Agenda 11/10/2025 Item #16A20 (Properties on the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee’s September and October 2025 recommended Active Acquisition Lists)11/10/2025
Item # 16.A.20
ID# 2025-4242
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve properties on the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee’s September
and October 2025 recommended Active Acquisition Lists and direct staff to pursue the projects recommended within the
A-Category, funded by the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) approval to pursue A-category
properties for acquisition.
CONSIDERATIONS: On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the Conservation Collier Re-
establishment Referendum with a 76.5% majority. Pursuant to Section 11 of Conservation Collier Ordinance No. 2002-
63, as amended, the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) recommends qualified
acquisition proposals for the Active Acquisition List (AAL) to the Board for approval.
On September 3 and October 1, 2025, the CCLAAC selected acquisition proposals for inclusion in the AAL as follows:
Property/Project Area Name
Size
(ac)
Staff
Recommended
Category
CCLAAC
Recommended
Category
Dr. Robert H. Gore III
Preserve TPMA 5.0
Castillo 5.0 A A
North Belle Meade Preserve
TPMA
13.30
Sarry Trust 13.30 A A
A-LIST TOTAL Sept and Oct
2025
18.30
McIntosh Family Trust 2.73 C B
B-LIST TOTAL Sept and Oct
2025
2.73
A detailed summary of each property is attached to this item.
The AAL above includes the CCLAAC recommendations. The AAL attached as Attachment 1 to this item provides
detailed companion information about the properties on page 2, including whether the owner lives adjacent to the
subject property and estimated maintenance costs.
The proposed AAL has been separated into three (3) categories, A, B, and C, as required by Conservation Collier
Ordinance (No. 2002-63, as amended) Section 10, which states the Active Acquisition List shall separate proposals into
three (3) categories: A (pursue acquisition); B (hold for re-evaluation for one calendar year); and C (no interest in
acquiring). No properties were selected for the C-category during this ranking, though was one recommended for the C-
list by staff.
Staff prepared and presented property reports, called Initial Criteria Screening Reports (ICSR), to aid the CCLAAC in
evaluating each property. Each ICSR includes a scoring matrix based on researched and observed data. The ICSRs are
attached to this item.
During the CCLAAC meetings, property rankings occurred after staff presented all property summaries and after public
comments.
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Item # 16.A.20
ID# 2025-4242
A-CATEGORY PROPERTIES
Castillo – 5.00 acres
This parcel is within the Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Target Protection Mailing Area (TPMA) and is adjacent to Dr.
Robert H. Gore III Preserve. Staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for the A-category as it expands an
existing preserve and would provide important habitat for wildlife currently inhabiting the area, such as the Florida
panther, the Florida black bear, and deer.
Sarry Trust – 13.30 acres
This parcel is within the North Belle Meade Preserve TPMA and is just east of North Belle Meade Preserve. Staff and
the CCLAAC recommend this property for the A-category, as it would expand an existing preserve and provide habitat
for the state-listed red-cockaded woodpecker and the federally listed Florida panther.
B-CATEGORY PROPERTY
McIntosh Family Trust – 2.73 acres
This parcel was within the North Golden Gate Estates Scrub TPMA, which is no longer a Board-approved TPMA. The
CCLAAC recommends this property for the B-category as it would provide wildlife habitat and stormwater storage, but
would be more valuable if additional adjacent parcels were acquired. Staff recommends this property for the C category
due to its small size and the lack of willing sellers adjacent to it.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: On September 3 and October 1, 2025, the CCLAAC held
public meetings and ranked acquisition proposals for Board consideration. CCLAAC recommends two properties
totaling 18.3 acres for the “A” list category.
This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objectives to preserve and enhance the character of our
community and to protect our natural resources.
FISCAL IMPACT: Properties approved by the Board within the A-category will be appraised by a third party,
independent appraiser to determine their fair market value. Subsequent purchase agreements for these A-category
properties will be brought before the Board for approval if the Seller and the County agree on a purchase price. In the
FY26 budget, $34,364,700 is available for land acquisitions within the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund
(1061). Properties pending acquisition in Cycles 12B, 2024, and 2025 total approximately $11,687,600.
Funding for managing any lands acquired by the program is budgeted in the separate Conservation Collier Land
Management Fund (1062), funded via a transfer from the net Conservation Collier ad valorem tax levy.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: Fee-simple acquisition of conservation lands is consistent with and supports
Policy 1.3.1(e) in the Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the Collier County Growth Management Plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved for form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board
action. - SAA
RECOMMENDATION(S): To approve properties on the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory
Committee’s September and October 2025 recommended Active Acquisition Lists and direct staff to pursue the projects
recommended within the A-Category and bring the Purchase Agreements to the Board for review and approval.
