Agenda 01/27/2026 Item #16A14 (Resolution - Related to the Stewardship Sending Area 15 – Restoration Credits and to award Restoration II credits to Collier Land Holdings, Ltd.)1/27/2026
Item # 16.A.14
ID# 2025-5173
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve a Resolution related to the Stewardship Sending Area 15 – Restoration Credits (CLH &
CDC SSA 15) in the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Zoning Overlay District (RLSA) and to award Restoration II credits
to Collier Land Holdings, Ltd. in accordance with the approved restoration plan.
OBJECTIVE: To approve a Resolution to the fifteenth Stewardship Sending Area (SSA) (CLH & CDC SSA 15) in the
Rural Lands Stewardship Area Zoning Overlay District (RLSA) and to award Restoration Credits to Collier Land
Holdings, Ltd., in accordance with the approved restoration plan.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Stewardship Credit Program is the foundation of the RLSA. Collier County adopted the
RLSA Overlay as the implementing regulation for the Growth Management Plan amendments, known broadly as the
“Rural/Eastern Lands Amendments.” These amendments were developed in response to the Administration Commission
Final Order No. AC 99-002, which required a “Rural and Agricultural assessment.”
On January 28, 2020, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved amendments to the fifteenth Stewardship
Sending Area (SSA) known as “CLH & CDC SSA 15,” and awarded 20,653 Stewardship Credits immediately and an
additional 10,714 Stewardship Credits to be available for the Owner to use, sell, transfer, all or in part, upon successful
completion of the restoration improvements as set forth in the Restoration Plan within Resolution 2020-25. This SSA
consists of 5,253.4 acres within the Camp Keais Strand, a significant regional flow way and wildlife corridor connecting
Lake Trafford and Corkscrew Swamp at its northern extent to the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge to the south.
In December 2025, staff conducted a site visit to SSA 15, reviewed the completed restoration activities in Restoration
Area 1, as identified in the Restoration Plan approved in Resolution 2020-25. This restoration consisted of hydrologic
improvements, including:
• Removal of an old farm road was removed in SSA 14 to the north of SSA 15 (approved by the BCC on April
22, 2025),
• Removal of an old farm road approximately 1 mile long immediately south of Oil Well Road,
• Removal of approximately 500-foot long old farm road in the southern portion of the SSA that severely
constricted water flow and created a “pinch point.”
Staff verified the farm roads, including the fill material, were removed and restored to the natural grade of the adjacent
wetlands and ditches were backfilled.
The remaining 449.5 credits will be available upon successful completion of activities associated with Restoration Areas
2, 3, and 4.
This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objectives to preserve and enhance the character of our
community and to protect our natural resources.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are no fiscal impacts to the County associated with the application. The applicant is
responsible for the cost of the SFWMD permits and restoration activities.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: The Rural Lands Stewardship Area Overlay in the Future Land Use Element
(FLUE) established the process and requirements for establishing SSAs, what lands qualify for SSA designation, and the
process for obtaining Restoration credits. The Rural Lands Stewardship Area Overlay is implemented through the Rural
Lands Stewardship Area Zoning Overlay District. The zoning overlay contains the same requirements and limitations as
the FLUE Overlay. The restoration activities completed are consistent with the restoration plan submitted and approved
with the SSA designation (Resolution 2020-25). Therefore, staff’s analysis indicates this resolution for restoration
credits is compliant with the RLSA Zoning Overlay and is also consistent with the FLUE.
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LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality, and it requires a majority vote for Board
approval (HFAC).
RECOMMENDATION(S): To adopt a Resolution awarding Stewardship Sending Area 15 (CLH & CDC 15) in the
Rural Lands Stewardship Area Zoning Overlay District (RLSA) 10,264.5 restoration (R-II) credits for completing
restoration activities within SSA 15.
