 12 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel could provide year-round access for passive, recreational activities including equestrian,
and hiking.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The parcel is accessible via a paved road. Parking is available along 38th Ave. SE.
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3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The parcels are visible from a public road.
3.3 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of approximately 10%. The primary invasive plant
observed was Brazilian pepper along the northern boundary, adjacent with 38th Ave. SE. Lantana was
also observed.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The mesic flatwoods would benefit from fire; however, due to the parcels small size and location,
prescribed fire is not likely.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
No site security issues appear to exist within the parcel.
3.3.3 Assistance
No management assistance is anticipated.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcel is zoned Estates and has an allowable density of 1 unit per 2.25 acres.
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Figure 13 – Zoning
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Figure 14 – Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcel is not currently planned for development.
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 items may not have significantly affected the scoring but are
worth noting.
This parcel is within the study area for the I-75 interchange. The properties in this location could be
impacted by future right-of-way needs or for stormwater ponds to support the right-of-way. If this
property is approved for the A-List, staff will take this information into consideration when planning
amenities and public access on the site. Additionally, when applicable, language will be memorialized
in the Purchase Agreement and related closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will
be able to purchase a portion of the property from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if and
when needed, at the original per-acre acquisition cost.
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5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 4 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
$900 $340 Initial assumes $400/acre; recurring assumes $150/acre
Cabbage Palm
Treatment $900 n/a Assumes $400/acre
TOTAL $1,800 $340
6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are
the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential
for partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and
nonprofit organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways.
Application for this program is typically made for pre-acquired sites up to two years from the time of
acquisition. The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of
Environmental Protection in helping communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable
community development and protecting natural resources and open space. The program receives 21
percent Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: This parcel is within the Belle Meade Florida Forever Project Area
boundary, and state Real Estate Services staff has expressed interest in pursuing the property,
depending on owner expectations of process and price. Additionally, the Conservation Collier Program
has not been successful in partnering with the Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition
policies and issues regarding joint title between the programs.
Additional Funding Sources: There are no additional funding sources known at this time.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Tran
Target Protection Mailing Area: I-75 and Everglades Blvd.
Folio(s): 41612760001
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 52 33
2 - Human Value 80 37 46
3 - Restoration and Management 80 43 54
4 - Vulnerability 80 60 75
TOTAL SCORE 400 193 48
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 110
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 60 Mesic
flatwoods
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 Mesic
flatwoods &
Oak/Pine
hammock
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
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
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a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
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 60
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60 60 FL panther
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
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 0
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
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10
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 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 25
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
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b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and
nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 195
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 52
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 40
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 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 80
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
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 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 10
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d. No public parking available 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 10
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 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 130
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 37
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 75
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
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75 75
Exotics and
Cabbage
Palm
reduction
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
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
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0 0
small size
and adjacent
to home
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 20
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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 Potential
ATV trespass
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 95
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 43
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 125
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100 100
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
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 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship
Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
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
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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 180 135
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 60
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8. Additional Site Photos
Oak/pine hammock with Brazilian pepper in background
Oak/pine hammock with Brazilian pepper in background
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Wild coffee
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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 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs 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.
Conservation Collier Initial Criteria Screening Report
Panther Walk TPMA
Target Protection Area Parcels and Acreage: 33 parcels (70.6 ac)
Applied Parcel Owner(s): Wilcox (38965640001)
Staff Report Date: 8/3/22 (Revised 8/26/22, 2/7/24, and 3/5/25)
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29 48 56
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological
Value
2 - Human
Value
3 - Restoration
and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 207/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview .........................................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up .........................................................................................................................6
Figure 3 - Aerial of Panther Walk Preserve Multi-parcel Project and TPMA boundary ...........................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ....................................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Summary of Assessed Value and Property Cost Estimates ........................................................... 10
Table 3. Assessed & Estimated Value ............................................................................................. 10
2.2.1 Zoning, Growth Management and Conservation Overlays ................................................. 10
2.3 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, Sec. 12) ................................. 11
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 13
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 13
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 13
Table 4. Listed Plant Species.................................................................................................... 13
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 14
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 15
Figure 7 – Cypress ................................................................................................................... 16
Figure 8 – Wet prairie situated between pine flatwood and mixed wetland hardwood
communities ............................................................................................................................ 16
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 17
Table 5 – Listed Wildlife Detected ........................................................................................... 17
Figure 9 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 18
Figure 10 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ........................................................................... 19
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 20
Figure 11 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 21
Figure 12 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 22
Figure 13 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 23
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 24
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Figure 14 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 25
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 26
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 26
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 26
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 26
Figure 15 – Mature cypress strand forest and marsh ............................................................. 26
3.3 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 26
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 26
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 26
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 27
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 27
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 27
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 27
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 27
Figure 16 – Zoning ................................................................................................................... 28
Figure 17 –Future Land Use .................................................................................................... 29
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 30
4. Acquisition Considerations .................................................................................................................. 30
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 30
Table 6 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ................ 30
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 30
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 31
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 37
Potential Listed Wildlife Species .............................................................................................. 40
Non-Listed Wildlife Species Observed ..................................................................................... 41
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 42
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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
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.