PREPARED BY: Melissa Hennig, Environmental Specialist I, Conservation Collier, Development Review Division
ATTACHMENTS:
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Item # 16.A.20
ID# 2025-4242
1. 2025 Cycle BCC Ranking List_for BCC ranking 11-10-2025
2. Property Summaries
3. Castillo-Gore ICSR-9-3-2025
4. Sarry ICSR
5. McIntosh Trust ICSR
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Conservation Collier September and October 2025 CCLAAC Properties for BCC Ranking
Size (ac)Staff Recommended
Category
CCLAAC
Recommended
Category
5.00
5.00 A A
13.30
13.30 A A
18.30
2.73 C B
2.73
Mcintosh Family Trust
B-LIST TOTAL Sept & Oct 2025
A-LIST TOTAL Sept & Oct 2025
Property/Project Area Name
North Belle Meade Preserve TPMA
Sarry Trust
Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA
Castillo
1
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Conservation Collier September October 2025 CCLAAC Property companion information
Size (ac)Does owner
live adjacent?
Property owner location/adjacent
property information
Estimated Annual
Maintenance Cost/Acre
for 1st 5 years
5.00 No Lives in Miami, FL $9,750
13.30 No Lives in Miami, FL $427
2.73 No Lives in OH $190
21.03 $10,367
Property/Project
Area Name
Castillo
Sarry Trust
A-LIST TOTAL Oct
& Sept 2025
McIntosh Family
Trust
2
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary November 2025
Castillo Parcel
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
Property Name: Castillo Owner(s): Pedro and Omaida Castillo
Acreage: 5.00 acres Target Protection Area: Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA; NGGE
Highlights:
•Location: East of Desoto Blvd., north off of 36th Ave. SE
•Met 6 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native habitat; human social values;
water resource values; Biological and Ecological Value; conservation land
enhancement; within Gore TPMA.
•Habitat: Mixed wetland hardwoods with moderate infestation of Brazilian
pepper; Karst topography
•Listed Plants: common wild pine (Tillandsia fasciculata)
•Listed Wildlife: FWC telemetry shows use by panthers and observed on wildlife
cameras on existing preserve. Habitat for Florida bonneted bats and Snail Kites.
•Water Resource Values: hydric soils exist; wetland indicators noted and
numerous wetland dependent plants species noted; very minimal mapped aquifer
recharge
•Connectivity: The parcel is within the Gore TPMA. The Preserve connects with
the FL Panther NWR to the east, Picayune Strand State Forest to the south, and
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve to the SE
•Access: 36th Ave. SE
•Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$500/acre and ongoing annual estimated at $250/acre. This parcel would be
managed along with the existing preserve parcels
•Partnership Opportunities: Potential for funding assistance from Florida Fish
and Wildlife Service for exotic plant control.
•Zoning/Overlays: Single-family Estates zoning 1 unit/2.25 ac. No Overlays
•Surrounding land uses: Mostly undeveloped Estates residential; some lots
developed with single-family homes; roadway
•All Criteria Score: 284 out of 400; high ecological value and human social
value scores
•Other Division Interest: Transportation may need ROW/pond sites in this area
for a potential I-75 off ramp.
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4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 284/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
1
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary November 2025
Castillo Parcel
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
•Acquisition Considerations: No additional considerations noted
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary November 2025
Sarry Trust
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
Property Name: Sarry Trust Owner(s): Gabriel Sarry Trust
Acreage: 13.3 acres Target Protection Area: North Belle Meade TPMA; RFMUD – NBMO – NRPA - Sending
Highlights:
•Location: East of Conservation Collier’s North Belle Meade Preserve and adjacent
to private conservation land to the north and east
•Met 4 out of 6 Initial Screening Criteria: Native plant communities; protection of
water resources; biological and ecological value; conservation land enhancement
•Habitat: Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm; Mixed Scrub-Shrub Wetland
•Listed Plants: No listed plant species observed
•Listed Wildlife: Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) observed on nearby parcels -
historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered RCW; Panther telemetry indicates
significant utilization
•Water Resource Values: Wetlands on portions, aquifer recharge, and sheet flow on
property
•Connectivity: Contributes to an important wildlife corridor connecting species
from the Florida Panther Refuge, Golden Gate Rural Estates, Dr. Robert H. Gore III
Preserve, as well as the Picayune Strand State Forest and Fakahatchee Strand State
Preserve to the south through wildlife underpasses under I-75. Provides an
ecological link to the northern range expansion goals of the RCW Recovery Plan
•Access: Accessed through a gate on Blackburn Rd which is closed to the public
•Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$5,300 and ongoing annual estimated at $2,000; Cabbage Palm thinning and native
re-planting estimated at $6,100; Firebreak installation estimated at $5,000 and
firebreak annual maintenance estimated at $1,000
•Partnership Opportunities: None
•Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural; Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay-North Belle
Meade Overlay-Sending within Natural Resource Protection Area (A-RFMUO-
NBMO-NRPA-Sending)
•Surrounding land uses: Agricultural; conservation; residential; roadway
•All Criteria Score: 186 out of 400; high restoration and management score
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2 - Human
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and
Management
4 -
Vulnerability
Total Score: 186/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary November 2025
Sarry Trust
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
•Other Division Interest: Conservation Collier is coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the Wilson Boulevard
extension that may be aligned through this property or properties in the area
Sarry Trust
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Conservation Collier Property Summary November 2025
McIntosh Family Trust
Owner: McIntosh Family Trust
Acreage: 2.73 acres
BCC
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
Property Name: McIntosh Family Trust
Target Protection Area: North Golden Gate Estates
Highlights:
•Location: North off 50th Ave NE, east of Everglades Blvd and west of the
Faka-Union Canal
•Met 3 the 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native plant communities; human
social values; water resources.