PREPARED BY: Jaime Cook, Director, Development Review Division, Growth Management Community
Development
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution 1-2-2026
2. SSA 15 Restoration Plan_Approved
3. Camp Keais Pinchpoint Removal SSA 15
4. Old Roadbed Removal Areas
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RESOLUTION 2026 - _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVING THE USE,
TRANSFER, OR SALE OF STEWARDSHIP CREDITS BY
OWNERS FOR THE COMPLETION OF RESTORATION
IMPROVEMENTS IN RESTORATION AREAS 1A, 1B, AND
1C IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTORATION PLAN
FOR THE STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA WITH A
DESIGNATION AS “CLH & CDC SSA 15” IN THE RURAL
LANDS STEWARDSHIP AREA OVERLAY, WHICH
CREDITS WERE APPROVED BY RESOLUTION 2020-25
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2008, by Resolution No. 2008-329, the Board of
County Commissioners (“Board”) created a Stewardship Sending Area with a designation
of “CLH & CDC SSA 15” and entered into a Credit Agreement, Easement Agreement and
Escrow Agreement with Collier Land Holdings, Ltd. and CDC Investments, LLC; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 2013, by Resolution No. 2013-200, the Board
approved an amendment to the Credit Agreement and Easement Agreement to extend
certain dates by one (1) year; and
WHEREAS, on September 23, 2014, by Resolution No. 2014-187, the Board
approved the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Easement Agreement,
which Second Amendment extended the date by which the SSA 15 Stewardship Credits
must be exchanged for development of Rivergrass Village Stewardship Receiving Area to
November 18, 2017; and
WHERAS, on October 10, 2017, by Resolution No. 2017-185, the Board approved
the Third Amendments to the Credit Agreement and Easement Agreement, which Third
Amendments extended the exchange date to November 18, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on January 28, 2020, by Resolution No. 2020-25, the Board of
County Commissioners approved an amendment to CLH & CDC SSA 15 removing 5.6±
acres from the SSA, redesignating 5,253.4± acres as CLH & CDC SSA 15, removing
additional land use layers, providing restoration credits, establishing the number of
Stewardship Credits generated by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Amended
and Restated Easement Agreement and Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement, and
extending the exchange date to November 18, 2023 (the Fourth Amendment); and
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WHEREAS, on October 10, 2023, by Resolution No. 2023-197, the Board
approved the Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Escrow Agreement, which
extended the exchange date to November 18, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on December 31, 2025, the Easement Agreement was recorded in
Official Records Book 6541 Page 1484 et. seq. of the Public Records of Collier County,
Florida; and
WHEREAS, One of the owners, Collier Land Holdings, has completed the
restoration improvements for Areas 1A, 1B and 1C as set forth in the Restoration Plan
within Resolution 2020-25; and
WHEREAS, County staff has verified that the restoration improvements for Areas
1A, 1B and 1C were completed in 2025 during a staff site visit in December 2025; and
WHEREAS, County staff is requesting that the Board of County Commissioners
approve the use of ten thousand, two hundred sixty-four and five-tenths (10,264.5)
Stewardship Credits for completed restoration improvements for Areas 1A, 1B and 1C.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
1. The Board approves the use, transfer or sale of ten thousand two hundred sixty-
four and five-tenths (10,264.5) Stewardship Credits and approves the use of
the credits in exchange for the completion of restoration improvements for
Area Areas 1A, 1B and 1C as set forth in the Restoration Plan within
Resolution 2020-25.
2. Four hundred forty-nine and five-tenths (449.5) Stewardship Credits will be
available upon completion of the restoration improvements for Areas 2, 3 and
This Resolution is adopted after motion, second and majority vote, this _____ day
of ________________, 2026.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, CLERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: ___________________________ By:________________________________
Deputy Clerk Dan Kowal, Chairman
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Approved as to form and legality:
____________________________
Heidi Ashton-Cicko
Managing Assistant County Attorney
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STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA 15
COLLIER COUNTY RESTORATION PLAN
Revised October 2019
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The following provides details of the restoration plan for Stewardship Sending Area (SSA) 15
located in Sections 25, 26, 35, and 36; Township 47 South; Range 28 East; and Sections 1, 2, 12,
13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36; Township 48 South; Range 28 East; Collier County. This
restoration plan and the accompanying drawings (Sheets 1 through 7) are provided in compliance
with Collier County Land Development Code (LDC) Section 4.08.06.C.5.j.(5) and contain the
required elements per the LDC.
