Agenda 12/08/2015 Item #16D1012/8/2015 16.D.10.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the second two year extension of the Interim Management Plan for
the Conservation Collier McIlvane Marsh properties.
OBJECTIVE: To extend the McIlvane Marsh properties Interim Management Plan for an additional two
years.
CONSIDERATIONS: The McIlvane Marsh properties are located north or State Road 92 off of Curcie
Road. Acquisition of parcels within this area began in April 2007.
County ownership within McIlvane Marsh is in a mosaic pattern with State of Florida acquired lands that
are adjacent to US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) lands. To be successful, management of the
McIlvane Marsh area must be a coordinated effort among Conservation Collier, Rookery Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), and USFWS. Currently, Rookery Bay NERR and USFWS do not
have the resources available to begin management of the McIlvane Marsh area. Until a coordinated
management effort can be undertaken, preparation of a McIlvane Marsh Final Management Plan would
be unproductive. The Conservation Collier Ordinance (2002 -63, Section 14.1) requires that "prior to the
expiration of two years, either a new management plan shall be implemented or, by affirmative action of
the Board, the interim plan shall continue." An extended Interim Management Plan for McIlvane Marsh
was last approved by the Board on September 24, 2013 (Agenda item 16139).
Updates to the plan include minor revisions to dates and text. No substantial changes have been made.
The Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee reviewed the updated plan and
unanimously recommended approval at its public meeting held on October 12, 2015 (Agenda item VF).
Tracked changes have been made so that Board members can quickly see the proposed changes. Any
formatting irregularities caused by tracked changes will be resolved in the final document.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no new fiscal impact associated with approving this management plan
update. Management costs are consistent with the Conservation Collier Financial Plan approved at the
April 8, 2014 Board meeting (Agenda item 11B).
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this
item.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved for form and legality and requires a majority vote
for Board approval. — JAB
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approves the attached proposed
second extension of the Interim Management Plan for the Conservation Collier McIlvane Marsh
properties and directs staff to implement the updated plan.
PREPARED BY: Melissa Hennig, Senior Environmental Specialist, Parks and Recreation Division
Attachment: Second Extension of the McIlvane Marsh Property Interim Management Plan
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'C" 01, ILLIER COUNTY
of C-c,,'rftv Comm L,---sioners,
Item Number: 16.16. D.11 6.D.:10.
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the second extension of the Interim
Management Plan for the Conservation K4arsh properties.
Meeting Date: 12/8/s ) l 7,
Prepared By
Name: BetancurNatali
Title: Operations Analyst, Pa,,-'Ecs
11/3/2015 12:39:18 PM
Submitted by
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Title: Environmental Specialist, Senior. Conser,,."'Cio�l -0111tr
Name: HermigMelissa
11/3/2015 12:39:19 PM
Approved By
Name: HennigMelissa
Title: Environmental Speci al ai i 'an C'
Date: 1 1/4/201 5 9:28:43 AM
Name: Washburnflonka
Title: Manager - Park Operations., Parks Recreation
Date: 11/9/2015 10:21:17
Name: WilliamsBarry
Title: Division Director --l",a." s cr
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Date: 11/10/2015 9:39:39 A",\/'
Name: TownsendAmanda
Title: Division Director - Operations Supnoil, TPLibi-ic Sc--vices Department
Date: 11/13/2015 1:08:25
Name: CamellSteve
12/8/2015 16.D.10.
Title: Department Head - Public Services, Public Services Department
Date: 11/13/2015 2:10:23 PM
Name: BelpedioJennifer
Title: Assistant County Attorney, CAO General Services
Date: 11/13/2015 4:33:41 PM
Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney,
Date: 11/16/2015 10:57:44 AM
Name: FinnEd
Title: Management/Budget Analyst, Senior, Office of Management & Budget
Date: 11/16/2015 3:17:35 PM
Name: CasalanguidaNick
Title: Deputy County Manager, County Managers Office
Date: 11/16/2015 5:11:23 PM
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Conservation Collier Mellvane Marsh Property
Ai4anagement Plan Extension
Prepared By:
County's Conservation Collier Program
Parks & Recreation Department
15000 Livingston Road
Naples, FL 34109
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DT." Pl _;,i' - "" Collie,Tand Manigenienl�VIcTkajie Marsh' IIanag mcnt Plam-McIlvane Updated FINAL