•Habitat: Depressional wetland Cypress, Hydric pine flatwoods, and Pine
flatwoods
•Listed Plants: Cardinal airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata)
•Listed Wildlife: Big Cypress fox squirrel (Sciurus niger avicennia) observed
on adjacent parcels; Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) frequently detected
in area.
•Water Resource Values: This parcel adds moderately to aquifer recharge but is
approximately half wetlands
•Connectivity: This parcel does not connect to other conservation lands
•Other Division Interest: None
•Access: Accessible via 50th Ave. NE
•Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial invasive plant treatment -
$350/acre. Ongoing annual maintenance estimated at $150/acre
•Partnership Opportunities: None
•Zoning/Overlays: Estates – allows for 1 unit per 2.25 acres
•Surrounding land uses: undeveloped parcels, roadway, low density single-
family homes.
•All Criteria Score: 209 out of 400; high management and vulnerability scores
•Acquisition Considerations: small, 2.73-acre stand-alone parcel.
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and
Management
4 -
Vulnerability
Total Score: 209/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
5
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Conservation Collier Property Summary November 2025
McIntosh Family Trust
BCC
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
6
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Conservation Collier
Initial Criteria Screening Report
Gore TPMA
Target Protection Mailing Area Parcels and Acreage: 78 parcels (179.6 ac)
Application Parcel Owner: Pedro and Omaida Castillo
Staff Report: September 3, 2025
(Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
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2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration
and Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 284/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
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 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 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, Sec. 10) ................................. 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Table 4. Listed Plant Species ........................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ............................................................................... 13
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ................................................... 14
Figure 7 – Cypress/Tupelo .............................................................................................................. 15
Figure 8 – Mixed Wetland Hardwoods ........................................................................................... 15
Figure 9 – Mixed Shrub/Scrub Wetlands ........................................................................................ 16
Figure 10 – Transportation ............................................................................................................. 16
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 17
Table 5 – Listed Wildlife Species ..................................................................................................... 17
Figure 11 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) ......................................................... 18
Figure 12 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness .................................................................................. 19
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 20
Figure 13 – CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ................................ 21
Figure 14 - Collier County Soil Survey ............................................................................................. 22
Figure 15 - LIDAR Elevation Map ..................................................................................................... 23
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 24
Figure 16 - Conservation Lands ....................................................................................................... 25
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 26
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 26
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 26
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 27
Figure 17 – Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Hiking Trail .................................................................. 27
3.2 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 28
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 28
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ............................................................................................................ 28
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire .................................................................................................................... 28
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 28
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 28
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 28
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 28
Figure 18 – Zoning ........................................................................................................................... 29
Figure 19 –Future Land Use ............................................................................................................ 30
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 31
4. Acquisition Considerations .................................................................................................................. 31
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 31
Table 6 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ....................... 31
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 32
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 33
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 39
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 42
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Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
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, 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 78 parcels (179.6 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.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
Figure 3 – Aerial of Multi-parcel Project and TPMA boundary
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Multiple Pedro and Omaida Castillo have applied
Folio Number 78 Parcels 179.6 parcels – current application folios are:
41618920007 & 41618960009
Target Protection
Area NGGE Within Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Target
Protection Mailing Area
Size 177.9 total acres Current application is 5.0 acres
Section, Township,
and Range
S32 and S33,
T49S, R28E Sections 32 and 33, Township 49S, Range 28E
Zoning
Category/TDRs Estates 1 unit per 2.25 acres
FEMA Flood Map
Category
AH, with some
small areas AE
and X500
AH and AE- Area close to water hazard that has a one
percent chance of experiencing shallow flooding
between one and three feet each year. X500 – low
flood risk
Existing structures none
Adjoining
properties and
their Uses
Conservation,
Residential,
Easement and
roadway
TPMA parcels are adjacent to existing Dr. Robert H.
