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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the Revised Railhead Scrub Preserve Final Management
Plan under the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program
OBJECTIVE: To implement a management plan that will direct management activities at the
Railhead Scrub Preserve for the next ten years.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Conservation Collier Ordinance, No, 2002-63, as amended, Section 14(2),
requires that a Final Management Plan be prepared for each property, with review and input by the
Land Acquisition Advisory Committee, This plan shall identify management activities necessary to
preserve, enhance, restore, maintain and monitor the property, and estimate the costs of the project.
Additionally, the Plan shall identify how public use compatible to the parcei shall be accomplished,
The Railhead Scrub Property is comprised of 135 acres and is located in the northwest corner of
Collier County, south of the Railhead Industrial Park and East of Old US 41 (Section 10 Township 48
Range 25 and Section 30 Township 51 Range 27), The northern 80 acres of the preserve were
purchased by Collier County in 2004, and a final management plan for this portion of the preserve
was approved by the Board of County Commissioners (Board) on June 26,2007 (Agenda Item 16E3),
The southern-most "RR Land Trust" property was purchased by Collier County in 2007, The Interim
Management Plan for "RR Land Trust" was approved by the Board on September 25, 2007 (Agenda
Item 16E5). Staff revised the existing Railhead Scrub Preserve Final Management Plan to
incorporate "RR Land Trust" into Railhead Scrub Preserve, The Lands Evaluation and Management
Subcommittee of the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) reviewed
the draft Revised Final Management Plan, and, on April 15, 2010, a public meeting was held - inviting
all neighbors of the Preserve to attend and provide comments. The final revised draft was presented
to the CCLAAC on May 10, 2010, The CCLAAC unanimously recommended approval with a few
minor suggested changes that have been made to the revised plan.
FISCAL IMPACT: The costs of initial land management activities and site development have been
estimated to be $367,500. The recurring maintenance costs are estimated to be between $13,500 -
$21,200 per year. Funds are available within the Conservation Collier Land Management Fund to
accomplish these activities, Estimated costs of maintenance in perpetuity for the Railhead Scrub
Preserve have been considered by the CCLAAC and have been incorporated into the Conservation
Collier Long Term Financial Management Plan that will ensure management of all Conservation
Collier Preserves in perpetuity.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: Management of Conservation Collier iands to support
appropriate public access is consistent with and supports Policy 1,1.6 and Objective 1,3 in the
Recreation and Open Space Element of the Collier County Growth Management Plan,
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: The Conservation Collier Ordinance (No, 2002-63, as amended), in
Section 14, provides a legal framework for development of management plans and for use of
environmentally sensitive lands, The Office of the County Attorney has reviewed and approved the
Final Management Plan for form and legal sufficiency. - JBW
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approves the attached Revised
Final Management Plan and directs the County Manager, or his designee, to implement it for the
Railhead Scrub Preserve,
- PREPARED BY: Kirsten Wilkie, Environmental Specialist, Conservation Collier Program, Department
of Facilities Management
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
16E1
Recommendation to approve the Revised Railhead Scrub Preserve Final Management Plan under
the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program.
6/22/20109:0000 AM
Prepared By
Kirsten Wilkie
Community Development &
Environmental Services
Environmental Specialist
Date
Engineering & Environmental Services
611/2010 9:08:22 AM
Approved By
Melissa Hennig
Administrative Services
Division
Environmental Specialist, Principal
Date
FaciUties Management
61112010 9:33 AM
Approved By
Skip Camp, C,F.M.
Administrative Services
Division
Director. Facilities Management
Date
Approved By
Facilities Management
6111201011:02 AM
Jennifer White
County Attorney
Assistant County Attorney
Date
County Attorney
611120103:47 PM
Approved By
Len Golden Price
Administrative Services
Division
Administrator ~ Administrative Services
Date
Administrative Services Division
61812010 1 :43 PM
Approved By
OMB Coordinator
County Manager's Office
Date
Office of Management & Budget
619120103:35 PM
Approved By
Jeff Klatzkow
County Attorney
Date
611012010 11 :44 AM
Approved By
Therese Stanley
Office of Management &
Budget
Manager - Operations Support - Trans
Date
Office of Management & Budget
6111/201012:12 PM
Approved By
Leo E. Ochs, Jr.
County Managers Office
County Manager
Date
County Managers Office
6111120106:33 PM
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Railhead Scrub Preserve
Land Management Plan
Managed by
Conservation Collier Program
Collier County
May 2010 - May 2020 (10-yr plan)
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Originally Prepared by:
URS Corporation, with the cooperation of
The Institute for Regional Conservation
September 2007
Revised by: Collier County Facilities Management Department
Conservation Collier Program Staff
May 2010
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Railhead Scrub Preserve
Land Management Plan Executive Summary
Lead Agency: Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Conservation Collier Program
Properties included in this Plan: "Railhead Scrub Preserve" 135-acres.
Folio numbers 00143120009 and 00152600002
* Full legal description provided in Appendix 1
Management Responsibilities:
Agency: Collier County - Conservation Collier Program
Preserve Manager: Designated Collier County Environmental Specialist
Designated Land Use: Conservation and natural resource-based recreation
Unique Features: Xeric uplands habitat
Archaeological/Historical: N/ A
Management Goals:
Goal 1: Continue to eliminate or significantly reduce human impacts to indigenous flora and
fauna
Goal 2: Continue to develop baseline monitoring reports
Goal 3: Continue to remove or control populations of invasive, exotic or problematic flora
and fauna to restore and maintain natural habitats
Goal 4: Continue to implement prescribed tire program
GoalS: Continue to restore native vegetation
Goal 6: Maintain native and listed species management;
Goal 7: Continue to evaluate potential for access and public use;
GoalS: Facilitate uses of the site for educational purposes
Goal 9: Maintain plan for security and disaster preparedness
Public Involvement:
A public meeting was held in the spring of2010 with residents and neighbors from surrounding
lands to review the Final Management Plan. Future public meetings will be held before major
management activities such as prescribed burning. Staff will also keep working with Mediterra
Community, Railhead Industrial Park property owners and Collier County Sheriffs Department
to control trespass issues.
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Table of Contents
Land Management Plan Executive Summary ................................................................ii
List of T abIes ..................................................................................................................... iv
List of Figures ................................................................................................................... iv
List of Appendices ............................................................................................................. v
1.0 Introdu ction .. ............................... ................................................. ....... ................ ........ 1
1.1 Purpose and Scope of the Plan............................................................................................... 1
1.2 Regional Significance of the Railhead Scrub Preserve........................................................ 2
1.3 Land Acquisition Program and Management Authority .................................................... 3
1.4 Nearby Public Lands and Designated Water Resources..................................................... 6
1.5 Public Involvement ................................................................................................................. 6
2.0 Natural and Cultural Resources ................................................................................ 7
2.1 Physiography ........................................................................................................................... 7
2,1.1 Topography and Geomorphology.................................,..................................................... 7
2,1.2 Geology,..."."...".." "'.'""""",'..',."..,..,,, ."" "., ".", "".", "",..,.".."."..,..,."."..""", ,."...','..., 7
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2,1.4 Hydrology/Water Management ...........................,.....................................................,........9
2.2 Climate ..................................................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Natural Communities ...........................................................................................................11
2.4 Native Plant and Animal Species......................................................................................... 21
2.5 Listed Species ........................................................................................................................ 23
2,5,1 Listed Plant Species..",.""..."..".,.""""" ".."" .",."""",.." ,..., "'...",.."."..'"""'.",,,,,.,...,.., 23
2,5.2 Listed Animal Species..............,.........,......,...................................................................... 26
2.6 Invasive Non-native and Problem Species .......................................................................... 28
2,6.1 Invasive and Problem Plant Species................................................................................, 28
2.6,2 Invasive and Problem Animal Species ............................................................................. 29
2.7 Archaeological, Historical and Cultural Resources........................................................... 31
2.8 Scenic Resources ................................................................................................................... 32
3.0 Use of the Property .................................................................................................... 32
3.1 Previous and Current Use .................................................................................................... 32
3.2 Planned Uses and Assessment of their Impacts ................................................................. 33
3,2.1 Identification of Public Uses Consistent with Preservation, Enhancement, Restoration,
Conservation and Maintenance of the Resources ............................................................. 33
3,2.2 Planned Public Uses and Assessment of Impacts............................................................. 33
3.3 Adjacent Land Uses .............................................................................................................. 34
3.4 Potential Surplus Lands ....................................................................................................... 34
3.5 Prospective Land Acquisitions............................................................................................. 35
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3.6 Analysis of Multiple-Use Potential...................................................................................... 35
4.0 Management Issues, Goals and Objectives ............................................................. 35
4.1 Management Framework.....................................................................................................35
4,1.1 Preserve Manager ............................................................................................................. 36
4.1.2 Preserve Rules and Regulations .......,...........................,.......,........................................... 36
4,1.3 Land ManagernentReview and Revision Summary ...............................,......................., 36
4.2 Desired Future Conditions................................................................................................... 36
4.3 Major Accomplishments during Previous Years ............................................................... 37
4.4 Goals for the 10 year period 20010-2020 ............................................................................ 37
4.5 Establish an Operational Plan for the Railhead Scrub Preserve ..................................... 55
4.5.1 Maintenance...,.., ...,..,..,..,..",...., ,."............,..."......,..."."..".."..,........... ,..,..,......,.... ..,....,... 55
4.5.2 Estimated Annual Costs and Funding Sources..........,....................................................., 55
4.5.3 Potential for Contracting Restoration and Management Activities by Private Vendors.. 58
4.6 Partnerships and Regional Coordination ........................................................................... 58
5.0 Literature Cited ......................................................................................................... 60
List of Tables
Table 1: Acquisition History and Status for Railhead Scrub Preserve ...........................................3
Table 2: Public Lands Located near the Railhead Scrub Preserve ................................................. 6
Table 3: Land Use/Vegetative Association (FLUCFCS) within Railhead Scrub Preserve......... 11
Table 4: Breeding Bird Species Recorded in the Bonita Springs Quadrangle in the Vicinity of the
Railhead Scrub Preserve ....,....,..'..,.....'...,..,..'......".."...,...".....,..,...,'..,......,....."...".".." 22
Table 5: Listed Plant Species at Railhead Scrub Preserve............................................................ 24
Table 6: Invasive Plant Species at Railhead Scrub Preserve ........................................................ 28
Table 7: Major Accomplishments during Previous Years ............................................................ 37
Table 8: Fire Frequency by Plant Community... ............ .................. ..... .............. ........47
Table 9: Estimated Annual Land Management Budget (Amounts in $) ..................................,..' 56
Table 10: Potential Contracting for Restoration and Management Activities .............................. 58
List of Figures
Figure 1: Conservation Collier Preserves and Designated State and Federal Land or
Conservation Easement Existing in Collier County
Figure 2: Previous Distribution of Scrub Habitat in Collier County
Figure 3: Railhead Scrub Preserve - 2009 Aerial
Figure 4: Railhead Scrub Preserve Soils Map
Figure 5: Historical Aerial Photographs
Figure 6: Railhead Scrub Preserve Land Cover
Figure 7: Preliminary Delineation of Fire Lines
Figure 8: Railhead Scrub Preserve Conceptual Masterplan
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List of Appendices
Appendix 1: Legal Description
Appendix 2: List of Plant Species Observed at the Railhead Scrub Preserve
Appendix 3: Lists of Birds observed by Mr. Doug Suitor from Collier County Environmental
Services Department in 2004 and 2006
Appendix 4: Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) Managed Area Tracking Record and
Element Occurrence Summary; FNAI ranking system explanation
Appendix 5: Plant Species Suitable for Landscaping and Restoration at Railhead Scrub Preserve
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1.0 Introduction
The Railhead Scrub Preserve is an approximately 135-acre natural area located in the northwest
comer of Collier County, south of the Railhead Industrial Park and East of Old US 41 (Section
10 Township 48 Range 25 and Section 30 Township 51 Range 27), The preserve protects
significant areas of xeric upland habitat surrounded by industrial and commercial developments
to the west and north, a residential community to the east, and Krehling Industries, Inc to the
south. Current physical access to the preserve is from Old US 41 through Sun Century Road, a
private road.
The Conservation Collier Program acquired the northern 80 acres of the preserve in July 2004
and the southern-most "RR Land Trust" property in June 2007, The RR Land Trust property has
been incorporated into the existing preserve; therefore, this plan applies to both properties, and
both properties are collectively referred to as the Railhead Scrub Preserve. The preserve
includes approximately 117 acres of upland habitat, primarily Pine Flatwoods and Xeric Uplands
(Scrub/Scrubby Flatwoods), and 19 acres of wetland habitat including Cypress and Hydric Pine
Flatwoods, The preserve was purchased with funds from the Conservation Collier Program, The
County holds fee simple title to the Railhead Scrub Preservc, The Conservation Collier Program
manages these lands under authority granted by the Conservation Collier Ordinance (2002-63, as
amended) (2007-65; available from www.municode.com). Conservation, preservation and
public use and enjoyment consistent with conservation are the designated uses of the property,
Management activities allowed include those necessary to preserve, enhance, restore, conserve,
and maintain environmentally sensitive lands for the benefit of present and future generations,
Uses of the site must be consistent with these management goals. Grant funding will continue to
be sought for management.
This site management plan is divided into four main sections including an introduction, which
describes the location, zoning, land acquisition, significance, management authority, and extent
of public participation. Section two describes the current condition of natural resources existing
in the preserve; section three discusses the historic, existing and proposed use of the property;
and finally, section four presents the set of goals and objectives of the plan and describes the
management actions needed to meet those goals and objectives,
1.1 Purpose and Scope of the Plan
The purpose of the plan is to facilitate management of the environmentally sensitive lands in the
Railhead Scrub Preserve for the preservation of some of Collier County's most threatened plant
communities. These lands are important for ensuring the long-term survival of endemic and
listed species and plant communities, protecting water resources and enhancing local ecological
awareness, The preserve will be managed for conservation, protection, and enhancement of
natural resources and for public outdoor recreation compatible with natural resource managment.
The scope of this plan is to provide management direction for the Railhead Scrub Preserve by
identifying the goals and objectives necessary to eliminate or minimize any threats to the
resource base and integrity of the site, and to identifY management actions to achieve those goals
and objectives, Key management objectives outlined below are provided in order of priority:
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. Removal and exclusion of invasive exotic plants;
. Securing of boundaries to eliminate dumping and ORV trespass and to facilitate Collier
County Sheriffs Office (CCSO) monitoring;
. Removal of solid waste;
. Restoration of damage caused by OR V use on the site;
. Management of wildlife, including surveys and habitat management to benefit wildlife;
.. Application of prescribed fire or prescribed tire alternatives to mimic natural fire
frequency in fire dependent communities;
. Determination of public use needs; and
. Promotion of maximum biological diversity,
The current and future land-use designation of Railhead Scrub Preserve is Industrial; however,
Conservation Collier lands are considered similar to Essential Services in the Land Development
Code (Section 2,01.03) and conservation uses on acquired lands are permitted in all zoning
districts, A "protection" in the Conservation Collier Ordinance (2002-63, as amended, Section
14,7) permanently extinguishes development rights on a parcel once purchased under the
Conservation Collier Program, These actions were taken to avoid the need for and cost of
rezoning individual properties,
This management plan is a working document, which is submitted to the Collier County Board
of County Commissioners for its approval. Upon approval, this plan shall replace the first final
management plan prepared by URS Corporation in September 2007, No use, infrastructure, or
improvement shall be permitted on any property acquired or managed under the Conservation
Collier Program that is inconsistent with the purposes of the program or that is not provided by
an approved management plan for the property,
All development and resource alteration encompassed in this plan are subject to the granting of
appropriate permits, development plan approvals, easements, licenses, and other required legal
instruments, Approval of the management plan does not constitute an exemption from
complying with the appropriate local, state, or federal pennitting agencies,
1.2 Regional Significance of the Railhead Scrub Preserve
Collier County has approximately 67% of its area (more than 868,040 acres) protected in
conservation areas (FNAI 2009)(Figure I). Despite this vast acreage of protected land, Collier
County has lost most of its xeric upland communities, Most preserve areas are dominated by
wetlands or mesic uplands, Xeric communities such as Scrubby Flatwoods and scrub have
always been rare in Collier County, The Vegetation Map of South Florida by Davis (1943)
shows only about 2217 acres of "scrub" in the county (Figure 2), although he seems to have not
mapped some areas, including Railhead Scrub Preserve,
Because of its high elevation, scrub is well suited for development. Most of the scrub and
Scrubby Flatwoods of Collier County have been developed, Less than 200 acres are protected in
the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rookery Bay and Railhead Scrub
Preserve contain the last significant areas of Xeric Uplands in the County,
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Xeric uplands in Collier County contain several species of rare plants and animals, including
showy dawnflower (Stylisma abdita) which is a rare Florida endemic, Lakela's pinweed (Lechea
lakelae) which was probably endemic to Marco Island and may now be extinct, and gopher
tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), Protection and management of their habitat is critical to their
long-term existence not only in Collier County, but also throughout their range,
1.3 Land Acquisition Program and Management Authority
The Conservation Collier program was originally approved by voters in November 2002 and
subsequently confirmed in the November 2006 ballot referendum. Both voter-approved
referendums enable the program to acquire, preserve, restore, and maintain vital and significant
threatened natural lands, forest, upland and wetland communities located in Collier County,
Florida for the benefit of present and future generations (Ordinance 2002-63, as amended).
Properties must support at least two of the following qualities to qualify for consideration: rare
habitat, aquifer recharge, flood control, water quality protection, and listed species habitat. The
BCC appointed a Land Acquisition Advisory Committee to consider any selected or nominated
properties that an owner has indicated a willingness to sell, The committee recommends property
purchases for final approval by the BCC.
Lands acquired with Conservation Collier funds are titled to "COLLIER COUNTY, a political
subdivision of the State of Florida, by and through its Conservation Collier program." The BCC
established the Conservation Collier program to implement the program and to manage acquired
lands. As such, Conservation Collier holds management authority for the Railhead Scrub
Preserve. Table 1 below summarizes relevant acquisition benchmarks,
Tahle I: \cqllisitioll lIistor~ and Status for Railhead SCl'llh Presen e
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2003 Appraisal and Assessment to Determine Compliance with Initial Screening
Criteria, including Biological and Hydrological Characteristics
2004 Railhead Scrub Preserve property (northern 80 acres) purchased by
Conservation Collier
2006 RR Land Trust (55 acres) property initially assessed
2007 RR Land Trust parcel purchased and incorporated into Railhead Scrub
Preserve
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1.4 Nearby Public Lands and Designated Water Resources
The closest preserve to Railhead Scrub Preserve is Wet Woods Preserve, a 27 -acre natural area
within the urban boundary of Collier County, Other preserves, in order of increasing distance,
are provided in Table 2. Many areas identified as South Florida Water Management District
Conservation Easements are very close to Railhead Scrub Preserve, No nearby public lands
contain Xeric Uplands (scrub or scrubby flatwoods), The closest preserve that does is Rookery
Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve 14 miles away,
Table 2: Public Lauds Located near the Ibillll'ad Scrub Presen e
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Wet Woods Preserve 0,69 SW Conservation Collier
Barefoot Beach Preserve 2,3 W Collier County
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park 2.4 SW State
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Imperial River Preserve 3,2 E and NE Lee County
Pine Lake Preserve 3,3 NE Lee County
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1.5 Public Involvement
Neighborhood involvement will be supported by meetings with the community organized by the
County, Meeting topics may include proposed uses, management actions, progress reports, and
implementation of site management activities, Staff will seek to coordinate management actions,
such as exotic plant removal and prescribed tire with owners of any adjoining lands,
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2.0 Natural and Cultural Resources
This section briefly describes the existing conditions at the Railhead Scrub Preserve. It includes
general descriptions of the natural and cultural resources of the preserve giving particular
attention to the issues that are relevant for conserVation. A general view of the preserve is
included in Figure 3.
2.1 Physiography
The Railhead Scrub Preserve lies within the Gulf Coastal Lowlands physiographic province,
characterized by low elevations and poor drainage, The landforms that make up these coastal
lowlands include coastal and sand dune ridges and relic spits and bars with intervening coast-
parallel valleys consisting of poorly drained swampy areas with little recharge. Relic coastal
dune ridges are the most prominent geographic feature in the general vicinity of this site.
2.1.1 Topography and Geomorphology
The site is located in the Southwestern Slope region of the South Florida Water Management
District. According to the Bonita Springs, Florida USGS 7,5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle,
the topography of the area is relatively flat with an average elevation of IS feet above sea level
and slopes gently westward toward the Gulf of Mexico, Surface water percolates directly into
the uncovered ground or it collects in natural depressions and manmade ponds on adjacent
propelii es,
2.1.2 Geology
The geology of northern Collier County, where the Railhead Scrub Preserve is located, is
characterized by complex sequences of interbeded sands, clays, and limestones. Closest to the
surface is the Holocene aged Pamlico Sand Formation, approximately 10 feet thick and
composed primarily of unconsolidated quartz sand and some silt. The Pamlico Sand
unconformably overlies the Pleistocene aged Fort Thompson and Caloosahatchee Formations,
which vary from a few feet to more than 20 feet in thickness and are charactelized by shelly and
sandy lime9tones with vugs and solution cavities (Miller, 1986).
Further below are the Ochopee and Buckingham Members of the Pliocene aged Tamiami
Formation, which is at least 200 feet thick in the surrounding areas (Oaks and Dunbar, 1974),
The Ochopee Limestone unconformably overlies the Buckingham Limestone and/or the
equivalent Cape Coral Clay, This unconformity marks the bottom of the surficial aquifer
separating it from the brackish underlying aquifer below. Then the Hawthorn Formation, rich in
phosphate and other heavy minerals (Scott, 1988), overlies the Oligocene age Suwannee
Limestone and Eocene age Ocala Limestone that form the Floridan Aquifer System in
Southwestern Florida,
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2.1.3 Soils
According to the Soil Survey of the Collier County Area (Liudahl et al. 1990)., soils mapped at
the Railhead Scrub Preserve include (in descending order by extent) Satellite Fine Sand;
Basinger Fine Sand; lmmokalee Fine Sand; Riviera Fine Sand, Limestone Substratum; Urban
Land Holopaw Basinger Complex; and Boca, Riviera, Limestone Substratum and Copeland Fine
Sand, Depressional (Figure 4), The areas mapped as Satellite' Fine Sand units are situated on
low-lying coastal ridges and correspond to the Xeric Uplands ecosystem located at the site.
Basinger and Riviera Fine Sands are hydric soils typical of slightly depressional drainage-ways
with poorly defined outlets such as flats and sloughs. Areas mapped as lmmokalee Fine Sand
units are associated with pine flatwoods communities.
2.1.4 Hydrology/Water Management
Near the surface, the aquifer is highly permeable and the groundwater flows toward the west.
However, permeability decreases downward from a porous limestone into poorly indurated
sandstone cemented by micrite. The aquifer grades from freshwater downward into brackish
water due to the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico to the west and the brackish water in the
intermediate aquifer made primarily of Miocene aged sediments. Below that, the Hawthorne
formation typically marks the upper boundary of the Floridan aquifer, which is contained within
the underlying Oligocene age Suwannee Limestone.
Groundwater levels have gone down during the recent decades due to drainage on a regional
scale and water management for development purposes. This trend may be very difficult to
control and will gradually reduce the extent of the preserve that floods during the summer
months and reduce the period of time the preserve wetlands are flooded during the year.
2.2 Climate
The Railhead Scrub Preserve is located in an area of Florida where humid subtropical and
tropical savanna climatic patterns overlap, with temperatures moderated by winds from the Gulf
of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, Sharply delineated wet and dry seasons and average monthly
temperatures greater than 640 Fahrenheit characterize a tropical savanna climate, Monthly
rainfalls may exceed ten inches during the wet season. On the other hand, humid subtropical
climates typically show less extreme rainfall fluctuations between wet and dry seasons and
average monthly temperatures is less than 640 Fahrenheit in some months,
The average annual temperature for the coastal portion of Collier County is approximately 750
Fahrenheit. The warmest months are usually July and August. The humidity is high during
these months but frequent afternoon thunderstorms prevent excessively high temperatures,
Two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs in the wet season from May to October. Thunderstorms
are frequent during the wet season occurring every two out of three days between June and
September. Rainfall records for the area indicate that there is not significant variation in the
annual rainfall throughout much of the county; however, large variations often occur during a
single year, The hurricane season extends from June through November with peak activity
occurring in September and October when ocean temperatures are highest.
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2.3 Natural Communities
Vegetative association types on Railhead Scrub Preserve were delineated by Johnson
Engineering, Inc, through on-site field -investigations (transects throughout the property) in 2005
and 2008 and digital aerial photographs (2009). The vegetation assemblages were classified
based on the nomenclature of the Florida Land Use Cover and Forms Classification System
(FLUCFCS - FDOT 1999) to identify habitats on site.
Historical aerial photos from 1953, 1962, and 1995 (Figure 5) were geo-referenced and
examined to understand historical vegetation types and changes in the last 6 years. Site-specific
history and conditions for each community are discussed and a summary of relevant information
is included in Table 3, The distribution of these natural communities in the Railhead Scrub
Preserve is depicted in Figure 6,
Tabk 3: Land l'sc/Ycgetathe Association (FLl'CFCS) \\ithin Railhead Scrub Prescnl'
FLUCFCS Acreage "10 of
Code Description (approx.) Area
32] E2 Saw Palmetto, 25-49% exotics 0.17 0.12
411 Pine Flatwoods 34.86 25,35
411 EI Pine Flatwoods, 10-24% exotics 23.29 16.93
411 E2 Pine Flatwoods, 25-49% exotics 2,81 2,04
411 E3 Pine Flatwoods, 50-74% exotics 3,29 2,39
421 Xeric Oak Scrub 49.23 35.80
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422 Brazilian Pepper 1.05 0,76
512 Ditch 0,63 0.46
514 Swale 0.46 0,33
6191 Melaleuca 0,50 0.36
6192 Brazilian Pepper, hydric 0.47 0.34
621 Cypress 5,54 4.03
621 EI Cypress, 10-24% exotics 0.40 0.29
621 E2 Cypress, 25-49% exotics 0,10 0.07
621 E3 Cypress, 50-74% exotics 1.35 0.98
624 Cypress-Pine-Cabbage Palm 0,57 0.41
624 E2 Cypress-Pine-Cabbage Palm, 25-49% exotics 1.68 1.22
625 E2 Hydric Pine, 25-49% exotics 5,75 4,18
643 Wet Prairie 2,84 2.07
721 Bare Sand 0.62 0.45
i 742 I Borrow Pit 0,06 0,04
832 Electrical Power Transmission Line 1.86 1.35
Total 137.53 100.00
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Descriptions ofthe land uses and plant communities on the subject property are provided below.