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Table of Contents
1.0 Purpose and Scope of the Interim Management Plan ........
2.0 Management Authority and Responsibilities ......................
3.0 Interim Site Plan ..................................... ...............................
3.1 Location and Site Description ............... ...............................
3.2 Signage .................................................. ...............................
3.3 Easements, Concessions or Leases ....... ...............................
3.4 Structures .............................................. ...............................
3.5 Surrounding and Adjacent Land Uses .. ...............................
4.0 Interim Management Objectives ........... ...............................
4.1 Natural Resource Protection ................. ...............................
4.2 Site Security .......................................... ...............................
4.3 Exotic Vegetation Removal and Maintenance Plan ..............
4.4 Debris Removal ..................................... ...............................
I 4.5 Cultural, Historical and Archeological Resource Protection
4.6 Listed Species Protection ....................... ...............................
4.7 Public Access ......................................... ...............................
4.8 Site Monitoring and Long Term Management Plan .............
4.9 Partnerships ............................................ ...............................
5.0 Exhibits ..................................................... ...............................
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EXHIBIT 1: Location Map
EXHIBIT 2: Northern Collier Seminole State Park Restoration Project Conceptual Plan
EXHIBIT 3: Aerial Map with Florida Panther Telemetry Points
EXHIBIT 4: Mcllvane Marsh Close -up Aerial
EXHIBIT 5: Estimated Cost Table for First Two Years
EXHIBIT 6: Estimated Implementation Timeline
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1.0 Purpose and Scope of the Interim Management Plan
The McIlvane Marsh project consists of 9 properties totaling 370.56 acres acquired between July
2007 and January 2012 with funds from the Conservation Collier Program (Exhibit 1). Collier
County additionally owns, under the Transportation Department, a 20 -acre parcel within the
marsh donated as mitigation in 1999 (Folio number 00775760400). The State of Florida, under
management by Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR), owns or is in
the process of acquiring an additional 329 acres (in a mosaic pattern with Conservation Collier's
acquired lands) for a total of 717 acres currently or shortly to be in conservation status out of a
total of approximately 807 acres within the marsh. There are six remaining privately -owned
parcels totaling 80 acres; 70 acres located on the western side and 10 acres on the east side of the
marsh. Conservation Collier parcels will be managed for conservation, protection, enhancement
of natural resources and for public outdoor recreation that will be compatible with the
conservation, protection and enhancement of the site and the surrounding lands.
Folio numbers and acreage of parcels owned by the Conservation Collier Program:
• 00775080009 - 21.02 acres
• 00775000005 — 40 acres
• 00775440005 — 80 acres
• 00775360004 — 80 acres
• 00775680001 — 30 acres
• 00775400003 — 70 acres
• 00775480007 - 20 acres
• 00775520006 - 19.54 acres
• 00775560008 — 10 acres
Total Acres 370.56
There is currently no budget for outright acquisition; however, offsite alternatives to the Land
Development Code's Off-on-site native vegetation retention requirements (LDC, Sec 3.05.07
H.l.f.iii.) offer a way for properties within McIlvane Marsh to be acquired and donated to
Conservation Collier in lieu of developers retaining vegetation onsite at development projects.
This interim management plan extension is intended to update the key management priorities and
issues within the site identified in the T,e,.effi e f 2009September 2013 interim management plan
and give continued direction for management through 28142017. This document is intended to
be the precursor to a final management plan, which will provide more specific aspects of site
management once surrounding federal and state lands begin to undergo active management.
Key Interim Management Obiectives
1. Protect the native habitat on site
Action Plan
1 a. hist-all Maintain a temporary Conservation Collier Land sign at the Curcie Road access
point to McIlvane Marsh area and evaluate the need for No Dumping / No Trespassing
signs along internal rights of way.
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lb. Meet and coordinate with surrounding conservation land managers and agencies for
coordination of invasive exotic vegetation treatment, prescribed fire, and wildlife survey
protocol development.
2. Develop Partnership agreement(s) for management with surrounding land owning
agencies and private individuals
Action Plan
2a. Coordinate with property owner agencies surrounding the Marsh, including Collier
Seminole State Park, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge (TTINWR) and
RBNERR for long term management and public access cooperation.
2b. Write If appropriate, write and execute a formal Memorandum of Agreement (MOA),
also known by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as a "Management
Agreement," for cooperative land management actions with appropriate adjoining agencies.
2c. Coordinate management of the 20 -acre mitigation parcel acquired by Collier County in
1999 with Conservation Collier management.
3. Plan for appropriate public access.
Action Plan
3a. Coordinate appropriate public use plan with RBNERR and TTINWR.