Gore III Preserve parcels, undeveloped land, limited
residential inholdings, Desoto Blvd, and bordered on
the east by conservation easement and the Florida
Panther National Wildlife Refuge and south by
Picayune Strand State Forest.
Development
Plans Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None known
Other County Dept
Interest Transportation Desoto Blvd. may be widened, and an I-75 interchange
may be developed in this area in the future
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
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%
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1 - Ecological
Value
2 - Human
Value
3 -
Restoration
and
Management
4 -
Vulnerability
Total Score: 284/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
2.2 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.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
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 I-75 to the south and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve to the SE across I-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.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report- Gore TPMA Folio Number: 41618920007 & 41618960009
Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
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
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 (Sabal 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
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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/Tupelo
Figure 8 – Mixed Wetland Hardwoods
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Figure 9 – Mixed Shrub/Scrub Wetlands
Figure 10 – Transportation
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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 corais 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,
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Figure 11 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 12 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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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.
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Figure 13 – CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 14 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 15 - LIDAR Elevation Map
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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 I-75 which provides connectivity between the Gore TPMA and Picayune Strand
State Forest.
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Figure 16 - Conservation Lands
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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, 36th Ave SE, and 34th 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.
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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 Trail
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3.2 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.
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Figure 18 – Zoning
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Figure 19 –Future Land Use
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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 I-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
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring
Cost
Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
$89,800 $44,900
Acquired lands within the Gore TPMA would be treated
on an annual basis and acreage incorporated into the
existing preserve maintenance to reduce acreage cost.
Initial estimated $500/acre cost will be higher for newly
acquired parcels and should reduce over time with
continued maintenance to an estimated $250/acre
Trail
Construction
and Signage
$5,000 $100 If public access trails are incorporated into acquisition
parcels
TOTAL $93,950 $44,600
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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.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Gore TPMA
Target Protection Mailing Area: Gore
Folio(s): 79 parcels – 179.6 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
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
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 -
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 in
areas where
wetland
hardwoods have
transitioned from
hydrologic 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
communities)
20 20
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
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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
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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)
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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 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
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
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
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50 50
High invasive
density but equally
high native seed
source and
diversity
intermixed.
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities
(>65%)
25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
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3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire
dependent plant communities
20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0 0 Fire unlikely to be
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)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50 50
ATV trespass and
minimal potential
dumping
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 20
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
3.3.1 - 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
(Awarded Points/Possible Points*80) 80 46
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 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
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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
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8. Additional Site Photos
Mature Cypress within Gore TPMA
Faka-Union canal with opportunities for enhance public access amenities
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Typical site conditions of wetland hardwood communities that have transitioned to mesic flatwood.
Castillo property
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Castillo property view looking north from 36th Ave. SE
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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 12 - 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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Owner Names: Castillo Date: September 3, 2025 (Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
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.
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Sarry Trust
Acreage: 13.3 ac
Folios: 00348160000, 00348200009
Staff Report Date: January 3, 2024 (revised October 1, 2025)
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2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration
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4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 186/400
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
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 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) ..............9
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 11
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 11
Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 12
Figure 5 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 13
Figure 6 – Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm ................................................................................... 14
Figure 7 – Cypress/Pine Cabbage Palm with pines killed by fire.............................................. 14
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 15
Table 4 – Listed Wildlife Detected ........................................................................................... 15
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19
Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 23
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 24
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 24
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 24
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 24
Figure 14 – View of property showing proximity to I-75 ......................................................... 24
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3.2 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 25
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 25
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 25
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 25
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 25
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 25
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 25
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 25
Figure 15 - Zoning .................................................................................................................... 27
Figure 16 - Zoning Overlays ..................................................................................................... 28
Figure 17 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 29
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 30
4. Acquisition Considerations .................................................................................................................. 30
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 30
Table 5 - 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
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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, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Sarry Trust
Folio Number Two 00348160000, 00348200009
Target Protection Area RFMUD-Sending Within North Belle Meade TPMA
Size 13.3 acres
Section, Township, and
Range S34, Twn 49, R27
Zoning Category/TDRs A – RFMUD-NRPA-
NBMO-Sending
Base Zoning is Agricultural; Sending Lands within Rural
Fringe Mixed Use District within a Natural Resource
Protection Area and with a North Belle Meade Overlay;
Allowable use is 1 residential dwelling per parcel
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Residential,
Conservation,
Transportation
Single Family Residence adjacent to the west; private
Conservation Easements to the north and east; 1-75
directly adjacent to the south; Picayune Strand State
Forest south of 1-75
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None known
Other County Dept
Interest Transportation Potential Wilson corridor extension
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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 63 160 39%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 13 53 25%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 24 27 90%
1.3 - Water Resources 8 27 30%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 17 53 33%
2 - Human Values 33 80 41%
2.1 - Recreation 11 34 33%
2.2 - Accessibility 19 34 54%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 3 11 25%
3 - Restoration and Management 64 80 80%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 55 55 100%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 9 23 40%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 27 80 33%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 24 58 42%
4.2 - Development Plans 2 22 10%
Total 186 400 47%
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4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 186/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Property does not contain CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community.