FLUCFCS Code 321 E2: Saw Palmetto
This vegetative community surrounds a small wet prairie in the southwest portion of property, It
lacks a canopy and is comprised of dense saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), Other groundcover
vegetation present includes wiregrass (Aristida spp,) and broom sedge (Andropogon virginicus),
This habitat is infested with exotic and invasive vegetation, specifically downy rose-myrtle
(Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) and Caesar's weed (Urena lobata), which comprise 25-49% of this
habitat.
FLUCFCS Code 411, 411El, 411E2, 411E3: Pine Flatwoods
This upland community is located throughout the property with varymg extents of exotic
coverage in the southern portion of the property,
Pine Flatwoods occurs in the northeastern
corner and south along the eastern edge,
embedded in the center of the property, and
northwest of the property, Inspection of
1953, 1962, and 1995 aerial photographs
(see Figure 5) does not conclusively reveal
historical vegetation types in areas now
occupied by Pine Flatwoods. Most Pine
Flatwoods areas on the site (except those
south of the cypress area) occurred between
Xeric Oak Scrub and wetlands (marshes or
cypress areas- i,e" occurring on slopes
intermediate between xeric and hydric plant
communities), Based on current
conditions, is that a saw palmetto
dominated tlatwoods community,
probably with slash pines in the canopy,
dominated the slope between uplands and wetlands, Saw palmetto often forms dense stands in
such areas, which do not burn frequently because of their proximity to two communities which
bum very infrequently. Logging activities before 1952 probably removed most slash pines,
.leaving only a few scattered seed trees, Pine stumps observed in the Xeric Oak Scrub provide
evidence of past logging, even though no logging roads were seen on historical aerials, The Pine
flatwoods in the northwestern portion of the property, surrounded by Xeric Oak Scrub on threc
sides and a cypress area, which was cleared of melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia), is in very
good condition, The area seems to have experienced some localized fires, as evidenced by burn
scars and the understory conditions, which have kept the height and cover of understory saw
palmettos and hardwoods low. The herb layer is diverse and dense,
Pine Flatwoods observed in the Railhead Scrub Preserve. Photo by
Kirsten Wilkie
The plant community in the southeast and central portions of the property is more xeric and
scrubby in nature compared to other pine flatwoods on the property, The subcanopy in the more
xeric areas is sparse, and where present, comprised of dwarf live oak (Quercus minima) and
rusty lyonia (Lyonia ferruginea), Groundcover in the more xeric pine tlatwoods of the property
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consist of saw palmetto and herbaceous/forb areas, The sub canopy of the remainder of the pine
flatwoods on the site is more overgrown with dense saw palmetto. Groundcover in the remainder
of the pine flatwoods is limited by the extent of saw palmetto.
Exotic vegetation is present in various locations throughout the southern portion the property in
varying extent coverage (El = 10-25%, E2 = 26-49%, E3 = 50-74%). The exotic vegetation
present is predominantly comprised of downy rose-myrtle, Other exotic vegetation found in this
community includes ear leaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis), Brazilian pepper (Schinus
terebinthifolius), and rosary pea (Abrusprecatorius), Dense amounts of Brazilian pepper, and
lead tree (Leucaena leucocephala) are located along the southwestern edge of the property as
well as at the southeastern extent of the property.
FLUCFCS Code 421: Xeric Oak Scrub
At Railhead Scrub Preserve, the Xeric Oak Scrub are intermediate between scrub and Scrubby
Flatwoods, as defined by FNAI & FDNR (1990). These two communities are closely related and
can be found in association along elevation gradients, with scrub occupying higher elevations,
At Railhead Scrub Preserve, the Xeric Oak Scrub do not develop into classic scrub as is found on
Florida's high sand ridges, such as the Lake Wales Ridge or the Atlantic Coastal Ridge. The
sands at Railhead Scrub Preserve, while . -.' ...
well drained, are very close to the water
table at the peak of the summer-wet
season, Because of this, South Florida
slash pine (Pinus el/iottU var. densa) is
present at the preserve instead of sand pine
(Pinus clausal, and some Pine Flatwoods
species are present in the herb layer (e,g.
Lachnocaulon anceps). Some of the
higher elevations lack these Pine
Flatwoods species, and more closely
approach the composition of scrub flora,
except for the presence of sand pine. The
Xeric Oak Scrub at Railhead Scrub Preserve
are typical of ecosystems that have been
classified as "scrub" in much of Collier
County,
A general view of the existing conditions of the Xeric Oak Scrub
community in the Railhead Scrub Preserve - Photo by Conservation
Collier Staff
This community is located'in the northern, central, and southern portions of the property, The
vegetation in all of these areas is similar. The exotic and invasive vegetation in this community is
sparsely present within the southern portion of the property (less than 10% coverage).
FLUCFCS Code 422: Brazilian pepper
This area is located in the southwestern portion of the property between the electrical
power transmission line and the swale, The canopy and subcanopy of this community is
comprised of Brazilian pepper. Occasional cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto), myrsine (Rapanea
punctata), wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), and lead tree are present in the canopy and subcanopy,
The groundcover is sparse and at the edge of this community, is comprised of ragweed
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(Ambrosia artemisU{otia). Vines present include old world climbing fern (Lygodium
microphyllum), muscadine grape vine (Vitis rotundi{otia), and whitevine (Sarcostemma
clausum) ,
FLUCFCS Code 514E4: Swale
This FLUCFCS category desi!,'llates the swale that parallels the west side of the electrical
power transmission line at the western extent of the property. Occasional willow (Satix
carotiniana) and wax myrtle are present in the canopy and subcanopy, Groundcover is sparse
due to the dense canopy of Brazilian pepper that was removed in 2009 by FPL and where present
ground cover consist of swamp fern (Blechnum serrulatum), Muscadine grapevine is present in
dense patches throughout this FLUCFCS category. There are small amounts of Brazilian pepper
regrowth and some air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera),
FLUCFCS Code 6191: Melaleuca
This isolated vegetative community is located in the southwest section of the property,
Melaleuca dominates the canopy and subcanopy, Slash pine and dahoon holly (flex cassine) are
sparsely present in the canopy and subcanopy, Groundcover is comprised of downy rose-myrtle,
swamp fern, and yellow-eyed grass (Xvris carotiniana Walter).
FLUCFCS Code 6192: Brazilian Pepper, Hydric
This isolated vegetative community is located in thc north part of the southern portion of the
property The canopy and subcanopy of this wetland plant community is comprised of Brazilian
pepper with an occasional cypress tree (Taxodium distichum), The ground cover is limited due to
the dense canopy and sub canopy with occasional swamp fern present. Old world climbing fern is
present in dense patches throughout this community,
FLUCFCS Code 621El, 621E2, 621E3: Cypress
This community is composed primarily of cypress, which is dominant in the canopy and is
present in both thenorth and south portions of the property with varying extents of exotic
coverage in the southern portion of the property, A cypress dome in the center of the northern
portion of the property was once heavily disturbed, Inspection of 1952 and 1962 aerials show
that the dome was historically about 0.9 acres, It was ringed with depression marsh and probably
a fringe of saw palmetto against Xeric Uplands, This dome was dominated by a dense canopy
and understory ofmelaleuca, The melaleuca invasion probably occurred as the result of drainage
and tire suppression, The melaleuca was cleared using a Brontosaurus clearing machine in
May/Junv 2007. Grazing, oncc common in such habitats in Collier County, may have also
occurred here, Few native plant species persist in this habitat. Even pond cypress (Taxodium
ascendens) densities are very low with only a few large canopy trees, The dome is too small to
be attractive for logging operations and no evidence of past logging was observed,
In the southwestern portion of the property, melaleuca is present in the canopy and dominant in
the subcanopy, Dahoon holly, willow, cabbage palm, and wax myrtle also occur in the
sub canopy, Ground cover species include swamp fern, shield fern (Thelypteris spp, ), blue flag
iris (Iris virginica), broom sedge, maidencane (Panicum hemitomon), chalky bluestem
(Andropogon capillipes), marsh fleabane (Pluchea rosea), wax myrtle, and downy rose-myrtle,
Exotic vegetation in this habitat is present in varying degrees and includes melaleuca, Brazilian
pepper, downy rose-myrtle, and old world climbing fem,
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FLUCFCS Code 624,624E2: Cypress-Pine-Cabbage Palm 25-49% exotics
This community is comprised of a mix of cypress, pine, and cabbage palm in the canopy (in
which none of the species achieve dominance). Vegetation in the subcanopy and groundcover is
similar to that found in the cypress community. In the northern portion of the property, the
southeastern comer had dense stands of melaleuca which were treated in place in 2007.
FLUCFCS Code 625E2: Hydric Pine
These areas are located in the southeastern portion of the property and are dominated by a slash
pine canopy, Earleaf acacia and melaleuca are also present in the canopy, The subcanopy is
predominantly comprised of melaleuca. myrsine, wax myrtle, and Brazilian pepper are also
present in the subcanopy, Groundcover species include wiregrass, yellow-eyed grass, broom
sedge, swamp fern, melaleuca seedlings, umbrella grass (Fuirena scirpoidea), pineland
heliotrope (Heliotropium polyphyllum), torpedo grass (Panicum repens), big carpet grass
(Axonopus furcatus), semaphore thoroughwort (Eupatorium mikanioides), marsh thoroughwort
(Eupatorium leptophyllum), finger grass (Eustachys glauca), smooth buttonweed (Spermacoce
assurgens), lacy bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), beakrush (Rhynchospora microcarpa),
florida tickseed (Coreopsis floridana), bog-buttons (Lachnocaulon spp, ), panic grass (Panicum
dichotomiflorum Michx,), and blue maidencane (Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum).
FLUCFCS Code 643: Wet Prairie
Large depression marshes formerly occurred at the northwest
portion of the property, as well as surrounding the cypress
dome. Thick melaleuca that once dominated the marsh in the
northwest comer and the marsh surrounding the cypress dome
was cleared using a Brontosaurus clearing machine in
May/June 2007, Several, mostly very small (<0.1 acre)
depression marshes are the only ones with native plant species,
including marsh fern (Blechnum serrulatum), bloodroot
(Lachnanthes caroliana), giant whitetop (Rhynchospora
latifolia), and Virginia chain fern (Woodwardia virginica),
The 1952 aerial photography of the property shows that the
depression marsh in the center of the property, was connected
hydrologically to the west, probably only during peak summer
water levels, to a large marsh which 'ended at the southwest
comer of the site. This marsh along the south edge of the
northern portion was used for many y~ars by off road vehicle
riders and is now almost completely devoid of vegetation,
forming a small pond when water levels are high,
In the southern portion of the property, this vegetative
community includes two isolated wet prairie areas located in
the southwestern portion of the site, They lack a canopy or
subcanopy, Groundcover is comprised of broom sedge, blue
maidencane, and yellow-eyed grass.
Views of the pond area during dry and wet
seasons showing the effect that ORV have had
over vegetation. Photos by A. Vega and K. Bradley
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FLUCFCS Code 721: Bare Sand
This area is located at the center of the property and boarders the proposed future road (Veterans
Memorial Boulevard ). It is at a higher elevation than the rest of the site and is comprised of
unvegetated sand dunes, Inspection of 1953 aerials indicates that this area was once vegetated,
Vegetative cover most likely resembled Xeric Oak Scrub.
FLUCFCS Code 742: Borrow Pit 0.06
This feature is located in a depressional area at the northeastern extent of the property. It
is at a much lower elevation than the surrounding sand dune areas and holds water during the wet
season, It is unvegetated.
FLUCFCS Code 832: Electrical Power Transmission Line
This land use is along the western edge of the property, It has been cleared of canopy
and subcanopy vegetation to accommodate an electrical power transmission line, Groundcover
vegetation includes bahia grass (Paspalum notatum), torpedo grass, Caesar weed, beggar-ticks
(Bidens alba), and creeping oxeye (Wedelia trilobata), Vines include love vine (Cassytha
filiformis) and morning glory (Qpomoea indica),
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2.4 Native Plant and Animal Species
The approximate 135-acre Railhead Scrub Preserve comprises a large area of Xeric Uplands
dominated by xeric oaks and saw-palmetto that, along with pine flatwoods communities, wetland
communities dominated by melaleuca, wetland areas cleared of melaleuca, seasonal ponds, and
small areas of herbaceous wetland, provides habitat for resident and migratory species of animals
that typically use such plant communities,
Four hundred nine (409) plant species have been recorded at Railhead Scrub Preserve (Appendix
2). Data has been collected by Bradley in 2006 (one spring and one swnmer visit) and 2007 and
by Jim Burch in 1990, 1991, and 1994, Of these 409 species, 328 (80,2%) are native to the site
and 81 are exotic (19.8%). None are southern Florida endemics,
Due to the dearth of specific surveys for the occurrence of animal species (in contrast to plants)
and the lack of on-site staffing, little is recorded for actual occurrences of animals at the
preserve. Occurrences of fauna at the preserve are based on direct visual and aural observations
by Collier County staff during routine site visits since 2004 and by URS personnel during site
visits on May 11 - 12 and September 15 - 16, 2006 of animals or evidence of activity such as
spoor, scat, or burrows, and from the site information available in documents such as:
. the site's initial criteria screening report;
. the property interim management plan;
. the Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) application;
. gopher tortoise surveys conducted at the site in January 2005 and February/March 2008
. bird observations by Collier County Environmental Services Department staff; and
. anecdotal information from persons with knowledge of the site.
Mammal species known to occur or individuals and/or evidence of activity directly observed
within the preserve include the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), eastern mole (Scalopus
aquaticus), nine-banded annadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), raccoon (Procyon lotor), feral
domestic dog (Canis familiaris), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), white-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus), eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus
palustris), eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus),
Tracks of an unidentified canid were observed on the sand trails present throughout the preserve,
The size and orientation of the tracks and characteristics of nearby scat are consistent with that of
the coyote (Canis latrans) indicating that this canid may be present at the preserve. In
September 2006, an excavation that appeared to be an enlargement of an existing gopher tortoise
burrow was observed in the Scrubby Flatwoods community in the northern portion of the
Railhead Scrub Preserve. In 2009, a similar excavation was observed within the eastern
Mediterra fence benn. These excavations appeared to be large enough to accommodate an
animal the size of a coyote and may have been enlarged to be utilized as a coyote den site, or
may have been an attempt by some person(s) to dig out the gopher tortoise. Neighbors have also
reported coyote sightings at the preserve.
Bird species observed perching, foraging, or exhibiting nesting behavior at the preserve include
the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), eastern
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towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), , boat-tailed
grackle (Quiscalus major), blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata), pine warbler (Dendroica pinus), blue-
gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea), ~,'Teat crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) red-bellied
woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), mourning dove
(Zenaida macroura), common ground dove (Columbina passerina), eastern bluebird (Sialia
sialis), wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon), Cooper's hawk
(Accipiter cooperii), red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), and great egret (Ardea alba), In
addition, several bird species were observed flying over the preserve but were not observed
utilizing the habitats within the preserve, including red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus),
fulvous whistling-ducks (Dendrocygna bicolor), mottled ducks (Anas fulvigula), great blue
herons (Ardea herodias), tricolor herons (Agretta tricolor), and white ibis (Eudocimus albus),
Bird observations by staff from the Collier County Environmental Services Department were
conducted in 2004 and 2006, The lists for each campaign are included in Appendix 3 with 36
species documented in 2004 and 42 species in 2006, As many as 19 species are probable
breeders at the Railhead Scrub Preserve site,
The Florida Breeding Bird Atlas lists 44 bird species that have been recorded as continued,
probable, or possible breeding in the vicinity of the site (in the Bonita Springs USGS quadrangle)
that may be present at The Railhead Scrub Preserve (Table 4), The Breeding Bird Atlas
documents breeding distributions of all bird species in Florida between 1986 and 199]. Some of
these species may breed at the Railhead Scrub Preserve,
Tablc 4: Bt'ceding Bird Species Recorded in tht' Bonita Springs Quadrangle in the Vicinity
01 the Railhead Scrub Presen e
Common Name Scientific Name ( olllmon !\ame Scientific Name
Green Heron Butorides virescens Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
Muscovy Duck Cairina rnos'clwta White-eyed Virco Vireo griseus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii - Florida 5cmb-Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Fish Crow Corvus oss{{ragus
- --_._-~--~-~-~-
Common Moorhen . Gallinu/a chloropus Purple Martin Progne subis
Limpkin Aramus guaraulJ{! Tufted T i unouse Baeolophis bie%r
~~-- -~ "_..._._--~_.-
Killdeer Charadrius voc~ferus Carolina \\;'ren ThlTothorus ludovicianus
Least Tern Sternu/a antil/arum Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptilia caemlen
Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove) Columba Hvia Northern Mockingbird Mimus po(vgloltos
-------
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
.----..----...---
Common Ground-Dove Columhina passerina European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis triehas
---'"'~----_.~-----
Barred Owl StrLr varia Eastern Towhee Pipilo elythrophthalmus
-.---....
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Chuck-will's-widow --
Caprimulgus carolinensis Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Downy W oodpeeker - ---..---------
Picoides pubescens C ammon Grackle Quiscalus quiscula I
--~-
Least bIttern
Ixobrychus e:alts
Great Crested Flycatcher
Mywrchus Cl lnltus
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Northern Flicker Co/aptes auratus Boat-tailed Grackle
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus House Sparrow
Source: Florida Breeding Bird Atlas, www.wildflorida.org,bha
Quiscalus major
Passer domesticus
Reptile and amphibian species observed at the preserve include the gopher tortoise (Gopherus
poZvphemus), brown anole (Anolis sagrei), six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus),
southern black racer (Coluber constrictor priapus), coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum), green
treefrog (Hyla cinerea), chorus frog (Pseudacris nigrita), oak toad (Anaxyrus quercicus) and box
turtle (Terrapene Carolina).
Invertebrates observed during the May 2006 site visit include two butterfly species: the Gulf
fritillary (Agraulis vanilla e) and white peacock (Anartiajatrophae), An additional two butterfly
species were identified at the preserve in September 2006: the cloudless sulphur (Phoebis
sennae) and the soldier (Danaus eresimus). Florida harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex badius) were
common in the Scrubby Flatwoods habitat at the preserve. Cicadas (Cicadidae) were prevalent
in the Scrubby Flatwoods habitats at the preserve, Tiger Beetles(Cicindela trifasciata) Ant lion
(Mynneleontidae) funnels and evidencc of mole crickets (Scapteriscus spp,) in the form
meandering raised ridges in the sand were prevalent in Scrubby Flatwoods habitat. Arachnids
observed include the black-and-yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) and an unidentified crab
spider (Thomisidae),
Other wildlife species that have not been recorded undoubtedly occur at the Railhead Scrub
Preserve. During the migration periods, transient bird species would be expected to utilize this
area for short periods of time, The developed character of the adjacent areas may inhibit
transient use by many mammal, reptile, and amphibian species limiting the utilization of the
preserve to resident individuals or inhibit the dispersal of many species to and from the preserve.
2.5 Listed Species
Official listings of rare and endangered species are produced at the
federal level by the U,S, Fish and Wildlife Service and the National
Marine Fisheries Service, and at the state level by the Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Florida Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services, FNAI produces a list of
rare and endangered species, and maintains. a database ,of
occurrences of these species in Florida, The Institute for Regional
Conservation (IRC) also ranks native plant spccies by conservatiOn
status in the 10-county area of South Florida,
2.5.1 Listed Plant Species
There are 10 plant species at Railhead Scrub Preserve that are listed
by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
(FDACS), five (5) as Endangered, four (4) as Threatened, and one
(1) as Commercially Exploited, The Florida Natural Areas
Inventory (FNAI) lists five (5) species as Imperiled to Critically
Imperiled in Florida. The Institute for Regional Conservation
(IRC) lists four (4) species as Critically Imperiled in South FIOlida
Ophioglossum nudicaule, a rare fern
observed during fieldwotk for this plan at
the Railhead Scrub Preserve. Photo by
Keith Bradley
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(Gann et a!., 2002), There are no species listed as Endangered or Threatened by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service. In total there are thirteen (13) plants at Railhead Scrub Preserve that are
listed by at least one of these groups (Table 5).
One other listed plant that was reported for Railhead Scrub Preserve in the 2004 Interim
Management Plan is fuzzy wuzzy airplant (Tillandsia pruinosa), The photo taken of this plant is
a related, but common species, potbelly airplant (Tillandsia paucifolia), Fuzzy wuzzy airplant
has not been confirmed to occur on the site, and is unlikely to be found there because it's
preferred habitat, strand swamp, does not cxist on the property, Wild coco (Eulophia alta) was
also reported as a listed species in the 2004 Interim Management Plan. This species is present on
the site but is not listed as rare by any agency or organization ~ it is widespread and frequent in
peninsular Florida, Jim Burch reported two additional species ofrare plants, Polygala polygama,
and Digitariafiliformis var. dolichophylla, which were not confirmed by the URS Team during
the site visits,
Many of the listed plant species are actually not particularly rare in Florida or in Collier County.
The four Tillandsia species on the site, for example, are listed mainly because of the threat of
infestation from an introduced weevil, the Mexican bromeliad weevil (Metamasius callizona).
They are still quite common to abundant in most of South Florida, Each of the thirteen listed
plant species is briefly described below.
Tabll' 5: Listed Plant Species at Railhead SCl'llh l'n'sl'n e
Scientifk Name ( OIUIlIOIl 'anu's IR( State FNAI
Asclepias curtissii Curtiss' milkweed E S3
Chamae.~yce cumu/ico/a Sand-dune spurge; Coastal dune sandmat E S2
Encyclia tampensis Florida butterfly orchid C
Lechea cernua Nodding pinweed .~._--~--- T S3
---.- -- -. -----
Lilium catesbaei Cateby's lily T
Lipoca!pha macu/ata American halfchaff sedge SFt
Ophioglossum nudicaule Slender adder"s tongue SF!
~.
Scleria ciliata var. cur/is5ii Curtiss' nutrush SFI
Stylisma abdila Show~~~~~n t!.ower.._____ SFt E S2S3
Tillandsia balbisiana Retlexed wild-pine, T
Northem needJeleaf
Tillandsia fasciculata vaL Stiff-leaved wild-pine, Cardinal airplant E
densispica -------.-- -----,------ ---_._.~ ----.
Tillandsia flexuosa Banded wild-pine, Twi~ted airplant T S3
Tillandsia utriculaw Giant wild-pine, G}anl airplant E
E: Endangered, T: Threatened, C: Commercially Exploited, 5F1: Critically Imperiled,
52: Critically Imperiled, 53: Imperiled
Curtiss' Milkweed (Asclepias curtissii)
This herb is endemic to peninsular Florida where it has been reported from 21 counties
(Wunderlin and Hansen, 2006), It is apparently extremely rare in Collier County where it has
only been reported from two preserves ~ Railhead Scrub Preservc and Rookery Bay National
Estuarine Research Rcservc (IRe, 2006). Jim Burch recorded this species at this site in Xeric
Uplands in the early 1990s, It was rccorded very rarely in Xeric Uplands on thc site by Bradley,
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Sand-dune spurge (Chamaesyce cumulicola)
This herb is endemic to Florida where it has been reported from 12 counties (Wunderlin and
Hansen, 2006), In Collier County it has only been recorded from two preserves, Railhead Scrub
Preserve and Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (IRC, 2006), It has also been
recorded in the past from Marco Island and Horr Island, but may no longer exist in those places
due to habitat destruction, In southwest Florida it has also been recorded from Cayo Costa State
Park in Lee County. Jim Burch recorded this species at Railhead in Xeric Uplands in the early
1 990s. Bradley observed a small population in disturbed sand just inside the gate opposite Sun
Century Road,
Florida butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis)
This epiphytic orchid is common throughout peninsular Florida, It is endemic to Florida where it
has been recorded in 32 counties. It has been found at most preserves in Collier and Lee
counties. It is listed as Commercially Exploited by the State of Florida because poachers
frequently collect it for its showy flowers. At Railhead Scrub Preserve, it occurs in both Xeric
Uplands and in the cypress dome, In Xeric Uplands, sparse populations exist on some larger
scrub oaks, especially sand live oak, In the cypress dome it was found to be rare on melaleuca
(Melaleuca quinquenervia), A survey of all the melaleuca prior to the clearing located six
butterfly orchids, The melaleuca limbs on which these orchids were rooted were cut and affixed
to a cypress tree that was flagged with pink tape.
Nodding pinweed (Lechea cernua)
This sub shrub is endemic to peninsular Florida. It has been recorded in 18 counties (Wunderlin
and Hansen, 2006), where it has declined due to development of scrub and Xeric Uplands other
than Railhead Scrub Preserve, It has been recorded from a number of sites in Collier County, but
only two preserves, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Delnor-Wiggins
State Park (IRC, 2006), While it was formerly known from Lee County, no populations are now
known to exist there in preserves (it may still persist for now on private lands). This species is
common in Xeric Uplands at Railhcad Scrub Prescrvc.
Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbael)
This herb is endemic to the U,S. southeastern coastal plain and is found nearly throughout
Florida (Wunderlin and Hansen, 2006). It has been recorded in 50 counties (Wunderlin and
Hansen, 2006), In Collier County it has only been found at Railhead Scrub Preserve, Big
Cypress National Preserve, Collier Seminole State Park, Florida Panther National Wildlife
Refuge, and Picayune Strand State Forest. It was found at the preserve by Alexandra Sulecki in
October 2006 in Mesic Flatwoods, .