SSA 15 includes the Camp Keais Strand, which is a significant regional flow-way and wildlife
corridor that connects Lake Trafford and Corkscrew Swamp at its northern extent to the Florida
Panther National Wildlife Refuge (FPNWR) to the south. The State of Florida targeted the lands
that encompass SSA 15 as essential lands remaining in the Florida Forever Corkscrew Regional
Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) project. The State noted that these lands, as a component of
CREW, will conserve connections between existing conservation areas, provide protection for rare
wildlife, and protect the flows of water feeding the FPNWR, Fakahatchee Strand, and other areas.
SSA 15 is located adjacent to and in close proximity to other existing and proposed SSAs (Collier
County SSAs 1, 2, 6, 9, and 14). SSA 15 is also located in the vicinity of existing public lands and
designated acquisition areas including CREW, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Big Cypress
National Preserve, FPNWR, and Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park.
Proposed restoration within SSA 15 totals 2,678.49± acres and includes 2,566.11± acres of flow-
way restoration, the restoration of native habitat in 104.23± acres of existing agricultural fields,
and the restoration of 8.15± acres of habitat through exotic removal. The entity responsible for
completion of this restoration plan is the Big Cypress Stewardship District.
2.0 RESTORATION GOALS
The goal of the restoration plan is to return natural/historic functions to degraded and altered
habitats, which will in turn provide regional benefits for surface water flow and wildlife. The
Project site offers a unique opportunity for the restoration and protection of a regional wetland
system, flow-way, and wildlife habitat corridor. The Camp Keais Strand is a natural, regional
cypress slough system that conveys flows from the Corkscrew Swamp and Lake Trafford into the
FPNWR and Fakahatchee Strand to the south. Restoration and protection of this regional network
of conservation lands provides continuity of surface water flow in the region; essential habitat and
foraging areas for fauna, including the endangered wood stork (Mycteria americana); and a
corridor for movement by wildlife, including the endangered Florida panther (Puma concolor
coryi).
Exhibit F to Easement Agreement
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2.1 Flow-Way Restoration
The South Lee County Watershed Plan identified the restoration of hydrology in Camp
Keais Strand as a means to alleviate regional flooding in Southern Lee County and Collier
County. Camp Keais Strand was once a large natural slough delivering and cleansing water
from Lake Trafford south to Fakahatchee Preserve State Park. The original flow-way has
been constrained and bisected in numerous places by man-made alterations and
impediments causing water to flow west from Lake Trafford and flooding residential
development. The northernmost impediment to water flow in Camp Keais Strand, as
identified by the South Lee County Watershed Plan, is an existing historic roadway which
was the original connection from Immokalee to Big Corkscrew Island. This old roadway
bisects the north end of SSA 14, which lies to the north of SSA 15, and is designated for
removal as part of the SSA 14 restoration plan. The removal of this road will provide
increased water flow throughout Camp Keais Strand, including the portions of the strand
within SSA 15 north and south of Oil Well Road. Water flows south from SSA 14 through
a bridge and box culvert under Immokalee Road, and continues south through SSA 15.
In addition to the hydrologic improvements achieved through restoration designated as part
of SSA 14, flow-way restoration activities are planned for other portions of Camp Keais
Strand located within SSA 15. Further flow-way restoration will be accomplished through
the removal of an elevated road grade that crosses the strand on the south side of Oil Well
Road, and through the alleviation of a major pinch point in the strand south of Oil Well
Road. The location of the road removal areas are shown on Sheet 4 of the attached
drawings.
The goal of the flow-way restoration is the enhancement of foraging habitat for wading
birds, including the wood stork; the hydrologic improvement of Camp Keais Strand; and
the restoration of historic sheet flow conditions within Camp Keais Strand.