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? NO
Property does not contain CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community.
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? YES
Property contains Mixed Scrub-Shrub Wetland and Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? NO
The property is not visible or readily accessible from a public roadway. There is potential access
in the future but there is currently no public right of way to access the property. The County
Manager’s agency and Conservation Collier recently acquired parcels to the west.
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
The property is mapped as containing 100% hydric soils and most likely holds water during the
wet season.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species
habitat? YES
The parcels provide FL panther habitat, FL black bear habitat and potential Big Cypress fox
squirrel, red-cockaded woodpecker, and gopher tortoise habitat.
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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
This property is adjacent to a private conservation easement to the north. This property also
contributes to an important wildlife corridor connecting species from the Florida Panther Refuge,
Golden Gate Rural Estates, Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve, as well as the Picayune Strand State
Forest and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve to the south through wildlife underpasses under
I-75. Currently there is habitat connectivity between this site and the Conservation Collier Nancy
Payton Preserve. This property provides an ecological link to the northern range expansion goals
of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan.
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
The Sarry Trust property met 5 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 vegetative communities found on the Sarry Trust property are similar to those found on the North
Belle Meade Preserve to the west. The wildfire that recently passed through the area caused severe
canopy and mid-story mortality within the Sarry property, and the hydrology of the area has been
affected by the I-75 canal to the south. Throughout the property, many slash pine (Pinus elliotti var.
densa) trees were lost in the fire and much of the groundcover appears to have been severely
impacted.
The primary plant community present within the Sarry Trust property can best be described as
Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm. Areas of Mixed Scrub-Shrub Wetland are also present. The midstory in
both plant communities is dominated by cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto). Canopy within the
Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm includes slash pine and some small cypress (Taxodium spp.) along with
cabbage palm. Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) and cabbage palm are also present in the groundcover
of the Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm. Both communities contain a mix of grasses, sedges, and
herbaceous plants in the groundcover including sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense), blue maidencane
(Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum), swamp fern (Telmatoblechnum serrulatum), and southern
dewberry (Rubus trivialis).
Invasive plants encountered include cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), Caesar weed (Urena lobata),
melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia), small-leaf climbing
fern (Lygodium microphyllum), and shrubby false buttonwood (Spermacoce verticillata).
No listed plant species were observed on the property during the site visit.
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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 – Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm
Figure 7 – Cypress/Pine Cabbage Palm with pines killed by fire
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
CLIP4 Species Richness Maps show potential for 5-6 focal species to utilize the properties including federally
endangered Florida panther, red-cockaded woodpecker, Florida bonneted bat, and state-threatened Florida
gopher tortoise and Big Cypress fox squirrel. A radio collared panther was tracked on the property in 2016, and
panther telemetry from 1986-2020 shows consistent utilization of the surrounding area by radio-collared
individuals, most recently a breeding female with kittens. FWC panther road mortality data along Interstate 75
indicates there is movement of Florida panther between the site, the surrounding lands and the Picayune Strand
State Forest, with the most recent road mortalities occurring in March 2020. The property is included within
known historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers.
Table 4 – Listed Wildlife Detected
Common Name Scientific Name State
Status
Federal
Status Mode of Detection
Florida Panther Puma concolar coryi Endangered Endangered FWC Telemetry
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Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The property holds shallow surface water during the wet season. This provides seasonal habitat for wetland
dependent species, especially wading birds. The entire property is mapped as containing depressional soils,
primarily Pineda fine sand, limestone substratum which is associated with sloughs and poorly defined
drainageways. These parcels do not provide significant aquifer recharge capacity.
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Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
These parcels directly connect to conservation easements to the north and east, the Picayune Strand State Forest
via wildlife underpasses to the south, and to the remaining undeveloped portions of the Golden Gate Estates to
the north, east, and west. Both conservation easements are held by the US Fish and Wildlife Service for
preservation related to the Estates of Twin Eagles and the Section 20 Mine. Telemetry data shows Florida panther
use this area to cross between the Nancy Payton Preserve in the Golden Gate Estates and larger conservation
areas to the south and the east. These parcels also provide an ecological link to the northern range expansion
goals of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan. Protecting habitat on both sides of I-75 may provide
opportunities to install additional wildlife crossings.
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Figure 13 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
These parcels could provide year-round access for recreational activities including but not limited to
fishing and hiking. The open landscape provides opportunities for wildlife viewing.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The property is accessed through a gate on Blackburn Rd which is closed to the public.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
These parcels currently provide green space along I-75.