This ICSR evaluates the entire Panther Walk Preserve Target Protection Mailing Area (TPMA) – a total
of 33 parcels (70.6 acres). Parcels within the TPMA, which are outside of the Panther Walk Preserve
Multi-Parcel Project Area, must be evaluated by the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory
Committee (CCLAAC) and placed on the recommended Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List for
Board consideration.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Figure 3 - Aerial of Panther Walk Preserve Multi-parcel Project and TPMA boundary
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Multiple 1 parcel within the TPMA applied - Wilcox
Folio Number Multiple 33 parcels
Target Protection
Area
Northern Golden
Gate Estates
Size 70.6 total acres 33 parcels ranging between 1.14 and 7.60 acres
Section, Township,
and Range Multiple S6, T48, R28; S30, T47, R28; and S31, T47, R28
Zoning
Category/TDRs E Estates
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Residential;
undeveloped Low-density, single-family homes
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None known
Other County Dept
Interest Transportation Parcels along Everglades Blvd. may be needed for roadway
expansion
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 75 160 47%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 35 53 65%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 19 27 70%
1.3 - Water Resources 15 27 55%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 7 53 13%
2 - Human Values 29 80 36%
2.1 - Recreation 6 34 17%
2.2 - Accessibility 20 34 58%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 3 11 25%
3 - Restoration and Management 48 80 60%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 46 55 83%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 2 23 10%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 56 80 69%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 56 58 96%
4.2 - Development Plans 0 22 0%
Total 207 400 52%
75
29
48 56
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 207/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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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 each of the Panther Walk TPMA parcels, which have an initial valuation less
than $500,000; 1 independent Real Estate Appraiser will value the subject properties and that appraisal
report will determine the actual value of the subject properties.
Table 3. Assessed & Estimated Value
Property owner Address Acreage Assessed
Value*
Estimated
Value**
Wilcox Design Group LLC No address 1.59 $55,650 TBD
* Assessed Value is obtained from the Property Appraiser’s Website. The Assessed Value is based off
the current use of the property.
**The Estimated Market Value for the Wilcox parcel will be determined by Collier County Real Property
Management prior to Board ranking.
2.2.1 Zoning, Growth Management and Conservation Overlays
Zoning, growth management and conservation overlays will affect the value of a parcel. The parcels
are zoned Estates which allows 1 unit per 2.25 acres.
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2.3 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, 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
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? YES
TPMA contains Mesic Flatwoods.
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? N/A
The parcels also contain freshwater marsh, oak hammock, and cypress, but already contain a CLIP
Priority 2 Natural Community.
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? YES
These properties may be accessed from several roads between 56th Ave NE and– 72th Ave NE off
Everglades Boulevard North. The parcels offer land-based opportunities for natural resource-based
recreation consistent with the goals of this program, including but not limited to, environmental
education, hiking, and nature photography.
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? YES
Hydric soils exist on the majority of the parcels and, wetland plant communities are found
throughout most of the parcels.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
YES
Because of their small size, each parcel individually does not offer significant biological values.
However, as a whole, the parcels will enhance the Panther Walk Preserve. The parcels all fall within
or adjacent to the Horsepen Strand which flows south from Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem
Watershed (CREW) owned by the South Florida Water Management District and Audubon Florida.
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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
These parcels are adjacent to the Panther Walk Preserve Multi-parcel Project Area.
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
Panther Walk Preserve TPMA
The Panther Walk Preserve TPMA parcels met 6 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
Cypress: This habitat is dominated by mature cypress growing in deep water. The midstory is comprised
of strangler fig and coastal plain willow. The understory is comprised of swamp fern, alligator flag, and
other submerged and emergent vegetation. Numerous species of rare epiphytes are found is these
forests.
Oak/Pine hammock: This habitat is dominated by laurel oak, slash pine, and cabbage palms. The midstory
consists of myrsine and saw palmetto. The understory consists of ferns, muscadine, and greenbriers.
Freshwater marsh: The deepest portions of these marshes are dominated by coastal plain willow with
either pickerel weed or alligator flag. The shallower areas are comprised of lance leaf arrowhead and
sedges which give way to grasses and ferns around the perimeter.
Mesic flatwoods: This habitat is dominated by slash pines with little midstory. The understory is
comprised of saw palmetto, rusty lyonia, and grasses. Flatwoods present show both hydric and mesic
qualities within a single parcel. Flatwoods are listed as a priority natural community in our region by the
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project.