American haIfchaffsedge (Lipocurpha muculata)
This small sedge is widespread in the eastern United States but is Critically Imperiled in South
Florida (Gann et aI., 2002). It has been recorded in 41 counties nearly throughout Florida, but
only in 3 counties in South Florida - Collier, Lee, and Hendry, At Railhead Scrub Preserve,
Bradley observed it in disturbed ground on the edge of a trail in 2006,
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Slender adder's tongue (Ophioglossum l1udicaule)
This small terrestrial fern is known from the southeastern United States to South America and
the old world. It is Critically Imperiled in southern Florida (Gann et aI., 2002), It has been
recorded from 23 counties nearly throughout in Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2006). Prior to
the discovery at Railhead Scrub Preserve by Bradley in 2006, it was previously extant in South
Florida only at one site in Palm Beach County (Gann et a!., 2002). It has never before been seen
in Collier County. At Railhead Scrub Preserve it was found along the edges of a sandy trail next
to disturbed flatwoods,
Curtiss' nutrush (Scleria ciliata var. curtissit)
This sedge is known from Florida, Georgia, and Cuba, In Florida, it has been found in only four
counties, three of them in South Florida (Gann et aI., 2002) and is considered Critically
Imperiled. In Collier County it was formerly reported only from Marco Island where it was
collected in 1966 and 1968. It was observed at Railhead Scrub Preserve in Mesic Flatwoods in
the center of the site by Bradley in 2006,
Showy dawnflower (Stylisma abdita)
This tiny herb is endemic to peninsular Florida, It has been recorded in 10 counties (Wunderlin
& Hansen, 2006), It has been recorded in a number of scrub fragments in Collier and Lee
counties in the past, but may only remain at a fcw in Collier because of development. All
populations in Lee County have probably been destroyed, It is known to be present in two
preserves in Southwest Florida, Railhead Scrub Preserve and Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve. It is otherwise absent from South Florida, with the closest populations in
Highlands County (Gann et a!., 2002, Wunderlin & Hansen, 2006), This herb is rare in Xeric
Uplands at Railhead Scrub Preserve. It is known to be present in both the northern and southern
portions of the site, Railhead Scrub Preserve is extremely important to the long-term existence
of this species in South Florida.
Tillal1dsia spp.
Four species of wild pines have been found at Railhead Scrub Preserve, T. balbisiana, T.
fasciculata var. densispica, T flexuosa. and T utriculata, All of these species except T. flexuosa
are abundant throughout southern Florida, T flexuosa is less common, but still frequent,
especially in coastal habitats, Thcy are threatened by the introduced Mexican bromeliad weevil.
T. flexuosa was recorded at Railhead Scrub Preserve by Jim Burch in the early 1990s, but has not
been found by Bradley, The other three species, frequent at Railhead, often form dense colonies
in larger sand live oaks in Xeric Uplands. Both T. balbisiana and T. fasciculata var. densispica
were also found to be rare in cypress dome, .
Additional rare plant species may be found at Railhead Scrub Preserve following further field
surveys, Confinnation ofrare plant identifications should be made by a qualified botanist.
2.5.2 Listed Al1imal Species
The Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) maintains a database of occurrences of rare,
threatened, and endangered species in Florida, Within the Railhead Scrub Preserve, FNAI has
documented the occurrence of the gopher tortoise (Appendix 4, FNAI Managed Area Tracking
Record and Element Occurrence Summary), In addition, the FNAI database report indicated two
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other listed species that have the potential to occur at the preserve based on the known or
predicted range of the species. They are the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couper!) and the
gopher frog (Rana capito), The xeric upland communities at the site provide habitat for all three
species. A brief description of these species and their status is included in the following
paragraphs.
Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
This medium-sized native land turtle is listed by the
State as a Threatened, Gopher tortoises are typically
found in dry upland habitats including scrub, xeric oak
hammock, sandhills, and dry pine tlatwoods, Burrows
are excavated for protection from weather, fire, and
predators; they also provide refugia for more than 300
other species of animals that have been recorded in
them. More than half of the Railhead Scrub Preserve,
primarily the Xeric Uplands community, provides
habitat for the gopher tortoise,
Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Photo by Kirsten Wilkie
A gopher tortoise burrow survey was conducted within the northern portion of the preserve
(Johnson Engineering, 2005) in November and December 2005, and within the southern portion
of the preserve in February and March 2008, According to the reports, the northern portion of
the preserve had a total of 85 active, 139 inactive, and 43 abandoned gopher tortoise burrows,
The southern portion of the preserve had a total of 89 active, 40 inactive, and 27 abandoned
gopher tortoise burrows. Calculations based on the number of active and inactive burrows
identified and the acreage of the preserve indicated that 172 gopher tortoises occupied the
property at a density of approximately 2.5 tortoises per acre in the northern portion of the
preserve. Calculations based on the number of active and inactive burrows identified and the
acreage of the preserve indicated that 165 gopher tortoises occupied the property at a density of
approximately 2.17 tortoises per acre in the southern portion of the preserve, The density of
gopher tortoises within an off-site recipient area can be no greater than two times the number of
acres of suitable tortoise habitat, or two tortoises per acre, according to FWC. The Railhead
Scrub Preserve tortoise population currently exceeds the carrying capacity for off-site .recipient
areas, Current threats to the tortoise population include the illegal ORV activity that has taken
place at the site during the recent past and potential poaching for pets or consumption, '
Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couper!)
This large, Federally and State-listed Threatened
snake inhabits a broad range of habitats but requires
very large tracts of appropriate natural habitat
unfragmented by roads to support viable populations,
Although it was not directly observed on the
preserve, it may occur at the site based on its range
and habitat preferences (i.e" the close association
with gopher tortoise burrows). If this species occurs
in the preserve, it is not likely that it can maintain a
viable population due to the relatively small area of
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Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences,
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natural habitat available within an area surrounded by development that is relatively isolated
from other natural habitats, According to USFWS Multi-Species Recovery Plan for South
Florida, contiguous tracks of land in order of 10,000 acres or greater are required for the
maintenance of a viable indigo snake population,
Gopher frog (Rana capito)
This amphibian is listed by the State as a Species of Special Concern, The gopher frog is a
chunky medium-sized, boldly spotted frog that normally inhabits gopher tortoise burrows in dry
sandy uplands that are within one mile of ephemeral or seasonal ponds and wetlands, Although
the frog was not directly observed, its presence is possible given its association with gopher
tortoise burrows,
Gopher frogs migrate to ponds during the breeding season (summer in southern Florida). A
seasonal pond located in the southern portion of the site may provide breeding habitat if this frog
occurs at the preserve, Maintaining the gopher tortoise population and enhancing the ephemeral
wetland will benefit gopher frogs at the Railhead Scrub Preserve,
2.6 Invasive Non-native and Problem Species
Several invasive, non-indigenous species are known to occur within Railhead Scrub Preserve, A
list of plant species is available from the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC), Although
Florida does not have an official invasive non-indigenous animal species list, at least 400 exotic
fish and wildlife animal species have been reported in Florida, and approximately 125 species
are established.
2.6, 1 Inva,~ive and Problem Plant Species
A total of 81 introduced plant species have been found at Railhead Scrub Preserve, 19.8% of the
existing flora, Of these, 23 are considered Category 1: Invasive, and four are considered
Category II: Potentially Invasive by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) (see Table
6),
Table 6: Imasive Plant Species at Railhead Seruh Presene
I'LEPpe
Scientific Name ( nmmoll "<ames 211119
AlJl:'':!s precatorius .!() sary - p~a,,_c;rab-eyes I
------
Acacia auriculiformis earleaf acacia I
_ ~._______M -
Albizia lebbeck woman's tongue I
-._----
Ardisia elliptica shoebutton ardesia I
Bauhinia variegata mountain ebony, or~hidtree I
Bischo(iaiavanica bishopwood I
Casuarina eauisetifolia _______ A~tralian pine I
-
Cupaniopsis anacardioides __ carrotwood I
_.__.~..__._..-
. Dioscorea alata . __~~ite_),il!!1__ I
Dioscorea bulbifera air potato ~_. I
F'icus mJcrocarpa laurel fig, Indian laurel I
-- -- -----
Hymenachn.c",q,n,lplexicaulis _~est Indian marsh grass I
---- '"
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Lantana camara Shrubverbena r
Leucaena leucocephala white leadtree II
Lygodium microohyllum old world climbing fern r
Melaleuca quinQuenervia Melaleuca r
Momordica charantia balsam apple N/A
Neohroleois multiflora Asian sword fern r
Panicum maximum Guineagrass II
Panicum reoens torpedo grass r
Psidium cattleianum strawberry guava r
Pteris vittata China brake II
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa downy myrtle, rose-myrtle r
Rhynchelytrum reoens rose natal grass I
Ricinus communis Castor-bean II
Sansevieria hyacinthoides bowstring-hemp, mother-in-laws tongue II
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper I
Scheff/era actinophylla Australian umbrellatree I
Solanum viarum tropical soda-apple I
Urena lobata Caesarweed II
Wedelia trilobata creeping oxeye II
The most problematic invasive plant species at Railhead Scrub Preserve are melaleuca,
Brazilian-pepper, torpedo grass, Australian pine, and old-world climbing fern. The northern-
most portion of the preserve is currently in a maintenance state, while the southern-most portion
of the preserve has not yet undergone initial invasive, exotic plant treatment. Melaleuca is
abundant in the hydric pine flatwoods and cypress-pine-cabbage palm wetland communities of
the southern-most portion of the preserve. Brazilian-pepper is abundant along the southwest and
southern edges.. Large Australian pine trees are present along the southern border. Downy rose-
myrtle is beginning to invade Pine Flatwoods areas in tbe south. Torpedo grass is invading
wetlands throughout the site, and old world climbing fern has grown a top much of the habitat
within the southwestern section of the property, just south of the existing right of way. Most of
the other species in Table 6 are either restricted to property edges and disturbed areas, not yet
problematic in natural areas on the site, or occur at low densities.
Under certain conditions, especially following soil disturbance or drainage, some. native plant
species can become invasive, There are no native plants species at Railhead Scrub Preserve that
are currently a management problem on the site. Management actions may cause some species
to become problematic,
2.6.2 Invasive and Problem Animal Species
An obvious problem with invasive and problem animal species was not observed at the Railhead
Scrub Preserve, However, several species have the potential to impact the Railhead Scrub
Preserve to varying degrees,
Feral domestic cat (Felis catus)
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Domestic cats originated from an ancestral wild species, the European and African wildcat (Felis
silvestris), Humans facilitated the global distribution of cats due to their highly efficient
predatory skills, Egyptians took cats with them on shipping vessels to keep rodent populations
down, and they likely introduced domestic cats to Europe. Today, the impact of feral cats on
wildlife is difficult to quantify; however, literature (FFWCC 2001; Karim 2007; Masterson
2007) strongly indicates that they arc a significant factor in the mortality of small mammals,
birds (including migratory birds), reptiles, and amphibians in Florida, Because free-ranging cats
often receive food from humans, they may reach abnormally high numbers, An increase in the
population of feral cats may lead to increased prcdation rates on native wildlife, When the
wildlife prey is a threatened or endangered species, the result may be extirpation or extinction,
Regular monitoring should include the presence of feral cat colonies near the Railhead Scrub
Preserve and their impacts to native fauna,
Feral dogs (Canisfami/iaris)
As with feral cats, feral dogs may impact native wildlife at the preserve through increased
predation, possibly resulting in extirpation or extinction of native species,
Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
The red imported fire ant (RIFA) was introduced into the U.S, from Brazil into either Mobile,
Alabama or Pensacola, Florida between 1933 and 1945 (Collins and Scheffrahn, 2001). RIFA
have been documented to cause hann to humans and wildlife as well as economic harm (Stimac
and Alves, 1994; Collins and Scheffrahn, 2001; Willcox and Giuliano, 2006), RIFA are
omnivorous, but they tend to prefer insects as their primary food source (Willcox and Guiliano,
2006), S. invicta have a number of impacts on wildlifc, Thcy have eliminated many areas of
native ant populations through competition and predation and have eliminated food sources
utilized by some wildlife species, Ground-nesting wildlife is especially susceptible to RIF A.
Within the Railhead Scrub Preserve, S. invicta have the potential to affect ground-nesting birds;
small mammals; reptiles such as gopher tortoise and native lizard and snake species; and native
invertebrates (Willcox and Giuliano, 2006).
Coyotes (Canis latrans)
Although coyotes are not an exotie species, they are not indigenous to Florida, having moved
eastward from their original range in the wcstern United States as a result of anthropogenic
changes to the countryside favoring their habitat rcquirements, Evidence of the presence of
coyotes has been observed at the preserve in the fonn of tracks and scat, ,and recently, an
excavation that appears to have been a former gopher tortoise burrow enlarged for use by
coyotes was observed in the northern portion of the site, Coyotes commonly enlarge burrows
made by other animals such as armadillos or gopher tortoises to use as dens, Coyotes may have
a negative influence on indigenous wildlife as direct predators or as potential competitors for
other predators that may occur at the preserve such as foxes or bobcats; however, this species
may prove beneficial in controlling potential problem species such as feral cats and raccoons,
Feral pig (Sus scrofa):
Hogs were first brought to Florida in the mid 1500's to provision settlements of early explorers,
Their high rate ofrcproduction and their ability to adapt to Florida's natural areas has led them to
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populate every county in the state. Today, Florida is second only to Texas in its feral hog
population (Giuliano & Tanner 2005a; 2005b). While feral pigs are able to survive in a variety
of habitats, they prefer large forested areas interspersed with marshes, hammocks, ponds, and
drainages; cover in the form of dense brush; and limited human disturbance (Giuliano & Tanner
2005b), Dense cover is used as bedding areas and provides protection from predators and
hunters. Feral pigs are omnivorous, opportunistic feeders consuming grasses, forbs, and woody
plant stems, roots, tubers, leaves, seeds, fruits, fungi, and a variety of animals including worms,
insects, crustaceans, mollusks, fish, small birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and carrion,
Their propensity for digging for foods below the surface of the ground (rooting) destabilizes the
soil surface, resulting in erosion and exotic plant establishment. Additionally, this behavior
uproots or weakens native vegetation (Giuliano & Tanner 2005a; 2005b), If feral hogs are
present on the property then a feral hog management program will be developed.
Other potential problem species
Certain indigenous animals such as raccoons and pine bark beetles (Dendroctonus frontalis, Ips
spp.) may exhibit nuisance tendencies as a result of anthropogenic or natural disturbances of the
ecosystem. Lack of predators and a prevalence of artificial food sources in adjacent areas may
result in an unnatural increase in raccoon populations that may impact certain small vertebrate
species and/or create a nuisance to adjacent residential areas, Alterations of the existing
community structure by disturbances may facilitate severe outbreaks by native species such as
the pine bark beetle. Both pine bark beetles and turpentine beetles have invaded mature pine
trees within the northwest section of the preserve, Several trees are standing dead within this
area of the northern preserve. Staff will monitor all pine trees in this area and coordinate with
IFAS and Department of Forestry to employ the most beneficial management practices (which
may include removal) to reduce the effects of the beetles to the remaining pine population,
The lobate lac scale (Paratachardina Zobata Zobata), a scale insect native to India and Sri
Lanka, was observed in the northeastern portion of the site, The lobate lac scale infests the
woody portions of twigs and small branches and less frequently main stems less than one inch in
diameter. Fire will help to reduce infestations and chemical treatment can protect landscape and
agricultural plants. Biological control would be the most likely management approach for
natural areas, but biological control agents for this exotic insect are not available at this time,
The lobate lac scale was first documented in Florida (Broward County) in 1999 and has .since
become widely spread in southern Florida,
A colony of honeybees (Apis mellifera) was observed within a cavity in a pond cypress located
in a wetland in the north-central portion of the preserve, The presence of this colony may
represent a hazard to visitors, particularly if the bees are Africanized,
2.7 Archaeological, Historical and Cultural Resources
According to studies done for the County by Coastal Engineering Consultants, published April
2000, there are no known archaeological "finds" on this site. The property is not within an area
of historical and archaeological probability, and no historical or archaeological sites appear to be
present in the property.
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The County will notify the Division of Historical Resources immediately if evidence is found to
suggest any archaeological or historic resources are present at the Railhead Scrub Preserve, If
any artifacts are observed 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).
The collection of artifacts or the disturbance of archaeological and historic sites within the
Railhead Scrub Preserve is prohibited unless prior authorization has been obtained from the
Collier County Board of County Commissioners and thc Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources,
2.8 Scenic Resources
There are many scenic opportunities in the preserve, including views of scrub and wetland
communities which will be enhanced through time and appropliate management. The population
of animal life may increase with time and add to the overall scenic character.
3.1 Previous and Current Use
3.0 Use ofthe Property
Aelial photography taken 1940, 1952, 1962, 1975, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1996, and 1997 and recent
physical visits to the site show that there has never been any development of the site, The
photographs are available in the public records and available at the Collier County Property
Appraisers Office,
Currently, there is no sanctioned
public use of the site, The only
pavcd roadway accessing the site
is Sun Century Road, a privately
owned roadway. Even if it were
public, vehicular access could not
legally be accomplished, as the
railroad parcel presents a
significant barrier. To allow the
public to cross the railroad parcel
in vehicles would mean bringing
any crossing up to federal railroad
crossing standards, including grade
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Railhead Scrub Preserve - Current entrance through Sun Century Road.
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elevation changes and installation of a railroad crossing signal. While not legally sanctioned,
this entry is a major access point for ORVs and dumping. Signage clearly describes the site as
off limits to trespassers, however, the use by vehicular traffic and the dumping of refuse
continues. Pedestrian/bicycle railroad crossings do not require the same standards as vehicular
crossings. Conservation Collier staff has investigated the possibility of allowing
pedestrian/bicycle access to the preserve prior to vehicular access; however, the cost would be
over $100,000,
3.2 Planned Uses and Assessment of their Impacts
Future planned use will be consistent with the primary goals of conservation, preservation,
restoration and maintenance of the resource. Details of planned uses for the Railhead Scrub
Preserve and an assessment of their potential impacts are provided in the following sections.
3.2.1 Identification of Public Uses Consistent with Preservation, Enhancement, Restoration,
Conservation and Maintenance of the Resources
As defined in Ordinance 2002-63, as amended, Section 5,9 the following are uses consistent with
the site's classification:
. Hiking: Consistent with the nature of the site and its purpose;
. Nature Photography: There is potential for photography of wildlife and plant life;
and
. Bird Watching: There is potential for bird-watching on the site.
Other uses that may be in principle compatible with preservation goals that are not feasible in
this preserve include:
. KayakinglCanoeing: There is no potential for boating of any kind on this site;
. Swimming: There is no potential for swimming;
. Hunting: The site is not large enough or remotely located enough to allow hunting;
and
. Fishing: There is no potential for fishing on this site,
3.2.2 Planned Public Uses and Assessment of Impacts
Trail Network: A trail network will be installed to allow for hiking and nature observation
within the preserve. The trails will incorporate fonner ORV trails where practical to minimize
the impact of the construction
Parking Lot: A parking area shall be developed to facilitate vehicular public access to the site.
This parking lot shall be located along the future Veterans Memorial Blvd. in a specific location
to be determined in the future and which is least likely to require disturbance of the natural
ecosystem and gopher tortoise population. If vehicular access is developed sooner by creating a
dirt road that can be used to access the site, the same "least disturbance" principle shall apply,
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Easements, Concessions, and Leases: A 130' railroad line property owned by CVX, a national
railway line, and leased to Gulf Seminole Railway, a local railroad company, runs north-south
adjacent to the northern portion of the preserve and down the center of southern portion of the
preserve, The tracks are not active at this time, but the leaseholder, advises that there is potential
to make the rail active again in the future, Providing vehicular crossing over this railroad
property (which includes bicycles) would be extremely expensive and will eventually be
incorporated into the future Veterans Memorial Blvd, Pedestrian access would cost over
$100,000,
Florida Power and Light (FPL) has a 50' minimum active easement that runs north-south through
the southern portion of the property 30' east of the western property line, and Collier County
maintains a 30'stormwater drainage easement east of, adjoining, and parallel to the FPL
easement. The FPL easement may be utilized as a public trail. FPL stipulates that the easement
must remain clear so that FPL property can be maintained and any plantings along the edges of
the easement must remain under 14 ft. in height. Staff will research whether the stormwater
drainage easement can be vacated.
In accordance with the management goals of the preserve, no future easements, concessions, or
leases are appropriate in association with this site, othcr than conservation related easements,
Landscaping: Future landscaping and natural area restoration of Railhead Scrub Preserve should
include only site-specific native plant material that has been determined to be non-problematic at
the site and whenever possible, site-specific seed sources should be utilized. In addition,
hardwoods that may invade the natural areas should not be planted, An appropriate list of native
species is attached as Appendix 5.
3.3 Adjacent Land Uses
Surrounding the preserve is a mixture of industrial, residential and office properties, Within the
residential properties, there are a mixture of mobile home rental properties on the northwest
comer, the residential community of Landmark Naples on the southwestern perimeter, and the
residential community of Mediterra on the eastern perimeter. Undeveloped properties exist to
the south. There is no access from the eastern side as evidenced by aerial photos taken in 2009.
However, there is a trail just south of the northern section of the preserve and Mediterra that
connects to a network of access trails, some of which wind through the southern section of the
preserve..On the south side of the site, there is Krehling Industries, Inc. Therc is a fi,!ture ROW
for Veterans Memorial Blvd" anywhere fi'om 130' to 200' wide thru the middle of the site This
is the principal point of intrusion for off road vehicles, The west boundary of the preserve is
abutting a railroad parcel, which rail line is not cUlTently in use, To the south and east, a high
school is planned to open in 2016,
3.4 Potential Surplus Lands
There are no potential surplus lands at Railhead Scrub Preserve, The Conservation Collier
Ordinance (2002-63, as amended, Section 6, I(f)) states that any resale or lease of Conservation
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Collier lands must be in accordance with the goals of the Program, specifically, to conserve,
protect, restore and manage environmentally sensitive lands,
3.5 Prospective Land Acquisitions
No prospective lands acquisitions at this time.
3.6 Analysis of Multiple-Use Potential
Although the Railhead Scrub Preserve encompasses lands that the public has historically
accessed via trespass to use ORVs and to gather for recreational purposes, future potential uses
of this site will be restricted to conservation, preservation and restoration with controlled public
access primarily for passive recreation. The Conservation Collier Ordinance (2002-63, as
amended,) constrains the use of this property to "primary objectives of managing and preserving
natural resource values and providing appropriate natural resource-based recreational &
educational opportunities."
The Railhead Scrub Preserve will not provide opportunities for active outdoor recreation such as
public camping, fishing, hunting, boating, or "sports," however, there is still opportunity for
multiple public types of passive public use, such as hiking, nature photography, wildlife
observation, bird watching, etc, The site may also serve as a learning lab to be used by local
environmental educational programs and a research site for student environmental projects if
such projects do not conflict with management goals.
4.0 Management Issues, Goals and Objectives
This section describes the main management issues, goals, and objectives for Railhead Scrub
Preserve as well as the overall management framework, Central to the management of the
preserve is the mission of the Conservation Collier Program, and the goals and objectives set
forth in this management plan, As a preamble to the specific set of goals and objectives for the
next ten (l 0) years, a vision of the desired future conditions for the preserve was developed,
4.1 Management Framework
Each property purchased by Conservation Collier shall have its own management plan, The
Conservation Collier Ordinance requires that an "Interim" Management Plan be developed
within 90 days of purchase and that a "Final" management plan be developed within 2 years,
After that, property management plans must be updated every 5 years. Interim plans shall be
concerned with basic items such as removal of invasive exotics and trash, establishing site
security, developing management partnerships and planning for public access, All management
plans start in the Lands Evaluation and Management subcommittee and must be approved by
both the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) and the Board
of County Commissioners.
This property shall be managed only for conservation, protection, and enhancement of natural
resources and for public outdoor recreation that will be compatible with the conservation,
protection, and enhancement of the site. Public use of the site will not be possible until legal
public access can be created, In September 2007, a Final Management Plan was developed for
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the property (URS. October 2007), The original plan identified the key management priorities
and issues within the site and gave direction for management during the first ten years. The
current plan is a revision of the original 2007 plan and includes the southern Railhead addition.
Collier County will be solely responsible for managing the Railhead Scrub Preserve, but will
seek to obtain grants and partnerships for management activities,
4.1.1 Preserve Manager
The site manager for Railhead Scrub Preserve will be
Environmental Specialist who may be contacted
ConservationCollier@Colliergov.net.
a designated Collier
through electronic
County
mail:
4.1.2 Preserve Rules and Regulations
Until a specific ordinance is created to govern visitor use of preserve land, this preserve as well
as other Conservation Collier sites will operate under Collier County Ordinance 76-48, as
amended (the current version is 81-3), the Parks Ordinance,
No dumping, use of unauthorized vehicles, or removal or destruction of natural resources shall
be permitted within the preserve, The goal is to allow limited nondestructive public access to
natural resource habitat and native plant communities and animal species,
4.1.3 Land Management Review and Revision Summal:V
Railhead Scrub Preserve was not acquired with any state or federal funds, and Collier County has
not yet entered into any land management review process. Therefore, the only land management
review to which the Railhead Scrub Preserve is constrained is the one required by the
Conservation Collier Ordinance every 5 years,
4.2 Desired Future Conditions
This section includes a narrative of proposed future conditions for the site's natural areas,
Management techniques to achieve these conditions are described in the following sections,
Following recommended management
actions, and the results of adaptive
management where needed, Railhead Scrub
Preserve will have vegetative communities
with a similar structure and composition to
those that existed before non-indigenous
people settled the region,
Xelic uplands on the site will not be
fragmented by a mosaic of trails, but instead
will have larger blocks of vegetated areas,
fragmented by only a few management
trails, Most ORV trails will be restored
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Portion of the Xeric Oak Scrub community in the Railhead Scrub
Preserve showing good conditions. This area provides a good
example of management goals for the 49.23 acres of this community
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(some left for management access), with vegetation structure and composition resembling intact
Xeric Uplands areas. The community will have undisturbed ecotones with Pine Flatwoods and
other plant communities. Vegetation structure will vary naturally with time since fire; most
shrubs will be topkilled or dead, with large areas of bare sand between hardwood patches, Shrub
gaps will grow increasingly close together, reducing the size of open sand areas. When shrubs
have grown sufficiently close together, fire will again be necessary,
Most Pine Flatwoods in the preserve will burn every 3-7 years, Pine Flatwoods will be managed
to keep saw palmettos at heights of less than 3 feet and hardwoods and palm cover sparse (<
25%), allowing for a diverse and dense herb layer. Pine tlatwoods on slopes around the edges of
the property will have dense saw palmetto fringes, but fires will be used every 8-25 years,
reducing the total area covered by dense palmettos to improve habitat for native herbs and
grasses. Fires will be allowed to bum into surrounding plant communities, including Xeric
Uplands and cypress, where they will extinguish themselves due to limiting vegetation structure
and moisture levels,
The cypress will have a canopy of pond cypress trees, and an open canopy pond or marsh in the
interior. Larger pond cypress trees and hardwoods will be present in the deeper water of the
interior of the dome, The understory will consist of sparse native hardwoods and a diverse
native herb layer, Melaleuca and other exotic plants will be eradicated, Fires will enter the
edges of the cypress and other wetlands from the adjacent plant communities but will be
extinguished by standing water or soil moisture levels.