Figure 14 – View of property showing proximity to I-75
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3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Invasive vegetation infestation is not terribly high in these parcels, at approximately 25%. There are a few thick
patches of cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), which appears to be the most widespread invasive plant
encountered. Other invasives present include Caesar weed (Urena lobata), melaleuca (Melaleuca
quinquenervia), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia), small-leaf climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum),
and shrubby false buttonwood (Spermacoce verticillata). The disturbed nature of the site makes it vulnerable to
additional infestations, especially cogon grass and climbing fern.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
Despite a recent history of stand replacing wildfire, these parcels would still benefit from regular
prescribed burning. The proximity to I-75 limits, but does not bar, the application of prescribed fire.
Although native, the high density of cabbage palms creates an obstacle to restoration by overcrowding more
desirable species and creating fuel loads that other species cannot tolerate when burned. When occurring at
sufficient density, cabbage palms burn at high temperatures that kill the overstory trees. This reduction
in canopy cover creates desirable conditions for cabbage palm recruitment which in turn increases
intensity of subsequent fires. Cabbage palms will have to be chemically or mechanically thinned and
then burned on a short return interval in order the restore the slash pine and cypress canopy.
Firebreaks would need to be installed along the west, north, and east boundary lines.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
Some areas of the site require canopy rehabilitation in the form of replanting due to past wildfires.
Invasive species and cabbage palms will need to be controlled before planting occurs. The remoteness
of the parcels and existing entrance gate on Blackburn Rd. limits trespass. Most off-road traffic within
the surrounding parcels is suspected to be done by those accessing private property; however, there
have been reports of poaching on lands to the west in the recent past.
3.3.3 Assistance
Assistance is not predicted.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
These parcels are designated as Sending Lands in the Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay (RFMUO) within a Natural
Resource Protection Area (NRPA), with a North Belle Meade Overlay. RFMUO Sending Lands designation allows
for 1 dwelling unit per 40 acres, or 1 dwelling unit per parcel if the parcel is under 40 acres. Therefore, one dwelling
unit could be developed on each of the Sarry Trust parcels.
LDC section 2.03.08.A provide the description of Sending Lands:
RFMU sending lands are those lands that have the highest degree of environmental value and sensitivity
and generally include significant wetlands, uplands, and habitat for listed species. RFMU sending lands
are the principal target for preservation and conservation. Density may be transferred from RFMU sending
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lands as provided in section 2.03.07 D.4.c. All NRPAs within the RFMU district are also RFMU sending
lands.
LDC section 2.03.08.B provide the description of NRPAs:
The purpose and intent of the Natural Resource Protection Area Overlay District (NRPA) is to: protect
endangered or potentially endangered species by directing incompatible land uses away from their
habitats; to identify large, connected, intact, and relatively unfragmented habitats, which may be
important for these listed species; and to support State and Federal agencies' efforts to protect
endangered or potentially endangered species and their habitats. NRPAs may include major wetland
systems and regional flow-ways. These lands generally should be the focus of any federal, state, County,
or private acquisition efforts. Accordingly, allowable land uses, vegetation preservation standards,
development standards, and listed species protection criteria within NRPAs set forth herein are more
restrictive than would otherwise be permitted in the underlying zoning district and shall to be applicable
in addition to any standards that apply tin the underlying zoning district.
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Figure 15 - Zoning
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Figure 16 - Zoning Overlays
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Figure 17 – Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
No development plans currently exist on the property. Although the zoning of the property favors agricultural
use and low-density residential dwellings, the Wilson Corridor Extension may be aligned through this area. Once
the corridor is constructed surrounding lands may transition from agricultural to more intensive forms of use.
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.