3b. Evaluate information regarding a verbal report from RBNERR staff about a possible
area of lead contamination due to past discharge of firearms on state property that abuts
Conservation Collier lands. If substantiated and warranted, a Phase II Environmental Site
Assessment can be done to determine the level of contamination, whether this presents a
hazard for people or wildlife, and what the appropriate abatement steps are.
4. Determine resources necessary to manage the area for the dynamics and impacts
associated with public access.
2.0 Management Authority and Responsibilities
The McIlvane Marsh properties have not been officially named at present. McIlvane Marsh is
the unofficial historic area name. EiglAHine parcels totaling 369- 370.56 acres are included
within the portfolio of properties assigned to the Collier County Parks and Recreation
Department, with the Conservation Collier Program responsible for direct management of these
lands. Conservation Collier Program staff will handle day to day management activities and will
seek to cooperate and form partnerships with adjoining land -owner local, state and federal
agencies and to obtain various types of grants for management and public use activities where
possible.
3.0 Interim Site Plan
3.1 Location and Site Description
The McIlvane Marsh is an 800 -acre mangrove salt marsh generally located northeast of Marco
Island and southwest of the intersection of U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) and County Road 92 (San
Marco Road) in Sections 29 and 30, Township 51 South, Range 27 East, Collier County, Florida.
The McIlvane Marsh area can be accessed via Curcie Road, which turns north off C.R. 92
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approximately 1.8 miles south of U.S. 41. The first 800 feet of Curcie Road is County -
maintained right -of -way (ROW). Curcie road continues beyond the'County- maintained ROW
as an unpaved private access road to the north edge of the McIlvane Marsh, curves west and
continues for approximately 2.1 miles to a terminus point in the northwestern portion of the
marsh. This unpaved road can be used to legally and physically access Conservation Collier
lands, though it traverses over lands owned by The State of Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, managed by RBNERR. There are several other non - contiguous
portions of public ROW dedicated along the edges of Conservation Collier properties within the
marsh; however, there are no actual roadways in these locations.
McIlvane Marsh is situated near and is expected to be influenced by the Picayune Strand
Restoration Project, a sub - project of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project. The
project area includes 55,000 acres located between Alligator Alley and Tamiami Trail in
southeastern Collier County and involves plugging canals, building and operating pump stations,
placing culverts under the Tamiami Trail, removing old road beds and removing exotic
vegetation. The goal of the project is to improve estuarine water quality by increasing
groundwater recharge and reducing large and unnatural freshwater inflows to the estuaries along
the southwest Florida coast. While this project does not directly affect the County's parcels
within the McIlvane Marsh area, it is expected to increase surface water in the general area.
There is additionally planned, but with portions as yet unfunded, a Picayune Strand Restoration
"protection feature" project involving enhancing existing culverts under the Tamiami Trail close
to C.R. 92 and further spreading sheet flow into the McIlvane Marsh area. The culverts under
Tamiami Trail between C.R. 92 and S.R. 29 were enhanced in 2005. Remaining proposed tasks
include enhancing the canal along the east side of McIlvane Marsh and diverting some of that
canal flow west into the marsh on state lands adjoining Conservation Collier parcels (Conceptual
Project Map - Exhibit 2). There are no actions required on the County's part to accommodate
this project; however, if and when completed, it is expected to provide an overall environmental
benefit to the entire McIlvane Marsh.
McIlvane Marsh is a tidally influenced wetland consisting primarily of open marsh and
mangrove wetlands with small upland island areas, primarily on its northern and eastern edges
(Exhibit 3). Approximately 15 -acres of pine flatwood uplands exist on the north side of the
marsh and 6 acres of cleared uplands exist on the eastern edge of the marsh where a
communication tower site is located. This communication tower, owned by a private entity, sits
on a ten -acre parcel surrounded by Conservation Collier lands on the eastern side of McIlvane
Marsh. Also on the eastern side of the marsh, in what were historically uplands, state mitigation
lands contain a 51 -acre borrow -pit lake created as a result of limestone fill mining which
occurred under Collier County Excavation Permit number 59.145 (Marco Woods) issued in July
1982, South Florida Water Management District Water Use Permit No. 110589335, issued in
November 1982, and US Army Corps of Engineers dredge and fill permit No. 82J- 10657, issued
in April 1983. Another, older approximately 1 -acre borrow pit created between 1963 and 1973
lies on the north - central side of the marsh on Conservation Collier lands. Vegetation
communities present within the marsh include, in order of dominance: mangrove swamp,
saltwater marsh, inland ponds or sloughs, and pine flatwoods.