A diverse assemblage of native plants will dominate the wet prairies. Exotic plants will not be
present. Fires will enter the prairies as they burn from surrounding plant communities.
4.3 Major Accomplishments during Previous Years
Major accomplishments that have bcen achieved at Railhead Scrub Preserve since acquisition are
listed in Table 7,
Tahle 7: Major Accomplishments during Previous Years
Accomplishment Year(s)
Complete Interim Management Plan 2004
Install temporary signs 2004
Gopher tortoise surveys 2005, 2006, &
2008
Clear thick melaleuca using brontosaurus by way ofDEP grant award 2006 --
Install fence along northern boundary 2007
Cleared firebreaks line along northern most boundary 2007
Cleared firebreaks southern portion of preserve 2010
4.4 Goals for the 10 year period 20010-2020
A set of goals for Railhead Scrub Preserve were developed in conjunction with the drafting of
this Management Plan_ The goals in this plan are tailored specifically for the Railhead Scrub
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Preserve, based on the purposes for which the lands were acquired, the condition of the resources
present, and management issues for the property. The preserve manager should be familiar with
the entire Management Plan, Goals and objectives from the first final management plan for the
Railhead Scrub Preserve were reviewed to determine if they remain meaningful and practical and
should be included in this revised plan, The goals presented here reflect programmatic goals and
ideas from Conservation Collier personnel in charge of managing and protecting the area, as well
as input from cooperative managers, user groups, and other stakeholders from outside the
program, Conservation Collier staff believes the goals are consistent with the various forms of
guidance provided to managers,
Management issues are discussed below in separate sections, Within each section, approaches
for dealing with these issues are described, The ability to implement the specific goals and
objectives identified in this plan is dependent upon the availability of funding resources. The
following goals have been identified for the Railhead Scrub Preserve:
Goal]: Continue to eliminate or significantly reduce human impacts to indigenous flora and
fauna
Goal 2: Continue to develop a baseline monitoring report
Goal 3 : Continue to remove or control populations of invasive, exotic or problematic flora
and fauna to restore and maintain natural habitats
Goal 4: Continue to implement prescribed fire program
GoalS: Continue to restore native vegetation
Goal 6: Maintain native and Listed Species management;
Goal 7: Continue to evaluate potential for access and public use;
GoalS: Facilitate uses of the site for educational purposes
Goal 9: Maintain plan for secUlity and disaster preparedness
GOAL 1: CONTINUE TO ELIMINATE OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE HUMAN IMPACTS TO
INDIGENOUS FLORA AND fA UNA
Action Item 1.1: Continue to eliminate trespass of off road vehicles (ORVs);
Action Item 1.2: Continue to remove solid waste;
Action Item 1.3: Post and maintain no dumping and no trespass signs at all entry locations in
preserve until the preserve is opened to the public, then remove the no trespass signs;
and
Action Item ].4: When Veteran's Memorial Blvd, is constructed, place barrier fencing to
reduce construction impacts and retain barrier fencing along the roadway to reduce
animal mortality,
Action Item 1.5 Security Management
The southern portion of the site is cunently bcing vandalized by off road vehicles and used for
illegal dumping, In order to provide for the safety of those who will be lawfully using the site
for passive recreation and research, and to insure that the programs of ecological preservation
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and restoration can take place unabated, strong security measures should be put into effect as
soon as possible,
Security recommendations are identified in the paragraphs below.
1. Site Security;
Currently the perimeter of the southern portion of the property consists of open areas, . In the
northern portion trespassers routinely have breached the chained entry and had no trouble
entering the site after breaking in, or parking outside the property and driving their off road
vehicles onto the site. To address this issue, the perimeter was fenced with 4-foot field fencing
and staff worked with the Collier County Sheriffs office to address trespass incursions. County
staff has had multiple fence breaches along the southern boundary to which staff has responded
by erecting cables where the breaches occurred, Staff will continue monitoring all fencing and
will employ different methods to secure the site if necessary - such as erecting chain link fence
or placing large boulders along the boundaries.
The southeastern most portion of the preserve,
east of the railroad will be fenced with 4-foot
field fencing after initial exotic removal is
complete. The southwestern most portion of the
preserve, west of the railroad, will be fenced if
staff monitoring shows trespass issues, Although
this section of the preserve will not be ienced, a
cable/chain gate attached to bollards will be
erected at the southern boundary of the FPL
easement to discourage dumping on Collier
County property, Staff will coordinate with FPL,
and an FPL lock will be added to the chain/cable,
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View of cable along fence breach.
Photo by Kirsten Wilkie
As the preserve is formally opened and activity becomes commonplace, illegal dumping and
trespassing should decrease. Establishing a site visit schedule will allow staff to monitor
ongoing activity. However, if this is not effective, additional solutions will be sought, up to and
including utilizing volunteers and Friends organizations and contracting private security.
2, Emergencv Response Access:
Management shall coordinate emergency pathways with emergency entryways around the
preserve, Emergency management access may be accommodated by at-grade stabilized
pathways,
Action Item I. 6Control Dumping
In addition to removing the debris and litter, the site manager shall establish a strategy for the
long-term control of illegal dumping. The strategy should include signs indicating the fines and
penalties for illegal dumping, a phone number for reporting incidents, and other targeted
enforcement efforts, In order to improve the effectiveness of the overall dumping control efforts
all opportunities to increase community outreach and involvement shall be considered.
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The key to controlling dumping successfully may be to increase public awareness of the problem
and its implications, Illegal dumping control prol,'Tams must use a combination of public
education, citizen participation, site maintenance, and enforcement measures to address illegal
waste disposal. Focusing on "win-win" scenarios may increase public interest and develop a
neighborhood pride, For example, clcanup efforts followed by site appropriate landscaping and
beautification efforts may discourage future dumping, as well as provide open space and increase
property values,
Action Item I.7 Control Impactsfrom Adjacent Land Development
It will be necessary to ensure that all site development occurring adjacent to the Railhead Scrub
Preserve is properly permitted prior to the commenccment of any construction activities, All
existing local, state, and federal regulations should be strictly followed and enforced during any
site development adjacent to the preserve,
It shall be the responsibility of the developer to establish and utilize turbidity and erosion control
measures (i,e" rock bags, silt fences, turbidity barriers, appropriate landscaping, etc,), wildlife
protection measures (e.g., protective fencing or baniers), and vegetation protection measures
(i,e" protective fencing or baniers), If any site developer working in areas adjacent to the
preserve does not take the necessary control measures, construction shall be immediately halted
until control measures are put into place and mitigation and/or remediation will be the sole
responsibility of the developer.
GOAL 2: CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A BASELiNE MONITORING REPORT
Action Item 2,1: Establish a long-term biological monitoring program and conduct additional
wildlife surveys,
Long-term management should be based on biological data, Changes following baseline
conditions should be assessed as negative or positive, and management strategies changed
appropriately, This section discusses information needs and long-term monitoring needs,
Railhead Scrub Preserve currently has a thorough plant inventory, based on data collected by Jim
Burch in the 1990s and in 2006/2007 by Bradley. The site should be inspected at regular
intervals (ca, 5-10 years), to detect new invasions (of natives or exotics), and extinctions, Areas
undergoing extreme restoration should be assessed more tj"equcntly (at least annually). While
some wildlife data has been collected, additional bascline data should be collected, especially on
inveliebrates, small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. The site manager may contract this
work out or enlist the assistance of local educators to coordinatc student research projects,
Wildlife sampling, like plant sampling, should take place at regular intervals (ca, 5-10 years) to
detect long-tenn trends,
Photo points have been established in the northern portion and shall be established in the
southern portion on the property. Photo point locations should be marked with a rebar and the
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position recorded with a GPS, All photo points should be taken at a standard height and angle of
view.
GOAL 3: CONTINUE TO REMOVE OR CONTROL POPULATIONS OF INVASIVE, EXOTIC
OR PROBLEMATIC FLORA AND FAUNA TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN NATURAL PLANT
COMMUNITIES
Action Item 3.1 Eliminate Brazilian-pepper, Australian pine, and old world climbing fern
aroundperimeter, disturbed areas, and Pine Flatwoods;
Action Item 3.2: Remove by hand incipient populations of melaleuca in small depression
marshes and other habitats;
Action Item 3.3: Remove dense populations ofmelaleuca;
Action Item 3.4: Ensure that control measures are not deleterious to native plants and
animal species, particularly rare species;
Action Item 3.5: Develop and implement a surveillance program for potential problem
species including invasive plant species; and
Action Item 3.6: Manage potential problem species populations.
1. Exotic Plant Control by Plant Community
This section provides management recommendations for invasive non-native plant species, in
each community type. In addition, specific control techniques suitable for the preserve are
provided, Staff will introduce bio-controls, when and if they are available.
Scrub/Scrubby Flatwoods
There is currently almost no problem with invasive plants in the Xeric Uplands. Brazilian-
pepper plants are rarely found, Other ruderal species may sometimes be found in areas with soil
disturbance, Any exotic plants should be killcd with herbicides, The community should be
continually monitored for new populations of exotic plants and these should be treated with
herbicides immediately,
Hydric Flatwoods and Cypress-Pine-Cabbage Palm
Brazilian-pepper and melaleuca are significant problems m some parts of this community.
Downy rose-myrtle is also starting to invade some areas. These species should be controlled
with herbicides and removed from the site if possible. Mechanical mowing of these areas is
acceptable only if possible without damage to mature native trees, Dense areas where mowing is
not feasible should be cut and removed in order to reduce fuel loads as a pre-cursor to fire
management. The herb layer should be monitored for other exotic species as the palm and shrub
layer is opened (with removal of exotic hardwoods and after prescription fires). Torpedo grass
and other exotic herbs and grasses may invade, They should be treated with herbicides.
Pine Flatwoods
Downy rose-myrtle and melaleuca is starting to invade in some areas, These species should be
controlled with herbicides,
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Cypress
Melaleuca dominates the cypress ecosystem in the southern portion of the property. Dense areas
should be cut and removed in order to reduce fuel loads as a pre-cursor to fire management.
Mowing is not recommended for the cypress areas due to the presence of cypress knees.
Wet Prairies
The southern most wet prairies contain melaleuca. They are otherwise dominated by native
species. Melaleuca with a diameter at breast height (d.b.h.) under 3 inches should be cut,
stacked, and stumps treated with herbicide. Melaleuca with a d.b.h. over 3 inches should be
treated in place. Within these areas, melaleuca re-growth will be monitored every 3 months and
treated on an as needed basis until annual maintenance is feasible. Following removal,
especially of dense stands, the herb layer should be monitored for establishment of other exotic
species, especially torpedo grass.
2 Exotic Plant Control Methodology
Land managers in Florida have developed effective chemical control measures for most of the
state's exotic plant species. Kline & Duquesnel (1996) provide a compilation of control
techniques and appropriate herbicides for control of exotic plant species in Florida, and
specifically discuss eight of the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) listed plant species
at Railhead Scrub Preserve. General control guidelines for exotic plants are provided below.
Certain herbicides should not be used at Railhead Scrub Preserve, including Arsenal (imazapyr)
and Velpar (hexazinone) unless absolutely necessary. These herbicides are soil active and can
cause non-target damage and persist on the site for some time. More appropriate chemicals to
use are Garlon 4 and 3a (triclopyr), RoundUp and RoundUp Pro (glyphosate), and Rodeo
(glyphosate).
Some exotic plant species can be kept at low densities or killed entirely by application of
prescribed fire. In addition, habitats, which have natural fire regimes, are more resistant to
invasion by exotic pest plants. Prescribed tire following recommendations in Section 4.9 should
be used as much as possible to control exotic plants. Mechanical treatments including roller
chopping arc usually not effective at controlling exotic pest plants. Roller chopping, while
effective in the short-term at reducing hardwood cover. usually results in an increase in diversity
and density of exotic plant populations due to soil disturbance. Roller chopping should not be
conducted in natural areas at Railhead Scrub Preserve.
Trees and Shrubs
Exotic trees and shrubs that have been recorded at Railhead Scrub Preserve include Brazilian-
pepper, downy rose-myrtle, earleaf acacia, laurel tig (Ficus microcarpa), woman's tongue
(Albizia lebbeck), strawberry guava, (Psidium cattleianum), shoebutton ardesia (Ardisia
elliptica). Australian umbrellatree (Schefflera actinophylla), white Jeadtree (Leucaena
leucocephala), bishopwood (Bischofia javanica), Australian pine, carrotwood (Cupaniopsis
anacardioides), orchidtrec (Bauhinia varicgata), melaleuca, and shrubverbena (Lantana
camara).
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These should be top priorities for removal. In general, saplings and adults of these species can
be controlled with basal applications of Garlon 4; seedlings can be hand-pulled. Melaleuca
should be controlled with a cut surface application of Garlon 3a.
Vines
Exotic vines that have been recorded at Railhead Scrub Preserve include old world climbing
fern, rosary pea, white yam (Dioscorea alata), air potato and wild balsam apple (Momordica
charantia). While all are invasive species, they are not all expected to become especially
problematic. They will persist as more common species in disturbed areas. Rosary pea, air
potato and white yam can be controlled with application of Garlon 4 or Garlon 3a. Climbing
fern can be controlled with the poodle cut method and/or foliar method with Glyphosate. Wild
balsam apple can be hand pulled.
Perennial Forbs
Introduced perennial forbs that have been recorded at Railhead Scrub Preserve include bowstring
hemp (Sansevieria hyacinthoides), Caesar weed~century plant (Agave angustifolia), cochineal
cactus (Opuntia cochenillifera), Colombian waxweed (Cuphea carthagenensis), common
dayflower (Commelina diffusa), creeping oxeye, hairy indigo (Indigo/era hirsuta), lima (Sida
cordifolia), little ironweed (Vernonia cinerea), serpent fern (Phymatosorus scolopendria),
shrubby false buttonweed (Spermacoce vcrticillata), smooth rattlebox (Crotalaria pallida var.
obovata), threeflower ticktrefoil (Desmodium triflorum), tropical soda-apple (Solanum viarum),
and wild bean (Macroptilium lathyroides). The most troublesome of these species at Railhead
Scrub Preserve is caesarweed, which can invade fire suppressed Mesic Flatwoods, and increase
in abundance after hardwood and exotic removal and fires. Caesarweed can be controlled with
basal application of Garlon 4. The other species are primarily weeds of disturbed areas and are
not expected to become especially problematic at Railhead Scrub Preserve (including tropical
soda-apple). Century plant can be controlled by application of Garlon 4 to the terminal bud.
Cochineal cactus can be hand pulled. Tropical soda-apple can be controlled with a basal
application of Garlon 4. Common dayflower and creeping oxeye can be controlled with hand
pulling and Roundup. There should be no need to treat the remaining species.
Annual and Short-lived Forbs
Introduced annual or short-lived forbs that have been recorded at Railhead Scrub Preserve
include Dixie ticktrefoil (Desmodium tortuosum), flattop mille graines (Hedyotis corymbosa),
grassleaf spurge (Euphorbia graminea), largeflower Mexican clover (Richardia grandiflora),
lilac tassleflower (Emilia sonchifolia), Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), Malaysian
false-pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea), spiny amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus), and tropical
Mexican clover (Richardia brasiliensis). None of these is likely to become invasive in natural
areas at Railhead Scrub Preserve. If control is ever desired, all can be treated with RoundUp.
Grasses and Sedges
Introduced grasses and sedges that have been recorded include: Awned halfchaff sedge
(Lipocarpha aristulata), Bahia grass, Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), crow's foot grass
(Dactyloctenium aegyptium), guineagrass (Panicum maximum), hurricane sedge (Fimbristylis
cymosa), Indian crabgrass (Digitaria longiflora), low flatsedge (Cyperus pumilus), Piedmont
flatsedge (Cyperus distans), red lovegrass (Eragrostis secundiflora subsp. oxylepis), rose
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natalgrass (Rhynchelytrum repens), signal grass (Uroch/oa subquadripara), thalia lovegrass
(Eragrostis atrovirens), torpedograss, West Indian marsh grass (Hymenachne amplexicaulis),
and West Indian dropseed (Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis). Bermuda grass, crow's foot
grass, rose natalgrass, and torpedograss are currently invasive or could become invasive
following management activities. Control of all grasses can be achieved by application of
RoundUp. Hand pulling ofrose natal grass or other species can be done in low density colonies.
3 Other Problem Species Management
There are currently no major native plant or animal species that are problematic at Railhead
Scrub Preserve (see section 2.6). However, following restoration activities, some may become
problematic. Which species will become problematic, if any, will not be known until several
months after initial management activitics.
In Pine Flatwoods, vines may become abundant following bums or exotic plant removal,
particularly muscadine grape. This native vine, already present in Pine Flatwoods at low
densities, can be aggressive after disturbances and torm dense colonies, killing hardwoods and
palms, climbing into pines, and persisting for years. lt should be controlled with herbicides if its
populations start to grow. In flatwoods, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) can also become
problematic, especially after high intensity fires. It should be controlled with herbicides,
especially Asulox which is specific to bracken fern, other ferns, and some grasses. It should be
applied to new growth, either soon after disturbance (including fire), or after the plants are cut
manually. More than one application may be required.
In cypress, many plant species could potentially become pests following restoration activities,
but it is hard to predict which will recruit after melaleuca removal.
Indigenous and non-native vertebrate and invertebrate species may become pests under certain
conditions. Control of indigenous pest species is recommended if they interfere with
management goals. Potential pest species mentioned before (section 2.6) should be monitored to
detennine if these organisms might develop into problem species.
If feral cat colonies are found near the preserve, the element that sustains an undesirable
population should be identified and efforts made to ask property owners to eliminate it (i.e.,
refuse bins, dumpsters, and supplementary feeding by humans). If any feral cats remain, they
will be trapped and taken to Collier County Domestic Animal Services. A similar approach shall
be taken to control feral dog populations.
Considerations should be made about the risk involved by thc presence of honeybees in the
northern cypress area. Particularly important is the risk that they are or may become Africanized
and pose a threat to visitors using the proposed trail for bird and other wildlife watching. If
management perceives it as a high-level hazard, the colony should be eliminated.
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GOAL 4: CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT PRESCRIBED FIRE PROGRAM
Action Items 4.1: Develop fire management plan for the property by taking the
suggestions herein as a point of departure;
Action Items 4.2: Delineate fire management and rescue access routes, and provide this
information to the police department and emergency services;
Action Items 4.3: Conduct one or more prescribed fires in Xeric Uplands;
Action Items 4.4: Conduct one or more prescribed fires in depression marshes when
native vegetation is established following melaleuca removal;
Action Items 4.5: Conduct one or more prescribed fires in Pine Flatwoods following
melaleuca and Brazilian-pepper removal;
Action Items 4.6: Install firelines to facilitate fire management, utilizing practices to
minimize impacts to ecotones and wildlife populations;
Action Items 4.7: Establish a system for notifying neighboring landowners in advance of
prescribed bums (via email, phone trees, etc.) and use this system bcfore
each prescribed fire;
Action Items 4.8: Establish pre- and post-burning monitoring to assess fire effects
Action Items 4.9: Protect the Railhead Scrub Preserve from wildfires;
Action Items 4.10: Explore the use of alternatives to fire for those management units
where prescribed burning appears impossible to achieve.
The use of prescribed fire as a management tool will be critical to thc long-term health of the
natural habitats and native species at Railhead Scrub Preserve. Every native habitat within
Railhead Scrub Prcserve requires periodic fires.
To prepare for fire management, fire lines were installed in 2009 on the northern portion and in
2010 in the southern portion. (Figure 7) Additionally, bum units will be established as
rccommended by the Division of Forestry Urban Fire Mitigation Team.
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Unless absolutely necessary, fire breaks should not be created along ecotones. Firebreaks along
ecotones prevent fires from burning across the landscape between different habitat types, and the
trails themselves destroy habitat for species that require specific ecotonaJ habitats.
Fire Frequency depends on the plant communities' found at Railhead Scrub Preserve. (Table 8).
Xeric Oak Scrub should be burned at an interval of 8-25 years. Summer headfires will probably
be needed to ensure that most vegetation ignites and that the fire moves across the habitat. For
best results, prescribed fire management in Xeric Oak Scrub at Railhead Scrub Preserve should
begin after ORV activity has been eliminated and permanent firebreaks have been established.
These trails would otherwise limit the ability of the fire to travel across the habitat.
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Type of Habitat (Years)
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FLUCFCS 411 Pine Flatwoods 3 to 7
FLUCFCS 621 Cypress 3 to 7
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Palm 3 to 7
FLUCFCS 625 Hydric Pine 3 to 7
FLUCFCS 643 Wet Prairie 3 to 7
FLUCFCS 421 Xeric Oak Scrub 8 to 25
Pine flatwoods should be burned every 3-7 years, with the exception of those on slopes, , which
should be burned every 8-25 years. The fire should be allowed to burn into Xeric Oak Scrub.
Wet Prairie should be burned following restoration and re-establishment of native vegetation.
Prescribed fires should be conducted every 3-7 years in the wet season to prevent the destruction
of organic soils.
Prior to any prescribed fires, burn teams should assess fuel loads and conduct fuel reduction
where necessary, conduct risk assessment for the planned burn, obtain appropriate permits, and
coordinate with local fire officials. Exotic plant species in particular should be removed prior to
fires. Additionally, a plan of action to notify surrounding residents should be established.
If the application of prescribed fire is absolutely impossible there are several alternatives that are
available, although much less desirable. These options include herbicide application, mechanical
treatment, and grazing. Both herbicide application and mechanical treatments have the
disadvantage of requiring that dead woody material be removed from the site following
treatment, limiting the amount of decomposing vegetation that would create organic soils. Even
with physical removal after treatment, organic matter from all plants on the sites will eventually
accumulate, leaving an organic soil, and thereby reducing diversity of native herbs. Grazing,
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such as by goats, has the disadvantage in introducing trampling effects, nutrients from feces, and
possible spread of exotic pest plant seeds.
Staff will coordinate with the Florida Division of Forestry's Urban Fire Mitigation Teanl to
create a bum plan for the site, conduct pre-fire fuel reduction and firebreak creation, and to
conduct prescribed bums.
GOAL 5: CONTINUE TO RESTORE NATIVE VEGETATION
Action Item 5.1: Maintain a revised GIS map and description ofFNAI natural
communities and disturbed areas on the property;
Action Item 5,2: Reestablish soil levels and natural vegetation in the deep trails created
by ORV use in the xeric upland habitat; and
Action Item 5.3: Plant native plant species their appropriate habitats.
I Soil Management
Soil management at Railhead Scrub Preserve requires several strategies. The elimination of otf
road vehicles (ORV) is the most important. ORVs are destroying vegetation in Xeric and
creating wide trails. Sand from these trails is eroding, creating linear depressions in the plant
community. ORV use should be stopped and the trails should be replanted. Sand may have to
be augmented in some areas.
Accumulations of leaf and pine needle litter in Pine Flatwoods (and eventually in XericOak
Scrub), changes soil chemistry and limits habitat quality for native herbaceous species. Periodic
prescribed fires will eliminate organic soils and leaf litter, and prevent their accumulation.
Where there is already excessive accumulation of organic matter, prescription winter backing
fires should be used. Restored wet prairies should only be burned when water is present to
prevent burning of organic soils.
2 Natural Communities Management
Two management actions that are critical for preservation are the prevention of use of
unauthorized ORVs and the control of exotic and invasive species. Specific recommendations
applicable to each community type arc included in the paragraphs below.
Xeric Oak Scrub
Once ORV use is stopped, the trails and other areas that have been impacted can be revegetated.
If natural recruitment fails to occur, shrubs can be planted in trails, including sand live oak,
myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia), Florida rosemary (Ceratiola ericaides), hog-plum (Ximenia
americana), and coastalplain staggerbush (Lyonia fruticosa). The trails should be monitored for
invasion of exotic plants and native weedy (ruderal) species, which should be removed when
found.
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The Xeric Oak Scrub at Railhead Scrub Preserve have not burned in more than 54 years, much
longer than the normal historical fire frequency. A summer prescription fire should be
conducted (see Goal 4).
Continuous ORV use in the Xeric Oak Scrub have left deep trails at lower elevations that are
adjacent to undisturbed areas. These trail depressions are causing erosion and leaving plant roots
exposed. Raking sand back into trails may assist in the reestablishment of vegetation in and
along the edges of the trails. "Trials" should be conducted in a few places. These trial areas
should be monitored for invasive plant species before this technique is carried out on a larger
scale.
Pine Flatwoods/Saw Palmetto
Two management strategies will be applied to Pine Flatwoods/Saw Palmetto, Exotic plants
should be removed from all areas of Pine Flatwoods/Saw Palmetto. Exotics are particularly
problematic on slopes, where dense stands of melaJeuca and Brazilian-pepper have formed.
Pine Flatwoods/Saw Palmetto should be burned every 3-7 years. Bums should be allowed to
move across ecotones into adjacent plant communities. Burns are recommended during natural
peak season (i.e. spring), but bums should also be conducted at other times of year iflogistically
advantageous.
Pine Flatwoods/Saw Palmetto on slopes on the site probably had historically dense understories
of saw palmetto that occurred further down slope. Because of fire suppression at Railhead Scrub
Preserve, the dense palmetto now reaches almost all the way upslope to Xeric Oak Scrub.