These properties could be within the alignment of the future Wilson Benfield Road Extension. 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 5 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive Vegetation
Removal $5,300 $2,000 $400/acre initial, $150/acre recurring. 13.3-acres
Cabbage Palm
Treatment $5,300 N/A $400/acre
Native Plant
Installation $800 N/A $70/1000 slash pine seedlings, $225/1000 cypress
seedlings. $1/tree installation. 500 pines, 200 cypress
Trail/Firebreak
Installation and
Maintenance
$5,000 $1,000 Installing firebreaks along property boundaries
Total $16,400 $3,000
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: Sarry Trust
Target Protection Mailing Area: N/A
Folio(s): 00348160000, 00348200009
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 63 39
2 - Human Value 80 33 41
3 - Restoration and Management 80 64 80
4 - Vulnerability 80 27 33
TOTAL SCORE 400 186 47
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 50
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 -
Rockland Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub,
1214 - Coastal Scrub, 1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 -
Beach Dune, 1620 - Coastal Berm, 1630 - Coastal
Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand, or 1650 - Maritime
Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 -
Hydric Pine Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 -
Mesic Flatwoods)
60
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 -
Mangrove Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 -
Mangrove Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest
score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida
Cooperative Land Cover Classification System native plant
communities)
20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10 10
Cypress/Pine/Cabbage
Palm, Mixed Scrub-
Shrub Wetlands
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
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1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40 40 cogon; melaleuca;
lygodium
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 90
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80 80 Florida 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 hundreds of
undeveloped acres
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 30
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 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
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b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to
provide onsite water attenuation 10 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 65
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation
lands 50 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels
between it and nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 235
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*160) 160 63
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 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 65
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
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b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20 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 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 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 Improves aesthetics
from I-75
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 115
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 33
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 120
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the
highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary
to restore and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100 100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management
necessary to restore and maintain native plant
communities (30-65%)
75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary
to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and
replanting necessary to restore and maintain native plant
communities (>65%)
25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
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3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select
the highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain
fire dependent plant communities
20 20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 20
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential
(Dumping, contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other)
(Select the highest score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues
predicted 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues
predicted (Please describe) 20 20 ATV trespass issues
predicted
c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues
predicted (Please describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not
feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 140
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE
(Awarded Points/Possible Points*80) 80 64
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 55
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest
score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5
acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater
than 1 unit per 40 acres 50 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
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands
Stewardship Area 5 5
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d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 5
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
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 60
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 27
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8. Additional Site Photos
Groundcover with melaleuca seedlings
Cogongrass patch
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Groundcover with swamp fern
Interior of property looking southwest
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South edge of property
View looking east
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View looking west
Interior of parcel
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Looking southwest – light green is cogongrass
Looking southeast – light green is cogongrass
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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 9 - 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 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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McIntosh Trust
Acreage: 2.73 Acres
Folio Number: 38664720002
Staff Report Date: October 1, 2024
56 31 66 56
160
80 80 80
0
100
200
1 - Ecological
Value
2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration
and Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 209/400
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
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 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) ..............9
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 11
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 11
Table 3. Listed Plant Species.................................................................................................... 11
Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 12
Figure 5 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 13
Figure 6 – Hydric Pine Flatwoods with Cypress in background ............................................... 14
Figure 7 – Pine Flatwoods ....................................................................................................... 14
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 15
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19
Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 22
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 23
3.2 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 24
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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
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 27
4. Acquisition Considerations .................................................................................................................. 27
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 27
Table 4 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ................ 27
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 27
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 28
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 35
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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, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name McIntosh Family
Trust McIntosh Family Trust
Folio Number 38664720002
Target Protection
Area
Northern Golden
Gate Estates Not within a current TPMA
Size 2.73 acres
Section, Township,
and Range Sec 5, Twn 48, R28
Zoning
Category/TDRs E Estates
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Residential,
undeveloped
Low-density, single-family home to north; undeveloped
east, south, west
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None known
Other County Dept
Interest None known
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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 56 160 35%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 35 53 65%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 11 27 40%
1.3 - Water Resources 11 27 40%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 0 53 0%
2 - Human Values 31 80 39%
2.1 - Recreation 6 34 17%
2.2 - Accessibility 23 34 67%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural
Enhancement 3 11 25%
3 - Restoration and Management 66 80 83%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 55 55 100%
3.2 - Remediation and Site
Security 9 23 40%
3.4 - Assistance 2 2 100%
4 - Vulnerability 56 80 69%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 56 58 96%
4.2 - Development Plans 0 22 0%
Total 209 400 52%
56
31
66 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: 209/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Property does not contain CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community.
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? YES
Property contains Pine Flatwoods and Hydric Pine Flatwoods.
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? N/A
Property also contains Cypress
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 may be viewed and accessed from paved 50th Ave NE off Everglades Boulevard North.
It offers 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
The property is mapped as containing 100% hydric soils and holds water during the wet season.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species
habitat? NO
Although the parcel provides potential Big Cypress fox squirrel, listed wading bird, and gopher
tortoise habitat, its small size would not qualify it as providing significant biological values.
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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? NO
The parcel is not contiguous with conservation land.
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? NO
The McIntosh Family Trust property 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 property contains three vegetative communities with considerable overlap of species. Pine
flatwoods exist on the northern third of the parcel. This community is characterized by a sparse canopy
of Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa) which skew towards younger age classes. The midstory is
notably absent, minus the occasional winged sumac (Rhus copallinum). The understory and
groundcover are comprised of clumps of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), dwarf live oak (Quercus
minima), muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia), various grasses, and patches of bare sand. Saw palmetto
on this and surrounding properties have historically been roller chopped by the Florida Forest Service
as part of their fuel reduction practices. The pine flatwoods on this parcel have been identified by the
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project as Priority 1 Natural Communities (Figure 4).
Hydric pine flatwoods exist within the middle of the parcel. This community consists of a canopy of
slash pine, midstory of cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and myrsine (Myrsine cubana). Ground cover
consists primarily of swamp fern (Blechnum serrulatum).