2.1.1 Removal of Road Grade South of Oil Well Road
The road grade to be removed is located approximately 150 feet south of, and runs
parallel to, Oil Well Road in Section 24, Township 48 South, Range 28 East. Water
flows south through Camp Keais Strand through a bridge and box culvert under Oil
Well Road. The flow of water is then impeded by the elevated road grade. The
restoration work will consist of removing the elevated road (approximately 3.8
acres).
2.1.2 Elimination of the Pinch Point in Camp Keais Strand
Significant flow-way improvements will be achieved through the elimination of the
pinch point in Camp Keais Strand south of Oil Well Road. Approximately 1.25
miles south of Oil Well Road, the existing footprint of Camp Keais Strand narrows
to approximately 500 feet in width where agricultural fields border the east and
west sides of the strand. At this location an elevated farm access road providing
access between the fields, bisects the strand and further constricts the flow of water.
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The farm road is approximately 20 feet wide and sits approximately 3 feet above
natural grade. A narrow area has eroded in the middle of the road, only allowing
the flow of water across a narrow opening of roughly 30 feet during the wet season.
This pinch point creates a severe constriction of the water flow south through Camp
Keais Strand. Elimination of the pinch point will be accomplished through removal
of the farm road that crosses the strand and restoration of the farm field on the east
side of the strand in this location (Sheet 6).
2.2 Farm Field Restoration
The restoration plan for SSA 15 includes restoring habitat from a 104.2± acre farm field
within SSA 15 that has been in active agriculture use for several decades. The location of
the farm field is shown on Sheet 4 of the attached drawings and consists of Restoration
Area 4.
Area 4 totals 104.2± acres and is located on the east side of Camp Keais Strand along the
eastern boundary of SSA 15. Area 10 (referred to as the “pinch point” field) stretches
approximately 1.4 miles from north to south and up to 0.2 mile east to west.
The goal of the restoration of this farm field is the creation of quality foraging habitat for
wading birds, including the wood stork; the hydrologic improvement of Camp Keais
Strand; the restoration of historic sheet flow conditions within Camp Keais Strand; and the
creation of a wider corridor for passage by large mammals, including the endangered
Florida panther.
2.3 Restoration through Exotic Treatment
The restoration plan for SSA 15 also includes enhancing habitats that are infested with
exotic and nuisance vegetation. There are two areas in SSA 15 totaling 8.15± acres with
greater than 50 percent coverage by exotic vegetation. Due to the infestation by exotic and
nuisance vegetation, these areas provide limited value to wildlife. The goal of exotic
removal is to restore quality native wetland and upland habitats for utilization by wildlife,
including the wood stork. The location of these restoration areas are shown on Sheet 4 of
the attached drawings and consist of Restoration Areas 2 and 3.
3.0 RESTORATION WORK
The vegetation communities to be restored will consist primarily of wetland habitats with scattered
uplands. The wetlands habitats to be restored will include cypress, hydric pine, wet prairie, and
freshwater marsh. The upland habitats to be restored will include pine flatwoods and palmetto
prairie. The farm field restoration activities will include the creation of short and long hydroperiod
wetlands for wading bird habitat.
The exotic vegetation species to be treated are those species identified as Category I and Category
II invasive exotic plant species, pursuant to the list established by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant
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Council (EPPC). The exotic species to be treated include, but are not limited to, melaleuca
(Melaleuca quinquenervia), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), earleaf acacia (Acacia
auriculiformis), torpedograss (Panicum repens) and Old World climbing fern (Lygodium
microphyllum).
3.1 Removal of Road Grades
Removal of the old road grade will consist of the (1) excavation of the fill material; (2)
backfilling of adjacent ditches with material from road grade; (3) grading to wetland
elevation; and (4) establishment of native wetland vegetation. Prior to removal activities,
the limits of the road grade to be removed will be flagged in the field and silt fencing
installed. The fill material will then be mechanically removed and used to backfill the
adjacent ditches. The road footprint will then be graded to match existing ground elevations
in the adjacent wetlands. An as-built survey of the graded site will be performed to ensure
the desired elevations have been obtained. After surveying of the final grades, the area will
be allowed to naturally recruit and/or be planted as described for the wetland habitats in
Section 3.2 below.
