Agenda 03/24/2026 Item #16A 3 (Approve properties on the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee’s January and February recommended Active Acquisitoion Lists and direct staff to pursue the projects recommended within the A-Category)SEE REVERSE SIDE
Proposed Agenda Changes
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
March 24, 2026
Move Item 16A3 to 11C: Recommendation to approve properties on the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition
Advisory Committee’s January and February recommended Active Acquisition Lists and direct staff to pursue the
projects recommended within the A-Category, funded by the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund.
(Commissioner McDaniel’s and Commissioner LoCastro’s separate requests)
Move Item 16A4 to 11D: Recommendation to approve an Agreement for Sale and Purchase under the
Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program with Andres Echevarria for a 3.05-acre property at a cost of
$90,000, for a total cost not to exceed $91,870, inclusive of closing costs. (Commissioner LoCastro’s request)
Notes:
TIME CERTAIN ITEMS:
3/23/2026 2:40 PM
3/24/2026
Item # 16.A.3
ID# 2026-334
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve properties on the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee’s January
and February recommended Active Acquisition Lists and direct staff to pursue the projects recommended within the A-
Category, funded by the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) approval to pursue A-category
properties for acquisition.
CONSIDERATIONS: Pursuant to Section 10 of Conservation Collier Ordinance No. 2002-63, as amended, the
Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) recommends qualified acquisition proposals
for the Active Acquisition List (AAL) to the Board for approval.
On January 7 and February 4, 2026, the CCLAAC selected acquisition proposals for inclusion in the AAL as follows:
Property/Project Area Name Size (ac.) Staff
Recommended
Category
CCLAAC
Recommended
Category
Collier County Sending Lands (f.k.a.
HHH Ranch) 311.65 A A
Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve
TPMA
1.59
Harper Partnership 1.59 A A
Marco Island TPMA 0.91 A A
Klett 0.57 A A
Kueffner Trust 0.34 A A
North Belle Meade Preserve TPMA 9.74
Bednar 9.74 A A
A-LIST TOTAL Jan & Feb 2026 323.89
East Naples TPMA 2.06
Marlins 1.03 B B
Perera 1.03 B B
Nachbar 5.00 C B
Vasquez 2.81 C B
B-LIST TOTAL Jan & Feb 2026 9.87
Harper Partnership (application
withdrawn) 1.14 C C
Marco Island TPMA 0.76
Southworth (application withdrawn) 0.50 C C
YK Real Estate 0.26 C C
C-LIST TOTAL Jan & Feb 2026 1.90
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A detailed summary of each property in the application is attached to this item.
The AAL above includes both the staff and CCLAAC recommendations. The AAL attached as Attachment 1 to this
item provides detailed companion information about the properties on page 2, including whether the owner lives
adjacent to the subject property and estimated maintenance costs.
The proposed AAL has been separated into three (3) categories, A, B, and C, as required by Conservation Collier
Ordinance (No. 2002-63, as amended) Section 10, which states the Active Acquisition List shall separate proposals into
three (3) categories: A (pursue acquisition); B (hold for re-evaluation for one calendar year); and C (no interest in
acquiring).
Staff prepared and presented property reports, called Initial Criteria Screening Reports (ICSR), to aid the CCLAAC in
evaluating each property. Each ICSR includes a scoring matrix based on researched and observed data. The ICSRs are
attached to this item.
During the CCLAAC meetings, property rankings occurred after staff presented all property summaries and after public
comments.
A-CATEGORY PROPERTIES
• Collier County Sending Lands (formerly known as HHH Ranch) – 311.65 acres
This property is east of the Collier County landfill and just west of Conservation Collier’s North Belle Meade Preserve.
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for the A-category, as it would more than double the size of North
Belle Meade Preserve, provide important habitat for the federally-listed Florida panther, red cockaded woodpecker, and
the state-threatened gopher tortoise, and provide surface water storage.
• Harper Partnership – 1.59 acres
This property is within the Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Target Protection Mailing Area (TPMA). Staff and the
CCLAAC recommend this property for the A-category, as it would expand the existing preserve and provide habitat
for the Florida black bear and the federally listed Florida panther.
• Klett – 0.57 acres
This parcel is within the Marco Island TPMA. Staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for the A-category,
as it contains two of the rarest vegetative communities in Collier County – maritime hammock and coastal scrub and
provides habitat for migratory warblers and a large population of state-threatened gopher tortoise. Additionally, three
listed plant species were observed on the parcel.
• Kueffner Trust – 0.34 acres
This parcel is within the Marco Island TPMA. Staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for the A-category,
as it contains two of the rarest vegetative communities in Collier County – maritime hammock and coastal scrub and
provides habitat for migratory warblers and a large population of state-threatened gopher tortoise.
• Bednar – 9.74 acres
This parcel is within the North Belle Meade Preserve TPMA. Staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for
the A-category, as it would expand an existing preserve, provide habitat for the federally listed Florida panther and
red-cockaded woodpecker, and provide surface-water storage.
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B-CATEGORY PROPERTIES
• Marlins – 1.03 acres
This parcel is within the East Naples TPMA; however, staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for the B-
category, as it would provide wildlife habitat, water quality enhancements, and storm surge protection, but would be
more valuable if additional adjacent parcels were acquired.
• Perera – 1.03 acres
This parcel is within the East Naples TPMA; however, staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for the B-
category, as it would provide wildlife habitat, water quality enhancements, and storm surge protection, but would be
more valuable if additional adjacent parcels were acquired.
• Nachbar – 5.00 acres
This parcel is not within a TPMA. Staff recommends this property for the C-category due to its small size and lack
of connectivity to other conservation lands. The CCLAAC recommends this property for the B-list because, in the
future, adjacent vacant parcels could be acquired along with this parcel to create a larger preserve.
• Vasquez – 2.81 acres
This parcel is not within a TPMA. Staff recommends this property for the C-category due to its small size and lack
of connectivity to other conservation lands. The CCLAAC recommends this property for the B-list because, in the
future, adjacent vacant parcels could be acquired along with this parcel to create a larger preserve.
C-CATEGORY PROPERTY
• YK Real Estate – 0.26 acres
Although this parcel is within the Marco Island TPMA, staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for the C-
category due to its very small size, lack of native vegetation, and abundance of large, exotic trees that would make
restoration difficult and costly.
o The Harper Partnership and Southworth property owners withdrew the applications for these properties
after the CCLAAC recommended the C-Category. Therefore, their summaries and screening reports are not
included as backup with this item.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: On January 7, 2026, and February 4, 2026, the CCLAAC held
public meetings and ranked acquisition proposals for Board consideration. CCLAAC recommends five properties
totaling 323.89 acres for the “A” list category. Additionally, on February 4, 2026, the CCLAAC made the following
recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the Collier County Sending Lands property, f.k.a.
HHH Ranch:
Sell the property to Conservation Collier at the original price the County paid for it in 2020, or the lowest current
appraised value, whichever is less.
Due to its environmental significance, include the northern Receiving Lands portion of the property in the sale of lands
to Conservation Collier.
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: A third-party, independent appraiser will appraise properties approved by the Board within the A-
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category to determine their fair market value. Subsequent purchase agreements for these A-category properties will be
brought before the Board for approval if the Seller and the County agree on a purchase price. In the FY26 budget,
$34,346,280 is available for land acquisitions within the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund (1061). Properties
pending acquisition in Cycles 12B, 2024, 2025, and 2026 total approximately $17,884,710.
Funding for managing any lands acquired by the program is budgeted in the separate Conservation Collier Land
Management Fund (1062), funded via a transfer from the new Conservation Collier ad valorem tax levy.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: Fee-simple acquisition of conservation lands is consistent with and supports
Policy 1.3.1(e) in the Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the Collier County Growth Management Plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved for form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board
action. - SAA
RECOMMENDATION(S): To approve properties on the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory
Committee’s January and February 2026 recommended Active Acquisition Lists and direct staff to pursue the projects
recommended within the A-Category and bring the Purchase Agreements to the Board for review and approval.
PREPARED BY: Melissa Hennig, Environmental Specialist I, Conservation Collier, Development Review Division
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2026 Cycle BCC Ranking List_for BCC ranking 3-24-2026
2. Property Summaries
3. Collier County - F.K.A. HHH Ranch - ICSR
4. Harper Partnership - Gore TPMA
5. Klett ICSR
6. Kueffner Trust ICSR
7. Bednar - North Belle Meade TPMA
8. Nachbar ICSR
9. Vasquez ICSR
10. Marlins ICSR
11. Perera ICSR
12. YK Real Estate ICSR
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Conservation Collier January and February 2026 CCLAAC Properties for BCC Ranking
Size (ac)Staff Recommended
Category
CCLAAC
Recommended Category
311.65 A A
1.59
1.59 A A
0.91
0.57 A A
0.34 A A
9.74
9.74 A A
323.89
2.06
1.03 B B
1.03 B B
5.00 C B
2.81 C B
9.87
1.14 C C
0.76
0.50 C C
0.26 C C
1.90
East Naples TPMA
C-LIST TOTAL Jan & Feb 2026
A-LIST TOTAL Jan & Feb 2026
Property/Project Area Name
Marco Island TPMA
Kueffner Trust
Dr. Robert H. Gore III TPMA
Harper Partnership
Collier County Sending Lands (f.k.a.
HHH Ranch)
North Belle Meade Preserve TPMA
Bednar
Klett
Nachbar
Vasquez
Southworth (application withdrawn)
Harper Partnership (application
withdrawn)
Marco Island TPMA
YK Real Estate
Perera
B-LIST TOTAL Jan & Feb 2026
Marlins
1
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Conservation Collier January and February 2026 CCLAAC Property companion information
Size (ac)Does owner
live adjacent?
Property owner location/adjacent
property information
Estimated Annual
Maintenance Cost/Acre
for 1st 5 years
311.65 No Owned by Collier County BCC $300
1.59 No Owner lives in Land O'Lakes, FL $150
0.57 No Owner lives on NW side of Marco Island $350
0.34 No Owner lives in Michigan $880
9.74 No Owner lives in North Golden Gate Estates $230
323.89 $382
Property/Project
Area Name
Collier County
Sending Lands (f.k.a.
HHH Ranch)
Kueffner Trust
A-LIST TOTAL Jan
& Feb 2026
Bednar
Harper Partnership
(Gore)
Klett
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary March 2026
Collier County Sending Lands (f.k.a. HHH Ranch)
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
Property Name: Collier County Sending Lands (f.k.a. HHH Ranch) Owner(s): Collier County
Target Protection Area: ; RFMUD – NBMO - Sending Acreage: + 311.65 acres
Highlights:
•Location: The southern half of SEC 32, TWP 49, and RGE 27; east of the Collier
County landfill; west of Conservation Collier’s North Belle Meade Preserve
•Met 4 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native plant communities; protection of
water resources; biological and ecological value; conservation land enhancement
•Habitat: Pine flatwoods, cypress, cypress/cabbage palm, and palmetto prairie
•Listed Plants: giant air plant (Tillandsia utriculata)
•Listed Wildlife: Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) observed on nearby parcels -
historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered RCW; active RCW cluster just to
north; Panther telemetry indicates significant utilization
•Water Resource Values: 75% hydric soils, wetlands on portions, aquifer recharge,
and sheet flow on property
•Connectivity: Contributes to an important wildlife corridor connecting species
from the Florida Panther Refuge, Golden Gate Rural Estates, Dr. Robert H. Gore III
Preserve, as well as the Picayune Strand State Forest and Fakahatchee Strand State
Preserve to the south through wildlife underpasses under I-75. Provides an
ecological link to the northern range expansion goals of the RCW Recovery Plan
•Access: Accessed through a gate on Blackburn Rd which is closed to the public
•Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$125,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $46,700; Cabbage Palm thinning
estimated at $125,000; Firebreak installation and annual maintenance estimated at
$10,000 and $4,000 respectively; Interpretive signage estimated at $1,000
•Partnership Opportunities: FWC funding assistance for invasive, exotic plant
control
•Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural; Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay-North Belle
Meade Overlay-Sending (A-RFMUO-NBMO-NRPA-Sending)
•Surrounding land uses: Agricultural; conservation; low-density, single-family
homes
•All Criteria Score: 260 out of 400; high ecological and restoration/management
scores
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Total Score: 221/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Total Score: 260/400
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Collier County Sending Lands (f.k.a. HHH Ranch)
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
• Other Division Interest: Conservation Collier is coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the Wilson Boulevard
extension that may be aligned through this property or properties in the area
Collier County
(F.K.A. HHH Ranch)
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Harper Partnership Parcel
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
Property Name: Harper Partnership Owner(s): Harper Partnership LLC
Target Protection Area: Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA; NGGE Acreage: 1.59 acres
Highlights:
• Location: East of Desoto Blvd., south off 34th Ave. SE
• Met 6 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native habitat; human social values;
water resource values; Biological and Ecological Value; conservation land
enhancement; within Gore TPMA.
• Habitat: Mixed wetland hardwoods with high infestation of Brazilian pepper;
Karst topography
• Listed Plants: common wild pine (Tillandsia fasciculata)
• Listed Wildlife: FWC telemetry shows use by panthers and observed on wildlife
cameras on existing preserve. Habitat for Florida bonneted bats and Snail Kites.
• Water Resource Values: hydric soils exist; wetland indicators noted and
numerous wetland dependent plants species noted; very minimal mapped aquifer
recharge
• Connectivity: The parcel is within the Gore TPMA. The Preserve connects with
the FL Panther NWR to the east, Picayune Strand State Forest to the south, and
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve to the SE
• Access: 34th Ave. SE
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$500/acre and ongoing annual estimated at $250/acre. This parcel would be
managed along with the existing preserve parcels
• Partnership Opportunities: Potential for funding assistance from Florida Fish
and Wildlife Service for exotic plant control.
• Zoning/Overlays: Single-family Estates zoning 1 unit/2.25 ac. No Overlays
• Surrounding land uses: Mostly undeveloped Estates residential; some lots
developed with single-family homes; roadway
• All Criteria Score: 284 out of 400; high ecological value and human social
value scores
• Other Division Interest: Transportation may need ROW/pond sites in this area
for a potential I-75 off ramp.
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Total Score: 284/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Harper Partnership Parcel
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
• Acquisition Considerations: No additional considerations noted
Harper Partnership
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Marco Island - Klett
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
Property Name: Klett Owner: Dwight and Ulrike Klett
Target Protection Area: Marco Island TPMA; Urban Acreage: 0.57 acres
Highlights:
• Location: 889 Scott Dr., at the intersection of Scott Dr. and Indian Hill St. on
Marco Island
• 4 of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Native Habitat; Human social
values; biological and ecological values; Within Marco Island TPMA
• Habitat: Maritime hammock and Coastal scrub
• Listed Plants: Cardinal airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata), hoopvine
(Trichostigma octandrum), and giant wild pine (Tillandsia utriculata)
• Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
• Water Resource Values: Provides minimal aquifer recharge; upland soils; no
wetlands on site.