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3.2 Signage
An access gate exists at the end of the paved portion of Curcie
Road, approximately 800 feet off C.R. 92. A temporary sign
identifying Collier County Conservation Land will leis posted
at the gate. Temporary No Trespassing / No Dumping signs
may also be posted along the unpaved portion of Curcie Road.
All landowners, including Conservation Collier, will able
to put signs onto the main gate.
3.3 Easements, Concessions or Leases
As noted previously, there is legal and physical access to Conservation Collier properties via
public ROW along Curcie Road and via ROW dedications. Additionally, there are several non-
contiguous portions of public ROW dedicated along the edges of properties within the marsh
which have no physical roadway existing. No other easements, concessions or leases exist on
the parcel or are proposed for the future, unless they further conservation objectives, such as a
conservation easement.
3.4 Structures
The 800 -acre marsh area is undeveloped and covered with natural vegetation except for three
communication towers and a small building that houses communication equipment on a ten -acre
privately owned property. Additionally, there is an 2.02 -acre homestead with an abandoned
recreational motor vehicle located north of the 80 -acre former Trinh parcel.
State and Army Corps permits issued in the 1980's authorized the construction of a berm
separating the mining project from State surface waters on the south side of the limestone fill
mine excavation. The State of Florida, as part of mitigation for development projects in the local
area, has r-eeently completed berm breaches and installation of geoweb crossings and culverts
under the access road to allow for overland flow of water in the marsh. This project was
conducted on state lands; however, the benefits are expected to extend to County -owned lands.
3.5 Surrounding and Adjacent Land Uses
The Marsh is surrounded on the east, south and west by state and federal conservation lands;
Collier Seminole State Park to the east, TTINWR to the south and RBNERR to the west.
Parcels adjoining the northern boundary of the marsh include undeveloped Agriculturally -zoned
lands, Fiddler's Creek Planned Unit Development (PUD) and JDs Auto Ranch, an automotive
recycling and dismantling yard (Exhibit 3). In addition to the lands acquired by the Conservation
Collier Program, Collier County owns a 20 -acre mitigation parcel on the western side of the
marsh that is between Conservation Collier lands on both its east and west boundaries. The State
of Florida/RBNERR owns, or will shortly own, 399 acres in a mosaic pattern with Conservation
Collier lands.
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4.0 Interim Management Objectives
4.1 Natural Resource Protection
Existing Vegetation:
• Ground Cover: Mangrove areas do not appear to have ground cover. Scattered upland areas
may contain ground cover similar to that observed on parcels located off Curcie Road along
the eastern side of the marsh area. Plants observed include: beakrush (Rhynchospora sp.),
leather fern (Arostichum spp.), swamp fern (Blechnum serrulatum), and white beggar -ticks
(Bidens alba).
Midstory: Red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), black mangroves (Avicennia germinans),
white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa), buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus), winged sumac
(Rhus copallina), myrsine ( Myrsine floridana), saltbush (Baccharis angustifolia and B.
halimifolia), wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) and scattered small cabbage palms (Sabal
palmetto).
• Canopy: Red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), black mangroves (Avicennia germinans),
white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) and buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus), an
approximate 15 -acre area of slash pine (Pinus eliotti var densa) and several acres of wetland
hardwoods are identified in the electronic FLUCCS record.
Unique Natural Features:
There are no known unique natural features.
Listed Plant Species:
No listed plant species have been directly identified.
Listed Wildlife Species:
Listed wildlife species include those found on the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and
Plants 50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12, November 2005 (USFWS) or the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWCC) Florida's Endangered Species, Threatened Species, and
Species of Special Concern, July 2009. The following listed wildlife species have been observed
or documented within Mcllvane Marsh or are present on adjacent lands:
COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
STATUS
FWCC
USFWS
American alligator
Alligator
mississippiensis
T - due to similarity
of appearance
American crocodile
Crocod lus acutus
T
Snowy egret
Egretta thula
SSC
Wood Stork
M cteria americana
E
Tri- colored heron
E retta tricolor
SSC
Little blue heron
E retta caerulea
SSC
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus
leucocephalus
DELISTED
but special
rule F.A.C.