3.2 Farm Field Restoration
The farm field restoration work for Restoration Area 4 will involve the removal of the
perimeter ditching and berms, and grading of the fields to wetland and upland elevations.
The fields will be graded as shown on Sheet 5 of the attached drawings. The grading plan
for these areas includes the establishment of wading bird foraging habitat. These areas will
be graded to varying depths to allow the concentration of prey for wading birds at
alternating times of the year as water levels seasonally rise and recede. The excess fill
generated from the excavation and grading will be utilized within the Big Cypress
Stewardship District or by Collier County and may not be sold for off-site use. An as-built
survey of the graded site will be performed to ensure the desired elevations have been
obtained. After surveying of the final grades, the areas will be allowed to naturally recruit
with native plants common to the habitat type to be restored.
Wetland plantings/seeding will be conducted in the farm field restoration areas if, after two
years, natural recruitment has not occurred, and sufficient coverage of native vegetation
has not been achieved. Wetland ground cover plantings/seeding will include a mix of the
species listed in Table 1. The species selected for planting will depend on site conditions
and market availability at the time the plantings are to occur.
Table 1. Wetland Planting List
Common Name Scientific Name
Alligator flag Thalia geniculata
Arrowhead Sagittaria lancifolia
Blue maidencane Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
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Common Name Scientific Name
Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus
Cordgrass Spartina bakeri
Dense flower knotweed Polygonum glabrum
Golden canna Canna flaccida
Gulfdune paspalum Paspalum monostachyum
Little blue maidencane Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
Maidencane Panicum hemitomon
Muhly grass Muhlenbergia capillaris
Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
Sawgrass Cladium jamaicense
Soft-stem bulrush Scirpus validus
Spatterdock Nuphar luteum
Spikerush Eleocharis interstincta
Swamp lily Crinum americanum
Waterlily Nymphaea odorata
Wiregrass Aristida stricta
Upland tree plantings and ground cover plantings will include a mix of the species listed
in Table 2. The species selected for planting will depend on site conditions and market
availability at the time the plantings are to occur.
Table 2. Upland Planting List
Common Name Scientific Name
Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus
Cabbage palm Sabal palmetto
Cordgrass Spartina bakeri
Dahoon holly Ilex cassine
Fakahatchee grass Tripsacum dactyloides
Gulfdune paspalum Paspalum monostachyum
Laurel oak Quercus laurifolia
Little blue maidencane Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
Live oak Quercus virginiana
Muhlygrass Muhlenbergia capillaris
Purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis
Saw palmetto Serenoa repens
Slash pine Pinus elliottii
Wiregrass Aristida stricta
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3.3 Exotic Treatment
Exotic treatment will be conducted using one or more of the following methods: (1) cut
exotic trees within 12 inches of ground elevation and treat remaining stump with approved
herbicide; (2) girdle standing melaleuca with diameter at breast height (DBH) greater than
4 inches and apply approved herbicide to cambium; (3) foliar application of approved
herbicide to melaleuca saplings, Brazilian pepper, and earleaf acacia; (4) foliar application
of approved herbicide or hand pulling of exotic seedlings; and (5) direct application of
approved herbicide to exotic grasses, ground cover and vines.
Exotic trees greater than four inches DBH will be (1) girdled, treated with approved
herbicide, and left standing; or (2) the exotic vegetative debris will be cut and stacked in
piles at approximately 100-foot intervals. If stacking of debris is utilized, smaller cuttings
will be stacked butt end to the ground into a nearly vertical position (i.e., teepee method).
Larger cuttings will be cut and stacked side by side into an area approximately six feet on
a side. Cuttings will be stacked perpendicular to the previous layer up to a height of
approximately four feet (i.e., log cabin method).
4.0 MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Following the completion of the initial road grade removal, farm field restoration and exotic
treatment activities, semi-annual maintenance events and inspections will occur in the restoration
areas for the first two years. An ecologist will inspect the restoration areas and identify any areas
in need of treatment. Locations of exotic species will be targeted for immediate treatment with an
appropriate herbicide. Any additional potential problems will also be noted, and corrective actions
taken. Once exotic species levels have been reduced to acceptable limits (i.e., less than five percent
cover), inspections of the restoration areas will be conducted annually.