• Connectivity: No direct connection to conservation lands but undeveloped
parcel between Klett and parcel owned by Conservation Collier
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Roadway adjacent; street parking available
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal estimated at
$1,000 and ongoing annual maintenance could be done in house with staff
• Partnership Opportunities: Audubon of the Western Everglades; City of
Marco Island
• Zoning/Overlays: RSF-3, Allows 3 dwelling units per acre
• Surrounding land uses: Residential; roadway; undeveloped lot
• All Criteria Score: 245 out of 400; Relatively high ecological score, high
restoration/management and vulnerability scores
• Acquisition Considerations: Large gopher tortoise population on parcel
despite small size; Large, mature native trees
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Total Score: 245/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Marco Island - Klett
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
Klett
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Marco Island – Keuffner Trust
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
Property Name: Kueffner Trust Owner: Dwight and Ulrike Klett
Target Protection Area: Marco Island TPMA; Urban Acreage: 0.34 acres
Highlights:
• Location: 1783 Watson Rd., at the intersection of Watson Rd. and W. Inlet Dr.
on Marco Island
• 4 of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Native Habitat; Human social
values; biological and ecological values; Within Marco Island TPMA
• Habitat: Maritime hammock and Coastal scrub
• Listed Plants: Hoopvine (Trichostigma octandrum)
• Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
• Water Resource Values: Provides minimal aquifer recharge; upland soils; no
wetlands on site.
• Connectivity: No direct connection to conservation land; parcels to the west
and kitty-corner to the NE are undeveloped.
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Roadway adjacent; street parking available
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal and ongoing
maintenance estimated at $0; could be done in house with staff
• Partnership Opportunities: Audubon of the Western Everglades; City of
Marco Island
• Zoning/Overlays: RSF-4, Allows 4 dwelling units per acre
• Surrounding land uses: Residential; roadway; undeveloped lot
• All Criteria Score: 236 out of 400; Relatively high ecological score, high
restoration/management and vulnerability scores
• Acquisition Considerations: Large gopher tortoise population on parcel
despite small size; Rare, high priority habitats
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Total Score: 236/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Marco Island – Keuffner Trust
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
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Bednar
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
Property Name: Bednar Owner(s): Jeffrey and Ellyn Bednar
Target Protection Area: North Belle Meade TPMA; RFMUD – NBMO – NRPA - Sending Acreage: 9.74 acres
Highlights:
• Location: Within the western portion of the North Belle Meade Preserve TPMA;
adjacent to private conservation land to the north, south, and east and Conservation
Collier land to the west
• Met 5 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native plant communities; protection of
water resources; biological and ecological value; conservation land enhancement;
within a TPMA
• Habitat: Cypress/Cabbage Palm
• Listed Plants: No listed plant species observed
• Listed Wildlife: Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) observed on nearby parcels -
historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered RCW; Panther telemetry indicates
significant utilization; owner has many photo of panthers on property
• Water Resource Values: Wetlands on portions, aquifer recharge, and sheet flow on
property
• Connectivity: Contributes to an important wildlife corridor connecting species
from the Florida Panther Refuge, Golden Gate Rural Estates, Dr. Robert H. Gore III
Preserve, as well as the Picayune Strand State Forest and Fakahatchee Strand State
Preserve to the south through wildlife underpasses under I-75. Provides an
ecological link to the northern range expansion goals of the RCW Recovery Plan
• Access: Accessed through a gate on Blackburn Rd which is closed to the public
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$3,900 and ongoing annual estimated at $1,500; Cabbage Palm thinning estimated
at $3,900
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural; Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay-North Belle
Meade Overlay-Sending within Natural Resource Protection Area (A-RFMUO-
NBMO-NRPA-Sending)
• Surrounding land uses: Agricultural; conservation
• All Criteria Score: 221 out of 400; high ecological and human value scores
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Total Score: 221/400
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Bednar
CCLAAC Recommendation: A-list
• Other Division Interest: Conservation Collier is coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the Wilson Boulevard
extension that may be aligned through this property or properties in the area
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Nachbar
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
Property Name: Nachbar Owner(s): Ronald & Joanne Nachbar
Target Protection Area: North Golden Gate Estates Acreage: 5.00 acres
Highlights:
• Location: West of Everglades Blvd.; between Oil Well Rd. and Golden Gate
Blvd., north off 12th Ave. NE
• Met 3 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native habitat; human social values;
water resource values
• Habitat: Pine Flatwoods and Cypress – Mixed Hardwoods
• Listed Plants: common wild pine (Tillandsia fasciculata)
• Listed Wildlife: No listed wildlife documented
• Water Resource Values: hydric soils exist; wetland indicators noted and
numerous wetland dependent plants species noted; moderate mapped aquifer
recharge
• Connectivity: Not near preserve land, but undeveloped estates lots to the north
and west
• Access: 12th Ave. NE
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$2,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $750
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Single-family Estates zoning 1 unit/2.25 ac. No Overlays
• Surrounding land uses: Undeveloped Estates residential; Developed with
single-family homes; roadway
• All Criteria Score: 181 out of 400; restoration/management and vulnerability
scores
• Other Division Interest: None known
• Acquisition Considerations: No additional considerations noted
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Total Score: 181/400
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Nachbar
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
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Vasquez
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
Property Name: Vasquez Owner(s): Carlos Alfonso Vasquez Jr.
Target Protection Area: North Golden Gate Estates Acreage: 2.81 acres
Highlights:
• Location: East of Collier Blvd.; south off Golden Gate Blvd. W
• Met 3 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native habitat; human social values;
water resource values
• Habitat: Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm
• Listed Plants: common wild pine (Tillandsia fasciculata)
• Listed Wildlife: Florida panther telemetry point on adjacent parcel
• Water Resource Values: hydric soils exist; wetland indicators noted and
numerous wetland dependent plants species noted; minimal mapped aquifer
recharge
• Connectivity: Not near preserve land, but undeveloped estates lot to the west
• Access: Golden Gate Blvd. W
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$1,100 and ongoing annual estimated at $410
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Single-family Estates zoning 1 unit/2.25 ac. No Overlays
• Surrounding land uses: Undeveloped Estates residential; Developed with
single-family homes; roadway
• All Criteria Score: 183 out of 400; high restoration/management and
vulnerability scores
• Other Division Interest: None known
• Acquisition Considerations: No additional considerations noted
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Total Score: 183/400
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Vasquez
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
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Marlins
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
Property Name: Marlins Owner(s): Nancy M. Marlins Est. and Fannie C. Dennis
Target Protection Area: Urban – East Naples TPMA Acreage: 1.03 acres
Highlights:
• Location: Southwest of Tamiami Tr. E., south of Myrtle Ln.
• Met 3 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native habitat; water resource
values; within East Naples TPMA
• Habitat: Cypress – Wetland Hardwoods
• Listed Plants: No listed plant species observed
• Listed Wildlife: No listed wildlife documented; habitat for listed wading birds
• Water Resource Values: Mapped as containing non-hydric soils, but wetland
indicators noted, numerous wetland dependent plants species noted, and
saturated ground; moderate mapped aquifer recharge
• Connectivity: Not near preserve land, but undeveloped land between parcel
and private conservation easement to the west
• Access: None
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$1,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $200
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural within the Urban Coastal Fringe Subdistrict;
allowable density of 1 unit per 5.00 acres would allow for one single-family
residence on parcel
• Surrounding land uses: Undeveloped lots; unpaved, dirt/sand easement road
and canal; single-family homes across the canal
• All Criteria Score: 171 out of 400; high restoration/management and
vulnerability scores
• Other Division Interest: None known
• Acquisition Considerations: No additional considerations noted
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Total Score: 171/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
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Perera
CCLAAC Recommendation: B-list
Property Name: Perera Owner(s): Jay Perera & Kamani Karandana
Target Protection Area: Urban – East Naples TPMA Acreage: 1.03 acres
Highlights:
• Location: Southwest of Tamiami Tr. E., south of Myrtle Ln.
• Met 4 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native habitat; water resource
values; conservation lands enhancement; within East Naples TPMA
• Habitat: Hydric Pine Flatwoods
• Listed Plants: No listed plant species observed
• Listed Wildlife: No listed wildlife documented; habitat for listed wading birds
• Water Resource Values: Mapped as containing primarily non-hydric soils, but
wetland indicators noted, numerous wetland dependent plants species noted,
and saturated ground; provides storm surge protection; minimal mapped aquifer
recharge
• Connectivity: Adjacent to private conservation easement across canal to west
• Access: None
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$1,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $200
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural within the Urban Coastal Fringe Subdistrict;
allowable density of 1 unit per 5.00 acres would allow for one single-family
residence on parcel
• Surrounding land uses: Undeveloped lots; canal; conservation easement
• All Criteria Score: 205 out of 400; high restoration/management and
vulnerability scores; relatively high ecological value score
• Other Division Interest: None known
• Acquisition Considerations: No additional considerations noted
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4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 205/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Marco Island – YK Real Estate
CCLAAC Recommendation: C-list
Property Name: YK Real Estate Owner: YK Real Estate LLC
Target Protection Area: Marco Island TPMA; Urban Acreage: 0.26 acres
Highlights:
• Location: 1821 Hawaii Cir., at the intersection of Hawaii Cir. and Dogwood
Dr. on Marco Island
• 2 of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Human social values; Within
Marco Island TPMA
• Habitat: No native plant communities present
• Listed Plants: West Indian mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni)
• Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
• Water Resource Values: Provides moderate aquifer recharge; upland soils; no
wetlands on site.
• Connectivity: No direct connection to conservation land
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Roadway adjacent; street parking available
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal estimated at
$5,200 with ongoing maintenance estimated at $0 - could be done in house with
staff due to small size; Native plantings estimated at $3,000
• Partnership Opportunities: Audubon of the Western Everglades
• Zoning/Overlays: RSF-3, Allows 3 dwelling units per acre
• Surrounding land uses: Single family homes; roads
• All Criteria Score: 163 out of 400; high vulnerability score
• Acquisition Considerations: No additional acquisition considerations
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4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 163/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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CCLAAC Recommendation: C-list
YK Real
Estate
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Conservation Collier Initial Criteria Screening Report
Collier County (F.K.A. HHH Ranch)
Owner: Collier County
Acreage: 311.65 ac
Folios: 00342040003 and 00341960003
Staff Report Date: February 4, 2026
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Total Score: 260/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview ...........................................................................................5
Figure 2 – Surrounding Lands .....................................................................................................6
Figure 3 - Parcel Close-up .........................................................................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ....................................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) ........... 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 14
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 15
Figure 7 – Palmetto Prairie ...................................................................................................... 15
Figure 8 – Cypress/Cabbage palm ........................................................................................... 15
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 16
Table 3 – Listed Wildlife Detected ........................................................................................... 16
Figure 9 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 17
Figure 10 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ........................................................................... 18
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 19
Figure 11 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 20
Figure 12 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 21
Figure 13 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 22
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 23
Figure 14 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 24
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 25
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 25
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 25
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 25
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Figure 15 – View of palmetto prairie on property ................................................................... 25
3.2 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 26
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 26
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 26
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 26
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 26
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 26
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 26
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 26
Figure 16 - Zoning .................................................................................................................... 28
Figure 17 - Zoning Overlay …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 29
Figure 18 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 30
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 31
4. Acquisition Considerations .................................................................................................................. 31
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 31
Table 4 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ................ 31
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 31
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 32
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 37
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 41
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 – Surrounding Lands
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Figure 3 - Parcel Close-up
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Collier County RFMUD Sending Lands portion of Hussey property
purchased by Collier County in 2020
Folio Numbers 00342040003 and
00341960003 Southern portion of both folio numbers
Target Protection Area RFMUD-Sending Just west of North Belle Meade TPMA. Not within TPMA
because already owned by Collier County
Size 311.65 acres Acreage as measured in ArcGIS program
Section, Township, and
Range S32, Twn 49, R27
Zoning Category/TDRs A – RFMUD-
NBMO-Sending
Base Zoning is Agricultural; Sending Lands within Rural
Fringe Mixed Use District with a North Belle Meade
Overlay; Allowable use is 1 residential dwelling per 40
acres
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Conservation,
undeveloped, rural
single-family
Undeveloped RFMUD-Receiving Lands to the north; low
density single-family homes to the west; Conservation
Collier preserve and undeveloped land to the east;
undeveloped Transportation ROW, I-75, and Picayune
Strand State Forest to the south
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None
Other County Dept
Interest Transportation Potential Wilson corridor extension
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 107 160 67%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 19 53 35%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 27 27 100%
1.3 - Water Resources 8 27 30%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 53 53 100%
2 - Human Values 47 80 59%
2.1 - Recreation 23 34 67%
2.2 - Accessibility 23 34 67%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 1 11 13%
3 - Restoration and Management 80 80 100%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 55 55 100%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 23 23 100%
3.3 - Assistance 2 2 100%
4 - Vulnerability 27 80 33%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 24 58 42%
4.2 - Development Plans 2 22 10%
Total 260 400 65%
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Total Score: 260/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Property does not contain CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community.
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? YES
Property contains Pine Flatwoods.
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? N/A
Yes, however contains CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? NO
The parcels are not visible or readily accessible from a public roadway. There is potential access
in the future but there is currently no public right of way to access the property.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat,
wildfire risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? YES
Hydric soils exist on over 75% of the parcels and wetland plant communities are found
throughout the parcels.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species
habitat? YES
FWC Species Richness Maps show potential for 5-13 species to utilize the properties including
federally endangered Florida panther, red-cockaded woodpecker, Florida bonneted bat, and
state-threatened Florida gopher tortoise and Big Cypress fox squirrel. Panther telemetry (from
1986-2020) shows consistent utilization of the site by radio-collared individuals. Gopher tortoise
have been observed on site. The property is included within known historic nesting/foraging
habitat for endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers. A red-cockaded woodpecker was observed
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by Conservation Collier staff on adjacent parcels, and an active, red-cockaded woodpecker cavity
cluster exists just north of the property on lands currently under County ownership.
Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? YES
This property is adjacent to Conservation Collier’s North Belle Meade Preserve to the east,
undeveloped land to the north, and low-density single-family dwellings to the west. This property
also contributes to an important wildlife corridor connecting species from the Florida Panther
Refuge, Golden Gate Rural Estates, Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve, as well as the Picayune Strand
State Forest and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve to the south through wildlife underpasses
under I-75. Currently there is habitat connectivity between this site and the Conservation Collier
Nancy Payton Preserve. This property provides an ecological link to the northern range expansion
goals of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan.
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? NO
The Collier County property met 4 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The vegetative communities found on the Collier County property are similar to those found on the
North Belle Meade Preserve to the east. Pine flatwoods, cypress, cypress/cabbage palm, and palmetto
prairie are present.
The most prevalent community is cypress/cabbage palm. The primary canopy species within this
community is cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto). Cabbage palm, Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), and
occassional small cypress (Taxodium spp.) are present in the midstory. A mix of grasses, sedges, and
herbaceous plants are present in the groundcover including sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense), wiregrass
(Aristida Stricta). No slash pine (Pinus elliotti var. densa) were observed within the cypress/cabbage
palm community.
Pine flatwoods exist on the western side of the property and within small pockets in other parts of the
property. The canopy consists of slash pine. The other plants present are similar to those present
within the cypress/cabbage palm community.
A small area of disturbed cypress exists on the western side of the property.
Large pockets of palmetto prairie exist primarily on the eastern half of the property. No canopy was
present. Saw palmetto, galberry (Ilex glabra), rusty lyonia (Lyonia fruticosa), winged-sumac (Rhus
copallinum), and American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) were present in mid-story; netted
pawpaw (Asimina reticulata), bottlebrush threeawn (Aristida spiciformis), chalky bluestem (Anatherum
capillipes), Carolina redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana) pineland purple (Trilisa subtropicana), dwarf live
oak (Quercus minima), shiny blueberry (Vaccinium myrsinites), and wiregrass were present in the
groundcover
Invasive plants encountered include primarily melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia), in both the
midstory and canopy, with earleaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis), downy rosemyrtle (Rhodomyrtus
tomentosa), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia), cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), torpedo grass
(Panicum repens), Caesar weed (Urena lobata), ear-leaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis), and shrubby
false buttonwood (Spermacoce verticillata) also observed. Earleaf acacia and melaleuca are dense
within this western edge, and downy rosemyrtle is also present.