Prescription fires should be conducted to minimize saw palmetto densities upslope to improve
habitat for herbs and grasses, but allow a dense zone of taller palmettos down slope. Prescribed
fire crews should assess fuel loads before fires. Some areas may require manual removal of
hardwoods. Fire frequency in these areas is probably similar to Xeric Oak Scrub, about every 8-
25 years.
Cypress
Restoration of the cypress will require revegatation with native plants where dense melaleuca has
been mowed. Initial plantings should be targeted at restoration of the pond cypress canopy. The
herb layer should be monitored for recovery. If exotic plants recruit then they should be treated
with herbicides. Planting of native herbs and grasses may be required if they do not naturally
recruit. An appropriate list of native species for the cypress dome habitat is included in
Appendix 5.
Wet Prairie
Aside from drainage, which probably cannot be controlled, the two biggest threats to wet prairie
habitats at Railhead Scrub Preserve are ORV activity and invasion of melaleuca. ORVactivity
has completely eliminated vegetation from the wet prairie at the center of the property.
Bare Sand
The biggest threat to the bare sand area at Railhead Scrub Preserve is ORV activity. ORV
activity has completely eliminated vegetation.
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After ORV activity has ended and a fence has been installed, the herbaceous layer should be
monitored. Native plant species may naturally recruit. Exotic species, including herbs and
grasses (especially torpedo grass) may also appear and should be treated with herbicides. If
recruitment of suitable natives does not occur then native species should be planted. An
appropriate list of native species for the habitat is included in Appendix 5.
Borrow Pit
Exotic plants should be removed from the borrow pit. After ORV activity on the property has
cnded and exotics are controlled, the hcrbaceous layer should be monitored. Native plant species
may naturally recruit. Exotic species, including herbs and grasses (especially torpedograss) may
also appear and should be treated with herbicides. If recruitment of suitable natives does not
occur then native species should be planted. An appropriate list of native species for the
depression marsh habitat is included in Appendix 5.
GOAL 6: M4INTAIN NATiVE AND LiSTED SPECIES MANAGEMENT
Action Item 6.1: Maintain an updated inventory and status oflisted plant and animal
species populations;
Action Item 6.2: Re-establish extirpated populations in restored, formerly occupied sites,
using plants and animals from nearby populations;
Action Item 6.3: Reintroduce the banded wild pine bromeliad if extirpation is confirmed
or enhance its population iffound; and
Action Item 6.4: Assess the presence and infestation level of upper respiratory tract
disease in the gopher tortoise population.
1 Native Wildlife Management
Management of native animal species at the Railhead Scrub Preserve should correspond with the
management goals of the Xeric Uplands, pine flatwoods, and wetland communities.
Maintenance of viable populations of native animal species should be conducted by
implementing management measures that maintain the viability of the natural communities at the
preserve. Evidence of use of the preserve by white-tailed deer has been noted. Any fences
constructed to exclude ORV use should be limited to a height that deer can jump over. Deer
have been observcd jumping over the current 4-feet high tield fence.
2 Listed Species Management
Railhead Scrub Preserve should be managed to provide habitat for listed species found (or
potentially found) on the site. Some of the management recommendations for state and federally
listed plant and animal species found on the preserve are discussed below.
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2.1 Management of Listed Plant Species
There are 13 rare plant species that have been recorded at Railhead Scrub Preserve (Table 5).
All rare plants on the site occur in Xeric Uplands, so management of this ecosystem is the
highest priority for the management of rare plants. Management of rare plant species at the
preserve should in general consist of general vegetation management recommendations in Goal
5, exotic species control in Goal 3, and fire management in Goal 4. Other special needs and
recommendations are listed below.
Off road vehicles pose a threat to rare plant species that occur in Xeric Uplands, including all
rare plants recorded from the site. The most critically threatened species is showy dawnflower,
which is known from only one other preserve in South Florida. ORVs can easily kill these small
plants, and since ORV users commonly break new trails in open sand, the only habitat for this
species, it is particularly sensitive. Management recommendations include locating rare plants,
and planning public and management access routes so as not to damage them.
Special care should be taken whenever management activities take place in the vicinity of rare
plant populations. Herbicide applications should ensure that there is no off target damage.
Vehicles or other machinery should not be used in Xeric Uplands off established trails.
Removal of melaleuca in wetlandswill impact rare bromeliads, including T balbisiana and T
fasciculata var. densispica. and the Florida butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis), which
sometimes grow on this exotic tree. Plants of these species should be relocated prior to removal
of melaleuca. It may also be desirable in Xeric Uplands to remove some populations of orchids
and bromeliads prior to prescribed fires and replant them in the restored cypress community.
Epiphytes are currently common in the community, especially on larger oaks. Fires will
probably kill these epiphyte populations, but historically, they probably recruited back into the
ecosystem from seed blown in from adjacent cypress communities. Establishment in the cypress
may provide a seed source for recruitment after fires.
One rare plant species recorded previously on the site may no longer be present - banded wild
pine. If the species is not found in subsequent surveys then it could be reestablished on the site.
This species should be established in the Xeric Uplands communities using germplasm from
nearby localities.
2.2 Management of Listed Animal Species
The Railhead Scrub Preserve should be managed to maintain or increase populations of rare
animal species as appropriate. Management of rare animal species at the preserve should
correspond with the natural communities' management goals.
The main priority shall be the management of the gopher tortoise population. Other priorities
shall include monitoring of the occurrence of eastern indigo snake and gopher frog. The xeric
upland communities at the Railhead Scrub Preserve provide suitable habitat for all three species
and maintenance of habitat is the key for the protection of these listed species populations.
Therefore, general management for this species at the site would be consistent with general
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vegetation management recommendations in Goal 5, exotic species control in Goal 3, and fire
management in Goal 4.
To protect the tortoise population from direct take such as removal of tortoises for pets or
consumption, the Railhead Scrub Preserve should be fenced in a manner that would inhibit easy
access to more remote portions of the site occupied by gopher tortoise (e.g., the northern portion
of the preserve). Limiting access by ORV would also ensure that tortoises are protected from
collisions and burrow collapses by ORV use.
No transfer of gopher tortoises to the Railhead Scrub Preserve is anticipated as part of future
management actions.
Managing the preserve for the benefit of the gopher tortoise will also benefit eastern indigo
snakes and gopher frogs if these species are present.
GOAL 7: CONTINUE TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL FOR ACCESS AND PUBLIC USE
Action Item 7.1 Develop access for intended public uses
Staff will pursue the possibility of temporary access to the preserve via the Veterans Memorial
Blvd. ROW. Two to three temporary rustic parking spaces will be located within the ROW east
of Railhead Scrub Preserve, at the west end of the existing Veterans Dr. Gates providing
pedestrian access only will be installed along the existing rustic trail within the ROW, and the
trail will be extended within the ROW west until it reaches the eastern boundary of Railhead
Scrub Preserve, just south of Mediterra. A ROW pennit will be sought through the
Transportation Department to facilitate these planned temporary improvements. Staff will also
continue to pursue the possibility of temporary access within the Veterans Memorial Blvd. ROW
from the west of the preserve.
Once legal vehicular access can he established from the proposed future road (V cterans
Memorial Boulevard), facilities will be developed to provide the general public access to the
preserve. These facilities will be limited to an entrance road and gate, a parking lot, portable
restroom, information kiosk and trail. These facilities are depicted in the conceptual level master
plan (Figure 8). The site shall adhere to ADA standards for pathways and facilities onsite. As
permitting for each component of the preserve goes forward a review of ADA compliance should
be done by the County.
The proposed trail is approximately6,419 ft long and it will follow existing trails to the extent
possible. Approximately half of the pathways will be ADA accessible. Educational, interpretive
signage regarding the gopher tortoise and habitat shall be present along the trail.
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GOAL 8: FACILITATE USES OF THE SITE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
One of the goals of this management plan is to educate the public and local governments
concerning resources, issues, and management goals and objectives of Railhead Scrub Preserve.
These objectives include:
Actions Item 8.1 Interaction with adjacent landowners via phone, mail, and direct contact
regarding management issues, such as exotics, prescribed fire, and dumping;
Actions Item 8.2 Development of brochures and letters explaining the prescribed burning and
exotic species removal programs;
Actions Item 8.3 Development of natural resource educational materials;
Actions Item 8.4 Encouragement of adjacent landowners to establish control programs for
invasive exotic plants; and
Actions Item 8.5 Providing of public service announcements to media contacts.
GOAL 9: MAINTAIN PLAN FOR SECURITY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Because the site is devoted to the maintenance of natural conditions, there has been no disaster
plan rcquired for the preserve area itself. Staff will visit the site as soon as possible after storms
or other types of natural disasters to evaluate and address any damage that may have occurred,
with emphasis on making sure trees from the preserve have not fallen and damaged properties on
the perimeter. Second priority shall be on the trails to make sure they are still passable and
undamaged.
Action Item 9.1 Life Safetv
A safety plan will be prepared for removal of visitors and personnel. The plan shall include
specific actions when faced with a list of environmental and physical conditions such as wind,
rain, fire and any physical danger arising from persons acting in an inappropriate manner.
1. Site Considerations
Because of the hazards of wind, water, and tire the site should be evaluated on a predetermined
basis for the following items:
. Tree trimming plan for perimeter landscape to insure that the material does not present a
hazard to surrounding properties. Interior natural material may also be considered for
habitat improvement only.
. Inspections of entry points, including gates, and security equipment.
. Inspections for loose perimeter trash both natural and man made.
Action Item 9.2 Recoverv Plan
A plan should be developed for the period after the disaster to insure as little confusion as
possible. The priority in this plan shall consider a site inspection for assessing damage to
vegetation and addressing the needs for removal of debris from a parking area and trails.
Action Item 9.3 Fire DePiuiment Emergencv Response Plan
A plan will be developed to provide emergency tire responders with a map of access points and
locations of listed species so they can avoid if possible. In addition, a strategy should be
developed, such as, protect surrounding structures or specific areas first.
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4.5 Establish an Operational Plan for the Railhead Scrub Preserve
This section provides management recommendations for operation of the Railhead Scrub
Preserve. It discusses maintenance and budgeting needs, the possibilities for contracting the
restoration activities, coordination, and other management issues.
4.5.1 Maintenance
The primary maintenance activities for the preserve will include control of dumping and littering
within and around the preserve and trail and facilities maintenance. Particularly important are
the security measures to keep intruders out and keeping the fencing and signage in good
condition. Signs that effectively convey the desired message provide an opportunity for
increasing environmental education and awareness.
4.5.2 Estimated Annual Costs and Funding Sources
Preliminary budget estimates for Railhead Scrub Preserve include cost breakdowns associated
with resource restoration and management. The funding source identified for the restoration and
management activities is the Conservation CoIlier Program Management Trust Fund. Table 9
shows the activities planned for the next ten years and the initial and annual cost estimate of each
activity. Private conservation organizations may also provide funding for specific projects.
Funding already secured for management activities at Railhead Scrub Preserve include a May
2007 grant from the state (FDEP - $50,600) to remove melaleuca in the northern portion, a 2005
grant from USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program ($10,000) for general exotic removal,
a 2008 grant from USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program ($15,000) for native plants,
and financial assistance from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ($20,000)
for firebreak creation in March 2010. Similar alternative funding sourceswill continue be sought
to supplement existing funding.
The budget in Table 9 represents the actual and unmet budgetary needs for managing the lands
and resources of the preserve. This budget was developed using data from Conservation Collier
and .other cooperating entities, and is based on actual costs for land management activities,
equipment purchase and maintenance, and for development of fixed capital facilities. The
budget below considers available funding and is consistent with the direction necessary to
achieve the goals and objectives for Railhead Scrub Preservc.
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4.5.3 Potential for Contracting Restoration and Management Activities by Private Vendors
A significant number of Railhead Scrub Preserve management operations and restoration
activities can be considered tor outsourcing. Restoration and management activities that can be
considered for outsourcing to private entities are listed in Table 10. .
Tahll' ](I: Potcntial ('ontractill~ for Rcstoralioll and I\lana~clllcnl :\cti"itics
Acthit~ .\(l(lnl\ cd Conditional RC.icctcd
Prescribed fire aonlication X
Minor fireline installation X
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Fireline, fence, and trail maintenance X
Fence installation X
Plant and wildlife invent~and monitoriM X
Listed snecies mannin17 and needs assessment X
Restore/enhance encroachment and ruderaJ areas X
Reduce exotic snccies X
Literature deve]~ment and-:;:;inti02 X
Intemretive silms dcvelonmcnt and installation X
Trail installation X
i Lav,' enforcement and patrol X
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4.6Partnerships and Regional Coordination
There may be opportunities to collaborate with the Collier County Parks and Recreation
Department. Other potential partnerships may include, but not be limited to:
. Surrounding residential and commercial property owner associations;
. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida;
. The Audubon Society;
. Florida Wildlife Federation;
. Collier County Schools;
. Collier County Sheriffs Office;
. North Naples Fire Department;
. Florida Division of Forestry;
. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
. Florida Department of Environmental Protection;
. South Florida Water Management District;
. Big Cypress Basin;
. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and
. Other County Departments, as some goals and purposes will be similar.
4.6.1 Interdepartmental Partnerships and Agreements
Most, if not all, of the management activities on this preserve will be conducted through contract
and by the Conservation Collier Program staff. Other Collier County Departments that may
eventually be involved in management of Railhead Scrub Preserve include:
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. Collier County Parks and Recreation Department; and
. Collier County Facilities Management Department
4.6.2 Cooperating Agencies
The preserve is managed in accordance with all applicable Florida Statutes and administrative
rules. Agencies having a major or direct role in the management of the preserve are discussed in
relevant portions of this plan. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division
of Forestry (DOF), will assist Conservation Collier staff in the development of wildfire
emergency plans and provide some services and the authorization required for prescribed
burning. In addition, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) will aid
Conservation Collier with wildlife management programs, including the development and
management of Watch able Wildlife programs.
4.6.3 Land Use Coordination
The long-term health and connectivity of the preserve will be directly influenced by the
surrounding land use. Conservation Collier will work with neighboring landowners and
residents to inform the public, Collier County planning staff, and elected officials about the
potential impact of proposed land use changes on the preserve.
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5.0 Literature Cited
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh
edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, DC. 829 pp.
Collier County Environmental Services Department. May, 2006. Conservation Collier. Collier
Development Corporation Property Interim Management Plan
Collier County Environmental Services Department. November, 2004. Conservation Collier
America's Business Park Interim Management Plan
Collins Laura and Rudolph H. Scheffrahn. 2001. Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta
Buren (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). IFAS Extension. University of
Florida. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edullN352
Davis, J.H. 1943. The natural features of southern Florida, especially the vegetation and the
Everglades. FL Dcpt. Conservation Geol. Bull. 25: I -3 I I.
LDC Amendment Request LCD page LDC1:l6 and LDC2:5-LDC2:7, LDC section: 1.08.02 and
2.01.03. Environmental Services Department, Conservation Collier PrOb'Tam. Alexandra J.
Sulecki. 2005.
Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAl). 2006. Managed Area Tracking Record and Element
Occurrence Summary for Trailhead Scmb Preserve. FNAl, Tallahassee, Florida.
Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAl) and Florida Department of Natural Resources (FDNR)
1990. Guide to the Natural Communities of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory and
Florida Department of Natural Resources.
Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI). 2009. Acres of conservation lands by county. Florida
State University, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. FL. Available from
http://www.fnai.org/pdf/MA acres counties.pdf (accessed January 2010).
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC). 2001. Impacts of feral and free-
ranging domestic cats on wildlife in Florida. Tallahassee, FL. Available from
http://www .floridaconservation.org/viewing/articles/ cat.pdf (accessed October 2007)
Gann, G.D, K.A. Bradley, and S.W. Woodmansee. 2002. Rare Plants of South Florida: Their
History, Conservation, and Restoration. The Institute for Regional Conservation, Miami,
Florida.
Conservation Collier Program
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Giuliano, W. M., and G. W. Tanner, 2005. Control and management of wild hogs in Florida.
Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Publication WEC 192. 7pp. Florida
Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS),
University of Florida. Available from http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW22l (accessed December
2007).
Giuliano, W. M" and G. W. Tanner. 2005. Ecology of wild hogs in Florida. Department of
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Publication WEC 191. 7pp. Florida Cooperative
Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IF AS), University of
Florida. Available from http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW220 (accessed December 2007).
Johnson Engineering, Inc. 2005. Collier County Railhead Scrub Preserve Gopher Tortoise
Survey Report. Fort Myers, Florida
Kline, W.N. and J.G, Duquesne!. 1996. Management of invasive exotic plants with herbicides
in Florida. Down to Earth 51 (2):22-28, http://www.tleppc.org/Misc/trtguide.pdf
Liudahl, K., D.J. Belz, 1. Carey, R.W. Drew, S. Fisher, and R. Pate. 1990. Soil survey of Collier
County area Florida. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service; Washington, D.C.
McCoy, H. J. 1962. Ground-water Resources of Collier County, Florida. Florida Geological
Survey, Tallahassee, Florida.
Miller J. A. 1986. Hydrogeologic Framework of the Floridan Aquifer System in Florida and in
parts of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. United States Geological Survey
Professional Paper 1403-B. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Oaks, R.Q. and Dunbar, J.R.. 1974. Post Miocene Stratigraphy of the Central and Southern
Atlantic Coastal Plain. Utah State University Press, Logan, Utah.
Scott, T. M. 1988. Lithostratigraphy of the Hawthorne Group (Miocene). Florida Geological
Survey Bulletin No. 59, Tallahassee, Florida.
Stimac JL, Alves SB. 1994. Pest Management in the Subtropics: Biological Control A Florida
Perspective. (Rosen D, Bennett FD, Capinera JL, Ed.) pp. 353-380. Intercept Limited,
Andover, Hants SPIO I YG, UK.
The Institute for Regional Conservation (IRC). 2006. Floristic Inventory of South Florida
Database Online. www.regionalconservation.org. The Institute for Regioanl Conservation,
Miami.
United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
(USDA,NRCS). 1990. Soil Survey of Collier County Area.
Conservation District, Naples, Florida.
Conservation Service
Collier Soil and water
Conservation Collier Program
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United States Geological Survey. 1958. Bonita Springs, Florida 7.5Minute Series Topographic
Quadrangle.
Willcox, Emma, and William M Giuliano. 2006. Red Imported Fire Ants and Their Impacts on
Wildlife. Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Publication WEC 207. Florida
Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (lFAS),
University of Florida . Available http://edis.ifas.utl.edu/UW242
Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (editors). 1993. Mammal Species of the World: Taxonomic
and Geographic Reference. Second Edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington,
DC. xviii + ] 206 pp. Available online at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/msw/.
Wunderlin, R. P., and B. F. Hansen. 2006. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
(http://www.plantatlas.usfedu/).(S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application
development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research.] Institute for Systematic
Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
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Appendix 1: Legal Description
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Agenda Item No. 16E1
June 22, 2010
4037366 OR: 424fapG:1 r7~
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0612212001 at 03:25PM DWIGHT I. BROCI, eLIR!
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GEORGE P. LANGFORD
Attorney at Law
3357 Tamiami Trail Nonh
Naples. Florida 34103
(239) 262-2011
Retn:
GBORGI P LAXGPORD
3357 TAXIAXI TR I
IAPLlS rL 34103
WARRANTY DEED
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TIflS INDENTURE. made this _li day of May, 2007, between George P.
Langford, as Trustee of the R.R. Land Trust Dated the Ist Day of December, 1998,
GRANTOR, and Collier County, a political subdivision ofthe State of Florida, whose
post office address is:3301 Tamiami Trail East, Naples. FL 34112, GRANTEE,
WITNESSETH,
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That said GRANTOR fof",~~~~~~fjJ~~t9q--(lf tbe sum of Ten and No/lOO
Dollars ($IO.O!)), and otber ,OI@Jrid "aluable consid~ti~n to said Grantor in band
paid by said, Grantee, the/receipt whefJ:QL1~.bereby" acknowledged, has granted,
bargained and sold to the 'aid/GrJiDt~ aad\Gr~~~ee's sltcc~sor and assigns forever,
the followingJtes~ribed la1d, sittif~l~"'-::-"ttii af~~iIlilil.S;o\,lietl County, Florida, t~wit:
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The North 2337.00 feet of the West 112 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 15, Township 48
South, Ran~e 25East, Collier County, Florida lying East of the Atlantic Coast Line right
of way less the East 30,00 of the North 780.00 and the North 50.00 thereof.
Said West Parcel and East Parcel are the same lands as described on Exhibit "A"
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Subject to the lien for current taxes and assessments and such other easements,
restrictions or conditions of record.
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The land described herein is vacant, unimproved land and not the homestead.9r,tbe
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11118 C~C8 Approvlld By
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responsible, resides on or adjacent to said land. Grantor resides at Apartment 340,
2507'" Ave. Soutb, Naples, FL 34103.
P...~ I.D. N_Ler: #00152920009, #00153400007, #00154360007,
#00152840008,#00152680006,#00152640004,#00154440008,#00152720005,
#00152760007,#00152880000,#00153080003,#00153040001,#00152800006,
#00152600002, #00153000009, and #00154400006.
and said GRANTOR does hereby fully warrant tbe title to said land, and wiHdefend
tbe same against tbe lawful claims of all persons wbomsoever.
,.
. .'1' .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GRANTOR bas bereunto set Grantor'~'bltJjd'
and seal tbe day and year flrst above written.
C"-'
Witness:
To
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/(P~~~"?'R;
I '/' GHAN~ \
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ancy P. Castellano '-'"THE CIR C~
.............--_.~,:..----
Signed, sealed and delivered
in our presence:
~:; .
110.
Witness:
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF COlLIER
The foregoing instrument was' acknowledged before me this J- '~ay of
May, 2007 by George P. Langford, as Trustee of R.R. Land Trust Dated the 1st Day
of December, 1998 who is personally known to me.
(SEAL)
My Commbl.!lion E:q>ires:
-"""'.' '~.".
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W"~ilI1."~ ammy J, Taylor
=:t H Coml11illlon' 0D406296
, . Explru May 20, 2009
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,'cr
A~\lr.tcJa Item No. 16E1
OR: 4248 PG: l/J'i June 22. 2010
Page 73 of 120
EXHIBIT "A"
10f4
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00154400006
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
NORTH 380 FEET OF THE SOUTH 730 FEET OF THE NORTH 780
FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 114) OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25
EAST, OF COLLIER COUNTY FLORIDA; LYING WEST OF THE
ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.
4.97 acres more or less.
AND
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00153400007
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
NORTH 200 FEET OF THE SOUTH 400 FEET OF THE NORTH 780
FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 114) OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SECTION 15, TOWNStllP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25
EAST, OF COLLIER COUNTY FLO~n;58l-l ,(]I'/~(~T OF THE
ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAI~~/<IGRl-O~AY.>',
ii, / '. )-~ "
.' ......--/ " ,
2.80 acres more or less. /' ./ r--. \. \
./ / 1..:................, ...-:.=----..i''i, \ \
AND / /:~l(n~\,l"D )~;7\ \
PROPERTY TAX IDENTlblE:~~~~l901~3'~.oJ~ I
1\_. \ \. ' .r,.,{
\ T I ' -.1
LEGAl DESCRIPTION: \< \, )'';'' I ;' ~.'
'1,) \ .~"~ 1.'1
\. .",". "'" \"/' ;:..~-/
NORTH 100 FEET OF THE so.lJ1l:t,z,o.o FEET Of..:wE.NORTH 780
FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARlrni/-l\N;lJ;:'toF/rHE NORTHEAST
QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SECTlON'i5/1.oWl'lSbllp-48 SOUTH, RANGE 25
EAST, OF COLLIER COUNTY FLORIDA; LYING WEST OF THE
ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.
1.36 acres more or less.
AND
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00154440008
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
SOUTH 100 FEET OF THE NORTH 780 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER (NW 1-'.) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1-'.) OF
SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, OF COLLIER
COUNTY FLORIDA; LYING WEST OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE
RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.
1 .36 acres more or less.
"
AND
~ ,I"
OR:
Agenda Item No. 16E1
4248 PG: 173CJune 22, 2010
~age 74 of 120
EXHIBIT "A"
2014
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00152840008
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
SOUTH 300 FEET OF THE NORTH 1080 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 14) OF
SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, OF COLLIER
COUNTY FLORIDA; LYING WEST OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE
RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.
3.79 acres more or less.
AND
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00152880000
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THE SOUTH 300 FEET OF THE NORTH 1380 FEET OF THE WEST
HALF rN 112.) OF THE NORTHEAST ONE FORTH (NE 14) OF SECTION
15, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 ~OF COLLIER COUNTY
FLORIDA; LYING WEST OF THE frTff~;R~HINE RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-WAY. /O\.Y--~--<~?"
/c../ -<-.\
3.62 acres more or less. /,/ 'lr_-.. '.'------r\ \ \
AND / {~~~o', )l'Vh:ur, \
1('" \\ V ) /.J 'L l /;....1
PROPERTY TAX IDENTI'ICAlflol'l N BER:1I~15 I rjrp: I
,-: \ 'I. ! /'-'/
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: <(1:'" 1"....../Co/
THE SOUTH 250 FEET OF THE~~1i-163.0:!=:R.{'i:>'FTHE WEST
HAlF rN 112) OF THE NORTHEASTWAR~E"Y.) OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAst7"Of' COLLIER COUNTY
FLORIDA; LYING WEST OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-W^ Y
2.94 acres more or less.
AND
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00153080003
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THE SOUTH 200 FEET OF THE NORTH 1830 FEET OF THE WEST
HALF rN 112) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 14) OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, OF COLLIER COUNTY
FLORIDA; LYING WEST OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-WAY,
2.34 acres more or less.
AND
OR,' 4248 PGA9I'QQ\I Item No. 16E1
: 11 Jb June 22, 2010
Page 75 of 120
EXHIBIT "A"
30f4
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00152920009
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THE SOUTH 200 FEET OF THE NORTH 2030 FEET OF THE WEST
HAlF (VII 112) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1'<) OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, OF COLLIER COUNTY
FLORIDA; LYING WEST OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
2.35 acres more or less.
AND
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00152800006
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THE SOUTH 347 FEET OF THE NORTI::t-~f,EET OF THE WEST
HALF (VII 1/2) OF THE NORTH~\o.fJ~~.it(.). OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGEi2t;EAST, OF COI:{iE'R--COUNTY
FLORIDA; LYING EAST OF Ji-lEATLANTIC COAST t'lNE'RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-WAY. i / ~--"--__"'" \,
5,54 acres more or less. 1/ (~(/+<I<~~''''1 ~:\\)~::\ \
'I I \ I)" Lj 'to. V: .