Table 4. Listed Plant Species
Common Name Scientific Name State Status Federal Status
Stiff-leaved wild-pine, Cardinal airplant Tillandsia fasciculata Endangered Not Listed
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 7 – Cypress
Figure 8 – Wet prairie situated between pine flatwood and mixed wetland hardwood communities
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
The biological value of these parcels is primarily the result of containing high integrity habitats ranging
from upland pine flatwoods to deep cypress strand forests. These parcels were disturbed in the past but
have had decades to mature into communities that are well adapted to their current environment. These
high-quality habitats provide the basis for a thriving food chain for both terrestrial and aquatic species
from invertebrates to the largest predators. Black bear scat was found on several parcels and Florida
panthers are well documented within the adjacent Panther Walk Preserve. Although not detected during
the site visit, American alligators are known to utilize the strand. Numerous river otters were observed
crossing the roads. These parcels provide habitat for several species of listed birds which have all been
documented in the immediate area including wood storks, little blue herons, Florida sandhill cranes,
Audubon’s crested caracaras, and snail kites. Wetlands of varying depth provide foraging habitats nearly
year-round.
Table 5 – Listed Wildlife Detected
Common Name Scientific Name State
Status
Federal
Status Mode of Detection
Little blue heron Egretta caerulea Threatened n/a Observed on site visit
Florida sandhill
crane
Antigone canadensis
pratensis Threatened Observed on site visit
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Threatened Threatened
Everglades Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
plumbeus Endangered Endangered
Florida panther Puma concolor coryi Endangered Endangered Trail camera on Panther
Walk Preserve
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Figure 9 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 10 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
These parcels fall within or are adjacent to the northern reaches of the Horsepen Strand. Strands are a
type of forested swamp that form slow flowing, linear drainage channels across flatlands with high water
tables. The Horsepen Strand begins at Immokalee Rd in the Northern Golden Gate Estates and flows
south into the North Belle Meade area located north of I-75. These parcels protect water resources
significantly. They provide recharge capacity for the Surficial Aquifer. Properties in this area are subject
to frequent flooding. These parcels provide critical flood water attenuation as more land is cleared and
filled for development. Wetland vegetation on these parcels slows down the flow of water and filters
out nutrients and sediments before it reaches the canals which flow into the gulf. The parcels also
provide high quality habitat for wetland dependent species, especially wading birds.
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Figure 11 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 12 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 13 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
These parcels are connected to the existing Panther Walk Preserve Multi-parcel Project Area. The low-
density nature of development in this neighborhood allows wildlife to move relatively unimpeded
across the landscape and north into the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (Figure 13). A
protected corridor is necessary to preserve wildlife’s freedom of movement through this rapidly
developing landscape. These parcels protect the highly diverse Horsepen Strand, expand the Panther
Walk Preserve, and provide the backbone for a potential north-south corridor as well as necessary
refugia for “urban” wildlife.
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Figure 14 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
These parcels provide seasonal opportunity for passive nature-based recreation such as hiking and
wildlife watching. Once a contiguous string of parcels is acquired an up to two-mile trail may be
installed.
3.2.2 Accessibility
Street parking is available along 56th-72nd Ave NE. Parcels within the strand may only be seasonally
accessible while those along the perimeter may be dry year-round. Visitors from the surrounding
neighborhood and Estates Elementary can walk or cycle to the trailhead.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
These parcels provide green space in a rapidly developing area and mature habitats found on these
parcels provide aesthetically pleasing areas to visit.
Figure 15 – Mature cypress strand forest and marsh
3.3 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Invasive vegetation is primarily found along the roadside swales but is intermixed throughout some
parcels. Infestation rates range from less than 5% to 25%. Invasive vegetation is interspersed in such a
way that replanting is not necessary once removed. Brazilian pepper, melaleuca, old-world climbing
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fern, and earleaf acacia are the predominant species. Low infestation rates, low seed source, and ease
of access should reduce management costs significantly.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
Most parcels within this TPMA are wetlands which do not require prescribed fire maintenance. Some
of the surrounding flatwoods would benefit from reintroduction of prescribed fire. These flatwoods are
compatible with prescribed fire during the wet season. Fire breaks would need to be installed to
protect nearby homes.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
There are some off-road vehicle trails crossing the parcels. Historically, attempts to prevent off-roader
trespass have been ineffective, expensive, and have resulted in additional vegetation damage as
trespassers have cut new trails to circumvent the installed barriers. Instead of total prevention, the
best method to mitigate further damage may be to attempt to restrict off-roaders to already
established trails.