The state endangered giant air plant (Tillandsia utriculata) was observed on the property during the
site visit.
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
Figure 7 – Palmetto Prairie
Figure 8 – Cypress/Cabbage palm
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
CLIP4 Species Richness Maps show potential for 5-13 focal species to utilize the properties including
federally endangered Florida panther, red-cockaded woodpecker, gopher tortoise, Florida bonneted bat,
and state-threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel. A radio collared panther was tracked on the property in
June 2020, and panther telemetry from 1986-2025 shows consistent utilization of the surrounding area
by radio-collared individuals. FWC panther road mortality data along Interstate 75 indicates there is
movement of Florida panther between the site, the surrounding lands and the Picayune Strand State
Forest, with the most recent road mortalities occurring in December 2020. The property is included
within known historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers, a red-
cockaded woodpecker was observed by Conservation Collier staff on adjacent parcels to the east, and
an active, red-cockaded woodpecker cavity cluster exists just north of the property on lands currently
under County ownership.
Table 3 – Listed Wildlife Detected
Common Name Scientific Name State
Status
Federal
Status Mode of Detection
Florida Panther Puma concolar coryi Endangered Endangered FWC Telemetry
Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus Threatened Threatened Visual observation
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Figure 9 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 10 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The property holds shallow surface water during the wet season. This provides seasonal habitat for
wetland dependent species, especially wading birds. About 75% of the property is mapped as containing
hydric soils including: “Riviera fine sand, limestone substratum” and “Holopaw fine sand, limestone
substratum” which are associated with sloughs and poorly defined drainageways. The property does not
provide significant aquifer recharge capacity.
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Figure 11 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 12 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 13 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
This parcel directly connects to Conservation Collier’s North Belle Meade Preserve to the east. Private
conservation easements then exist north and east of the North Belle Meade Preserve. Telemetry data shows
Florida panther use this area to cross between the Nancy Payton Preserve in the Golden Gate Estates and larger
conservation areas to the south and the east. This parcel also provides an ecological link to the northern range
expansion goals of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan. Additionally, protecting habitat on both sides
of I-75 may provide opportunities to install additional wildlife crossings.
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Figure 14 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel could provide year-round access for recreational activities including but not limited to
hunting, horseback riding, and hiking. The open landscape provides opportunities for wildlife viewing.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The property is accessed through a locked gate on Blackburn Rd which is closed to the public.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
This parcel provides scenic, open vistas.
Figure 15 – View of palmetto prairie on property
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3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Invasive vegetation infestation density is approximately 20% throughout the property, with varying
degrees of density. The densest exotics are present within the western edge of the property – primarily
large to medium-sized melaleuca and earleaf acacia. Density decreases moving west. Other invasive
plants encountered include downy rosemyrtle, Brazilian pepper, cogon grass, torpedo grass, Caesar
weed, ear-leaf acacia, and shrubby false buttonwood were also observed.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
Despite a recent history of clearing and wildfire, these parcels would still benefit from regular
prescribed burning. The proximity to I-75 limits, but does not bar, the application of prescribed fire.
Although native, the high density of cabbage palms creates an obstacle to restoration by overcrowding
more desirable species and creating fuel loads that other species cannot tolerate when burned. When
occurring at sufficient density, cabbage palms burn at high temperatures that kill the overstory trees.
This reduction in canopy cover creates desirable conditions for cabbage palm recruitment which in turn
increases intensity of subsequent fires. Cabbage palms will have to be chemically or mechanically
thinned and then burned on a short return interval in order the restore the slash pine and cypress
canopy. Existing trails and right of ways may be utilized as fire breaks; however, a fire break must be
installed along the northern property line prior to the application of prescribed fire.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
Invasive species and cabbage palms will need to be controlled. The remoteness of the parcels and
existing entrance gate on Blackburn Rd. limits trespass. Most off-road traffic within the surrounding
parcels is suspected to be done by those accessing private property; however, there have been reports
of poaching in the area in the recent past.
3.3.3 Assistance
Financial assistance for invasive, exotic plant control will most likely be provided by Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Invasive Plant Management Section.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
These parcels are designated as Sending Lands in the Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay (RFMUO) with a
North Belle Meade Overlay. RFMUO Sending Lands designation allows for 1 dwelling unit per 40 acres,
or 1 dwelling unit per parcel if the parcel is under 40 acres. Therefore, up to six dwelling units could be
developed on these parcels – three on each parcel.
LDC section 2.03.08.A provide the description of Sending Lands:
RFMU sending lands are those lands that have the highest degree of environmental value and
sensitivity and generally include significant wetlands, uplands, and habitat for listed species.
RFMU sending lands are the principal target for preservation and conservation. Density may be
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transferred from RFMU sending lands as provided in section 2.03.07 D.4.c. All NRPAs within the
RFMU district are also RFMU sending lands.
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Figure 16 - Zoning
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Figure 17 – Zoning Overlay
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Figure 18 – Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
No development plans currently exist on the property. Although the zoning of the property favors
agricultural use and low-density residential dwellings, the Wilson Corridor Extension may be aligned to
the north of this property. Once the corridor is constructed surrounding lands may transition from
agricultural to more intensive forms of use.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following does not affect the scoring. The following are items that will be
addressed in the Executive Summary to the Board of County Commissioners if this property moves
forward for ranking.
This property could be within the alignment of the future Wilson Benfield Road Extension. If this
property is approved for the A-List, staff will take this information into consideration when planning
amenities and public access on the site. Additionally, when applicable, language will be memorialized
in the Purchase Agreement and related closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will
be able to purchase a portion of the property from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way or
stormwater, if and when needed, at the original per-acre acquisition cost.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 4 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring
Cost
Comments
Invasive Vegetation
Removal $125,000 $46,700 $400/acre initial, $150/acre recurring. 8.5-acres
Cabbage Palm
Treatment $125,000 N/A $400/acre
Trail/Firebreak
Installation and
Maintenance
$10,000 $4,000
Installing firebreak along northern property
boundary. Assumes $5,000/acre initial and
$2,000/acre maintenance
Interpretive
Signage $1,000 N/A
Total $261,000 $50,700
6. Potential for Matching Funds
There are no known matching funds or partnership opportunities for acquisition in this area.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Collier County NBM Sending Lands (f.k.a. Hussey)
Target Protection Mailing Area: N/A
Folio(s): 00342040003 and 00341960003
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 107 67
2 - Human Value 80 47 59
3 - Restoration and Management 80 80 100
4 - Vulnerability 80 27 33
TOTAL SCORE 400 260 65
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 70
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 - Rockland
Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal Scrub,
1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach Dune, 1620 - Coastal Berm, 1630
- Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand, or 1650 - Maritime
Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric Pine
Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic Flatwoods) 60
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida Cooperative Land
Cover Classification System native plant communities) 20 20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited species)
(Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10 10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40 40
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
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e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 100
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80 80 Panther;
tortoise
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning sites,
nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select highest score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20 20
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat (Please
describe) 10
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 30
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within a CLIP4
Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2 or 3 area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or 5 area 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6 area 0 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an Outstanding
Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek, river,
lake, canal or other surface water body 20
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an identified
flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water quality
enhancement 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide onsite
water attenuation 10 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 200
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
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d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and
nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 400
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 107
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 80
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20 20
b. Fishing 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20 20
e. Equestrian 20 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking, photography,
wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 80
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20 20
d. No public access 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking (Requires
site development plan) 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10
d. No public parking available 0
2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking distance of
housing development) 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0 0
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2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 5
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5
b. Scenic vistas 5 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 165
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 47
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 120
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100 100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore and
maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting necessary
to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the highest
score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is compatible
with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire dependent plant
communities
20 20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is incompatible
with prescribed fire 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 50
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential (Dumping,
contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the highest score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted (Please
describe) 20
c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted (Please
describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 5
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5 5
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b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 175
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 80
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 55
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or commercial 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5 acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than 1 unit per
40 acres 50 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and Neutral,
Agriculture 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship Area 5 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 5
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select all that
apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or multi-
unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 60
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 27
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8. Additional Site Photos
Western side of property
Cypress/cabbage palm community
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Pine flatwoods on western side of property
Cypress community on western side of property
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Palmetto prairie
Small pocket of pine flatwoods on interior of property
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View looking northeast – northern boundary visible
View of western side of property looking west
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 10 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 11 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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Conservation Collier
Initial Criteria Screening Report
Gore TPMA
Target Protection Mailing Area Parcels and Acreage: 78 parcels (179.6 ac)
Application Parcel Owner: Harper Partnership LLC
Staff Report: February 4, 2026
(Original Report Date: August 3, 2022)
120
54 46
64
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological
Value
2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration
and Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 284/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview .........................................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up .........................................................................................................................6
Figure 3 – Aerial of Multi-parcel Project and TPMA boundary ................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ....................................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, Sec. 10) ................................. 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Table 4. Listed Plant Species ........................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ............................................................................... 13
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ................................................... 14
Figure 7 – Cypress/Tupelo .............................................................................................................. 15
Figure 8 – Mixed Wetland Hardwoods ........................................................................................... 15
Figure 9 – Mixed Shrub/Scrub Wetlands ........................................................................................ 16
Figure 10 – Transportation ............................................................................................................. 16
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 17
Table 5 – Listed Wildlife Species ..................................................................................................... 17
Figure 11 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) ......................................................... 18
Figure 12 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness .................................................................................. 19
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 20
Figure 13 – CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ................................ 21
Figure 14 - Collier County Soil Survey ............................................................................................. 22
Figure 15 - LIDAR Elevation Map ..................................................................................................... 23
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 24
Figure 16 - Conservation Lands ....................................................................................................... 25
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 26
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3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 26
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 26
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 27
Figure 17 – Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Hiking Trail .................................................................. 27
3.2 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 28
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 28
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ............................................................................................................ 28
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire .................................................................................................................... 28
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 28
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 28
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 28
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 28
Figure 18 – Zoning ........................................................................................................................... 29
Figure 19 –Future Land Use ............................................................................................................ 30
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 31
4. Acquisition Considerations .................................................................................................................. 31
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 31
Table 6 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ....................... 31
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 32
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 33
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 39
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 42
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board re-authorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report evaluates the entire Robert H. Gore III Preserve Target Protection
Mailing Area (TPMA). The current TPMA includes a total of 78 parcels (179.6 acres). Parcels within the
Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA, which is outside the multi-parcel project area, must be evaluated by
the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) and placed on the
recommended Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List for Board consideration.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Figure 3 – Aerial of Multi-parcel Project and TPMA boundary
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Multiple Harper Partnership LLC has applied
Folio Number 78 Parcels 179.6 parcels – current application folio is:
41509720002
Target Protection
Area NGGE Within Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Target
Protection Mailing Area
Size 177.9 total acres Current application is 1.59 acres
Section, Township,
and Range
S32 and S33,
T49S, R28E Sections 32 and 33, Township 49S, Range 28E
Zoning
Category/TDRs Estates 1 unit per 2.25 acres
FEMA Flood Map
Category
AH, with some
small areas AE
and X500
AH and AE- Area close to water hazard that has a one
percent chance of experiencing shallow flooding
between one and three feet each year. X500 – low
flood risk
Existing structures none
Adjoining
properties and
their Uses
Conservation,
Residential,
Easement and
roadway
TPMA parcels are adjacent to existing Dr. Robert H.
Gore III Preserve parcels, undeveloped land, limited
residential inholdings, Desoto Blvd, and bordered on
the east by conservation easement and the Florida
Panther National Wildlife Refuge and south by
Picayune Strand State Forest.
Development
Plans Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None known
Other County Dept
Interest Transportation Desoto Blvd. may be widened, and an I-75 interchange
may be developed in this area in the future
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 120 160 75%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 32 53 60%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 24 27 90%
1.3 - Water Resources 11 27 40%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 53 53 100%
2 - Human Values 54 80 68%
2.1 - Recreation 23 34 67%
2.2 - Accessibility 27 34 79%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 4 11 38%
3 - Restoration and Management 46 80 57%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 23 55 42%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 23 23 100%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 64 80 81%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 56 58 96%
4.2 - Development Plans 9 22 40%
Total 284 400 71%
120
54 46 64
160
80 80 80
020406080100120140160180
1 - Ecological
Value
2 - Human
Value
3 -
Restoration
and
Management
4 -
Vulnerability
Total Score: 284/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, Sec. 10)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? YES
TPMA contains Pine Flatwoods.
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? N/A
The parcels also Cypress, Cypress- Mixed Hardwoods, Mixed Wetland Hardwoods, and Mixed
Scrub-Shrub Wetland, but already contain a CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community.
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? YES
These parcels are in North Golden Gate Estates. They have access from four public roads: Desoto
Blvd., 34th Ave. SE, and 36th Ave. SE. Desoto is paved road, both 34th Ave. SE and 36th Ave. SE are
unpaved but passable by vehicle. Properties could accommodate seasonal outdoor recreation with
some clearing for trails.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire
risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? YES
Hydric soils exist on just over 81% of the parcels; wetland indicators noted, and numerous wetland
dependent plants species noted.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
YES
FWC telemetry shows use by panther and black bear. Habitat for Florida bonneted bats and
Everglades snail kites.
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Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? YES
Parcels will enhance the Dr. Robert Gore III Preserve. Parcels are within a historic wetland that
connects with the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (FPNWR) to the east; however, they are
separated by Desoto and the old Harley Davidson Test Track. Picayune Strand State Forest (PSSF) is
located across I-75 to the south and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve to the SE across I-75.
Wildlife ledges under Miller and FakaUnion canals connect to PSSF.
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA
The Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve TPMA parcels met 6 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
Characterization of Plant Communities present:
Native plant communities that make up the TPMA parcels as indicated through the Cooperative Land
Cover Classification System and ground and aerial observations include: Cypress, Cypress- Mixed
Hardwoods, Mixed Wetland Hardwoods, Mixed Scrub-Shrub Wetland, Pine Flatwood.
Ground Cover: Ground cover species observed bidens (Bidens alba), winged sumac (Rhus
copallinum L.), morning-glory (Ipomoea sagittata Poir), sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana) and various
epiphytic ferns
Midstory: Midstory species included beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), marlberry (Ardesia
escallonioides), wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa and P. sulzneri), myrsine (Myrsine floridana), Carolina
willow (Salix caroliniana), pond apple (Annona glabra), and buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).
Canopy: The canopy for most of the parcels consists of, in order of abundance, a mix of cypress
(Taxodium distichum) cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto), red maple (Acer rubrum), bay (Persea sp.), and
slash pine (Pinus elliottii). Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) were also observed in various areas. In
depressional areas, pop ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) was observed.
As a result of historic efforts to develop the Golden Gate Estates and habitat alterations that reduced
the hydroperiod, some parcels within the TPMA have transitioned to pine flatwoods with upland
vegetation in the understory.
In general, the condition of the on-site native plant communities varied from moderate to poor as a
result of the consistent infestation level throughout each community type by invasive, exotic plant
species. The native plant communities found throughout the TPMA, while heavily impacted by exotics,
feature mature native trees and a diverse midstory and understory where native plant species occur.
Because of this persistence of a rich diversity of native plant species throughout the impacted
communities found within the preserve, restoration forecasts are optimistic following intensive efforts
to kill and remove the exotic plant species dominating the landscape.