68A- 16.002
Everglades snail kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
I E
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E= Endangered / T= Threatened / SSC= Species of Special Concern
4.2 Site Security
In February 2009, a group of trespassers shot and killed a number of birds in the marsh, some of
them listed species. Security is now being provided by limiting access via a heavy -duty gate.,
installed by RBNERR, 50 feet past the bridge at the south end of the paved portion of Curcie
Road. Conservation Collier, RBNERR, and TTINWR staff and the seven owners of private
properties within the marsh have the access code. If it is determined that passive public use of
the area will feasible, appropriate public access can be provided.
4.3 Exotic Vegetation Removal and Maintenance Plan
Invasive, exotic plants present include, in order of dominance: Brazilian pepper (Schinus
terebinthifolius), Australian pine (Casuarina sp.), Melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquinerva),
climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum), Java plum (Sygyium cumini) and other Florida Exotic
Pest Plan Council (FLEPPC) category 1 and 2 exotic plants. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) was to coordinate a mitigation project involving exotic removal adjacent to the 29.33 -
acre Conservation Collier parcel (f/k/a Triangle Leasing Corp.) adjoining Curcie Road.
Additionally, the State of Florida (via RBNERR) was to implement a mitigation project (for the
Artesa Pointe project) to accept and manage 70 acres of wetlands and uplands within Mcllvane
Marsh. Capitalizing on these adjacent projects, in 2009, Conservation Collier staff received a
USFWS Partners grant match award of $21,500 to remove exotic vegetation on the 80 -acre
parcel along the north side of the marsh (f/k/a the Trinh parcel). Although some exotic removal
occurred within the marsh on state -owned parcels, TTINWR and RBNERR land management
focus has now shifted away from McIlvane Marsh. As a result, Conservation Collier staff
shifted the USFWS Partners funding to Railhead Scrub Preserve. Staff will continue to seek to
coordinate overall exotic vegetation removal and management on adjoining Conservation Collier
lands with RBNERR and TTINWR to achieve potential economies of scale. Until the
surrounding property owners begin consistent management of adjoining lands, staff recommends
against exotic plant removal efforts on Conservation Collier parcels within McIlvane Marsh.
4.4 Debris Removal
This area has been historically prone to trespass and illegal dumping. Much of the debris from
past dumping has already been removed as part of restoration work done by the State of Florida
and by individual property owners. The heavy duty gate installed on Curcie Road will protect
Conservation Collier lands from dumping until an appropriate public access plan can be
prepared. In order to further minimize illegal dumping, RBNERR and TTINWR haves plans to
move the gate to the very south end of Curcie Road, directly adjacent to C.R. 92. "No Dumping"
signs and a fence may need to be installed. Staff will evaluate this need after determining
whether the gate is effective at deterring trespass and dumping.
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lumbeus
Florida panther
Puma concolor coryi
E
Florida black bear
Ursus americanus
floridanus
Listed in other states
but not in Florida
E= Endangered / T= Threatened / SSC= Species of Special Concern
4.2 Site Security
In February 2009, a group of trespassers shot and killed a number of birds in the marsh, some of
them listed species. Security is now being provided by limiting access via a heavy -duty gate.,
installed by RBNERR, 50 feet past the bridge at the south end of the paved portion of Curcie
Road. Conservation Collier, RBNERR, and TTINWR staff and the seven owners of private
properties within the marsh have the access code. If it is determined that passive public use of
the area will feasible, appropriate public access can be provided.
4.3 Exotic Vegetation Removal and Maintenance Plan
Invasive, exotic plants present include, in order of dominance: Brazilian pepper (Schinus
terebinthifolius), Australian pine (Casuarina sp.), Melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquinerva),
climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum), Java plum (Sygyium cumini) and other Florida Exotic
Pest Plan Council (FLEPPC) category 1 and 2 exotic plants. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) was to coordinate a mitigation project involving exotic removal adjacent to the 29.33 -
acre Conservation Collier parcel (f/k/a Triangle Leasing Corp.) adjoining Curcie Road.
Additionally, the State of Florida (via RBNERR) was to implement a mitigation project (for the
Artesa Pointe project) to accept and manage 70 acres of wetlands and uplands within Mcllvane
Marsh. Capitalizing on these adjacent projects, in 2009, Conservation Collier staff received a
USFWS Partners grant match award of $21,500 to remove exotic vegetation on the 80 -acre
parcel along the north side of the marsh (f/k/a the Trinh parcel). Although some exotic removal
occurred within the marsh on state -owned parcels, TTINWR and RBNERR land management
focus has now shifted away from McIlvane Marsh. As a result, Conservation Collier staff
shifted the USFWS Partners funding to Railhead Scrub Preserve. Staff will continue to seek to
coordinate overall exotic vegetation removal and management on adjoining Conservation Collier
lands with RBNERR and TTINWR to achieve potential economies of scale. Until the
surrounding property owners begin consistent management of adjoining lands, staff recommends
against exotic plant removal efforts on Conservation Collier parcels within McIlvane Marsh.