AND VS\\~,-~/il\ ~/E
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFIC:'1~5~..~ NUMBER 0(}f{i'3?~Qll7
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: '{J;:>-_....___/:(..;.)./
......./)11- C\\Z':~/
THE SOUTH 350 FEET OF THE NORTR-f99trFEET OF THE WEST
HALF (VII 112) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1'<) OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, OF COLLIER COUNTY
FLORIDA; LYING EAST OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-V)tAY,
5.69 acres more or less.
AND
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 00152720005
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THE SOUTH 300 FEET OF THE NORTH 1640 FEET OF THE WEST
HALF (VII 112) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1'<) OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, OF COLLIER COUNTY
FLORIDA: LYING EAST OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
4.86 acres more or less.
AND
,'.,
AJ1enda Item No. 16E1
*** OR: 4248 PG: 1137 H~une 22, 2010
Page 76 of 120
EXHIBIT "A"
40f4
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00152680006
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THE SOUTH 330 FEET OF THE NORTH 1340 FEET OF THE WEST
HALF CN 112) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 114) OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, OF COLLIER COUNTY
fLORIDA; LYING EAST OF THE ATlANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
5.27 acres more or less.
AND
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00152640004
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THE SOUTt-' 230 fEET Of THE NORTH 1010 fEET Of THE WEST
HALF (W 112) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE Xl OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST..QE COLLIER COUNTY
fLORIDA; LYING EAST Of THE A.J~m: ~..J"INE RAILROAD
RIGHT-Of-WAY. ,../:>,,\/----- .IV.,::.
/.,0/- ~, J-'\
/ L;,/ "-: '\
3.54 acres more or less.' , ,
// " '"'---- "-----..'\ \ \
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AND ! mi1f, l'~'\<\Y\ '
PROPERTY TAX IDENTI'~~A~g~. \~15~~~)
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ,< '.\ ':'1" ! ,';;';
\1'. .-\~ / /1.--/
THE SOUTH 375 fEET Of Tf.!tKOI.FH 780 FEErj/(tHE
NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1>Ir:&l7ll;l!.';-N~~(~ QUARTER (NE
Xl Of SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 48'SditfJ(.F!\iNGE 25 EAST, OF
COLLIER C9UNTY FLORIDA; LYING EAST OF THE ATLANTIC COAST
LINE RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY; LESS AND EXCEPTING THE EAST
30 FEETTHf.!'\EOF.
5.14 acres more or less.
AND
PROPERTY TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00152600002
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THE NORTH 405 FEET OF THAT PORTION Of THE NORTH 780 FEET
OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 14) OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER (NE X) OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25
EAST, OF COLLIER COUNTY FLORIDA; LYING EAST OF THE
ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY; LESS AND
EXCEPTING THE EAST 30 FEET THEREOF, AND LESS AND
EXCEPTING THE NORTH 50 FEET THEREOF.
4.43 acres more or less.
~.1. '
3472080 OR: 364t,,~:d1~a~e ~~~26~6
CONSERVATION COLLIER mORDIn in n!llCIlL molDS nf ~OLLlIR ~~ElL77 of 120
Tax Jdenlilication Numbers: 00144200009,00144800001, 00143120009'OS/10/20Gl at 02:33PM DIIGn I. SROCI, CLIU
00145000004,00'44880005,00'44840003 OORS 8516000,00
RIt !II H,OO
000-.10 59612.00
ooms S,OO
.....,..... bl:
El\.. T. Ch....ll. EIQUi,.
Of'f Ie. f1t tM COUfttJ AttorUJ
3301 lilt T_t..t Trail
..".., Flor1d1 3411%
1"11 174-8400
Uln:
RIlIISTlTI SIRVIOIS
1IT1R0!llCI
WARRANTY DEED
THIS WARRANTY DEED is made this ~ day of ~ '
2004, CHRISTOPHER L. ALLEN and CAROLYN SUE ALLEN, husban and wife, as
an Estate by Ihe Entirety, whose address is 555 Hickory Road, Naples, FL 34108,
(hereinafter referred 10 as "Granlor"), to COLUER COUNTY, a polijical subdivision of
the State of Florida, its successors and assigns, wh08e posl office address is 3301
Tamiami Trail East, Naples, Florida, 34112 (hereinafter referred to as "Grantee").
(Wherever used herein the terms "Grantor" and 'Grantee~ include all the parties to this instrument
and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.)
WITNE:$SETH: Thai the Grantor, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten
Dollars ($10.00) ami other valuable consideration, receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, hereby grants, bargajq~~ R"'l.s(~ens, remises, releases, conveys and
confirms unto the Grantee, aIlIIjRfqlt11dM'land'SIl'u~""<" C, oilier County, Florida, to wit:
. )"'1 '/....., /"J'; "
, '-." " - '-.,
,BEtW.ACHED EXHIBll'~A-:\
ATTACHfb I;/Ef1E.l;QlIl:!I,J, MAD~ A PAfT'jiEREOF
, I~ -'=:'" ,~,'~~, \
,I I r"', I ,r- 1-<"~ ('-. 1, \, '. \)/ \
Subject to ea,Se"Jl'>']ls'.''I'S1ri~II~1s,~J}d~e, SflrYaliOl1,i s of record.
1,- i\ \../1\ U / 'J J i 1."-'
THIS-lS NOT HOMESTEAD PFKJp6BTY.
\-"'--,'\ \'1:1 /~',:'
TOGETHER with all \t(<ilenemenls, heradifuql~i~jnd appurtenances thereto
belonging or in anywise appe~i~;"h9, .../",\ '-/
',:.J'j"" J ., I'
... ' /~____-:--__~,c'\. _ //
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the'saJ#initge\Mmp1e forever.
AND the Grantor hereby covenants with said Grantee that the Grantor is lawfully
seized of said land in fee simple; that the Grantor has good right and lawful authority to
sell and convey said land: that the Grantor hereby fully warrants the tille to said land
and will defend the same against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever; and that
said land is free of all encumbrances except for real estate taxes for the current year
and thereafter and those items identified in Exhibit "B," attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said I3rantor has signed and sealed lhese presents
the day apd year first above written.
/,{-'
, \..\....
CHRISTOPHER
Witness (Signature)
Name: 0. j.-;.~~ . - ~
~ (Print O'T"r}) ~
G2l~~ ~ut.t^
Witness (Signature)
NameS. f1'Y)\\0 ~cl'6'
(Print Or Type)
THI S COOOVEYAIICE ACetl>Tto tv T>tE
00'.0 OF COUNT' ClIMMISSIOIlERS
COlLIER COUNT,. FLORIO'. .
PURSUANT TO AGENDA.
DATED: (~U~."'_1 lTt" 1fO. 1/,. ~/$)
3640 AIJe1<tJ.ltem No. 16E1
OR: f(j: bjljJune 22, 2010
Page 78 of 120
(1.~~
CAROL Y . UE ALLEN
Witness (Signalure)
~~/
(PrlnlorT 0
Witness (Signeture) 0
Na~' (f):Jnc... 'Y.:~
(Prinl or Typo)
STATE OF ~:.1..-
COUNTY OF C-II:' (.'
5The fO'''.9oing Warranty Deed w.as acknowledge d befOr~ ~ g~
_/.4"",~ , 2004 by Christopher-L.._Allen, who is rsonaUy known l~me
or who as jlroduced _ /c:C,~~ ~~~~~~lion.
/,..:: 0/,>/ ,
/ \..-0;../ ~\ .'.
(affix notarial seal) I' , .
I / ~(~.!g~a~e~o~ ~\ry ~UbIiC)
i I ( I \ \ 1'1-1) II \
~' flri/jl,Nam 0 N<jtiH;<lPublic)
"'~"'D""'" O'ft.R B~d
-",,' ..... Serla'~fC.orlU1Ji~n #:
\, r '-.., My cdfIv:J~~1?fExpires:
\ r....../\..-
'''~)f.'>::---- --~ "" /
"'-!J1r~ ~fus-~'
STATE OF ~ ..1...
COUNTY OF I.:.;. ~
4 The fcre20ing Warranty Deed was acknowledged before me this ~ day of
~ ,-'1'_ . ' 2004 by Carolyn Sue Allen, who is ~onally known 10 ~r
who h pro<J;)Ced as identificl!tion.
(affix notarial seal)
(Signature of Notary Public)
V4IWI...._
Il'tCXlllllSl!lll'J'DD2I8I4O
!>I'lIn_UOO'
.......fIw....,.,.l.IIrIitInnIII
(Print Name of Notary Public)
NOTARY PUBLIC
SeriaVCommission #:
My Commission Expires:
~ IS to f~.f.legll suff1c1encl
'./.N( L.~
Asststant County Attorney
Ell.. T. Chldwell
, '
2
EXHIBIT "A"
1012
A~enda Item No. 16E1
OR: 3640 ?\;: 16Jb,Jne 22, 2010
Page 79 of 120
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00143120009
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: EAST HALF (1/2) OF NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF
NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SOUTHEAST (1/4) AND
NORTH HALF (1t2) OF SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF
NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SOUTHEAST (1/4), ALL
IN SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25
EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
AND
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00144200009
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THE SOUTH 229.09 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER (1/4) OF THE SOUTHEAST (1/4), LYING EAST
OF THE RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, SECTION 10,
TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA; ALSO DESCRIBED AS:
BEGIN~N INC:C:\,,~,?OUTHEAST CORNER OF THE
NOR'); '. ~QU~I\A,'.Jl/4) OF THE SOUTHEAST
Ql!A~ (1/4) OF ~~~N, 10, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH,
RANGE 25 EAST, COLLIER 'COUNTY, FLORIDA: RUN
NOi;l~E6BEBS 5~'0' " WEST 218.77 FEET TO A
/Po,f~_ ~~ mlrOF-WAY LINE OF THE
. A.,.w 'fjIGPI {NAY AND A POINT ON A
[i;.~'lE:.i ~~I~ ii32.ill EEll.~LONG THE ARC OF A
\C~ooeAR':';eO~. AA .S:::-~2853.3 FEET CHORD
232\26 FEET CHORt\.aEAlilllilG NORTH 09 DEGREES
3~:5.l,z:, ALONG SAI6Vtt,,!:6lilY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE:
TAllNDE SOUTH 89 DEG ~ 59'02" EAST 174.49 FEET:
THENe.e~S0UI.J:jj)j...D~G' lOS 23'23" EAST 229,09 FEET
TO THE'Rb!~ <i1F\l''gGiNNING.
AND
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00144800001
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER (1/4) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF
THE SOUTHEAST (1/4) OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 48
SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT
FOR ROADWAY IN FAVOR OF THE GRANTEES AND'
THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS, SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS AND ALSO IN FAVOR OF ALL CURRENT
OWNERS OF THE ABUTTING LAND AND THE PUBLIC,
OVER AND UNDER THE EAST 30 FEET OF THE WEST
HALF (1/2) OF THE EAST HALF (1/2) OF THE
SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SAID SECTION 1 O.
3
EXHIBIT "A"
2ot2
OR:
Agenda Item No. 16E1
3640 PG: 1636 June 22, 2010
Page 80 of 120
AND
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00144840003
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: NORTH HALF (1/2) OF SOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF
NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SOUTHEAST (1/4),
SUBJECT TO ROAD EASEMENT ON WEST 30 FEET OF
EAST HALF (1/2) OF EAST HALF (1/2) OF SOUTHEAST
QUARTER (1/4), SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH,
RANGE 25 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
AND
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00144880005
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF
NORTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SOUTHEAST (1/4),
SUBJECT TO ROAD EASEMENT ON WEST 30 FEET OF
EAST HALF (1/2) OF EAST HALF (1/2) OF SOUTHEAST
QUARTER (1/4), SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH,
RANGE 25 ,gAS.1:,.COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
/~\"'R CO~
.~O~l'J~'
AND II.,;' '-.::',
/ 7~'-----...... \ \
TAX IDENTlflCATION NUMB.ER: Dllt~\1004 \ \ \
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: (N. ~~~~ ()liCCi~f.ry;dsT QUARTER (1/4) OF
i /'<lQ'R1!3e~iJ J:l11IA'tlTEUI41:PF SOUTHEAST (114),
\SE. QTION lo.TOWNR.HHI~ 4~1~.( OUTH, RANGE 25 EAST,
Q~'UER COUNTY, FWRlq-\3"!
\~~~/
'--!.]lE CW:'y
-_._---~
if"
4
Agenda Item No. 16E1
tu OR: 3640 PG' 1637JUi 22, 2010
, Page 81 of 120
EXHIBIT "B"
1 of 1
1. Vacation of Easement recorded in Official Records Book 2666, Page 1 015,
Public Records of Colfier County, Florida.
2. Vacation of Easement recorded in Official Records Book 2666, Page 1018,
Public Records of Collier County, Florida
3. V~tion of Easement recorded in Official Records Book 2666, Page 1021,
Public Records of Collier County, Florida,
4. Resolution No. 86-190 recorded in Official Records Book 1222, Page 995, in
the Public Records of Collier County, Florida.
5. Easement contained in instrument recorded November 11, 1971, in Official
Records Book 423, Page 947, in the Public Records of Collier County,
Florida,
6. Easement contained in instrument recorded May 13, 1988, in Official
Records Book 1349, Page 700, In the Public Records of Collier County,
Florida.
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;
Agenda Item No. 16E1
June 22, 2010
Page 82 of 120
Appendix 2: List of Plant Species Observed at the Railhead Scrub Preserve
Railhead Scrub Addition: Final Plant List
Keith A. Bradley, The Institute for Regional Conservation
January 27, 2009
Scientific Name Common Names Native Status'
Abrus precator;us Rosary-pea, Crab-eyes Introduced
Acacia auricufiformis Earleaf acacia Introduced
Acer rubrum Red maple Native
Albizia lebbeck Woman's tongue, Rattlepod Introduced
Aletris lutea Yellow colicroot Native
Amaran/hus hybridus Common pigweed, slim amaranth Introduced
Ambrosia artemisiifo/ia Common ragweed Native
Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum Blue-maidencane Native
Andropogon brachys/achyus Shortspike bluestem Native
Andropogon f10ridanus Florida bluestem Native
Andropogon giomeratus var. glaucopsis Purple bluestem Native
Andropogon glomera/us var. pumilus Common bushy bluestem Native
Andropogon gyrans Elliott's bluestem Native
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge bluestem Native
Andropogon virginicus var. glaucus Chalky bluestem Native
Anemia adiantifolia Pine fern, Maidenhair pineland fern Native
Annona glabra Pond-apple Native
Ardisla ellipllca Shoe-button ardisia Introduced
Aristlda beyrichiana Southem wiregrass Native
Aristlda gyrans Corkscrew threeawn Native
Aristida paJustris Longlea! threeawn Native
Aristida patula Tall threeawn Native
Aristida purpurascens Arrowfeather threeawn Native
Aristida spiciformis Bottlebrush threeawn Native
Asclepias curassavica Sca~et milkweed, Bloodfiower Introduced
Asimina reticulata Common pawpaw, Netted pawpaw Native
Axonopus fissifolius Common carpetgrass Native
Axonopus fureatus Big carpetgrass Native
Baccharis glomerulifJora Silverling Native
Baccharis ha/imifo/ia Saltbush, Groundsel tree, Sea-myrtle Native
Bacopa mannier; Water hyssop, Herb-of-grace Native
Balduina angustifo/ia Yellow-buttons, Coastalplain Honeycombhead Native
Bejaria racemosa T arflower Native
Bidens alba var. radiafa Spanish-needles Native
Bigelowia nudata subsp. aus/rails Southem pineland rayless goldenrod Native
Bischofia javanica Javanese bishopwood Introduced
B/echnum serru/atum Swamp fern, Toothed midsorus fern Native
Boehmeria cy/indrica Button-hemp, False nettle, Bog hemp Native
Buchnera americana American bluehearts Native
Bulbos/yils cilialifoila Densetuft hairsedge Native
Callicarpa americana American beautyberry Native
Campyloneurum phyl/ilidis Long strap fern Native
Carphephorus corymbosus Florida paintbrush, Coastalplain chaffhead Native
Carphephorus odoratissimus var. subtropicanus Pinel and purple, False vanillalea! Native
Cassy/ha fiiiformis Lovevine, Oevil's gut Native
Casuarina equisefifofia Australian-pine, Horsetail casuarina Introduced
Cenchrus incertus Coastal sandbur Native
Centella asiatica Colnwort, Spadeleaf Native
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Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea Native
Ceratiola erico/des Florida rosemary, Sand heath Native
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea Native
Chamaesyce cumulicola Sand-dune spurge, Coastal dune sandmat Native
Chamaesyce hirta Hairy spurge, Pillpod sandmat Native
Chamaesyce hypericifolia Eyebane, Graceful sandmat Native
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia Eyebane, Hyssopleaf sand mat Native
Chaptalla tomentosa Woolly sunbonnets, Pinel and daisy Native
Chrysopogon pauciflorus Florida faise beardgrass Native
Chrysopsls scabrella Coastal plain goldenaster Native
efrs/urn horridulum Purple thistle Native
Cladium jamaicense Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass Native
en/doseD/us stimulosus Tread-softly, Finger-rot, 7-minute-itch Native
Commelina diffusa Common dayflower introduced
Coreopsis leavenworthii Leavenworth's tickseed Native
Crotalarla pallida var. obovata Smooth rattlebox Introduced
Crotalarla rotundifolia Rabbitbells Native
Cupanfopsis anacardioides Carrotwood Introduced
Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass Introduced
Cyperus croeeus Baldwin's fiatsedge Native
Cyperus haspan Haspan fiatsedge Native
Cyperus ligularis Swamp fiatsedge Native
Cyperus poiystachyos Manyspike fiatsedge Native
Cyperus retrorsus Pine barren fiatsedge Native
Cyperus surinamensis Tropical fiatsedge Native
Dactyloctenium aegyp/ium Crow's-foot grass, Durban crowfootgrass I ntrod uced
Oescurainia pin nata Western tansymustard Native
Oesmodium incanum Beggar's-ticks Native
Desmodfum tortuosum Dixie ticktrefoil Introduced
Dichanthelium aciculare Needleleaf witchgrass Native
Dichanthelium ensifolium Cypress witchgrass Native
Dichanthelium leucothrix Rough witchg rass Native
Dichanthefium ovale Eggleaf witchgrass Native
Oichanlhelium portor/cense Hemlock witchgrass Native
Oichanlhelium strigosum var. gfabrescens Glabrescent roughhair witchgrass Native
Digi/aria bicornis Asia crabgrass Introduced
Digitaria iongiflora Indian crabgrass Introduced
Diodia teres Poor joe, Rough buttonweed Native
Oiodia virginiana Buttonweed, Virginia buttonweed Native
Drosera brevifofia Dwarf sundew Native
Dyschoriste angusta Rockland twinfiower, Pineland snake herb Native
Eleocharis geniculata Canada spike rush Native
Eiephanlopus elatus Florida elephant's-foot. Tall elephant's-foot Native
Elionurus tripsacoides Pan-American balsamscale Native
Emilia fosbergii Florida tasselfiower Introduced
Emma sonchifolia Lilac tassleflower Introduced
Encyclia tampensis Florida butterfly orchid Native
Eragrostis atrovirens Thalia love grass Introduced
Eragrostis ciliaris Gophertaillove grass Introduced
Eragrostis el/iotti; Elliott's love grass Native
Eragrostis gangetica Slimfiower love grass Introduced
EragrosUs virginica Coastai love grass Native
Erechtites hieracifofia Fireweed, American burnweed Native
Erigeron quercifolius Southem-fieabane, Oakleaf fieabane Native
Eriocaufon decangulare Tenangle pipewort Native
Eryngium aromaticum Fragrant eryngium, Fragrant Eryngo Native
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Eryngium baldwinii Baldwin's. erynoo Native
Eulophia alta Wild-coco Native
Eupatorium caplllifolium Dog-fennel Native
Eupatorium leptophyllum Falsefennel Native
Semaphore eupatorium, Semaphore
Eupatorium mikanioides thoroughwort Native
Euphorbia polyphylla Plneland euphorbia, Lesser Florida spurge Native
Eustachys glauca Prairie fingergrass, Saltmarsh fingergrass Native
Eustachys petraea Common fingergrass, Plnewoods fingergrass Native
Euthamia carotiniana Slender goldenrod Native
Evolvulus sericeus Silver dwarf morningglory Native
Ficus auraa Strangler fig, Golden fig Native
Ficus cifrifolia Short-leaf fig, Wild banyan tree Native
Ficus microcarpa Laurel fig, Indian laurel Introduced
Fimbristy/is autumna/is Slender fimbry Native
Fimbristylis carotiniana Carolina fimbry Native
Fimbristy/is cymosa Hurricane sedge, Hurricanegrass Introduced
Fuirena breviseta Saltmarsh umbrellasedge Native
Fuirena sCirpoidea Southern umbrellasedge Native
Ga/actia elliottii Elliott's milkpea Native
Galactia regularis Eastem milkpea Native
Gnapha/ium falcatum Cudweed, Narrowleaf purple everlasting Native
GraNola ramosa Branched hedgehyssop Native
Harr/seffa porrecta Needleroot airplant orchid Native
Hedyotis procumbens Innocence, Roundleaf bluet Native
Hedyotis unifJora Clustered mille graine Native
Helianthemum nashij Florida scrub frostweed Native
He/iotropium polyphyllum Pineland heliotrope Native
Heteropogon confortus Tanglehead Native
Heterotheca subaxillaris Camphorweed Native
Hieracium megacepha/on Coastal plain hawkweed Native
Hydrocotyle verticillata Whorled marshpennywort Native
Hypericum brachyphyllum Coastalplain Sl. John's-wort Native
Hypericum cistifolium Roundpod Sl. John's-wort Native
Hypericum hypericoides Sl. Andrew's-cross Native
Hypericum reductum Atlantic Sl. John's-wort Native
Hypericum tetrapetalum Fourpetal Sl. John's-wort Native
Hypoxis juncea Fringed Yellow stargrass Native
Hyptis a/ata Musky mint, Clustered bushmint Native
Hyptis pectinata Comb bush mint Introduced
/lex cassine Dahoon holly, Dahoon Native
/lex giabra Gallberry, Inkberry Native
Ind/gofera hirsuta Hairy indigo Introduced
Ipomoea sagittata Everglades morningglory Native
Iva microcephala Piedmont marshelder Native
Juncus effusus var. solutus Soft rush Native
Juncus marginatus Shore rush, Grassleaf rush Native
Juncus meaacepha/us Biahead rush Native
Juniperus virainiana Red cedar Doubtfully Native
Lachnanthes caroliana Bloodroot, Carolina red root Native
Lachnocaulon anceps Whitehead bon button Native
Lantana camara Shrubverbena Introduced
Lechea cernua Noddino pinweed Native
Lechea torreyi Piedmont pinweed Native
Lepidium virainicum Poor-man's-penner, Virainia pepperweed Native
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Leptoch/oa fascicularis Bearded spanaletop, Bearded spranaletoo Native
Leucaena leucoceDhala White leadtree Introduced
Liatris chapmanii Chapman's aavfeather Native
Uatris tenuifotia Shortlearaavteather Native
Licania michauxii GaDher-apple Native
Undernia crustacea Malavsian false-pimpemel Introduced
Ludwioia curtissii Curtiss's orimrosewillow Native
Ludwigia maritima Seaside orimrosewillow Native
Ludwigia microcarpa Smallfruit primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia octovalvis Mexican primrosewillow Native
LUdwjD;a peruviana Peruvian primrosewillow Introduced
Lygodesmia aphvtia Roserush Native
tY"godium micropiWiJum Small-leaf climbina fern Introduced
L yonia fruticasa Coastalplain staooerbush Native
Lythrum aiatum var. lanceolatum Winned loosestrife Native
Macroptilium lathyroides Wild-bean, Wild bush bean Introduced
Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis Axilflower Native
Medicago lupulina Black medic Introduced
Mela/euea quinquenervia Punktree Introduced
Melochia spicata Bretonica peluda Native
Melothria penduta Creepina-cucumber Native
Mikania scandens Climbing hemnweed, Climbing hempvine Native
Mitreola petiolata Miterwort, Lax hompod Native
MoJlugo verticitlata Indian-chickweed, Green carpetweed Introduced
Momordica charantia Wild balsam-apple, Balsampear Introduced
Muhlenbergia capitlaris Muhlygrass, Hairawnmuhlv Native
Myrica cerifera Wax myrtle, Southem Bayberry Native
Nephrolepis exaltata Wild Boston fern Native
Nephrolepis multiflora Asian sword fem Introduced
Nymphaea odorata American white waterlily Native
Oecaoe/ades maculata African oround orchid, Monk orchid Introduced
Opuntia humifusa Pricklvpear Native
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Roval fern Native
Palafoxia feavi Feav's palafox Native
Panicum hemitomon Maidencane Native
Panicum hians Gapina panicum Native
Panicum maximum Guineanrass Introduced
Panicum repans Torpedo orass Introduced
Panicum rigidulum Redtop panicum Native
Panicum tenerum Bluejoint panicum Native
Parietaria f10ridana Florida pellltorv Native
Parthenocissus quinquefo/ia VirQ-inia-creeper, Woodbine Native
Paspalum caespitosum Blue paspalum, Blue crownarass Native
Paspafum monostachyum Guifdune pasDalum Native
Paspalum notatum Bahia arass Introduced
Paspalum setaceum Thin nasoalum Native
Paspa!um vaainatum Seashore oasoalum Native
Passiflora suberosa Corkvstem passionflower Native
Persea oalustris Swamp bav Native
Ph/ebadium aureum Golden polvnodv Native
Phyla nodifiora Froofrui!, Turkev tanale foofrult, Capeweed Native
PhyJ/anthus amarus Gale-of-wind, Carrv-me-seed Introduced
Phyflanthus caroliniensis subsp. saxicola Rock Carolina leafflower Native
Physalis angutata Cutleaf nroundcherry Native
Physalis walteri Walter's oroundcherry Native
Phyta/acea americana American pokeweed Native
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Pi/obleohis rioida Wild pennyroyal Native
Pinus elliottii var. densa South Florida slash pine Native
Piriqueta caroHniana Pitted stripeseed Native
Pitvopsis araminifolia Narrowleaf silkQrass Native
PlantaGO virainica Southem plantain, Viralnia plantain Native
Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana Resurrection lem Native
Pluchea carolinensis Cure-for-all Native
P/uchea odorata Sweetscent Native
P/uchea rosea Rosy camphorweed Native
Poinsettia heterophylla Fiddie~s spurGe, Mexican fireplant Native
Polanisia tenuifolia Slenderleaf clammyweed Native
Polygala grandiflora Candvweed, ShoWY milkwort Native
Polygala nana Candyroot Native
PolVGala setacea Coastal plain mllkwort Native
Polygonella polygama var. brachystachya Thinleaf October flower Native
Polvpremum orocumbens Rustweed, Juniperleal Native
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava Introduced
pteridium aqui/inum var. pseudocaudatum Tailed bracken lern Native
Pteris viltata China brake Introduced
pterocauion pycnostachyum Blackroot Native
Quercus aeminata Sand live oak Native
Quercus laurifo/ia Laurel oak, Diamond oak Native
Quercus minima Dwarf live oak Native
Quercus myrtifolia Myrtle oak Native
Quercus virainiana Virginia live oak Native
Rapanea punctata Myrsine, Colicwood Native
Rhexia cubensis West Indian meadowbeauty Native
Rhexia mariana Pale meadowbeauty, Maryiand meadowbeauty Native