5.0 MONITORING
The proposed monitoring of the restoration areas will consist of baseline, time-zero, and annual
monitoring of vegetation, wildlife, rainfall, and wetland water levels. The baseline monitoring
event and report will document conditions of the restoration areas as they currently exist. The time-
zero monitoring event and report will document conditions immediately following completion of
restoration activities. Annual monitoring and reporting will then be conducted for a total of five
years. The annual reports will document conditions of the restoration areas and the extent of
success of the restoration activities. If needed, the annual reports will identify specific actions to
be taken to improve the conditions within the restoration areas.
5.1 Vegetation Monitoring
Vegetation will be monitored prior to and following restoration activities. Sampling will
involve canopy, sub-canopy, and ground cover strata along monitoring transects
established within the restoration areas. Sampling transects and methodology for the
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baseline, time-zero, and annual reports will utilize identical methods of data collection
from identical sampling stations. See Sheet 7 of the attached drawings for the proposed
monitoring transect locations within the farm field restoration area. Additionally, two
monitoring transects within the exotic treatment restoration areas and three transects within
the road grade removal area will be installed and monitored.
Forested habitats, canopy, and sub-canopy vegetation species will be monitored within 20
x 50-foot plots established along the monitoring transects. Species richness and visual
estimate of percent cover will be calculated for canopy and sub-canopy strata.
For forested and herbaceous habitats, ground cover will be monitored using the point frame
method. Point frames will be sampled at approximately 25-foot intervals along each
monitoring transect. Each point frame consists of a one-meter square wire grid with 25
cross points. Any plant species directly below a cross point will be recorded, including bare
ground. Each cross point represents four percent of the square meter. Water depths will
also be recorded at each sampling station. For each sampling station, identified species will
be listed and percent cover computed and discussed.
5.2 Wildlife Monitoring
Regular observations of wildlife will be made during the monitoring event by qualified
ecologists. Observations will consist of recording evidence and sign of wildlife (i.e., direct
sightings, vocalizations, burrows, nests, tracks, droppings, etc.).
5.3 Fish and Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring
Qualitative sampling of fish and aquatic macroinvertebrates will be conducted using a
standard D-frame aquatic dip net with mesh size of one millimeter. Sampling will be
conducted along vegetation monitoring transects with a minimum of two centimeters of
standing water. The collector will work the net vigorously within the vegetation, open
water, and surficial bottom sediments. Net contents will be placed in a white pan and sorted
with forceps. Hard substrate, if any, will also be examined for the presence of aquatic
macroinvertebrates. Sampling will continue until no new species are encountered for ten
minutes. Sample size and collection times will not exceed 200 organisms or one hour,
respectively. Samples will be preserved in alcohol, returned to the laboratory, and
identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible. When possible, fish will be identified in
the field and released.
5.4 Photographic Documentation
Permanent fixed-point photograph stations will be established along each vegetation
monitoring transect to provide physical documentation of the condition and appearance of
the restoration area, as well as any changes taking place within it. Monitoring photographs
will accompany vegetation data in each report. Locations of photograph stations will
remain the same throughout the duration of the monitoring program.
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5.5 Monitoring Wells and Rainfall Data
Hydrologic monitoring for the farm field restoration area will include the installation of
two continuous recording monitoring wells. These monitoring wells will be set to record
hydrologic data on a daily basis. Monitoring well data will be downloaded once every three
months and will be summarized in the annual monitoring reports along with available
rainfall data for the area.
6.0 MONITORING REPORTS
Annual monitoring reports will be submitted to the County documenting the success of the
restoration program and general condition of the restoration areas. The monitoring reports will
include the following information:
• Brief description of restoration and management activities performed since the previous
report along with a discussion of any modifications to the restoration or maintenance
program
• Brief description of anticipated restoration and maintenance work to be conducted over the
next year
• Results of quantitative vegetation monitoring
• A list of observed wildlife species
• A list of fish and aquatic macroinvertebrates collected
• Monitoring photographs taken at photograph stations
• Monitoring well data for the farm field restoration areas and available local rainfall data
7.0 WORK SCHEDULE
The proposed restoration activities will be completed in phases in accordance with the work
schedule outlined in Table 3.