Table 4. Listed Plant Species
Common Name Scientific Name State Status Federal Status
Butterfly orchid Encyclia tempensis CE n/a
Twisted airplant Tillandsia flexuosa T n/a
common wild pine Tillandsia fasciculata T n/a
reflexed wild pine Tillandsia balbisiana T n/a
giant air plant Tillandsia utriculata E n/a
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 7 – Cypress/Tupelo
Figure 8 – Mixed Wetland Hardwoods
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Figure 9 – Mixed Shrub/Scrub Wetlands
Figure 10 – Transportation
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
As a result of regional connectivity, Florida panther, Florida black bear, wild turkey, white-tailed deer,
spotted skunk, bobcat, grey fox, red-headed woodpeckers, and coyote are commonly sighted on the
wildlife cameras located throughout the existing Gore Preserve lands. As the parcels within the Gore
TPMA are adjacent to or near the acquired lands, it is reasonable that the TPMA parcels would provide
similar habitat for species observed on preserve lands. Table 5 details imperiled species that are likely
found or have been observed utilizing the parcels within the Gore TPMA. Figure 10 provides a
reference to the utilization of the TPMA by the Federally Endangered Florida panther.
Table 5 – Listed Wildlife Species
Common Name Scientific Name Status
Observation
Documented
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis FT (S/A) Yes
Audobon's crested caracara Polyborus plancus audubonii FT Within 2 miles
Big Cypress fox squirrel Sciurus niger avicennia ST No
Cassius blue butterfly Leptotes cassius theonus FT (S/A) No
Ceraunus blue butterfly Hemiargus ceraunus
antibubastus FT (S/A) No
Eastern indigo snake Dymarchon corais couperi FT No
Everglade snail kite Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus FE Within 3 miles
Everglades mink Neovison vison evergladensis ST Within 10 miles
Florida bonneted bat Eumops floridanus FE Within 5 miles
Florida panther Puma Felis concolor coryi SE Yes
Florida sandhill crane Antigone canadensis pratensis ST Yes
Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus ST Within 2 miles
Little blue heron Egretta caerulea ST Yes
Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis FE Within 5 miles
Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja ST Yes
Sherman's short-tailed shrew Blarina shermani ST No
Tricolored heron Egretta tricolor ST Yes
Wood stork Mycteria americana FT Yes
FE= Federally Endangered, FT= Federally Threatened, FT (S/A) = Federally Threatened for Similar Appearance,
SE= State Endangered, ST = State Threatened,
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Figure 11 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 12 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The project area provides moderate recharge of the surficial aquifer. Surface water pooling and storage
throughout the wet season are observed in the depressional cypress sloughs, roadside swales, and
seasonal ponds that make up the wetlands throughout the TPMA. Changes to the regional hydrology
through the installation of roadways, swales, and the Faka-Union canal have facilitated a significant
infestation of the native plant communities by exotic, invasive plant species. As a result of these
hydrologic manipulations, areas noted on the map as freshwater forested wetlands have been observed
to remain dry throughout the wet season. Wetland dependent wildlife species such as wood stork, little
blue heron, and roseate spoonbill have been observed utilizing the seasonally flooded wetlands
throughout the TPMA.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). Mapped soils
on this parcel show the TPMA is comprised of mainly non-hydric soils. Hallandale Fine Sand, nearly level,
poorly drained soils associated with flatwoods, are mapped within 59% of the TPMA. Boca, Riviera,
Limestone Substratum and Copeland Fine Sand, Depressional soils, hydric, very poorly drained soils
found in depressions, swamps, and marshes, are mapped within 35% of the TPMA. Hallandale and Boca
Fine Sand, hydric, very poorly drained soils found in depressions, swamps, and marshes, are mapped
within 6% of the TPMA.
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Figure 13 – CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 14 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 15 - LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
The parcels within the Gore TPMA provide habitat and dispersal corridors for a significant number of
imperiled and common wildlife species. The TPMA parcels are located within 1 mile of the Florida
Panther National Wildlife Refuge, Picayune Strand State Forest and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve,
as well as the low-density development of the Northern Golden Gate Estates residential area. A wildlife
crossing exists beneath I-75 which provides connectivity between the Gore TPMA and Picayune Strand
State Forest.
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Figure 16 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
Acquisition of the parcels within the Gore TPMA would be an expansion of the existing Conservation
Collier Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve. The Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve currently provides 1.5 miles of
hiking trails with conceptual plans for expansion in the coming years dependent on acquisitions. Overall,
it is important to note that adding onto the preserve will provide additional acreage that will not be
developed and in turn will be available for wildlife utilization. The addition of trails and site
improvements to these parcels will be evaluated and reviewed. Potential public use opportunities for
the parcels within the TPMA include:
Hiking: Some of the parcels could be incorporated into the preserve trail system.
Nature Photography: These properties provide opportunities for nature photography.
Birdwatching: Parcels will provide opportunities for birdwatching and are included in an annual
Christmas Bird Count Route.
Kayaking/Canoeing: The parcels do not provide opportunities for kayaking or canoeing. However, the
preserve as a whole may have such opportunities in the future along the canal as budgeting and
permitting consideration allow.
Hunting: Hunting opportunities will be assessed with each management plan update to the preserve.
The limited acreage and existing private inholdings indicate that hunting would not be a compatible
land use at this time.
Fishing: Acquisition of TPMA parcels may provide opportunities for fishing in the future along the canal
as budgeting and permitting consideration allow.
Environmental Education: Programs and special events could be held within the existing Gore Nature
Center parcel, if acquired.
3.2.2 Accessibility
Additional passive recreational hiking trails may be considered for incorporation on the parcels within
the Gore TPMA. Parcels within the TPMA are accessible via Desoto Blvd, 36th Ave SE, and 34th Ave SE.
The Cypress Cove Conservancy parcel has been developed for public natural resource based
educational opportunities containing walking trails, a main building, an education center, a small
gazebo, a chickee hut, and a gravel parking lot.
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3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The TPMA parcels are visible along Desoto Blvd, 36th Ave SE, and 34th Ave SE and would contribute to
preserving the natural aesthetics of the Golden Gate Estates.
Figure 17 – Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Hiking Trail
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3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Approximately 50-65% of the plant communities within the TPMA parcels are infested with invasive
vegetation – primarily Brazilian pepper. Other species of concern include lantana, mission grass, cogon
grass, and Boston fern.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The TPMA parcels contain fire dependent communities that have experienced decades of fire
suppression and hydrologic changes that have resulted in a significant dry down of wetland habitats.
The TPMA parcels and surrounding areas have significant wildfire risk and would be unlikely candidates
for maintenance through controlled burning until significant fuel reduction took place within the
parcels and surrounding private lands.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
Parcels within the Gore TPMA experience occasional ATV trespass issues and some illegal dumping in
the road right of ways. Consideration must be made to preventing ATV trespass if incorporating public
use opportunities onto acquisition parcels.
3.3.3 Assistance
The FWC Invasive Plant Management Section (IPMS) has provided funding assistance for exotic
vegetation removal within the Gore Preserve in the past. Opportunities exist for additional funding
assistance to offset initial exotic removal costs.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcels are Zoned as Estates. Estates zoning provides lands for low density residential
development in a semi-rural to rural environment, with limited agricultural activities. Allowable density
is 1 unit per 2.25 acres, or 1 unit per lot if under 2.25 acres. In addition to low density residential
density with limited agricultural activities, the E district is also designed to accommodate as
Conditional Uses, Development that provides services for and is compatible with the low density
residential, semi-rural and rural character of the E district.
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Figure 18 – Zoning
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Figure 19 –Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcels within the Gore TPMA are within an area being rapidly targeted for development for
clearing and new home construction.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following does not affect the scoring. The following are items that will be
addressed in the Executive Summary to the Board of County Commissioners if this property moves
forward for ranking.
Trash and dumping concerns will be reviewed and highlighted on a parcel-by-parcel basis as
applications are received. A telephone pole and some large plastic piping was observed on the Rivera
parcel. There is potential for an I-75 Interchange in the area of the Gore TPMA, and a roadway
expansion and stormwater ponds may be needed in the near future. If these properties are approved
for the A-List, staff will take this information into consideration when planning amenities and public
access on the site. Additionally, when applicable, language will be memorialized in the Purchase
Agreements and related closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will be able to
purchase a portion of the properties from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if and when
needed, at the original per-acre acquisition cost.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 6 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring
Cost
Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
$89,800 $44,900
Acquired lands within the Gore TPMA would be treated
on an annual basis and acreage incorporated into the
existing preserve maintenance to reduce acreage cost.
Initial estimated $500/acre cost will be higher for newly
acquired parcels and should reduce over time with
continued maintenance to an estimated $250/acre
Trail
Construction
and Signage
$5,000 $100 If public access trails are incorporated into acquisition
parcels
TOTAL $93,950 $44,600
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6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are
the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential
for partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT Parks and
Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and nonprofit
organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways. Application for
this program is typically made for pre-acquired sites up to two years from the time of acquisition. The
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of Environmental
Protection in helping communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable community
development and protecting natural resources and open space. The program receives 21 percent
Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: Staff has been advised that the Florida Forever Program is concentrating on
funding parcels already included on its ranked priority list. This parcel is not inside a Florida Forever
priority project boundary. Additionally, the Conservation Collier Program has not been successful in
partnering with the Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition policies and issues regarding
joint title between the programs.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Gore TPMA
Target Protection Mailing Area: Gore
Folio(s): 79 parcels – 179.6 ac.
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 120 75
2 - Human Value 80 54 68
3 - Restoration and Management 80 46 57
4 - Vulnerability 80 64 81
TOTAL SCORE 400 284 71
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 120
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 - Rockland
Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal
Scrub, 1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach Dune, 1620 -
Coastal Berm, 1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand,
or 1650 - Maritime Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric
Pine Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic
Flatwoods)
60 60
Mesic flatwoods in
areas where
wetland
hardwoods have
transitioned from
hydrologic changes
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 -
Mangrove Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 -
Mangrove Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida
Cooperative Land Cover Classification System native plant
communities)
20 20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited
species) (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
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1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20 20
e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 90
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80 80 FL panther
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning
sites, nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select
highest score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat (Please
describe) 10 10 adjacent to Gore
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 40
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within a
CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2 or
3 area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or
5 area 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6
area 0 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an
Outstanding Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek,
river, lake, canal or other surface water body 20 20 Faka Union canal
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an
identified flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water
quality enhancement 0 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide
onsite water attenuation 10 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
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d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 200
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150 150 177.9 ac.
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50 50
Dr. Robert H. Gore
III Preserve
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it
and nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 450
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*160) 160 120
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 80
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20
b. Fishing 20 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20 20
e. Equestrian 20 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking,
photography, wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 95
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
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a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking
(Requires site development plan) 25 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10
d. No public parking available 0
2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking
distance of housing development) 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0
2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 15
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5 5 Mature Cypress
and pine
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10 10 adjacent to Desoto
Blvd
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 190
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 54
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 50
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50 50
High invasive
density but equally
high native seed
source and
diversity
intermixed.
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities
(>65%)
25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
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3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire
dependent plant communities
20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0 0 Fire unlikely to be
safely contained
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 50
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential
(Dumping, contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other)
(Select the highest score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50 50
ATV trespass and
minimal potential
dumping
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 20
c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not
feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.3.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 100
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE
(Awarded Points/Possible Points*80) 80 46
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 125
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest
score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100 100 Estates
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5 acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than 1
unit per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and Neutral,
Agriculture 25 25
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c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands
Stewardship Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 20
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select all
that apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10 5
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or
multi-unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 145
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 64
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8. Additional Site Photos
Mature Cypress within Gore TPMA
Faka-Union canal with opportunities for enhance public access amenities
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Typical site conditions of wetland hardwood communities that have transitioned to mesic flatwood.
Harper Partnership property
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Interior of Harper Partnership parcel
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 12 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 13 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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Conservation Collier
Initial Criteria Screening Report
Klett
Owner Name: Dwight and Ulrike Klett
Folio Numbers: 58104600002
Size: 0.57 acres
Staff Report Date: January 7, 2026
79
36
64 67
160
80 80 80
0
50
100
150
200
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 245/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview ................................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up ...............................................................................................................6
Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands .........................................................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ............................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) .............................. 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 13
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 14
Figure 7 – Maritime hammock ................................................................................................ 15
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 16
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 10 – 1980 aerial ............................................................................................................ 18
Figure 11 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19
Figure 12 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 13 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 14 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 22
3.2 Human Values ....................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 23
3.2 Restoration and Management ............................................................................................... 23
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3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 23
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 23
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Vulnerability .......................................................................................................................... 23
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 23
Figure 15 – Zoning ................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 16 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 25
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 25
4. Acquisition Considerations ................................................................................................................... 25
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 26
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ......................... 26
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 26
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 27
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 38
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
Klett
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands
Klett
Southworth
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Klett Dwight Arthur and Ulrike Elfriede Klett
Folio Numbers 58104600002
Target Protection
Area Urban Within the Marco Island TPMA
Size 0.57 acres
Section, Township,
and Range S17, T52, R26
Zoning
Category/TDRs RSF-3 3 units per acre
FEMA Flood Map
Category X; X500; and AE
Primarily X (low-to-moderate flood risk, outside the high-
risk Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)); some X500
(moderate flood risk area, located between the 100-year
and 500-year floodplains); and small amount in SW corner
of AE (a SFHA with 1% annual chance of shallow flooding,
usually in the form of a pond, with an average depth
ranging from 1 to 3 feet. These areas have a 26% chance of
flooding over the life of a 30-year mortgage).
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Undeveloped;
single-family home
Single family homes to the N and E; roads then single-family
homes to the W and S; undeveloped land also S
Development Plans
Submitted None None
Known Property
Irregularities None
Other County Dept
Interest None known
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 79 160 49%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 45 53 85%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 27 27 100%
1.3 - Water Resources 0 27 0%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 7 53 13%
2 - Human Values 36 80 45%
2.1 - Recreation 6 34 17%
2.2 - Accessibility 26 34 75%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 4 11 38%
3 - Restoration and Management 64 80 80%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 55 55 100%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 9 23 40%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 67 80 83%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 58 58 100%
4.2 - Development Plans 9 22 40%
Total 245 400 61%
79
36
64 67
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 245/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? YES
The parcel contains Coastal Scrub and Maritime Hammock.
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? NO
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? NO
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? YES
The parcel is visible and readily accessible from a public roadway and can be accessed year-round.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire
risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? NO
The property is uplands and contributes only minimally to aquifer recharge.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
YES
Although it is small, the property contains many gopher tortoise burrows and important habitat for
migrating warblers.
Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? NO
The parcel is not adjacent to any conservation lands.
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Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
The property is within the Marco Island TPMA
The Klett parcel met 4 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The parcel was mapped as Medium Density, Fixed Single Family Unit; however, it was undeveloped and
contained Maritime Hammock and Coastal Scrub natural communities.
The Maritime Hammock canopy is dominated by live oak (Quercus virginiana), gumbo limo (Bursera
simaruba), strangler fig (Ficus aurea), and cabbage palm (Sabal Palmetto). The midstory consists of hog
plum (Ximenia americana), wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa), myrsine (Myrsine cubana), snowberry
(Chiococca alba), marlberry (Ardisia escallonioides), wild lime (Zanthoxylum fagara), red bay (Persea
borbonia), and American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana). The understory is relatively open with
heavy leaf litter; Mother-in-law’s tongue (Dracaena hyacinthoides) is heavy in some areas; and some
oak seedlings and muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) are present. The Coastal Scrub is dominated by sand
live oak (Quercus geminata), and cabbage palm. Catclaw blackbead (Pithecellobium unguis-cati), Tough
bully (Sideroxylon tenax), prickly pear (Opuntia mesacantha) and pinewoods finger grass (Eustachys
petraea) are also present
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of about 15%. The primary invasive plants
observed were Mother-in-law’s tongue, Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia) and cape
honeysuckle (Tecomaria capensis) with some white leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala), Sisal hemp
(Agave sisalana), and Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora).