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Downv myrtle, Rose myrtle Introduced
Rhus copallinum WInQed sumac Native
Rhynchelytrum repens Rose NatalQrass Introduced
Rhvnchospora c%rata Starrush whitetop Native
Rhynchospora diveraens SpreadinG beaksedGe Native
Rhynchospora tascicularis Fascicled Beaksedae Native
Rhvnchospora intermedia Pinebarren beaksedGe Native
Rhynchospora inundata Narrowfruit horned beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora meaalocarpa Sandvfeld beaksedQe Native
Rhynchospora microcarpa Southern beaksedoe Native
Rhvnchospora nitens Shortbeak beaksedae Native
Rhvnchospora plumosa Plumed beaksedGe Native
Rhvnchospora tracyi Tracv's beaksedge Native
Richardia qrandiflora Largeflower Mexican clover Introduced
Richardia Beabra Rouah Mexican clover Introduced
Ricinus communis Castor-bean Introduced
Rata/a ramasior T oothcup, Lowiand rotala Native
Rumex vertfciJIatus Swamp dock Native
Sabal palmetto CabbaGe palm Native
Sabatia brevifolia Shortleaf roseaentian Native
Saccharum aiaanteum SUGarcane plumegrass Native
Salix caroliniana Coastal Plain willow Native
Sarcostemma clausum Whitevine, White twinevine Native
Schefflera actinophvlla Australian umbrellatree Introduced
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Introduced
Schizachyrium rhizomatum Rhizomatous bluestem Native
Schizachyrium scopar;um Little bluestem Native
Scleria ciliala Frlnaed nutrush Native
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Scleria aeoraiana Slenderfruit nutrush Native
Scoparia duicis Sweetbroom, Licoriceweed Native
Selaginel/a arenicoia Sand spike-moss Native
Serenoa repens Saw palmetto Native
Setaria parviflora Knotroot foxtail, Yellow bristleorass Native
Seymeria pectinata Piedmont blacksenna Native
Sida acuta Common wlreweed, Common fannetals Native
Sida cordifolia Lima Introduced
Sida rhombifoiia Cuban iute, Indian hemp Native
Sideraxvlon reciinatum Recline Florida bully Native
Sisyrinchium an;;ustifolium Narroleaf blueeyed-grass Native
Smilax auricuiata Earleaf oreenbrier Native
Smilax iaurifolia Catbrier, Laurel oreenbrier, Bamboo vine Native
Solanum americanum Common niohtshade, American black nightshad Native
Solidago gigantea Giant goldenrod Native
SOlidago odora var. chapmanii Chapman's aoldenrod Native
Sorahastrum secundum Lopsided Indian arass Native
Spermacoce assurgens Woodland false buttonweed Native
Spermacoce verticillata Shrubby false buttonweed Introduced
Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis West Indian dropseed Introduced
Stenandr;um dulce Pinklet Native
Stenotaphrum secundaturn St. AUGustine arass Introduced
Stiilingia sylvatica Queensdelight Native
Stipulicida setacea Pineland scalyplnk Native
Stylisma abdita Showy dawnftower Native
Syngonanthus f1aviduius Yellow hatpins Native
Taxodium ascendens Pond cypress Native
Thelypteris interrupta Interrupted maiden fern, Hottentot fern Native
Thelypteris kunthii Southern shieid fern Native
Til/andsia baibisiana Reftexed wild-pine, Northern needleleaf Native
Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica Stiff-leaved wild-nine, Cardinal airpiant Native
Til/andsia f1exuosa Banded wild-pine, Twisted airplant Native
Til/andsia paucifolia Twisted wild-pine, Potbellv airplant Native
Tillandsia recurvata Ball-moss Native
Tillandsia setacea Thin-leaved wild-pine, Southern needieleaf Native
Tillandsia usneoides Spanish~moss Native
Til/andsia utricuiata Giant wild-pine, Giant alrplant Native
Toxicodendron radicans Eastern poison-iVY Native
Typha domi;;;:;ensis Southem cat-tail Native
Urena lobata Caesarweed Introduced
Utricularia cornuta Horned bladderwort Native
Utricularii3-aibba Cone-spur bladderwort, Humped bladderwort Native
Utricularia subulata Zlazao bladderwort Native
Vaccinium rTWfsinites Shinv blueberrv Native
Viela acutifolia Sand vetch, Fourieaf vetch Native
ViMa luteola Cow-pea, Hairypod cowpea Native
Viola lanceolata Boa white violet Native
Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine, Muscadine grape Native
Waltheria indica Sleepy moming Native
Wede/la trilobata Creeping wedelia, Creepina oxeye Introduced
Woodwardia virginica Virainia chain fern Native
Ximenia americana Hoa-plurn, Tallowwood Native
Xyris ambinua Coastalplain velloweved arass Native
Xyris brevifolia Shortleaf velloweyed grass Native
Xyris caroliniana Carolina yelloweyed grass Native
Xyris eliiottii Elliott's yelloweved arass Native
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Xyris flabelliformis Savannah velloweved arass Native
Xvris iupicai Richard's velloweved arass Introduced
Youngia japonica Rocketweed, Oriental false hawksbeard Introduced
Zoysia tenuifolia Mascarene templearass Introduced
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Appendix 3: Lists of Birds observed by Mr. Doug Suitor from Collier County Environmental Services Bapartilefit1JJJO
2004 and 2006
Railhead Scrub Birds - 2004
Bird Snecies Date Count
American Black Vulture 1 0/7/2004 1
American White Ibis 1 0/7/2004 6
Bald Eaole 1 0/7/2004 1
Belted Kinotisher 10/7/2004 1
Blue Jav 1 0/7/2004 6
Blue~ev Gnatcatcher 1 0/7/2004 10
Boat-tailed Grackle 10/7/2004 1
Carolina Wren 10/7/2004 6
Cattle Eoret 10/7/2004 4
Common Grackle 1 0/7/2004 1
Common Ground-Dove 1 0/7/2004 1
Common Nighthawk 1 0/7/2004 1
Double-crested Cormorant 10/7/2004 1
DownvWoodpecker 1 0/7/2004 1
Eastern Towhee 1 0/7/2004 3
Eurasian Collared-Dove 10/7/2004 1
Glossy Ibis 10/7/2004 4
Great Blue Heron 10/7/2004 1
Great Crested-Flvcatcher 10/7/2004 1
Grev Catbird 10/7/2004 5
Hairy Woodpecker 10/7/2004 3
House Wren 10/7/2004 1
Mottled Duck 1 0/7/2004 1
Mournina Dove 10/7/2004 8
Northern Cardinal 10/7/2004 4
Northern Mockinabird 10/7/2004 4
Northern Parula 10/7/2004 1
OSDrev 10/7/2004 2
Palm Warbler 1 0/7/2004 1
Pileated Woodoecker 10/7/2004 2
Pine Warbler 10/7/2004 6
Prairie Warbler 10/7/2004 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 10/7/2004 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 10/7/2004 1
Turkev Vulture 10/7/2004 1
White-eyed Vireo 10/7/2004 1
Railhead Scrub Birds. 2006
SDecies Found Probable breeder ES Listin!:!
American Black Vulture x
American Coot
American Kestrel
American Swallow-tailed Kite
American White Pelican
Anhinaa
Bald Eaqle x T
Barn Swallow
Belted Kinqfisher x
Blue Jay x x
Blue-qray Gnatcatcher x
Blue-headed Vireo
Boat-tailed Grackle x
Broad-winaed Hawk x
Brown Pelican
Carolina Wren x x
Cattle Earet x
Chuck-will's-widow
Common Grackle x
Common Ground-Dove x x
Common Moorhen
Common Nlahthawk x x
Common Yellowthroat x
Cooper's Hawk
Double-crested Cormorant x
Downy Woodpecker x x
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Screech-Owl x
Eastern Towhee x x
Eastern Wood Pewee
Eurasian Collared-Dove x
European Starlinq
Fish Crow
Glossv Ibis x
Great Blue Heron x ,
Great Crested-Flvcatcher x x
Great Earet
Great Horned-Owl
Green Heron
Gray Catbird x
Hairy Woodoecker x x
Northern Harrier
House Wren x
Killdeer
little Blue Heron
Loqqerhead Shrike x x
Mottled Duck x
Mourninq Dove x x
Northern Cardinal x x
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Northern Flicker
Northern Mockinobird x x
Northern Parula x
Northern Rotillh-winaed Swallow
Osprev x
Palm Warbler x
Pileated Woodpecker x x
Pine Warbler x x
Prairie Warbler x
PulTIie Martin
Red-bellied Woodpecker x x
Red-shouldered Hawk x x
Red-tailed Hawk x
Red-winaed Blackbird
Rock-Pioeon
Sha;:;:;::shinned Hawk
Snowy Eoret
Tree Swallow
Tricolored Heron
Turkev Vulture x
Whip-poor-will
White-eyed Vireo x x
White Ibis x
Wood Stork E
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Appendix 4: Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) Managed Area Tracking Record and
Element Occurrence Summary; FNAI ranking system explanation
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August 8, 2006
Michael Breiner
lJRS Corporation
7650 Corporation Drive, Suite 401
Miami, FL 33126
Dear Mr. Breiner:
Thank you for your request for infol1llation from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory
(FNAJ). We have compiled the following infonllation for your project area.
Project:
Date Received:
Loca'tidn:
Railhead Scrub Preserve
August 2, 2006
Township 48 S, Range 25 E, Seclion 10
Collier County
Based on the inlormation available, this site appears to be located on or very near a
significant region of scrub habitat, a natnral community in decline that provides
important habitat for several rare species within a smlllllll'('lI, Additional
consideration ~hould be given to avoid :lud,'or mitigate impact" to these' nal11ral
rl'sc.mrees, ,HId HJ dl'sign land uses that an' ('ompntihle ''lith thl'se re~our('cs.
Element Occurrences
A search of our tntlpS and database indicates that Gurrently we have several Element
Occurrencos mapped within the vicinity oftllO study area (scc enclosed map and element
oc.;un"encc table). Pleage be advised that a lack of element occurrences ill the FNAI database
is not a suIlicienl indication of the absence of ran;' or endangered sp~cles 011 a sileo
Tile Element Occurrences data layer includes occurrences of r8re species and natural communities. The map
legend indicates that some element occurrences occur in the general vicinity of the label point. This may be due
to lack of precision of the source data, or an element thaI occurs over an extended area (such as a wide ranging
species or large natural community). For animals and plants, Element Occurrences generally refer to more than
a casual sighting; they usually indicate a viable population of the species. Note that some element occurrences
represent -historically documented observations which may no longer be extant.
Several of the species and natural communities tracked hy tile Inventory are consjdered data sensitive.
Occurrence records for these elements contain information that we consider sensitive due to collection
pressUf~s. ,~xtrem€l rarity, or at the request of the source of the information. The Element Occurrence Record
has been.labeled "Data Sensitive." We request that ycu net pubiish or !.elease specific loeatlonal data about
these speCies or communities without cons!mt from the nvrmtory If you have any questions concerning this
please ',d_oin9tjhQsitate to call.
7mcktllJ 'Fforidr., 'y 13iod;verJ'ii>;
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Likely and Potential Rare Species
In addition to documented occurrences, other rare species and natural communitics may be
identified on or near the site based on habitat models and species range models (see enclosed
Biodiversity Matrix Report). These species should be taken into consideration in field surveys,
land management, and impact avoidance and mitigation.
FNAI habItat models indicate areas, which based on landcover type, offer suitable habitat for one or more rare
species that is known to occur in the vicinity. Habitat models have been developed for approximately 300 of the most
rare species tracked by the Inventory, Including all federally listed species.
FNAI specles range models indicate areas that are wiU1in the known or predicted range of a species, basad on
climate variables, soils, vegetation. and/or slope, Species range models have been developed for apprOlcimately 340
species. including aU federally listed species.
The FNAI Biodiversity Matrix Geodatabase compiles Documented, Likely, and Potential species and natural
communities for each square mile Matrix Unit statewide,
Managed Areas
Portions of the site appear to be located within the Railhead Scrub Preserve, managed by Collier
County.
The Managed Areas data layer shows public and privately managed conservation lands throughout the state.
Federal, statei local, and privately managed conservation lands are included.
The Inventory always recommends that professionals familiar with Florida's flom and fauna
should conduct' a site-specific survey to detennine the current presence or absence of rare,
threatened, or endangered species.
Please visit www.fuai.org/trackinglist.cfm tor county or statewide elcment OCCUlTence
distIibution. and links to more elcment information.
The database maintained by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory is tbe single most
comprehensive source of information available on the locations of rare species and other
significant ecological resources. However, the data are not always based on comprehemive or
site-specific field surveys. Therefore, this infoffimtion should not be regarded as a final
statcment on the biological resources of the site being considered, nor shoullt it be substituted for
on-site surv~ys. Inventory data are designed for the purposes of conservation planning and .
scientific research, and are not intended fot' use as the primary criteria for regulatory decisions.
[nlonnation provided by this database may not be published without prior written notification to
the Florida Natural Areas Inventory, and the Invenlory must be credited as an information source
in thesc publications. FNAl data may not be resold for profit.
'T fYlch"J '1forida J 'fl,iorfjuerri'J
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Likely and Potential Rare Species
In addition to documcnted OCCUlTCnces, othcr rare species and natural communities may be
identifred on or near tbe site based on habitat models and species range models (see enclosed
Biodiversity Matrix Report). These species should be taken into consideration in field surveys,
land management, and impact avoidance and mitigation.
FNAI habitat models indicate areas, which based on landcover type, offer suitable habitat for one or more rare
species that Is known to occur in the vicinity. Habitat models have been developed for approximately 300 of the most
rare species tracked by the Inventory, including aU federally listed species.
FNAI spades range models indicate areas that are within the known or predicted range of a species, based an
climate variables, soils. vegetation. and/or slope. Species range models have been developed for approximately 340
species, including all federally listed species.
The FNAI Biodiversity Matrix Geodatabase compiles Documented, Likely, and Potential species and natural
communities for each square mile Matrix Unit statewide.
Managed Areas
Portions of the site appear to be located within the Railhead Scrub Preserve, managcd by Collier
County.
The Managed Areas data layer shows pUblic and privatsly managed conservation lands throughout the stats.
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www.fnaLorn Biodiversity Matrix Report
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INVENTOR.Y Global State
Scientific Name Common Name RanI< RanI<
Matrix Unit 10: 38713
Likely
Gopherus polyphemus Gopher Tortoise G3 S3 N LS
Sty/lsma abdlta Scrub Stylisma G3 S3 N LE
Lechea cernua Nodding Pinweed G3 S3 N LT
Andropogon arctatus Pine-woods Bluestem G3 S3 N LT
Scrub G2 S2 N N
Mycteria emericana Wood Stork G4 S2 LE LE
Sciurus niger avicennia Mangrove Fox Squirrei G5T2 S2 N LT
Ha/laeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle G4 S3 L T ,POL LT
Matrix Unit 10: 38714
Likely
Stylisma abdi/a Scrub Styli sma G3 S3 N~ . LE
Lechea cernua Nodding Pinweed G3 S3 N LT
GopherLls polyphemus Gopher Torloise G3 S3 N LS
Andropogon arc/atus Pine-woods Bluestem G3 S3 N LT
Scrub G2 S2 N N
Mycterfa americana Wood Stork G4 S2 LE LE
Sciurus niger avicennia Mangrove Fox Squirrel G5T2 S2 N LT
Potentiai from anylail selected units
Apholocoma coeru/escens Florida Scrub,jay G2 S2 LT LT
Athene cunicuJarja floridana Florida Burrowing Owl G413 S3 N LS
Ca/opogon multiflorus Many-flowered Grass-pink G2G3 S2S3 N LE
Chamaesyce cumulieola Sand-dune Spurge G2 S2 N LE
Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile G2 S1 LE LE
Drymarchon couperi Eastern indigo Snake G3 S3 LT LT
Elylraria caroJiniensis var. angusUfoJia Narrow-leaved Carolina 5calystem G4T2 52 N N
Eumops floridanus Florida bonneted bat G1 S1 N LE
Heterodon simus Southern Hognose Snake G2 52 N N
Lechea divaricata Pine Plnweed G2 S2 N LE
Unum carten' vaT. smaHii Carter's Large-flowered Flax G2T2 52 N LE
Mesic fiatwoods G4 S4 N N
Mustefa frenata peninsufae Fiorida Long-tailed Weasel G513 33 N N
Nemastylis florldana Cetestlal Lily G2 52 N LE
Nolina atopocarpa Florida Beargrass G3 S3 N LT
Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker G3 52 LE LS
Pofyrrhiza Undenii Ghost Orchid G2G4 S2 N LE
Puma con c%r cory; Florida Panther G5T1 S1 LE LE
Rana capito Gopher Frog G3 S3 N LS
Rostrhamus sociabills plumbeus Snail Kite G4G5T2 S2 LE LE
Scaloporus woodi Florida Scrub Lizard G3 S3 N N
Ursus american us floridanus Florida Biack Bear G5T2 S2 N Lr
Definitions: Documtmted - Rare spttciBs and na/ural oommuniti88 docwnenlsd Of) or near this Slfl],
Documented-Historic _ Rare species Bnd natural communities dacumtmted, bul not obSfJlVed/reoortec1 within the lAst twenty Yf)l~rs,
Likely _ Rare species and natural communities likely to occur on this site b;;lsed an suitable habitat and/or known ocwrreflces in fhe vicinity.
Potential _ This sUe lies within the known or pr9dicfed range of the spedes listed.
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Page 105 of 120
Florida NatU1'Uf Ar~Qs"lnvellt01Y Rank Explallotions
, '.'
May; 2005
GLOBAL AND STATE RANKS
Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) defines an elemellt as any rdre or exemplary component of rhe
natural environment, such as a species. natlU'al community, bird rookery, spring) sinkhole, cave, or other
ecological feature. FNAI assigns two ranks to each element found in Florida: the global rank, which is
based on an element's worldwide status, .lId the .Iate rank, whieh is based on the statu. of the element
within Florida. Element ranks are based on many factors, including estimated number of occurrences,
estimated abundance (for species and populations) or area (for natural communities), estimated number
oradeqllately protected occurrences, range, threats, and ecological fragility.
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GLOBAL RANK D.EFlNITIONS
CrilicaJty imperi'h:d globally because of c:l<lrcme rarilY (5 or fewer occurrences or less than 1000 individuals) or
becal:i:>e of '?,*trClllC vulllcrabiiity to extincti{m due to' some nlllur,tl or man~fnade fdctar. . ,
Imperiled glo'bally because of rarity (b to 20 occurrences or less than 3000 individuills) or because of \i\linerabifHy'to
extinl;tion due 10 some natural or mall..fRade factor.
Either very rare nnd local throughouI its range (21-100 occurrences or less than 10,0000 individuals) or found'!Qcl:l:Uy,
in.8 restricted range or vulnerable to exlinction from othor factors.
Appa.renUy secure globally (may be rare in parts afrange).
Demonstrably secure gloD<llly,
Tentlltiverank (e.g., (27)
Range of rank; j-nsufficient data to' ilSSign specific giol>al rank (e.g., G2G3)
Rank ora taxonomic subgroup such as a subspecies or variety; the G poniol\ ofihc rank refers to the entire species ,
and the"T portion refers to' the specific subgroup; numbers kave same defmition as above (c.g., G3TI) . ~
Rank of quesflonnble species - ranked as species but questionable whether it is species or subspecies; numbers have
same definition as Ilbove (e.g., 02Q) ,
Same as above, but validity as subspecies or variety i~ questioned.
OfhistonL:l:l] occurrence throughout its range, mn)' be rediscovered (e.g., ivory~biUed woodpcx:ker)
Ranking is not applicable because tllemenl is not a suitable target for corl~ervation (e.g. as for hybrid species)
Not yet ranked {temporary}
Neithe~ th~ ttiH species nor tho: taxonomic subgroup h3S yet beell ranked (temporary)
. H'.:.
Bdjeved to ~eJxtind throughouL range
E:'{tirpaled (rpm the wdd but still known from caplivityl-.:ultivatiol1
Unrankable. Due to lack ofinfonnllrion, no f<mk or r<mge can be rlsslgncd {e.g., GUTI).
STATE RANK DEFINITIONS
Definition parallels global element rank: substitute "S" for riG" in above global ranks, and "in Florida" for
"globallytl in above global rank definitions.
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Agenda Item No. 16E1
June 22, 2010
Page 106 of 120
FJo,-ida Natura! Areas lnvent01Y Rank Explanations
May, 2005
~'EDERAL AND STATE LEGAL STATUSES
PROVIDED BY FNAl FOR l'iFORMATION ONLY.
For official detinitions and lists of protected species, cOI1..<mlt the relevant state or federal agency.
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS
Definitions derived from U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973, Sec. 3. Note that the federal status give"
by FNAl refers only to Florida populations .nd that federal stalus may differ elsewhere.
LE,XN
Listed 8S Endangered Species in the Lisl of Endangered and Threlltened Wildlife and PIRnls under the provisions of the
Endangered Species Act. Defined as allY species which is in danger of cxtilH.:lion throughout all or.l significant portion
of its range. '
An experimental population of l'I species othelWise Listed as all Endangered Species in the List of Etldangen~d and
ThreAtened Wildli fe Rnd Plants.
Proposed for addition to the J -ist of Endangered O:\nd Tnrenlcncd Wildlife nnrl Plants as Endangered Species.
Listed as Threatened Species. Defined as rmy species which is likely to become an ..::ndang\:rcd ~peci~~ within the
foreseeable futUn:' throughout aU or a significant pOl1ion of its rang:t:.
Species currently Hskd threatened but has bc-en proposed for dellsting,
Proposed for listing as Threatened Species.
Candidate Species for addition to the list ofEndangel~d and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, C:\tegory 1. Ta.u for
which the USFWS cllliently has subSfantiaJ iufomlation on hand or in ~os!iession to support the biological
:.lpproprt3teness of proposing tn list the species as endangered or threatened.
Parriallisting status (species is Iisled tor only a porrioll of its geographic range).
Thre<ltcncd due to similarity of apJlenrance to a threatened species.
Specie~ of conccm. Species is not currenlly listed but is of management concern to lJSrws.
Not currently listed, nor currently being considered ror addillon to tile List of endangered and Threatened Wildlife and
Plants.
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Animals: Defmirioll$ derived from '"Florida's Endangered Species and Species of Special Concern,
Official Lists" published by Flurida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 1 August 1997, and
subsequellt updates.
Anilll<lls (Florida Fish Ilfld Wildlife Conservation Con'lmission- FI'WCC)
LE Listed as Endangered Spt:'.:ics by the FOFWFC. Delined as a species, subspecies, or isolaTed popUlaliol1 which is}lo raft
or depleted ill number or $0 reslri,,:ted ill nmg~ of h<lbilai due lu ;lny lllall-lnade or n<l(\IraJ racl'ors th<lt it is in ilmnediale
danger of extinction or c.xtil1'ution. fwm the state, or which may i\llilin such <I statu::; widlill the immediate future.
L T Listed as Threatened Species by {he FGFWFC. Defined a~ a species. subspecies, or isolated population which !sacutely
vulnernhle to environmental a.lterattoll, declining in number at a rapid rate, or wh,)se range or habitat is decreasing in
ar~a Ilt a rapid rate [J[lO as a consequence III destined ilr very likdy to become an endangered specks within the
foreseeable future. LT- (for Florida black bear) indicates that LT status docs not apply in Bak~r ami Columbia counties
and in the Apalachicola National Forest.
V; Listed as Species of Special Concern by the FGFWFC Deftncd as a population which warrants special protccti{ln,
recognition, or co~idero:tion because it has an inht:rent significant vulnerability to habitat modification, environmental
alteration, Ituman disturbance, or ~mbstantial humnn exploirntion which, in the fore~able: future, may result in its
becoming a thr~teued species. LS. indicalcs that II flpeclt."S has LS status only in sek'\.'1.ed portions of its nlllge i.n Florida.
N Not currently listed, nor currently being considered for listing.
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Florida Natura! Arem" inventory Rank Explanations
May, 1005
r'lonts; Definitions derived from Sections 581.0 II and 581. 185(2), Florida Statutes. and the Preservation
,.r Native Flora of Florida Act, 5B-40.001. FNAI does not track all state-regulated plant species; for a
,omplete list of statc-regulated plant species. call Florida Division of Plant Industry, 352-372-3505,
LE Listed as Endangered Plants in the Preservation of Native flora off'lorida Act. Defined as species of plants native to the
slare rhat are in imminent danger of extinction within the state, the survival ofwl\ich is unlikely if the causes of a decline
in the number of plants continue. and includes all species determined to be endangered or threatened pursuant to the
Federal Endangcred Species Act of 1973, os aruended.
pt,' Proposed by the FDACS for listing as Endangered Plant.:;,
L r Listed as Threatened Plants in the Preservation ofNabvc Flora of Florida Act. Defined as species native to the stale that
ar~ in rapid decline in the number ofplants within the Slace, but which. have not S(1 der..TCased in such number as to cause
them to be endangered. L T" indicntes that ~ species has IT status only in selected portions of its range in Florida.