Table 3. Work Schedule
Phase Restoration Area Restoration Activity Estimated Time to
Complete Activity¹
1 Nos. 2 and 3 Restoration through exotic
treatment 1 month
2 Road Grade South of Oil
Well Road
Flow-way restoration through
removal of road grade 6 to 8 months²
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Table 3. (Continued)
Phase Restoration Area Restoration Activity Estimated Time to
Complete Activity¹
3 No. 4 (Pinch Point Field) Farm field restoration 8 to 12 months²
4 Pinch Point Farm Road Flow-way restoration through
removal of road grade 1 to 2 months²
¹Estimated time is for restoration activities listed and does not include semi-annual and annual maintenance events.
²If planting required after two years, estimated time to complete planting activities is an additional 18 months.
8.0 SUCCESS CRITERIA
The following section describes the success criteria for each of the proposed restoration activities.
Upon achievement of the success criteria as described for each restoration activity, the
corresponding restoration implementation Stewardship Credits shall be available for use by the
Owner.
8.1 Flow-Way Restoration
The following are the success criteria for flow-way restoration: (1) removal of the old road
grade designated for removal as part of the SSA 14 restoration plan will be completed; (2)
removal of road grade south of Oil Well Road will be completed; (3) removal of the pinch
point farm road will be completed; (4) if two years after removal of the road grades natural
recruitment of native vegetation within the footprint of the old road grades has not
occurred, then planting/seeding will be completed; and (6) the restored areas will be free
from exotic vegetation immediately following a maintenance activity and will consist of
no more than five percent cover for exotic species. A total of 10,264.5 Stewardship Credits
shall be available upon the achievement of these success criteria.
8.2 Farm Field Restoration
The following are the success criteria for farm field restoration: (1) removal of farm field
berms and backfilling ditches will be completed; (2) roller chopping of farm fields will be
completed; (3) herbicide treatment of farm fields will be completed; (4) disking of farm
fields will be completed; (5) as-built survey of graded elevations will be completed; (6) if
after two years natural recruitment of native vegetation has not occurred, planting/seeding
will be completed; and (7) the farm field restoration areas will be free from exotic
vegetation immediately following a maintenance activity and will consist of no more than
five percent cover for exotic species. A total of 416.9 Stewardship Credits shall be available
upon the achievement of these success criteria.
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8.3 Restoration through Exotic Treatment
The following are the success criteria for restoration through exotic treatment: (1) initial
eradication of exotic and nuisance vegetation will be completed in treatment areas; and (2)
the treatment areas will be free from exotic vegetation immediately following a
maintenance activity and will consist of no more than five percent cover for exotic species.
A total of 32.6 Stewardship Credits shall be available upon the achievement of these
success criteria.
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AS1Engineering Firm Number: 31200Surveying Firm License: LB8569Collier County7400 Trail Boulevard, Suite 200Naples, FL 34108P: 239.597.3111F: 239.566.2203EMPLOYEE OWNEDCLIENT FOCUSEDTarpon Blue CE, LLCRESTORATION & GRADING PLANSPHASE 1 - EXISTING & AS-BUILT139049Pinch Point Existing Farm FieldFARM ROAD REMOVAL PLANxxxx13904ME02-ASB.dwg - AS1 ROP -12/16/25NN,Page 1018 of 5261
13620 Metropolis Avenue
Suite 200
Ft. Myers, FL 33912
Phone (239) 274-0067
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OLD ROADBED
OLD ROADBED REMOVAL
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NOTES:
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH
THE COLLIER COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S
OFFICE WITH A FLIGHT DATE OF DECEMBER 2021.
COUNTY INFORMATION AND ROADWAY NETWORS
WERE ACQUIRED FROM THE FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC
DATA LIBRARY WEBSITE.
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03/03/22Revised FLUCFCS
MAP EY
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