The state-endangered cardinal airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata), hoopvine (Trichostigma octandrum),
and giant wild pine (Tillandsia utriculata) were observed on the property.
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Klett
Southworth
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 7 – Maritime hammock
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) and many active gopher tortoise burrows were observed on
the property. Although small, the parcel provides maritime hammock habitat for migrating warblers.
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
Klett
Southworth
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The parcel does not protect water resources. It is mapped as containing non-hydric soils, and no
wetlands exist on the site. Additionally, aquifer recharge mapping indicates only minimal contribution
to recharge.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). The majority
of the site is mapped as containing “Urban land-Aquents complex, organic substratum” (soil materials
that have been dug from different areas in the county and spread over muck soils for coastal urban
development). A small portion of the eastern side of the property is mapped as containing “Paola Fine
Sand, 1 to 8 pct slopes” (nearly level to gently rolling, excessively drained soil on coastal dunes on Marco
Island).
An investigation of 1969 aerial indicates that most of the Klett parcel may not have been cleared and
filled when the canals were created as is suggested by the mapped soils.
Figure 10 – 1969 aerial
Klett
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Figure 11 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
Klett
Southworth
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Figure 12 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 13 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
This parcel is adjacent to single-family homes on all sides with roadways to the west and south. To the
south, there is also an undeveloped parcel (Agua Colina) between the Klett parcel and Conservation
Collier owned South Terra Corp.
Figure 14 - Conservation Lands
Klett
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel could provide year-round access for passive, recreational activities like hiking.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The parcel is accessible via two paved roads – Scott Dr. and Indian Hill St. Parking is available along the
side of each road.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The parcel is visible from a public road. The current owner indicated that an archaeological survey on
the property did not yield any evidence of archaeological material.
3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of approximately 15%. The primary invasive
plants observed were Brazilian pepper, Mother-in-law’s tongue, and cape honeysuckle with some
white leadtree, Sisal hemp, and Surinam cherry. Large trees should be removed from the parcel due to
its small size and adjacent homes.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The natural communities are not fire maintained.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
No site security issues appear to exist within the parcel
3.3.3 Assistance
No management assistance is anticipated.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcel is zoned RSF-3, which would allow for the development of one single family home on the
parcel.
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Figure 15 – Zoning
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Figure 16 – Future Land Use
3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcel is not currently planned for development.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following items may not have significantly affected the scoring but are
worth noting.
No other acquisition considerations are associated with the parcel.
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5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
$1,000 N/A Initial assumes $2,000/acre (for removal of large
trees/shrubs); recurring assumes in-house treatment
TOTAL $1,000 N/A
6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are
the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential
for partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and
nonprofit organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways.
Application for this program is typically made for pre-acquired sites up to two years from the time of
acquisition. The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of
Environmental Protection in helping communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable
community development and protecting natural resources and open space. The program receives 21
percent Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: The Conservation Collier Program has not been successful in partnering
with the Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition policies and issues regarding joint title
between the programs.
Additional Funding Sources: There are no additional funding sources known at this time.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Klett
Target Protection Mailing Area: Marco Island
Folio(s): 58104600002
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 79 49
2 - Human Value 80 36 45
3 - Restoration and Management 80 64 80
4 - Vulnerability 80 67 83
TOTAL SCORE 400 245 61
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 170
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 - Rockland
Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal
Scrub, 1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach Dune, 1620 - Coastal
Berm, 1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand, or 1650 -
Maritime Hammock)
100 100
Coastal Scrub
& Maritime
Hammock
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric Pine
Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic Flatwoods) 60
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida Cooperative
Land Cover Classification System native plant communities) 20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10 10 See 1.1.1.
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited
species) (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40 40 15%
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
e. ≥75% infestation 10
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1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 100
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80 80
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning sites,
nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select highest
score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20 20
gopher
tortoise and
migratory
warblers
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat (Please
describe) 10
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 0
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within a
CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2 or 3
area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or 5
area 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6 area 0 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an
Outstanding Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek, river,
lake, canal or other surface water body 20
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an identified
flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water quality
enhancement 0 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide onsite
water attenuation 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 25
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
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b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and
nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 295
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 79
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 20
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20
b. Fishing 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20
e. Equestrian 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking, photography,
wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 90
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking
(Requires site development plan) 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10 10
d. No public parking available 0
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2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking distance
of housing development) 10 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0
2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 15
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5 5 Oaks and
gumbos
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 125
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 36
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 120
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100 100 15%
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire
dependent plant communities
20 20 Not fire
dependant
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 20
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential (Dumping,
contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 20 20 neighbors
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c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted (Please
describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 140
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 64
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 130
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5 acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than 1 unit
per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and Neutral,
Agriculture 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship
Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 20
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select all that
apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or multi-
unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 150
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 67
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8. Additional Site Photos
View from Indian Hill St. looking north
View from Scott Dr. looking northeast
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Gopher tortoise
Disturbed Coastal Scrub
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Maritime hammock
Brazilian pepper within parcel
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Snowberry
Large oaks on property
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View looking west
View looking north
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Overhead view
Canopy
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 9 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 11 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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Initial Criteria Screening Report
Kueffner Trust
Owner Name: Kim M. Kueffner Trust
Folio Numbers: 25840000821
Size: 0.34 acres
Staff Report Date: February 4, 2026
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36
64 67
160
80 80 80
0
50
100
150
200
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 236/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview ................................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up ...............................................................................................................6
Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands .........................................................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ............................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) .............................. 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 13
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 14
Figure 7 – Maritime hammock ................................................................................................ 15
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 16
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19
Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 22
3.2 Human Values ....................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 23
3.2 Restoration and Management ............................................................................................... 23
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 23
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3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 23
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 23
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Vulnerability .......................................................................................................................... 23
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 23
Figure 14 – Zoning ................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 15 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 25
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 25
4. Acquisition Considerations ................................................................................................................... 25
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 26
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ......................... 26
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 26
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 27
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 38
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands
Kueffner Trust
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Kueffner Trust Kim M. Kueffner Trust
Folio Numbers 25840000821
Target Protection
Area Urban Within the Marco Island TPMA
Size 0.34 acres
Section, Township,
and Range S21, T52, R26
Zoning
Category/TDRs RSF-4 4 units per acre
FEMA Flood Map
Category AE; X500; and X
Western half is AE (a SFHA with 1% annual chance of
shallow flooding, usually in the form of a pond, with an
average depth ranging from 1 to 3 feet. These areas have a
26% chance of flooding over the life of a 30-year
mortgage); middle is X500 (moderate flood risk area,
located between the 100-year and 500-year floodplains);
and small amount in NE corner is X (low-to-moderate flood
risk, outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA)).
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Single-family
home; road;
Undeveloped
Single family home to the S; roads then single-family homes
to the N and E; undeveloped land to the W.
Development Plans
Submitted None None
Known Property
Irregularities None
Other County Dept
Interest None known
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 69 160 43%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 43 53 80%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 27 27 100%
1.3 - Water Resources 0 27 0%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 0 53 0%
2 - Human Values 36 80 45%
2.1 - Recreation 6 34 17%
2.2 - Accessibility 26 34 75%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 4 11 38%
3 - Restoration and Management 64 80 80%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 55 55 100%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 9 23 40%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 67 80 83%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 58 58 100%
4.2 - Development Plans 9 22 40%
Total 236 400 59%
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64 67
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 236/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? YES
The parcel contains Coastal Scrub and Maritime Hammock.
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? NO
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? NO
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? YES
The parcel is visible and readily accessible from a public roadway, can be accessed year-round, and
contains mature sea grape and gumbo limbo trees.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire
risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? NO
The property is uplands and contributes only minimally to aquifer recharge.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
YES
Although it is small, the property contains approximately 15 potentially occupied gopher tortoise
burrows and important habitat for migrating warblers.
Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? NO
The parcel is not adjacent to any conservation lands.
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Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
The property is within the Marco Island TPMA
The Kueffner Trust parcel met 4 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The parcel was mapped as Medium Density, Fixed Single Family Unit; however, it was undeveloped and
contained Maritime Hammock and Coastal Scrub natural communities.
The Maritime Hammock canopy is dominated by sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera), gumbo limo (Bursera
simaruba), live oak (Quercus virginiana), strangler fig (Ficus aurea), and cabbage palm (Sabal Palmetto).
The midstory consists of wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa), coco plum (Chrysobalanus icaco), and limber
caper (Cynophalla flexuosa). The understory is relatively open with heavy leaf litter; Mother-in-law’s
tongue (Dracaena hyacinthoides) and some oak seedlings and muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) are
present. The Coastal Scrub is dominated by sand live oak (Quercus geminata), and cabbage palm.
Catclaw blackbead (Pithecellobium unguis-cati), Florida swampprivet (Forestiera segregata), prickly
pear (Opuntia mesacantha) and yellow joyweed (Alternanthera flavescens) are also present.
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of about 10% or less. The invasive plants
observed were Mother-in-law’s tongue, carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides), arrow-head vine
(Syngonium sp.), and guineagrass (Urochloa maxima).
The state-endangered hoopvine (Trichostigma octandrum) was observed on the property.
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 7 – Maritime hammock
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
Approximately 15 potentially occupied gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows were observed
on the property. Although small, the parcel also provides maritime hammock habitat for migrating
warblers.
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The parcel does not protect water resources. It is mapped as containing non-hydric soils, and no
wetlands exist on the site. Additionally, aquifer recharge mapping indicates only minimal contribution
to recharge.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). The entire
parcel is mapped as containing “Paola Fine Sand, 1 to 8 pct slopes” (nearly level to gently rolling,
excessively drained soil on coastal dunes on Marco Island).
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Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
This parcel is adjacent to single-family homes on three sides with roadways to the north and east.
There is no direct connection to conservation land, but parcels to the west and kitty-corner to the
northeast are undeveloped. Kitty-corner parcel contains high density gopher tortoise population.
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel could provide year-round access for passive, recreational activities like hiking.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The parcel is accessible via two paved roads – W. Inlet Dr. and Watson Rd. Parking is available along
the side of each road.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The parcel is visible from a public, paved road and is within the boundary of the Caxambas
archeological site.
3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of 10% or less. The primary invasive plant
observed Mother-in-law’s tongue. One medium-sized carrotwoods and a few seedlings were observed
along the southern boundary. Only a few guinegrass and arrow-head vine plants were observed. Exotic
vegetation could be treated in-house by staff. The agave plants present would need to be identified to
species to determine whether they are native.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The natural communities are not fire maintained.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
No site security issues appear to exist within the parcel
3.3.3 Assistance
No management assistance is anticipated.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcel is zoned RSF-4, which would allow for the development of one single family home on the
parcel.
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Figure 14 – Zoning
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Figure 15 – Future Land Use
3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcel is not currently planned for development.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following items may not have significantly affected the scoring but are
worth noting.
No other acquisition considerations are associated with the parcel.
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5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
N/A N/A Assumes in-house treatment
Signage $1,500 N/A Educational signage
TOTAL $1,500 N/A
6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are
the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential
for partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and
nonprofit organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways.
Application for this program is typically made for pre-acquired sites up to two years from the time of
acquisition. The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of
Environmental Protection in helping communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable
community development and protecting natural resources and open space. The program receives 21
percent Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: The Conservation Collier Program has not been successful in partnering
with the Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition policies and issues regarding joint title
between the programs.
Additional Funding Sources: There are no additional funding sources known at this time.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Kueffner
Target Protection Mailing Area: Marco Island
Folio(s): 25840000821
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 69 43
2 - Human Value 80 36 45
3 - Restoration and Management 80 64 80
4 - Vulnerability 80 67 83
TOTAL SCORE 400 236 59
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 160
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 - Rockland
Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal
Scrub, 1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach Dune, 1620 - Coastal
Berm, 1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand, or 1650 -
Maritime Hammock)
100 100
Coastal Scrub &
Maritime
Hammock
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric Pine
Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic Flatwoods) 60
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida Cooperative
Land Cover Classification System native plant communities) 20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10 10
Coastal Scrub &
Maritime
Hammock
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited
species) (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10 10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40 40 10%
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30
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d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 100
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80 80
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning sites,
nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select highest
score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20 20
gopher tortoise
and migratory
warblers
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat (Please
describe) 10
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 0
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within a
CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2 or 3
area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or 5
area 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6 area 0 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an
Outstanding Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek, river,
lake, canal or other surface water body 20
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an identified
flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water quality
enhancement 0 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide onsite
water attenuation 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 0
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
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a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and
nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 260
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 69
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 20
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20
b. Fishing 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20
e. Equestrian 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking, photography,
wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 90
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking
(Requires site development plan) 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10 10
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d. No public parking available 0
2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking distance
of housing development) 10 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0
2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 15
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5 5 Gumbos and
Sea grapes
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 125
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 36
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 120
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100 100 10%
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire
dependent plant communities
20 20 Not fire
dependent
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 20
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential (Dumping,
contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 20 20 neighbors
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c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted (Please
describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 140
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 64
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 130
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5 acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than 1 unit
per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and Neutral,
Agriculture 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship
Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 20
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select all that
apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or multi-
unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 150
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 67
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8. Additional Site Photos
View from W. Inlet Rd. looking west
View from Watson Rd. looking south
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Western side of parcel
Interior of property
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Mother-in-laws tongue on interior of property
North side of parcel
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Interior of parcel
Disturbed coastal scrub
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Aerial view of parcel
View looking north
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View looking east
View looking southeast
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 9 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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Section 33 Target Protection Area Parcels and Acreage: 31 parcels (245.1 ac)
Applied Parcel Owner(s), Acreage, and Folios:
Jeffrey and Ellyn Bednar (9.74 ac.; 00342960002)
Staff Report Date: February 4, 2026
(Original Report Date: 8/3/22)
123
60
30
9
160
80 80 80
0
50
100
150
200
1 - Ecological
Value
2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration
and Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 221/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview ...........................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up .........................................................................................................................6
2.1 Summary of Property Information ....................................................................................................7
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................7
Figure 3 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................8
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................8
2.2 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, Sec. 12) ....................................9
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 11
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 11
Table 4. Listed Plant Species.................................................................................................... 11
Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 12
Figure 5 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 13
Figure 6 – Cypress and slash pine forest that has been subjected to stand replacing wildfire 14
Figure 7 – Good condition hydric pine flatwood ..................................................................... 14
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 15
Table 5 – Listed Wildlife Detected ........................................................................................... 15
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19
Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 23
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 24
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 24
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 24
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 24
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Figure 14 – Flooded hydric pine flatwoods ............................................................................. 24
3.2 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 24
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 24
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 24
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 25
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 25
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 25
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 25
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 25
Figure 15 - Zoning .................................................................................................................... 27
Figure 16 - Zoning Overlays ..................................................................................................... 28
Figure 17 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 29
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 30
4. Acquisition Considerations .................................................................................................................. 30
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 30
Table 6 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ................ 30
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 30
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 31
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 37
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 38
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Multiple Current applicant – Mary V. Simmons Trust Est
Folio Number Multiple Current application – 00344720004
Target Protection Area
North Belle Meade
Preserve TPMA –
RFMUD - Sending
The entire TPMA encompasses both Sections 33 and 34
of Twn 49, R 27, but this report only evaluates TPMA
parcels within Section 33.