4.4 Debris Removal
This area has been historically prone to trespass and illegal dumping. Much of the debris from
past dumping has already been removed as part of restoration work done by the State of Florida
and by individual property owners. The heavy duty gate installed on Curcie Road will protect
Conservation Collier lands from dumping until an appropriate public access plan can be
prepared. In order to further minimize illegal dumping, RBNERR and TTINWR haves plans to
move the gate to the very south end of Curcie Road, directly adjacent to C.R. 92. "No Dumping"
signs and a fence may need to be installed. Staff will evaluate this need after determining
whether the gate is effective at deterring trespass and dumping.
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4.5 Cultural, Historical and Archeological Resource Protection
A Section, Township, and Range query of the Florida Master Site File for Sections 29 & 30,
T51 S, R27E, with result received on July 22, 2009, shows no recorded historical or
archaeological sites present within the search area. However, the search area may contain
unrecorded archeological sites, historical structures or other resources. The County will notify
the Division of Historical Resources immediately if evidence is found to suggest any
archaeological or historic resources are discovered. If such resources are identified on -site, staff
shall cordon off the area, and a professional survey and assessment shall be instituted. The
archaeologist shall prepare a report outlining results of the assessments and issue
recommendations to County staff about management of any sites discovered, per provisions of
the Land Development Code Section 2.2.25. This report shall be sent to the Division of
Historical Resources. The County shall cooperate fully with direction from the Division of
Historical Resources on the protection and management of archaeological and historical
resources. The management of these resources will comply with the provisions of Chapter 267,
Florida Statutes, specifically Sections 267.0612 (a) and (b).
4.6 Listed Species Protection
Many of the listed species present in McIlvane Marsh are birds. Any bird rookeries present on or
adjacent to Conservation Collier land will be protected by signage stating "Protection Area -No-
Entry." Florida panthers use the northern portions of the marsh, as evidenced by FWCC
telemetry data (2008 GIS telemetry layer) (Exhibit 3). American crocodiles nest within 1.5 miles
of McIlvane Marsh, at the Marco Airport. Staff will coordinate with surrounding state and
federal agencies to determine appropriate protection actions and propose these within a Final
Management Plan.
4.7 Public Access
At present, there are no public access facilities within McIlvane Marsh. Staff has the gate
combination and can provide limited access to County -owned parcels within the marsh area by
appointment until comprehensive public access plans can be developed in concert with RBNERR
and TTINWR. Staff will evaluate the site to determine potential public uses as part of the
development of a final management plan. Estimated _ests for- c ` spaee •" blie par -king !ate - - --
b pufpeses only,
4.8 Site Monitoring and Long Term Management Plan
Monitoring of the site shall consist of a walk - through by staff at semi - annual intervals. Any
treatment and retreatment of exotic vegetation is dependent on the planned management
activities of adjacent agency lands. Conservation Collier shall be responsible for this treatment
with tasks contracted out as deemed necessary. Prior to any land management activities, photo
monitoring points will also be established at strategic locations within the project area to monitor
vegetation communities. Wildlife surveys shall be developed and coordinated with surrounding
conservation agencies to determine monitoring plan goals, techniques and parameters. The
overall goal of wildlife monitoring shall be for developing, evaluating, and guiding future
management actions necessary to enhance and protect wildlife habitat.
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4.9 Partnerships
Staff will seek out and evaluate potential for partnerships for conservation, protection, and
education.
4.10 Fire Management
RBNERR reports that there are fire dependent communities on their parcels adjoining
Conservation Collier lands and that they, may, in the future, apply prescribed fire to these areas.
Staff will evaluate the potential for prescribed burning on County -owned lands and seek to
coordinate with RBNERR on all fire management issues.
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5.0 Exhibits
EXHIBIT 1: Location
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EXHIBIT 2: Northern Collier Seminole State Park Restoration Project Conceptual Plan
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EXHIBIT 3: Aerial Map with Florida Panther Telemetry Points
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EXHIBIT 5: Estimated Cost Table for Two Years
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