3.3.3 Assistance
Assistance is not predicted.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcels are Zoned as Estates. Estates zoning provides lands for low density residential
development in a semi-rural to rural environment, with limited agricultural activities. Allowable density
is 1 unit per 2.25 acres, or 1 unit per lot if under 2.25 acres. In addition to low density residential
density with limited agricultural activities, the E district is also designed to accommodate as
Conditional Uses, Development that provides services for and is compatible with the low density
residential, semi-rural and rural character of the E district. The wetland nature of most of these parcels
makes them undesirable for development.
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Figure 16 – Zoning
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Figure 17 –Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
Individual parcels within this area are being rapidly developed. This patchy development threatens the
ability to preserve contiguous swaths of habitat.
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.
Staff recommend purchasing all parcels regardless of their proximity to the Panther Walk Preserve.
This will allow for maximum flexibility in creating a contiguous corridor in the future and preserve the
high-quality habitats observed. Although the matrix of undeveloped and partially developed lots in the
Estates is compatible with many species, protected pockets of high-quality habitat provide necessary
refugia and foraging grounds to complete the more secretive portions of their lifecycles. Even if not
directly connected to a wildlife corridor or preserve, these refugia allow species to persist in
increasingly developed landscapes.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 6 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring
Cost
Comments
Invasive Vegetation
Removal $14,120 $7,060
$200/acre initial, $100/acre recurring. Low
overall costs are predicted due to the low
infestation levels and high accessibility. 70.6 acres
total, not all parcels will be acquired
simultaneously
Trail Installation
and Maintenance $2,500 $500 Hand cutting trails
Interpretive
Signage $1,000
Total $17,620 $7,560
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: Panther Walk TPMA
Target Protection Mailing Area: Panther Walk TPMA
Folio(s): 33 parcels
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 75 47
2 - Human Value 80 29 36
3 - Restoration and Management 80 48 60
4 - Vulnerability 80 56 69
TOTAL SCORE 400 207 52
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 130
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 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 20
Freshwater
marsh; oak
hammock;
mesic
flatwoods;
cypress
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10
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 10 T.fasiculata
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
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a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
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 70
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60 60 FL panther
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
Undeveloped
Horsepen
Strand
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 55
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 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6 area 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 15
Horsepen
Strand
d. Wetlands exist on site 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water quality
enhancement 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide
onsite water attenuation 10 10
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c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 25
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
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and
nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 280
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 75
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 20
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20
b. Fishing 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20
e. Equestrian 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 70
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year-round 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
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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 10
d. No public parking available 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 10
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 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 100
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 29
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 100
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
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
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 5
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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
c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted (Please
describe) 5 5 UTV trespass
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 175 105
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 48
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 125
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100 100
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
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 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship
Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 0
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
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10
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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 180 125
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 56
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8. Additional Site Photos
Wide off-road vehicle trail ringing freshwater marsh on 70th Ave NE
Horsepen Strand looking north from 60th Ave NE. Note lighter green cypress foliage in center surrounded by
darker pines and oak
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Melaleuca infestation in transitional habitat zone off 62nd Ave NE
Wilcox parcel
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Horsepen Strand Conservation Area
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Left: State endangered cardinal air plant (Tillandsia fasciculata)
Potential Listed Wildlife Species
Common Name Scientific Name Status
Florida bonneted bat Eumops floridanus FE
Florida panther Puma concolor coryi FE
Everglade snail kite Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus FE
Wood stork Mycteria americana FT
Audubon’s crested caracara Polyborus plancus audubonii FT
Mangrove fox squirrel Sciurus niger avicennia ST
Tricolored heron Egretta tricolor ST
Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja ST
American alligator Alligator mississippiensis FT (S/A)
Status: FE=Federally Endangered, FT=Federally Threatened, FT (S/A)=Federally Threatened due to Similarity of
Appearance, SE=State Endangered, ST=State Threatened, CE= Commercially Exploited
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Non-Listed Wildlife Species Observed
Species Scientific Name
nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
raccoon Procyon lotor
North American river otter Lontra canadensis
white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
black bear Ursus americanus
cat Felis catus
black racer Coluber constrictor
chicken turtle Deirochelys reticularia
southern leopard frog Lithobates sphenocephalus
queen butterfly Danaus gilippus
great blue heron Ardea herodias
great egret Ardea alba
green heron Butorides virescens
American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
white ibis Eudocimus albus
belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
anhinga Anhinga anhinga
black-bellied whistling-ducks Dendrocygna autumnalis
wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo
red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus
black vulture Coragyps atratus
turkey vulture Cathartes aura
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
downy woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
pine warbler Setophaga pinus
northern parula Setophaga americana
blue-gray gnat catcher Polioptila caerulea
northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
mourning dove Zenaida macroura
common ground dove Columbina passerina
northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
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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 5: 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 10: Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs 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 11: 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.