Size 256.1-acres total 33 parcels ranging from 2.50 - 38.94-acres
Section, Township, and
Range S33, Twn 49, R27
Zoning Category/TDRs
A-RFMUD-Sending-
NBMO with east
side NRPA
Agricultural base zoning in Rural Fringe Mixed Use
District. All parcels are Sending with a North Belle
Meade Overlay – Eastern parcels also have a Natural
Resource Protection Area Overly
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Agriculture,
Conservation
Parcels to the north are agricultural but will be mined in
future. Parcels to west are owned by county and may be
developed for a variety of uses. Many parcels to east are
private conservation land
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None known
Other County Dept
Interest Transportation Potential for Wilson corridor extension to go through
this area
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Figure 3 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 123 160 77%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 32 53 60%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 27 27 100%
1.3 - Water Resources 11 27 40%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 53 53 100%
2 - Human Values 60 80 75%
2.1 - Recreation 34 34 100%
2.2 - Accessibility 23 34 67%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural
Enhancement 3 11 25%
3 - Restoration and Management 30 80 37%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 21 55 38%
3.2 - Remediation and Site
Security 9 23 40%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 9 80 11%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 2 58 4%
4.2 - Development Plans 7 22 30%
Total 221 400 55%
123
60
30
9
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 221/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
TPMA does not contain CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community. Parcels contain Hydric pine flatwoods,
Mixed shrub wetland, Cypress, Mesic pine flatwoods.
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? YES
Parcels contain Hydric pine flatwoods and Mesic pine flatwoods.
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? N/A
The parcels also contain Mixed shrub wetland and Cypress, but already contain CLIP Priority 2
Natural Communities.
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? NO
The parcels are not visible or readily accessible from a public roadway. There is potential access
in the future but there is currently no public right of way to access the property. The County
Manager’s agency recently acquired the 960 acres to the west and Conservation Collier recently
acquired the adjacent 256 acres.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat,
wildfire risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? YES
Hydric soils exist on just over 87% of the parcels and wetland plant communities are found
throughout the parcels.
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Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species
habitat? YES
FWC Species Richness Maps show potential for 4-7 species to utilize the properties including
federally endangered Florida panther, red-cockaded woodpecker, Florida bonneted bat, and
state-threatened Florida gopher tortoise and Big Cypress fox squirrel. Panther telemetry (from
1986-2020) shows consistent utilization of the site by radio-collared individuals. The property is
included within known historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered red-cockaded
woodpeckers and a red-cockaded woodpecker was observed by Conservation Collier staff on the
adjacent A-list parcels.
Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? YES
These parcels are adjacent to the 287-acre Conservation Collier North Belle Meade Preserve.
These parcels also contribute to an important wildlife corridor connecting species from the
Florida Panther Refuge, Golden Gate Rural Estates, Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve, as well as the
Picayune Strand State Forest and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve to the south through wildlife
underpasses under I-75. Currently there is habitat connectivity between this site and the
Conservation Collier Nancy Payton Preserve. This property provides an ecological link to the
northern range expansion goals of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan.
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
The North Belle Meade Preserve TPMA met 5 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
North Belle Meade Preserve parcels contain a variety of vegetative communities displaying varied
successional states and overlap of species. The early successional state is primarily the result of a
wildfire that recently passed through the area, causing severe canopy and mid-story mortality. The
overlap of species between plant communities can be partly contributed to an altered hydroperiod
caused by the I-75 canal drainage.
The major plant communities present are hydric flatwoods (CLIP Priority II Natural Community), mesic
flatwoods (CLIP Priority II Natural Community), and cypress/cabbage. Due to wildfire, the seasonally
drier mesic flatwoods had a significant thermal thinning of the slash pine (Pinus elliotti var. densa)
canopy. Areas where the Florida slash pine canopy was removed by fire are dominated by a cabbage
palm (Sabal palmetto) midstory, now acting as the overstory; this cabbage palm midstory already
existed before the wildfire. The mesic flatwoods groundcover is dominated by saw palmetto (Serenoa
repens), muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia), grasses and herbaceous plants, and bare patches of sand.
Hydric flatwoods seemed to be less severely impacted by wildfire, as mature Florida slash pine still
form a scattered canopy in the lower, wetter areas. The hydric flatwood midstory is dominated by
cabbage palm and wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera). Ground cover in the hydric flatwoods is composed of
scattered saw palmetto and small wax myrtle, along with grasses, sedges, and herbaceous plants. The
cypress/cabbage plant community had a mix of cypress (Taxodium spp.) and Florida slash pine
overstory before the wildfire occurred. Most of the slash pine trees were lost in the fire. Most cypress
trees were top killed; they are resprouting from the base but are only a few feet tall. The midstory in
this plant community is dominated by cabbage palms, now acting as the canopy. The cypress/cabbage
groundcover is dominated by saw palmetto, grasses, sedges, and herbaceous plants.
Invasive plants encountered include cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), Caesar weed (Urena lobata),
melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia), rattlebox (Crotalaria spp.), Brazilian pepper (Schinus
terebinthifolia), and shrubby false buttonwood (Spermacoce verticillata). Cogon grass, Caesar weed,
Brazilian pepper, and rattlebox are restricted to the drier upland sites, while melaleuca is present in
wet and dry areas. There are large stands of top-killed melaleuca saplings that are resprouting from the
base. The shrubby false buttonwood appears in disturbed, cleared areas and has begun to spread into
the drier mesic flatwoods.
Table 4. Listed Plant Species
Common Name Scientific Name State Status Federal Status
Giant air plant Tillandsia utriculata State Endangered Not Listed
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Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Figure 5 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 6 – Cypress and slash pine forest that has been subjected to stand replacing wildfire
Figure 7 – Good condition hydric pine flatwood
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
CLIP4 Species Richness Maps show potential for 5-10 focal species to utilize the properties including
federally endangered Florida panther, red-cockaded woodpecker, Florida bonneted bat, and state-
threatened Florida gopher tortoise and Big Cypress fox squirrel. Panther telemetry (from 1986-2020)
shows consistent utilization of the site by radio-collared individuals, most recently a breeding female
with kittens. FWC panther road mortality data along Interstate 75 indicates there is movement of Florida
panther between the property and the Picayune Strand State Forest, with the most recent road
mortalities between the site and the state forest occurring in March 2020. The property is included
within known historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers. There has
been agricultural clearing including logging of cypress and pine within the property. Site inspection
indicates recruitment of young pines is occurring within the logged area. The presence of six-lined racer
runners (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus) indicates a scrubby component to some of the mesic flatwoods.
Table 5 – Listed Wildlife Detected
Common Name Scientific Name State
Status
Federal
Status Mode of Detection
Red-cockaded
Woodpecker Picoides borealis Endangered Endangered Observed on site visit
Florida Panther Puma concolar coryi Endangered Endangered FWC Telemetry
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Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The mixed scrub/shrub wetlands, cypress, and hydric pine flatwoods hold shallow surface water during
the wet season. These wet areas provide seasonal habitat for wetland dependent species, especially
wading birds. These areas contain depressional soils, primarily Riviera fine sand with limestone
substratum. These parcels do not provide significant aquifer recharge capacity, but the northern areas
protect the 20-year wellfield protection zone.
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Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
These parcels directly connect to North Belle Meade Preserve, a large block of conservation easements
to the east, the Picayune Strand State Forest via wildlife underpasses to the south, and to the remaining
undeveloped portions of the Golden Gate Estates to the north and west. Telemetry data show Florida
panther use this area to cross between the Nancy Payton Preserve in the Golden Gate Estates and larger
conservation areas to the south and the east. These parcels also provide an ecological link to the
northern range expansion goals of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Plan. Protecting habitat on
both sides of I-75 may provide opportunities to install additional wildlife crossings.
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Figure 13 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
These parcels provide year-round access for a wide variety of recreational activities including but not
limited to hunting, fishing, equestrian, cycling, hiking. The open landscape provides excellent
opportunities for wildlife watching. There is an established trail network on site with minimal
alteration could provide miles of hiking trails.
3.2.2 Accessibility
Currently the site is accessed through a gate on Blackburn Rd which is closed to the public. Future
development on the adjoining counting owned parcel on the western border as well as the proposed
Wilson corridor extension may provide easy paved access.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
These parcels currently provide green space along I-75.
Figure 14 – Flooded hydric pine flatwoods
3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Invasive plants encountered include cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), Caesar weed (Urena lobata),
melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia), rattlebox (Crotalaria spp.), Brazilian pepper (Schinus
terebinthifolia), and shrubby false buttonwood (Spermacoce verticillata). Melaleuca seedlings infest
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large swaths of wetland habitat. The disturbed nature of the site makes it vulnerable to additional
infestations, especially cogon grass.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
Despite a recent history of stand replacing wildfire, these parcels would still benefit from regular
prescribed burning. The proximity to I-75 limits, but not bar, the application of prescribed fire.
Although native, the high density of cabbage palms creates an obstacle to restoration by overcrowding
more desirable species and creating fuel loads that other species cannot tolerate when burned. When
occurring at sufficient density, cabbage palms burn at high temperatures that kill the overstory trees.
This reduction in canopy cover creates desirable conditions for cabbage palm recruitment which in turn
increases intensity of subsequent fires. Cabbage palms will have to be chemically or mechanically
thinned and then burned on a short return interval in order the restore the slash pine and cypress
canopy. Existing trails, right of ways, and bulldozer lines may be utilized as fire breaks.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
This site requires major canopy rehabilitation in the form of replanting due to past wildfires, logging,
grazing, clearing, and off-roading. Invasive species and cabbage palms will need to be controlled before
planting occurs. There are numerous off-road vehicle trails crossing the parcels primarily around the
perimeter and leading to private inholdings. One individual is currently residing on the Cycle 10 parcels
but is scheduled to leave with his belongings before closing. The remoteness of the parcels and
existing perimeter barbwire fencing limits trespass. Most off-road traffic within the parcels is
suspected to be done by those accessing private inholdings within the TPMA. There have been reports
of poaching on the parcels in the recent past.
3.3.3 Assistance
Assistance is not predicted.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
These parcels are Sending Lands within the Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay (RFMUO) with a Natural
Resource Protection Area (NRPA), and approximately half are covered with a North Belle Meade Overlay.
LDC section 2.03.08.A provide the description of Sending Lands:
RFMU sending lands are those lands that have the highest degree of environmental value and
sensitivity and generally include significant wetlands, uplands, and habitat for listed species.
RFMU sending lands are the principal target for preservation and conservation. Density may be
transferred from RFMU sending lands as provided in section 2.03.07 D.4.c. All NRPAs within the
RFMU district are also RFMU sending lands.
LDC section 2.03.08.B provide the description of NRPAs:
The purpose and intent of the Natural Resource Protection Area Overlay District (NRPA) is to:
protect endangered or potentially endangered species by directing incompatible land uses away
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from their habitats; to identify large, connected, intact, and relatively unfragmented habitats,
which may be important for these listed species; and to support State and Federal agencies'
efforts to protect endangered or potentially endangered species and their habitats. NRPAs may
include major wetland systems and regional flow-ways. These lands generally should be the
focus of any federal, state, County, or private acquisition efforts. Accordingly, allowable land
uses, vegetation preservation standards, development standards, and listed species protection
criteria within NRPAs set forth herein are more restrictive than would otherwise be permitted in
the underlying zoning district and shall be applicable in addition to any standards that apply in
the underlying zoning district.
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Figure 15 - Zoning
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Figure 16 - Zoning Overlays
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Figure 17 – Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
Zoning favors conservation within the TPMA, however the Wilson Corridor Extension may be aligned
through the property. Once the corridor is constructed surrounding lands may transition from
agricultural to more intensive forms of use.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following does not affect the scoring. The following are items that will be
addressed in the Executive Summary to the Board of County Commissioners if this property moves
forward for ranking.
These properties could be within the alignment of the future Wilson Benfield Road Extension. If these
properties are approved for the A-List, staff will take this information into consideration when planning
amenities and public access on the site. Additionally, when applicable, language will be memorialized
in the Purchase Agreements and related closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation
will be able to purchase a portion of the properties from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if
and when needed, at the original per-acre acquisition cost.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 6 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive Vegetation
Removal $102,400 $38,400 $400/acre initial, $150/acre recurring. 256-acres
Cabbage Palm
Treatment $102,400 N/A $400/acre
Native Plant
Installation $22,175 N/A
$70/1,000 slash pine seedlings, $225/1,000 cypress
seedlings. $1/tree installation. 15,000 pines, 5,000
cypress
Trail/Firebreak
Installation and
Maintenance
$5,000 $1,000 Connecting established trails and installing firebreaks
along property boundaries
Interpretive Signage $1,000 N/A
Total $232,975 $39,400
6. Potential for Matching Funds
There are no known matching funds or partnership opportunities for acquisition in this area.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: North Belle Meade Preserve TPMA
Target Protection Mailing Area: North Belle Meade Preserve
Folio(s):
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 123 77
2 - Human Value 80 60 75
3 - Restoration and Management 80 30 37
4 - Vulnerability 80 9 11
TOTAL SCORE 400 221 55
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 120
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 -
Rockland Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub,
1214 - Coastal Scrub, 1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach
Dune, 1620 - Coastal Berm, 1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 -
Coastal Strand, or 1650 - Maritime Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 -
Hydric Pine Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic
Flatwoods)
60 60 Hydric and Mesic Pine
Flatwoods
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 -
Mangrove Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 -
Mangrove Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida
Cooperative Land Cover Classification System native plant
communities)
20 20
Hydric Pine
Flatwoods, Mesic
Flatwoods, Cypress,
Cypress/Pine/Cabbage
Palm, Glades Marsh,
Mixed Scrub-Shrub
Wetlands,
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
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1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited
species) (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10 10 Tillandsia utriculata
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30 30
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 100
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80 80
Red-cockaded
Woodpecker, Florida
Panther
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c. CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning
sites, nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select
highest score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20 20 Protects foraging
habitat for RCW
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat
(Please describe) 10
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 40
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within
a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2
or 3 area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4
or 5 area 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6
area 0 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
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a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an
Outstanding Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek,
river, lake, canal or other surface water body 20 20
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an
identified flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water
quality enhancement 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10 10
Riviera fine sand,
limestone substratum
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide
onsite water attenuation 10 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 200
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50 50
Conservation
easements to the
east, PSSF to the
south
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between
it and nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 460
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*160) 160 123
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 120
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20 20
b. Fishing 20 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20 20
d. Biking 20 20
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e. Equestrian 20 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking,
photography, wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 80
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20 20
Paved access may
become available
once Wilson Corridor
extension is
completed
d. No public access 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking
(Requires site development plan) 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10
d. No public parking available 0
2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking
distance of housing development) 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0 0
2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 10
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10 10 Improves aesthetics
from I-75
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
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e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 210
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 60
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 45
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary
to restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities
(>65%)
25 25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire
dependent plant communities
20 20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 20
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential
(Dumping, contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other)
(Select the highest score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues
predicted (Please describe) 20 20 ATV trespass issues
predicted
c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not
feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
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b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 65
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE
(Awarded Points/Possible Points*80) 80 30
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 5
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest
score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5
acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater
than 1 unit per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and
Neutral, Agriculture 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands
Stewardship Area 5 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 15
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select
all that apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial
or multi-unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 20
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 9
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8. Additional Site Photos
Representative habitat photos taken on Cycle 10 parcels
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 9 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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Nachbar
Owner Name: Ronald & Joanne Nachbar
Folio Numbers: 40572440006
Size: 5.00 acres
Staff Report Date: January 7, 2026
37 31
57 56
160
80 80 80
0
50
100
150
200
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 181/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview ................................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up ...............................................................................................................6
Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands .........................................................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ............................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) .............................. 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 13
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 14
Figure 7 – Pine Flatwoods on the left; Cypress – Mixed Hardwoods to the right ................... 15
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 16
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19
Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 22
3.2 Human Values ....................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 23
3.2 Restoration and Management ............................................................................................... 23
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 23
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3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 23
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 23
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Vulnerability .......................................................................................................................... 23
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 23
Figure 14 – Zoning ................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 15 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 25
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 26
4. Acquisition Considerations ................................................................................................................... 26
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 26
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ......................... 26
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 26
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 27
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 36
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Nachbar Ronald and Joanne Nachbar
Folio Numbers 40572440006
Target Protection
Area NGGE Not within a TPMA
Size 5.00 acres
Section, Township,
and Range S31, T48, R28
Zoning
Category/TDRs Estates 1 unit per 2.25 acres
FEMA Flood Map
Category X; X500; and AH
Primarily X (low-to-moderate flood risk, outside the high-
risk Special Flood Hazard Area); some X500 (moderate flood
risk area, located between the 100-year and 500-year
floodplains); and some AH (1% annual chance of shallow
flooding, usually in the form of a pond, with an average
depth ranging from 1 to 3 feet. These areas have a 26%
chance of flooding over the life of a 30-year mortgage).