PT Proposed hy the FD^CS for Ii~ting as Threntened Plants.
CE Lisled as II. C(JmmerdaHy Exploited Plant in the Preservation of Native Flam of Florida Act. Detined as species nati\'e to
state which are subject to being remo....ed In signiHcant numbcl1> from native habitats in the slate and sold or transported
fors<'I1e.
PC Proposed by the fDACS for listing as Commercially Exploited Plimts.
(t.T) Listed threatened as a member of a larger group but not specitlcally Jislt.'\J by spc(;jes name
N Not !:urrenlly listed, nor cum:ntly being considered for listing.
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INVENTORY
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GOPHER TORTOISE
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None in Florida; Threatened in Louisiana,
Mississippi, und western Ala.bama
FL Statu" Species of Special Concern
Florida prohibits take, possessiun, t'illc, or purchase of
tortoises or their parts except by permit.
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Description: A medium-sized turtle (to to in. = 254 mm) fully adapted for
life on land. Upper shell brown and relatively flat above; lower shell
yellowish, without hinge, and projecting forward, especially in male; ~kin
brown to durk gray. Forelimbs grcn.tly expanded for digging; hind limbs
reduced, snunpy, lacking any form of webbing bcn.'.'ccn toes. Lower shell
of male somewhat concave. Young: scales of carapace Q:ftcn with yello~'
ccptcrs, skin yellowish to tan; approximately 2 in. (51 mm) shell length 3t
batching.
Similar Species: The only other native land turtle in Florida, the box
turtle (Terrapene carolina), is distinguished by its smaller size (to 8 111. ""
Field Guide to the Rare Animal$ or FlorIda
Florida Nalura! Areas Inventory. 2001
Agenda Item No. 16E1
June 22, 2010
Page 108 of 120
GOPHER TORTOISE
Gopherus polyphemus
203 mm), less stout feet, moveable hinge 011 lower shell, and often but not
always by black and yellow upper shell. Torroise burrows, wbich are useful
in determining species' presence, typically have lower, flatter profile than
more rounded burrows of ann.dillos; this reflects differences in
croSB--sectionul shapes of the two animals.
Habitat: Typically found in dry upland habitats, including sandhills,
scrub, xeric oak hammock, and dry pine t1atwoods; also commonly uses
disturbed habitats such as pastures, oldfields, and road shoulders. Tortoises
excavate deep burrows for refuge from predators, weather, and fire~ more
than 300 other species of nnimals have been recordt..-d sharing these
burrows.
Scu~onlll Occurrt'IlL'C: Abo\'c-groUluj m:tlvity is greatly rec!I.J(;I:.'U during
~IJld '~(cathcr, with tortoises in northern FloridJ remaining bC'!{)\v ground for
months. ~Q!lclbelt:i:S, burwws cue rcli1tjv~ly conspicuous Y:;:ilr~roulJd.
Florida Distribution: State~wide except absent from tbe Everglades and
Keys.
Range-wide Di~lribuli{ln: Lower S(luthcastem Coastal Plain, extending
from south~m South Camiina southward through lower Georgia and
rlllrida and \ve:;twarJ through .$Olltbt:l11 AJ:lballl,l, Mississippi, and extreme
:;,oLJlbc3stcrn Louisiana.
Cunsl'nlltion SruilPi: [)t:"pitc Jl:-: \yjdc...;pn':ild UC;::UrfCIlCL' tbroug.hulll
Florid<:. there ,.'> ct'!1sidcrJbj(' (;llnCCrn ;tbt)tJl the ckdini:lg abundance or
this species.. \b~'h ur it~ n:,lii\,t !wbitili has hC(:il ins: to agrlculllJr.:,
cj:ri('uilur~_ for<..'::.(r... mIni':lg. and ul'b;n; Hnti rl.~ldt:[n;:i1 di....vc;opment.
Al!hough pWll':ct,:J p()[Julatnms tH.:(:ur nIl many ~W\(:, {cdei:ll. :!lld privatt
ctJl1~,crvatiC\ll ];mci$. rCl'Clll development '.-If a ;;('\''::1'-:': rc~piralOry disc,1.~'.?
t]m.:,:lefl:-: 1.:\'1.:11 :hU,<iG
P,.otc('(jon :Iud Mnnngeml'nt: tv1:mu&:~~ i::,g~_ t~!ldl\'~dcd rr<lCI~; of"upbnJ
1::Jhitar t.o 1l13ir.;:;~ill ;lati\(' v'cgCtl.!t1\'1..' ~\HHliti(lll:;; Ihis i:,:{;~nrl':iily r1.:~!u;rl's
p:.:dnJic presc.ribl.ld fin: be:nenth trees \0 n::duce ~1i1lsh and favor f!rowlh ur
~nl~i:<iC"" <:md forbs. Avoid blllidin~ roads and IwusL"; i:i XCI,(: uph\!l.tk
lkcaw.;c or risk oj' lllt~lIuul:ill!} IOnuis:::" i~lri;C:,-"d Wilh r~~;p;n.lt()ry d!:,I..',~:-;:: 10
LlI1colltl.\mirmled ptlrntlation:-;. lOnoi~es should nllt be rdoc:ncd ~XC~pl
unuc.r :-ancI\Y cO:llwllcd programs,
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Florida Nslural Areal> Inventory, 2001
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Halioeetus leucocephalus
Falconifonnes
Accipitridae
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Threatened
(proposed for deli sting in 1999)
FL Status: Threatened
U,S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act and state Wildlife Code
prohibit take of birds, nests, or eggs.
Order:
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Description: Adult has wbit~ head. white tuil,end large, bright yellow bill;
other phunagc is dark. Immatures dark witb variable amounts of light
:"l'lotching on body, wings, and tail; head and bill are dark. In flight wings
arc broad and wide and held horizonul11y, presenting n flat profile when
soaring and gliding. Flies with slow, powerful wing-beats.
Similar Species: At a distance, in flight, eagle's sIze and lack of white in
wings should help differentiate it from the crested caracara (Caracol'a
cheriway~ see species accuunt), which alsu has a white head. Flattened
aspect of the caglc's wings is uulike the tC'"~tcring, V~shnped flight of the
turkey vulture lCClthartes aura),
Habitat: Most commonly includes areas close to coastal areas, bays,
rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water that provide concentrations of food
sources. including fish. waterfowl, .ud wading birds. Usually nests in t.11
trees (mostly live pines) tl18t provide clear views ofsurrouoding area. In
Fluridtl Bay, where there are tC\,v predators Bnd few taU emergent trees,
eagles nest in crowns of mangroves and even on the ground.
Field Guide 10 the Rare Animals of Florida
Florida Natural Areas Inventory. 2001
Agenda Item No. 16E1
June 22, 2010
Page 110 of 120
BALD EAGLE
Haliaeetw,' leucocephalus
Seasonal Occurrence: In extreme southem Florida, most adults are
resident, but most birds in northern and central Florida migrate north out of
state after breeding season (late May, July). Juveniles and younger birds
mostly' migrate north in summer and may range as far as Canada. Also, in
winter, Some birds from northern populations migrate to northern Florida.
Florida :Distribution: Florida haalargest breeding population of any stale
outside Alaska. Breed. throughout most of peninsular Florida and Keys,
mainly along coast in eaSfern panhandle. and is rare in western panhandle.
Greatest concentrations ofnestillg eagles occur around Lake Kissimmee in
Polk and Osceola counties, around Lake George in Putnam, Volusia, and
Lake counties, lakes Jessup, Monroe, and Harney in Sominole and Valusia
counties, along Gulf COBlit north of Tampa. and Florida Bay and southwest
peninsula area.
Range-wide Distribution: North Amenca. Breeding range extends from
Alaska, across Canada, south to Baja California, the Gulf coast and Florida
Keys, although very local in the Great Basio and prairie and plains regions
in interior U .S., where range has expanded to include Nebraska and Kansas.
Non-breeding range is generally throughout breeding range except in far
north, most commonly from southern Alaska and southern Canada
southward.
Conse,n'ation Status: Original populatl{m in Florida could be found
throughout state and likely numbered well over 1,000 pairs. Population
declined sharply after late 1940s, reaching a low of 120 active oests ill
1973;and by 1978 was considered rare as a breeder. Use of pesticide DOT
and relat,d compounds and development of coastal babitat are probably
chief causes of decline, Numbers have steadily increased, especially since
1989. ]01993,667 aClive territories were reported, and in 1999,996 active
nc!\ts were recorded. Major threats include habitat loss because of
development and commercial timber harvest; pollutants and decreasing
food supply arc also of concern.
Protecti"n and Management: Monitorcd mmually by Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FFWCC). Continue acquisition of breeding
territories and protection of foraging and roosting sites. Incorporate
inlurrnalion kJH'\''T1 about buffer zones around nesting areas into state and
local development regulations to help mitigate losses as Florida's human
poputation continues to expand. Monitor pesticides and other
environmental contaminants that affect reproduction and food supply.
Selected References: FFWCC 2001, Kale (ed.) 1978,I'00le and Gill (eds.)
2000, Robertson and Woolfeoden 1992, Rodgers ct. al. (eds.) 1996,
Stevenson and Anderson 1994.
Field GUide to the Rare AnImals of Florida
Florida Natural Araa& InventOf)'. :2001
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June 22, 2010
Page 111 of 120
SPREADING PINWEED
Lechea divaricata Shuttlew. ex Britt.
Synonym: Lechea major L. var. divarica/a
(Shuttlew. ex Britt.) A. Gray
Family: Cistaceae (rockeo.e)
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Legal Statu.: US-none FL-Endangered
Wetland Statu.: US-UPL FL-UPL
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~ftJUescription: Perennial herb with slender, erect flowering stems rising
from a dense mat of spreading, older stems. Leaves less than 0.4 inch long,
altemate, narrowly oval with pointed tips, disappearing by flowering lime.
Flowers in tight c1uste", at ends of short branches, with 3 tiny, purple or
green petals, dropping quickly after opening, and 5 sepals, outer .epals
shorter than inner. Fruit a tiny, hard capsule, longer than the sepals. does
not split into segments when mature. Entire plant covered with spreading,
gray hairs.
Similar Species: Hairy pillweed (Lechea mucronata) leaves are longer than
0.6 inch; the capsule is about the same beight as the calyx and splits into 3's
at maturity. Decken's pinweed (Lechea decker/il) has wiry, woody branches
and its leaves are smooth on the upper surfacos.
Related Rare Specie" Lakela's pinweed (Lechea takelae), state-endan-
gered, has smooth stems, leaves, and sepals; it was known from coastal
strand in Collier County bot is probably extinct. Nodding pinweed (Lechea
C6!nua), state-threatened, is found in scrub.
f'loI1da H91ln1 AN.. 1~1ory. 2000
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June 22, 2010
Page 112 of 120
Spreading plnweed Leehetl divariCfItIJ
Habitat: Scrub and scrubby t1aIwooda.
Best Suney Seuoll: Flowers Msy-October.
Rup.lride DIalribudOll: Endomic to peninsular FL.
COlll.ervtllloD Sa....: Spreading pinweed occwa on 16 conservation arcas.
Prolel!uo.... Maaapmeat: Apply pn:acrlbed fire in ""rob to IDIlintain a
mosaic. ofbabilllta and sandy openings, Purchaae and proleclllClUb sites on
Lake W!l1~ and Atlantic CoaaIa1 Ridae.
Lre.t,>IIII:Coile2OllO,IRC 1999,Small 1933, W'lIburandDaoud 1961,
W'libur 1974, Wunderlin 1998, Wunderlin and Hansen 2000..
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Page 114 of 120
Appendix 5: Plant Species Suitable for Landscaping and Restoration at Railhead Scrub Preserve
Agenda Item No. 16E1
June 22, 2010
Page 115 of 120
Plant Species Suitable for Landscaping and Restoration at Railhead Scrub Preserve I
Cate.gorv I: Plant species suitable for landscape uses
Scientific Names
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Annona g/abra
Ardisia escatlonioides
Arislida purpurascens
Baccharis g/omeruliflora
Baccharis halimifolia
Bacopa monnien
B/echnum serru/alum
Boehmeria cylindrica
Buchnera americana
Bursera simaruba
Catlicarpa americana
Celtis laevigala
Centrosema virginianum
Chamaecrista lascicu/ala
Chiococca alba .
Chrysoba/anus icaco
Chrysoph ytlu';' ~tiviforme
Chrysopsis scabrella
Cirsium horridulum
Cladium jamaicense.
Commelina erecta
Coreopsis leavenworthi;
Da/ea carnea
Diospyros virginiana
Dyschor;ste angusta
Eleocharis cetlu/osa
Encyclia tampensis
Eragroslis etliotlH
Erigeron quercifotius
Eryihrina herbacea
Eugenia axitlaris
Ficus aurea
Flaveria linearis
Galactia vo/ubilis
Hame/;a patens
Heliotropium po/yphytlum
Heterolheca subaxit/ans
Hieracium megaceptra/on
Hypericum hypencoides
Hyplis a/ata
Common Names
Giant leather fern
Pond-apple
Marlberry
Arrowfeather three awn
Silverling
Saltbush, Groundsel tree, Sea-myrtle
Water hyssop, Herb-of-grace
Swamp fern. Toothed midsorus fern
Bullon-hemp, False nellie, Bog hemp
American bluehearts
Gumbo-limbo
American beautyberry
Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry
Spurred butterfly-pea
Partridge pea
Common snowberry, Milkberry
Coco-plum
Satinleaf
Coastalplaln goldenaster
Purple thistle
Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
White mouth dayflower
Leavenworth's tickseed
White tassels
Persimmon, Common persimmon
Rockland twinflower, Pineland snakeherb
Gulf Coast spikerush
Florida butterfly orchid
Elliott's love grass
Southern-fleabane, Oakieaf fleabane
Coralbean, Cherokee bean
White stopper
Strangler fig, Golden fig
Narrowleaf yeliowtops
Downy milkpea
Firebush
Pineland heliotrope
Camphorweed
Coastal plain hawkweed
St. Andrew's-cross
Musky mint, Clustered bushminl
J Lists are from the Institute for Regional Conservation's ~Natives for Your Neighborhood" web site - www.reOtonalconservatiOri.orq
Scientific Names
flex cassine
Ipomoea sagittata
Kosteletzkya vlrginica
Licania michauxii
Mikanla scandens
Morus rubra
Muhlenbergla capillarls
Myrclanthes fragrans
Myrica cerifera
Nephrolepls exal/ata
Opuntla humifusa
Panicum vlrgatum
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Paspatum monostachyum
Passmora suberosa
Phlebodium aureum
Pinus elliottil var. densa
Pleopeltis polypodioides var. mlchauxlana
Pluchea odorata
Pluchea rosea
Polygala grandiflora
Portulaca pilosa
Psychotria netvosa
Psychotria sutzneri
Quercus virginiana
Rapanea punctata
Rhynchospora colorata
Sabal palmetto
Sabatia stellaris
Sagittaria lancifolia
Salix carolinlana
Sambucus canadensis
Serenoa repens
Sida elliottli
Solidago gigantea
Solidago sempetvirens
Solidago stricta'
Sporobolus junceus
Stitlingia sylvatica
Thelypteris kunthii
Tlflandsia balbisiana
Tiflandsia fasciculata var. densispica
Tiflandsia flexuosa
Tiflandsla paucifolia
Til/andsia recurvata
Tillandsla setacea
Tillandsla usneoides
Tillandsia utriculata
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Page 116 of 120
Common Names
Dahoon holly, Dahoon
Everglades momingglory
Virginia saltmarsh mallow
Gopher-apple
Climbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine
Red mulberry
Muhlygrass; Hairawnmuhly
Twinberry, Simpson's stopper
Wax myrtle, Southern Bayberry
Wild Boston fern
Pricklypear
Switch grass
Virginia-creeper, Woodbine
Gulfdune paspalum
Corkystem passionflower
Golden polypody
South Florida slash pine
Resurrection fern
Sweetscent
Rosy camphorweed
Candyweed, Showy milkwort
Pink purslane, Kiss-me-quick
Shiny-leaved wild coffee
Shortleaf wild coffee
Virginia live oak
Myrsine, Colicwood
Starrush whitetop
Cabbage palm
Rose-of-Plymouth
Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead
Coastal Plain willow
Elderberry, American elder
Saw palmetto
Elliott's fan petals
Giant goldenrod
Seaside goldenrod
Narrow-leaved goldenrod, Wand goldenrod
Pineywoods dropseed
Queensdelight
Southern shield fern
Rellexed wild-pine, Northern needleleaf
Stiff-leaved wild-pine, Cardinal alrplant
Banded wild-pine, Twisted airplant
Twisted wild-pine, Potbellyairplant
Ball,moss
Thin-leaved wild-pine, Southern needle leaf
Spanish-moss
Giant wild-pine, Giant airplant
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June 22, 2010
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Scientific Names
Tillandsia variabitis
Trichostema dichotomum
Tripsacum dactyloides
Vilis rotundifolia
Zanthoxylum fagara
Common Names
Soft-leaved wild-pine, Leatherleaf airplant
Forked bluecurls
Eastern gamagrass, Fakahatchee grass
Muscadine, Muscadine grape
Wild-lime, Lime prickly-ash
Category 2: Plant species suitable for planting in cypress dome restoration
Scientific Names
Acroslichum danaeifoiium
Annona gtabra
Azolla caroiin/ana
Bacopa caroiiniana
Btechnum seffulatum
Bletia purpurea
Boehmeria cyiindrica
Campyloneurum phyllilidis
Catopsis f10ribunda
Cephalanthus occidentaiis
Chrysobalanus icaco
Clad/um jamaicense
Crinum americanum
Cyperus odoratus
Cyrtopodium punctatum
Dichanthelium commutatum
Oiodia virginiana
Eleocharis cellulosa
Eleocharis geniculata
Encyciia cochleata
EncyclIa tampensis
Epidendrum nocturnum
Epidendrum rigidum
Eulophia alia
Fuirena scirpoidea
Habenar/a floribunda
Hydrolea corymbosa
Hyptis alata
Ilex cassine
Ipomoea indica var. acuminata
Kosteletzkya virginica
Ludwigia repens
Mikania scandens
Myrica cer/fera
Nephrolepis biseffata
Nephrolepis exaltata .
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphoides aquatica
Common Names
Giant leather fern
Pond-apple
Carolina Mosquito Fern
Lemon hyssop, Lemon bacopa, Blue waterhyssop
Swamp fern, Toothed midsorus fern
Pinepink
Button-hemp, False nettle, Bog hemp
Long strap fern
Florida strap airplant
Common buttonbush
Coco-plum
Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
Swamp-lily, Seven-sisters, String-lily
Fragrant fiatsedge
Cowhorn orchid, Cigar orchid
Variabie witchgrass
Buttonweed, Virginia buttonweed
Gulf Coast spikerush
Canada spike rush
Clamshell orchid, cockleshell orchid
Florida butterfly orchid
Night-blooming epidendrum, Night-scented orchid
Stiff-flower star orchid
Wild-coco
Southern umbrellasedge
Rein orchid, Toothpetal false reinorchid
Skyflower
Musky mint, Clustered bush mint
Dahoon holly, Dahoon
Ocean-blue mominggiory
Virginia saltmarsh mallow
Creeping primrosewillow
Climbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine
Wax myrtie, Southern Baybeny
Giant sword fern
Wild Boston fern
American white waterlily
Big fioatingheart
Scientific Names
Osmunda cinnamomea
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Oxypolis filiformis
Panicum hemitomon
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Peltandra virginica
Paperomia obtusifolia
Persea pa/ustris
Ph/abodium aureum
P/aopaltis po/ypodioides var. michauxiana
P/uchea odorata
Polygonum densiflomm
Polygonum hydropiperoides
Pontederia cordata
Psi/otum nudum
Psychotria nervosa
Psychotria su/zneri
Rapanea punctata
Rhynchospora colorata
Sabai palmetto
Sagittaria iancifolia
Salix caroliniana
Saururus cemuus
Stitlingia aquatica
T axodium ascendens
Taxodium distichum
Thalia geniculata
Thefypteris interrupta
Thelypteris pa/ustris var. pubescens
Ti/landsia ba/bisiana .
Til/andsia fascicuiata var. densispica
Tillandsia f1exuosa
Til/andsia paucifolia
Tillandsia recurvata
Tillandsia setacea
Tillandsia usnaoides
Tillandsia utriculata
Tillandsia variabi/is
Utricufaria foliosa
Utricularia purpurea
Vittaria lineata
Woodwardia virgin/ca
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Common Names
Cinnamon fern
Royal fern
Water dropwort, Water cowbane
Maidencane
Virginia-creeper, Woodbine
Green arum, Green arrow arum
Florida peperomia, Baby rubberplant
Swamp bay
Golden polypody
Resurrection fern
Sweetscent
DenseflowerknoDNeed
Mild water-pepper, Swamp smartweed
Pickerelweed
Whisk-fern
Shiny-leaved wild coffee
Shortleaf wild coffee
Myrsine, Colicwood
Starrush whitetop
Cabbage palm
Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead
Coastal Plain willow
Lizard's tail
Corkwood, Water tooth leaf
Pond cypress
Bald cypress
Alligatorflag, Fireflag
Interrupted maiden fern, Hottentot fern
Marsh fern
Reflexed wild-pine, Northern needleleaf
Stiff-leaved wild-pine, Cardinal airplant
Banded wild-pine, Twisted airplant
Twisted wild-pine, Potbelly airplant
Ball-moss
Thin-leaved wild-pine, Southern needleleaf
Spanish-moss
Giant wild-pine, Giant airplant
Soft-leaved wild-pine, Leatherleaf airplant
Leafy bladderwort
Eastem purple bladderwort
Shoestring fern
Virginia chain fern
Category 3: Plant soecies suitable for planting in depression marsh restoration
Scientific Names
Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
Aristida purpurascens
Asctepias incarnata
Asclepias lanceotata
Bacopa caroliniana
Bacopa monnieri
Blechnum serru/atum
B/etia purpurea
Boehmeria cylindrica
Buchnera americana
Cirsium horridulum
Cladium jamaicense
Conoclinium coelestinum
Coreopsis leavenworthii
Crinum americanum
Cyperus odoratus
Diodia virginiana
Eleocharis cellulosa
E/eocharis geniculata
Elytraria caroliniensis var. angustifolia
Eragrostis effiottii
Erigeron quereifolius
Eulophia a/ta
Eupatorium mikanioides
Flaveria Jinearis
Fuirena scirpoidea
Helenium pinnatifidum
Hibiscus grandiflorus
Hydro/ea corymbosa
Hymenocaffis palmeri
Hypericum brachyphyllum
Hyptis alata
Ipomoea saglttata
Justicia angusta
Kosteletzkya virginica
Lachn.anthes caroliana
Liatris spicata
Lobelia g/andulosa
Ludwigia repens
Mikania scandens
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Nymphoides aquatica
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Oxypot/s fit/formis
Panicum hemjfomon
Paspa/um monostachyum
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Common Names
Blue-maidencane
Arrowfeather threeawn
Swamp milkweed
Fewflower milkweed
Lemon hyssop, Lemon bacopa, Blue waterhyssop
Water hyssop, Herb-of-grace
Swamp fern, Toothed midsorus fem
Pinepink
Button-hemp, False nettle, Bog hemp
American bluehearts
Purple thistle
Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass
Blue mistflower
Leavenworth's tickseed
Swamp-lily, Seven-sisters, String-lily
Fragrant flatsedge
Buttonweed, Virginia buttonweed
Gulf Coast spikerush
Canada spikerush
Narrowleaf Carolina scalystem
Elliott's love grass
Southern-fleabane, Oakleaf fleabane
Wild-coco
Semaphore eupatorium, Semaphore thoroughwort
Narrowleaf yellowtops
Southern umbrellasedge
Southeastem sneezeweed
Swamp hibiscus, Swamp rosemallow
Skyflower
Alligatorlily
Coastalplain SI. John's-wort
Musky mint, Clustered bushmint
Everglades morningglory
Narrow-leaved waterwillow
Virginia saltmarsh mallow
Bloodroot, Carolina redroot
Dense gayfeather
Glade lobelia
Creeping primrosewillow
Climbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine
Muhlygrass, Hairawnmuhly
Big floatingheart
Royal fern
Water dropwort, Water cowbane
Maidencane
Gulfdune paspalum
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Scientific Names
Peltandra virginica
Ph/ebodium aureum
Pinguicula pumila
Piriqueta caroliniana
Pluchea odorata
P/uchea rosea
Po/ygala grandiflora
Pontederia cordata
Potamogeton iIIinoensis
Rhynchospora c%rata
Ruellia succulenta
Sabal palmetto
Sabatia stel/aris
Saccharum giganteum
Sagittaria lane/folia
Samolus ebracteatus
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
Serenoa repens
Sisyrinehium angustifolium
Solidago gigantea
Solidago stricta
Sparlina bakeri
Stenandrium du/ce
Stillingia aquatica
Teucrium canadense
Teuerium eanadense
Thalia geniculata
Thelypteris kunthii
The/ypteris patustris var. pubescens
Utrieularia foliosa
Utricularia purpurea .
Vernonia b/odgettii
Common Names
Green arum, Green arrow arum
Golden polypody
Small butterwort
Pitted stripeseed
Sweets cent
Rosy camphorweed
Candyweed, Showy milkwort
Pickerelweed
Illinois pondweed
Starrush whltetop
Thickleaf wild petunia
Cabbage palm
Rose-of-Plymouth
Sugarcane plumegrass
Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead
Water pimpernel, Limewater brookweed
Rhizomatous bluestem
Saw palmetto
Narroleaf blueeyed-grass
Giant goldenrod
Narrow-leaved goldenrod, Wand goldenrod
Sand cordgrass
Pinklet
Corkwood, Water loothleaf
Wood sage, Canadian germander
Wood sage, Canadian germander
Alligatorflag, Fireflag
Southern shield fern
Marsh fern
Leafy bladderwort
Eastern purple bladderwort
Florida ironweed