A depressional wetland ringed by cypress (Taxodium sp.), coastal plain willow (Salix caroliniana),
swamp fern, and dominated by pickerel weed (Pontedaria cordata) in the deepest portions exists in
the southern portion of the parcel. Additional species found in these areas include laurel oak (Quercus
laurifolia), wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and various sedges and
grasses.
The upland community has a distinctly low invasive plant infestations, primarily a single Brazilian
pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) but the transitional area between wet and dry has a high infestation
of mature melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquefolia).
Table 3. Listed Plant Species
Common Name Scientific Name State Status Federal Status
Cardinal airplant Tillandsia fasciculata State Threatened n/a
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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 – Hydric Pine Flatwoods with Cypress in background
Figure 7 – Pine Flatwoods
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
The pine flatwoods on site provide potential habitat for listed species such as the Florida panther
(Puma concolor coryi), eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi), gopher tortoise (Gopherus
polyphemus), red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis), and Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma
coerulescens). Although not documented on the parcel Florida panther are known to frequent the
nearby Panther Walk Preserve (approximately one mile northwest) and are assumed present on the
parcel. Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus), coyote (Canis latrans), bobcat (Lynx rufus),
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel (Sciurus niger
avicennia) have been reported on parcels in the area by a resident on 52nd Ave NE. This site provides
nesting habitat for the migratory swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides fortificatus), bobwhite quail (Colinus
virginianus), wild turkey (Meleagris gallipavo), and endangered crested caracara (Caracara cheriway),
among a diversity of other resident breeding bird species. The wetlands on site, including the roadside
swale, provide habitat for many wading birds including threatened wood storks (Mycteria americana)
and little blue herons (Egretta caerulea).
No listed wildlife observed on site.
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Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
This parcel contributes moderately to aquifer recharge and contains 100% hydric soils and wetlands that
provide habitat for aquatic species and wading birds that prey on them.
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Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
This parcel is not directly connected to any designated conservation areas, however the low-density
nature of development in this neighborhood allows wildlife to move relatively unimpeded across the
landscape (Figure 13). Although there are no black bear telemetry points recorded near the parcel,
neighbors have reported seeing them (Figure 8). Florida panthers have been repeatedly documented
at the Panther Walk Preserve approximately one mile to the northwest.
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel provides opportunities for seasonal hiking.
3.2.2 Accessibility
Street parking is available along 50th Ave NE. This parcel is accessible in the dry season to pedestrians
and cyclists coming from the surrounding neighborhood.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The parcel is visible from paved 50th Ave. NE.
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3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Approximately 10% of the parcel is covered with invasive vegetation – primarily melaleuca surrounding
the wetland and some scattered Brazilian pepper.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The parcel contains fire dependent communities and is compatible with prescribed burning. Fuel
reduction via roller chopping by the Florida Forest Service has protected these communities from
woody encroachment, invasive species infestations, and saw palmetto and cabbage palm overgrowth.
Reintroduction of fire would consume roller chopped debris, which in turn would promote increased
diversity and promote germination of scrubby plant species. Established off-road trails are bare
mineral soil and may serve as effective fire breaks.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
There is an off-road vehicle trail crossing the parcel. 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 the already
established trail.
3.3.3 Assistance
Based on past investments in fuel reduction, it is likely that the Florida Forest Service would assist with
prescribed burning on the parcel.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcel is 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.
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Figure
15 – Zoning
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Figure
16 –Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
No development plans exist for this parcel.
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.
None.
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 $950 $400
$350/acre initial, $150/acre recurring. Low overall
costs are predicted due to the low infestation levels
and high accessibility
Native Plant
Installation $500 $0 Strategically planted trees to influence the path of off-
road vehicles
Trail/Firebreak
Installation and
Maintenance
$5,000 $1,000 Connecting established trails and installing firebreaks
along property boundary
Interpretive Signage $1,0000 $0
Total $7,450 $1,400
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: McIntosh Family Trust
Target Protection Mailing Area: n/a
Folio(s): 38664720002
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 56 35
2 - Human Value 80 31 39
3 - Restoration and Management 80 66 83
4 - Vulnerability 80 56 69
TOTAL SCORE 400 209 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 hydric pine
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 20
Pine
flatwoods,
hydric pine
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
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
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b. 10 - 25% infestation 40 40
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 40
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 40
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 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 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
d. Wetlands exist on site 10 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
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 0
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
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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
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 210
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 56
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 80
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)
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
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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 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 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 280 110
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 31
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 120
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100 100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire
dependent plant communities
20 20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 20
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential (Dumping,
contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 20 20 ATV trespass
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c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 5
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 145
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 66
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
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
Aerial photo looking north
Hydric pine flatwoods looking into pine flatwoods
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Aerial photo looking south
Aerial photo of north side of parcel
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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 9 - 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 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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