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Undeveloped;
Developed, rural
single-family home
Undeveloped lots to the N and W; Single-family residence
to the E; 12th Ave. NE and single-family residences to the S.
Development Plans
Submitted None
Home and ROW permits submitted but abandoned.
Property owners moved out of area – no longer plan to
build.
Known Property
Irregularities None
Other County Dept
Interest None known
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 37 160 23%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 13 53 25%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 11 27 40%
1.3 - Water Resources 13 27 50%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 0 53 0%
2 - Human Values 31 80 39%
2.1 - Recreation 6 34 17%
2.2 - Accessibility 23 34 67%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 3 11 25%
3 - Restoration and Management 57 80 71%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 34 55 63%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 23 23 100%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 56 80 69%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 56 58 96%
4.2 - Development Plans 0 22 0%
Total 181 400 45%
37 31
57 56
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 181/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
The parcel contains Cabbage Palm/Pine/Oak hammock.
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? YES
Pine Flatwoods
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? N/A
Property also contains Cypress – Mixed Hardwoods, but already contains Pine Flatwoods
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? YES
The parcel is visible and readily accessible from a public roadway and can be accessed year-round.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire
risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? YES
The property will hold water during rain events, contains wetlands, and contributes moderately to
aquifer recharge.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
NO
Because of its small size, this parcel individually does not offer significant biological values.
Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? NO
The parcel is not adjacent to any conservation lands.
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Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? NO
The Nachbar parcel met 3 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The parcel was mapped as containing Pine Flatwoods and Cypress – Mixed Hardwoods. The site visit
confirmed the presence of these communities.
The Pine Flatwoods canopy is dominated by slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and cabbage palm (Sabal
Palmetto) with an occasional laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia). The midstory consists of cabbage palm,
saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), myrsine (Myrsine cubana) and American beautyberry (Callicarpa
americana). The understory consists of a very thick pine needle layer and muscadine (Vitis
rotundifolia), greenbriers (Smilax spp.), swamp fern (Telmatoblechnum serrulatum) with occasional
bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum). The Cypress - Mixed Hardwoods canopy is dominated by cypress
(Taxodium sp.), laurel oak, and cabbage palm with an occasional dahoon (Ilex cassine). The midstory
consists primarily of Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia) with some cabbage palm and wild coffee
(Psychotria spp.). The understory consists of swamp fern.
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of about 30%. The primary invasive plant
observed was Brazilian pepper with some Caesarweed (Urena lobata) present.
The state endangered cardinal airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata) was observed on the property.
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 7 – Pine Flatwoods on the left; Cypress – Mixed Hardwoods to the right
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
Multiple Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) and Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus)
telemetry points have been noted around the parcel.
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The parcel protects water resources. It is mapped as containing primarily hydric soils, wetlands appear
to exist on about 72% of the site, and it most likely holds water during the wet season. Additionally,
aquifer recharge mapping indicates moderate contribution to recharge.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). The mapped
hydric soils on the parcel include “Riviera, Limestone Substratum – Copeland Fine Sand” (nearly level,
poorly drained soils associated with sloughs and cypress swamps).
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Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
This parcel is adjacent to undeveloped 5-acre lots to the north and west, but it is not directly adjacent
to conservation lands.
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel could provide year-round access for passive, recreational activities like hiking.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The parcel is accessible via a paved road. Parking is available along 12th Ave. NE.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The parcel is visible from a public road.
3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of approximately 30%. The primary invasive plant
observed was Brazilian pepper. Caesarweed was also observed.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The natural communities would benefit from fire; however, due to the parcel’s small size and location,
prescribed fire is not likely.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
No site security issues appear to exist within the parcel
3.3.3 Assistance
No management assistance is anticipated.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcel is zoned Estates and has an allowable density of 1 unit per 2.25 acres, which would allow for
two single-family residence on the parcel.
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Figure 14 – Zoning
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Figure 15 – Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcel is not currently planned for development.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following items may not have significantly affected the scoring but are
worth noting.
No other acquisition considerations are associated with the parcel.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
$2,000 $750 Initial assumes $400/acre; recurring assumes $150/acre
TOTAL $2,000 $750
6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are
the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential
for partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and
nonprofit organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways.
Application for this program is typically made for pre-acquired sites up to two years from the time of
acquisition. The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of
Environmental Protection in helping communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable
community development and protecting natural resources and open space. The program receives 21
percent Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: The Conservation Collier Program has not been successful in partnering
with the Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition policies and issues regarding joint title
between the programs.
Additional Funding Sources: There are no additional funding sources known at this time.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Nachbar
Target Protection Mailing Area: N/A (NGGE)
Folio(s): 40572440006
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 37 23
2 - Human Value 80 31 39
3 - Restoration and Management 80 57 71
4 - Vulnerability 80 56 69
TOTAL SCORE 400 181 45
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 50
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 - Rockland
Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal
Scrub, 1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach Dune, 1620 - Coastal
Berm, 1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand, or 1650 -
Maritime Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric Pine
Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic Flatwoods) 60
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida Cooperative
Land Cover Classification System native plant communities) 20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10 10
Pine
Flatwoods and
Cypress -
Mixed
Hardwoods
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited
species) (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10 10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
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b. 10 - 25% infestation 40
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30 30 30%
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 40
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning sites,
nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select highest
score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat (Please
describe) 10
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 50
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within a
CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2 or 3
area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or 5
area 20 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6 area 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an
Outstanding Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek, river,
lake, canal or other surface water body 20
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an identified
flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water quality
enhancement 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide onsite
water attenuation 10 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 0
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
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a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and
nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 140
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 37
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 20
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20
b. Fishing 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20
e. Equestrian 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking, photography,
wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 80
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking
(Requires site development plan) 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10 10
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d. No public parking available 0
2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking distance
of housing development) 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0 0
2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 10
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 110
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 31
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 75
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75 75 30%
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire
dependent plant communities
20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 50
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential (Dumping,
contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 20
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c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted (Please
describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 125
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 57
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 125
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5 acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than 1
unit per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and Neutral,
Agriculture 25 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship
Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 0
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select all
that apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or
multi-unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 125
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 56
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8. Additional Site Photos
View from 12th Ave. NE looking north
Pine flatwoods
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View looking down into property from above – note light green Brazilian pepper
View of property looking south
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Cypress
Pine flatwoods near cypress boundary
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Pine needles on ground
Interior of property
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 9 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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Owner Name: Carlos Alfonso Vasquez Jr.
Folio Numbers: 36967960008
Size: 2.81 acres
Staff Report Date: January 7, 2026
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57 60
160
80 80 80
0
50
100
150
200
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 183/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview .........................................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up .........................................................................................................................6
Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands ...................................................................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ....................................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) ................................ 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 13
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 14
Figure 7 – Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm ................................................................................... 15
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 16
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19
Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 22
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 23
3.2 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 23
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3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 23
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 23
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 23
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 23
Figure 14 – Zoning ................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 15 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 25
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 26
4. Acquisition Considerations ................................................................................................................... 26
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 26
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ............................. 26
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 26
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 27
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 36
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Vasquez Carlos Alfonso Vasquez Jr.
Folio Numbers 36967960008
Target Protection
Area NGGE Not within a TPMA
Size 2.81 acres
Section, Township,
and Range S7, T49, R27
Zoning
Category/TDRs Estates 1 unit per 2.25 acres
FEMA Flood Map
Category AH and X
Primarily AH (1% annual chance of shallow flooding, usually
in the form of a pond, with an average depth ranging from
1 to 3 feet. These areas have a 26% chance of flooding over
the life of a 30-year mortgage); some X (low-to-moderate
flood risk, outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area)
near the road.
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Undeveloped;
Developed, rural
single-family home
Undeveloped lot to the W; Single-family residences to the E
and S; Golden Gate Blvd. W. and single-family residences to
the N.
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None
Other County Dept
Interest None known
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 35 160 22%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 13 53 25%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 16 27 60%
1.3 - Water Resources 5 27 20%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 0 53 0%
2 - Human Values 31 80 39%
2.1 - Recreation 6 34 17%
2.2 - Accessibility 23 34 67%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural
Enhancement 3 11 25%
3 - Restoration and Management 57 80 71%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 34 55 63%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 23 23 100%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 60 80 75%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 56 58 96%
4.2 - Development Plans 4 22 20%
Total 183 400 46%
35 31
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160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 183/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? NO
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? YES
Property also contains Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? YES
The parcel is visible and readily accessible from a public roadway and can be accessed year-round.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire
risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? YES
The property will hold water during rain events, contains wetlands, and contributes moderately to
aquifer recharge.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
NO
Because of its small size, this parcel individually does not offer significant biological values.
Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? NO
The parcel is not adjacent to any conservation lands.
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Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? NO
The Vasquez parcel met 3 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The parcel was mapped as containing Cypress; however, Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm was observed
during the site visit.
The canopy is dominated by cypress (Taxodium sp.), slash pine (Pinus elliottii), and cabbage palm
(Sabal Palmetto) with an occasional laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia). The midstory consists primarily of
Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia) with some cabbage palm, myrsine (Myrsine cubana) and
American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) with occasional laurel oak. The groundcover consists of
southern dewberry (Rubus trivialis), muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia), greenbriers (Smilax spp.), swamp
fern (Telmatoblechnum serrulatum) with occasional bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum).
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of about 30%. The primary invasive plant
observed was Brazilian pepper with some Caesarweed (Urena lobata) present.
The state endangered cardinal airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata) was observed on the property.
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 7 – Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
A Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) telemetry points has been noted on the adjacent parcel.
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The parcel protects water resources. It is mapped as containing hydric soils, wetlands appear to exist on
the entire site, and it most likely holds water during the wet season. Aquifer recharge mapping indicates
minimal contribution to recharge.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). The soils map
indicates the presence of one soil type, the hydric “Riviera Fine Sand, Limestone Substratum” (nearly
level, poorly drained soil associated with sloughs and broad, poorly defined drainageways.).
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Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
This parcel is adjacent to an undeveloped 2.73-acre lot to the west, but it is not directly adjacent to
conservation lands.
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel could provide year-round access for passive, recreational activities like hiking.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The parcel is accessible via a paved road. Parking is available along 17th St. SW.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The parcel is visible from a public road.
3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of approximately 30%. The primary invasive plant
observed was Brazilian pepper. Caesarweed was also observed.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The natural community would benefit from fire; however, due to the parcel’s small size and location,
prescribed fire is not likely.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
No site security issues appear to exist within the parcel
3.3.3 Assistance
No management assistance is anticipated.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcel is zoned Estates and has an allowable density of 1 unit per 2.25 acres, which would allow for
one single-family residence on the parcel.
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Figure 14 – Zoning
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Figure 15 – Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcel is not currently planned for development.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following items may not have significantly affected the scoring but are
worth noting.
No other acquisition considerations are associated with the parcel.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
$1,100 $410 Initial assumes $400/acre; recurring assumes $150/acre
TOTAL $1,100 $410
6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are
the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential
for partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and
nonprofit organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways.
Application for this program is typically made for pre-acquired sites up to two years from the time of
acquisition. The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of
Environmental Protection in helping communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable
community development and protecting natural resources and open space. The program receives 21
percent Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: The Conservation Collier Program has not been successful in partnering
with the Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition policies and issues regarding joint title
between the programs.
Additional Funding Sources: There are no additional funding sources known at this time.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Vasquez
Target Protection Mailing Area: N/A (NGGE)
Folio(s): 36967960008
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible Points Awarded Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 35 22
2 - Human Value 80 31 39
3 - Restoration and Management 80 57 71
4 - Vulnerability 80 60 75
TOTAL SCORE 400 183 46
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible Points Awarded Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 50
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select
highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities
(1130 - Rockland Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213
- Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal Scrub, 1312 -
Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach Dune, 1620 -
Coastal Berm, 1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 -
Coastal Strand, or 1650 - Maritime Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities
(22211 - Hydric Pine Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet
Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic Flatwoods)
60
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities
(5250 - Mangrove Swamp, or 5240 - Salt
Marsh)
50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities
(5250 - Mangrove Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities
(Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification
System native plant communities)
20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10 10 Cypress/Pine/Cabbage
Palm
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding
commercially exploited species) (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10 10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
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1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select
highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30 30 30%
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 60
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the
highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the
parcel 80
b. Listed wildlife species documented on
adjacent property 60 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries,
roosts, denning sites, nesting grounds, high
population densities, etc) (Select highest
score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat
(Please describe) 20
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant
wildlife habitat (Please describe) 10
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife
habitat 0 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 20
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest
score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection
zone or within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge
Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer
Recharge Priority 2 or 3 area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer
Recharge Priority 4 or 5 area 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer
Recharge Priority 6 area 0 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides
buffering for an Outstanding Florida
Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides
buffering for a creek, river, lake, canal or other
surface water body 20
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c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides
buffering for an identified flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for
surface water quality enhancement 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that
apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is
likely to provide onsite water attenuation 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain
management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 0
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with
conservation lands 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but
parcels between it and nearby conservation
lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 130
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE
(Awarded Points/Possible Points*160) 160 35
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible Points Awarded Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 20
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select
all that apply)
a. Hunting 20
b. Fishing 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling,
swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20
e. Equestrian 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation
(Hiking, photography, wildlife watching,
environmental education, etc)
20 20
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g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based
recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 80
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation
year round 20 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation
seasonally 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based
recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest
score)
a. Public access via paved road 50 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest
score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide
on-site parking 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide
on-site parking (Requires site development
plan)
25
b. Public parking available nearby or on
adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10 10
d. No public parking available 0
2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest
score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians
(within walking distance of housing
development)
10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0 0
2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 10
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all
that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public
thoroughfare 10 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 110
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HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 31
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible Points Awarded Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 75
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs
(Select the highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant
management necessary to restore and
maintain native plant communities (<30%)
100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant
management necessary to restore and
maintain native plant communities (30-65%)
75 75 30%
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management
necessary to restore and maintain native plant
communities (>65%)
50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management
and replanting necessary to restore and
maintain native plant communities (>65%)
25
e. Restoration of native plant community not
feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and
compatibility (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant
communities and is compatible with prescribed
fire or parcel does not contain fire dependent
plant communities
20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant
communities and is incompatible with
prescribed fire
0 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 50
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict
potential (Dumping, contamination,
trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the
highest score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict
issues predicted 50 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human
conflict issues predicted (Please describe) 20
c. Major site remediation or human conflict
issues predicted (Please describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict
issues not feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity
likely 5
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b. Management assistance by other entity
unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL
SCORE 175 125
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT
WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80)
80 57
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible Points Awarded Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 125
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select
the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily,
industrial or commercial 100 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than
1 unit per 5 acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of
no greater than 1 unit per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the
highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe
Receiving and Neutral, Agriculture 25 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural
Lands Stewardship Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 10
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest
score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been
applied for or SDP application has been
submitted
15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to
development (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or
planned commercial or multi-unit residential
development
5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 135
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 60
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8. Additional Site Photos
View from Golden Gate Blvd looking south
Interior of property
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Interior of property
Brazilian pepper inside property
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Aerial view of property looking south
Aerial view of property looking north – note light green Brazilian pepper on left side or parcel
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 9 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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Conservation Collier
Initial Criteria Screening Report
Marlins
Owner Name: Nancy M. Marlins Est / Fannie C. Dennis
Folio Numbers: 00443120000
Size: 1.03 acres
Staff Report Date: January 7, 2026
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14
57 58
160
80 80 80
0
50
100
150
200
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 171/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview .........................................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up .........................................................................................................................6
Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands ...................................................................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ....................................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) ................................ 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 13
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 14
Figure 7 – Cypress – Wetland Hardwoods ............................................................................... 15
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 16
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19
Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 22
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 23
3.2 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 23
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3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 23
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 23
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 23
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 23
Figure 14 – Zoning ................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 15 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 25
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 26
4. Acquisition Considerations ................................................................................................................... 26
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 26
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ............................. 26
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 26
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 27
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 36
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands
Marlins
Perera
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Marlins Nancy M. Marlins Est / Fannie C. Dennis
Folio Numbers 00443120000
Target Protection
Area Urban Within East Naples TPMA
Size 1.03 acres
Section, Township,
and Range S32, T50, R26
Zoning
Category/TDRs Agricultural 1 unit per 5.00 acres; since less than 5.00 acres, 1 unit per
parcel
FEMA Flood Map
Category
AE, within Coastal
Floodplain
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) - high risk of flooding; at
least a 1% annual chance of flooding, or a 26% chance of
flooding over a 30-year mortgage.
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Undeveloped;
easement road and
canal
Undeveloped lots to the W, S, and E; unpaved, dirt/sand
easement road and canal to the N, single-family homes
across the canal
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None Stormwater easement/maintenance road along northern
edge
Other County Dept
Interest None known
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 41 160 26%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 8 53 15%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 11 27 40%
1.3 - Water Resources 16 27 60%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 7 53 13%
2 - Human Values 14 80 18%
2.1 - Recreation 11 34 33%
2.2 - Accessibility 3 34 8%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 0 11 0%
3 - Restoration and Management 57 80 71%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 34 55 63%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 23 23 100%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 58 80 72%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 58 58 100%
4.2 - Development Plans 0 22 0%
Total 171 400 43%
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57 58
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 171/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? NO
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? YES
Cypress – Mixed Hardwoods
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? NO
The parcel is not visible or readily accessible from a public roadway.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire
risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? YES
The property will hold water during rain events, contains wetlands, and provides storm surge
protection.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
NO
Because of its small size, this parcel individually does not offer significant biological values.
Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? NO
The parcel is not adjacent to conservation lands, but undeveloped land exists between it and a
private conservation easement to the west.
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Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
The Marlins parcel met 3 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The parcel was mapped as containing Wet Melaleuca and Mixed Shrubs; however, staff observed
Cypress – Wetland Hardwoods during the site visit.
The canopy is dominated by cypress (Taxodium sp.) and melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) but also
contains slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and earleaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis) with occasional red maple
(Acer rubrum) and laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia). The midstory is relatively open and consists of
cabbage palm (Sabal Palmetto) and myrsine (Myrsine cubana) with an occasional groundsel tree
(Baccharis halimifolia) and buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). The understory consists of swamp
fern (Telmatoblechnum serrulatum), giant leather fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium), royal fern
(Osmunda spectabilis), and sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense).
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of about 50%. The primary invasive plant
observed was melaleuca with some earleaf acacia, java plum (Syzygium cumini), and climbing fern
(Lygodium sp.) present.
No listed plant species were observed on the property.
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Marlins
Perera
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
Marlins
Perera
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Figure 7 – Cypress – Wetland Hardwoods
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
No listed species were observed or reported on the property. The site provides foraging habitat for
wading birds and most likely provides habitat for white-tailed deer, raccoons, and other wildlife that
would be found in the area.
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
Marlins
Perera
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The parcel protects water resources. Although it is mapped as containing 100% non-hydric soils,
wetlands appear to exist on the entire site, and it holds water during the wet season. Additionally, the
parcel provides storm surge protection, and it is mapped as contributing moderately to aquifer recharge.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). The mapped
non-hydric soil on the parcel is “Immokalee Fine Sand” (nearly level, poorly drained soil associated with
flatwoods).
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Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
Marlins
Perera
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Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey
Marlins
Perera
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Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map
Marlins
Perera
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
Although this parcel is not directly adjacent to conservation lands, it is adjacent to undeveloped parcels
to the west, south, and east. Parcels between Marlins and the Wentworth Estates South Florida Water
Management District conservation easement to the west are undeveloped.
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel could provide seasonal access for passive, recreational activities like hiking and year-round
access for fishing.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The parcel is not accessible to the public. It is accessible along a dirt/sand trail behind 2 locked gates.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The parcel is not visible from a public road.
3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of approximately 50%. The primary invasive plant
observed was melaleuca. Earleaf acacia, java plum, and climbing fern were also observed.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The natural community would benefit from fire; however, due to the parcel’s small size and location,
prescribed fire is not likely.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
No site security issues appear to exist within the parcel
3.3.3 Assistance
No management assistance is anticipated.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcel is zoned Agricultural within the Urban Coastal Fringe Subdistrict and has an allowable density
of 1 unit per 5.00 acres, which would allow for one single-family residence on the parcel.
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Figure 14 – Zoning
Marlins
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Figure 15 – Future Land Use
Marlins
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3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcel is not currently planned for development.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following items may not have significantly affected the scoring but are
worth noting.
This parcel is one of approximately 99 parcels within a 140-acre triangle of undeveloped land. Although
legal access exists, no roads or utilities currently run to any of the parcels within the triangle.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
$1,000 $200 Initial assumes $1,000/acre; recurring assumes $200/acre
TOTAL $1,000 $200
6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are
the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential
for partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and
nonprofit organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways.
Application for this program is typically made for pre-acquired sites up to two years from the time of
acquisition. The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of
Environmental Protection in helping communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable
community development and protecting natural resources and open space. The program receives 21
percent Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: The Conservation Collier Program has not been successful in partnering
with the Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition policies and issues regarding joint title
between the programs.
Additional Funding Sources: There are no additional funding sources known at this time.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Marlins
Target Protection Mailing Area: East Naples
Folio(s): 00443120000
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 41 26
2 - Human Value 80 14 18
3 - Restoration and Management 80 57 71
4 - Vulnerability 80 58 72
TOTAL SCORE 400 171 43
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 30
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 - Rockland
Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal Scrub,
1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach Dune, 1620 - Coastal Berm,
1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand, or 1650 - Maritime
Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric Pine
Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic Flatwoods) 60
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida Cooperative
Land Cover Classification System native plant communities) 20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10 10
Cypress -
mixed
hardwoods
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited
species) (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40
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c. 25 - 50% infestation 30
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20 20 50%
e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 40
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning sites,
nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select highest
score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat (Please
describe) 10
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 60
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within a CLIP4
Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2 or 3 area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or 5 area 20 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6 area 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an Outstanding
Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek, river,
lake, canal or other surface water body 20 20
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an identified
flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water quality
enhancement 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide onsite
water attenuation 10 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 25
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
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b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and
nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 155
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 41
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 40
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20
b. Fishing 20 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20
e. Equestrian 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking, photography,
wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 10
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking (Requires
site development plan) 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10
d. No public parking available 0 0
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2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking distance of
housing development) 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0 0
2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 0
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 50
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 14
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 75
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75 75 50%
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the highest
score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is compatible
with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire dependent plant
communities
20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 50
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential (Dumping,
contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 20
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c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted (Please
describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 125
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 57
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 130
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5 acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than 1 unit
per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and Neutral,
Agriculture 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship
Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 0
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select all that
apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or multi-
unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 130
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 58
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8. Additional Site Photos
North side of property
North side of property
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Swamp fern and royal fern – not water marks on trees
Interior of property
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Melaleuca
Interior of property
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View looking north
View of canopy
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 9 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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Owner Name: Jay Perera & Kamani Karandana
Folio Numbers: 00443040009
Size: 1.03 acres
Staff Report Date: January 7, 2026
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14
69 58
160
80 80 80
0
50
100
150
200
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 205/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview .........................................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up .........................................................................................................................6
Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands ...................................................................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ....................................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) ................................ 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Ecological Values ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 12
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 13
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 14
Figure 7 – Hydric Pine Flatwoods ............................................................................................ 15
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 16
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 17
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19
Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 20
Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 21
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 22
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 22
3.2 Human Values ................................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 23
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 23
3.2 Restoration and Management ....................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 23
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3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 23
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 23
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 23
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 23
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 23
Figure 14 – Zoning ................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 15 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 25
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 26
4. Acquisition Considerations ................................................................................................................... 26
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 26
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ............................. 26
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 26
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 27
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 36
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands
Marlins
Perera
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name Perera Jay Perera & Kamani Karandana
Folio Numbers 00443040009
Target Protection
Area Urban Within East Naples TPMA
Size 1.03 acres
Section, Township,
and Range S32, T50, R26
Zoning
Category/TDRs Agricultural 1 unit per 5.00 acres; since less than 5.00 acres, 1 unit per
parcel
FEMA Flood Map
Category
AE, within Coastal
Floodplain
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) - high risk of flooding; at
least a 1% annual chance of flooding, or a 26% chance of
flooding over a 30-year mortgage.
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Undeveloped;
easement road and
canal
Undeveloped lots to the N, S, and E; unpaved, dirt/sand
easement road and canal to the W with a CE across the
canal
Development Plans
Submitted None
Known Property
Irregularities None Stormwater easement/maintenance road along western
edge
Other County Dept
Interest None known
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 64 160 40%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 27 53 50%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 13 27 50%
1.3 - Water Resources 11 27 40%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 13 53 25%
2 - Human Values 14 80 18%
2.1 - Recreation 11 34 33%
2.2 - Accessibility 3 34 8%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 0 11 0%
3 - Restoration and Management 69 80 86%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 46 55 83%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 23 23 100%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 58 80 72%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 58 58 100%
4.2 - Development Plans 0 22 0%
Total 205 400 51%
64
14
69 58
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 205/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? YES
Hydric Pine Flatwoods
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? NO
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? NO
The parcel is not visible or readily accessible from a public roadway.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire
risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? YES
The property will hold water during rain events, contains wetlands, and provides storm surge
protection.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
NO
Because of its small size, this parcel individually does not offer significant biological values.
Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? YES
The parcel is adjacent to a private conservation easement west of the canal.
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Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
The Perera parcel met 4 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The parcel was mapped as containing Hydric Pine Flatwoods. The site visit confirmed the presence of
this community.
The canopy is dominated by slash pine (Pinus elliottii) and melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) with
occasional cypress (Taxodium sp.) and laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia). The midstory is relatively open
and consists of cabbage palm (Sabal Palmetto), saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), and myrsine (Myrsine
cubana) with an occasional dahoon (Ilex cassine). The understory consists of swamp fern
(Telmatoblechnum serrulatum) and sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense).
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of about 25-30%. The primary invasive plant
observed was melaleuca with some earleaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis) and climbing fern (Lygodium
sp.) present.
No listed plant species were observed on the property.
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Marlins
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 7 – Hydric Pine Flatwoods
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
No listed species were observed or reported on the property. The site provides foraging habitat for
wading birds and most likely provides habitat for white-tailed deer, raccoons, and other wildlife that
would be found in the area.
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The parcel protects water resources. Although it is mapped as containing nearly 100% non-hydric soils,
wetlands appear to exist on the entire site, and it holds water during the wet season. Additionally, the
parcel provides storm surge protection. It is mapped as contributing minimally to aquifer recharge.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). The mapped
non-hydric soil on the parcel is “Immokalee Fine Sand” (nearly level, poorly drained soil associated with
flatwoods).
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Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
This parcel is adjacent to undeveloped parcels to the north, south, and east and adjacent to
Wentworth Estates’ South Florida Water Management District conservation easement across the canal
to the west.
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel could provide seasonal access for passive, recreational activities like hiking and year-round
access for fishing.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The parcel is not accessible to the public. It is accessible along a dirt/sand trail behind 2 locked gates.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The parcel is not visible from a public road.
3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of approximately 25-30%. The primary invasive
plant observed was melaleuca. Earleaf acacia and climbing fern were also observed.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
The natural community would benefit from fire; however, due to the parcel’s small size and location,
prescribed fire is not likely.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
No site security issues appear to exist within the parcel
3.3.3 Assistance
No management assistance is anticipated.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcel is zoned Agricultural within the Urban Coastal Fringe Subdistrict and has an allowable density
of 1 unit per 5.00 acres, which would allow for one single-family residence on the parcel.
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Figure 14 – Zoning
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Figure 15 – Future Land Use
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3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcel is not currently planned for development.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following items may not have significantly affected the scoring but are
worth noting.
This parcel is one of approximately 99 parcels within a 140-acre triangle of undeveloped land. Although
legal access exists, no roads or utilities currently run to any of the parcels within the triangle.
5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
$1,000 $200 Initial assumes $1,000/acre; recurring assumes $200/acre
TOTAL $1,000 $200
6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are
the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential
for partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and
nonprofit organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways.
Application for this program is typically made for pre-acquired sites up to two years from the time of
acquisition. The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of
Environmental Protection in helping communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable
community development and protecting natural resources and open space. The program receives 21
percent Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: The Conservation Collier Program has not been successful in partnering
with the Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition policies and issues regarding joint title
between the programs.
Additional Funding Sources: There are no additional funding sources known at this time.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: Perera
Target Protection Mailing Area: East Naples
Folio(s): 00443040009
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 64 40
2 - Human Value 80 14 18
3 - Restoration and Management 80 69 86
4 - Vulnerability 80 58 72
TOTAL SCORE 400 205 51
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 100
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 - Rockland
Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal Scrub,
1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach Dune, 1620 - Coastal Berm,
1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand, or 1650 - Maritime
Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric Pine
Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic Flatwoods) 60 60 Hydric Pine
Flatwoods
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida Cooperative
Land Cover Classification System native plant communities) 20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10 10
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited species)
(Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30 30 25%
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
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e. ≥75% infestation 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 50
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning sites,
nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select highest score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat (Please
describe) 10 10 CE
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 40
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within a CLIP4
Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2 or 3 area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or 5 area 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6 area 0 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an Outstanding
Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek, river,
lake, canal or other surface water body 20 20
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an identified
flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water quality
enhancement 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide onsite
water attenuation 10 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 50
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
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e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and
nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 240
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 64
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 40
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20
b. Fishing 20 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20
e. Equestrian 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking, photography,
wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 10
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking (Requires
site development plan) 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10
d. No public parking available 0 0
2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking distance of
housing development) 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0 0
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2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 0
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 50
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 14
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 100
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100 100 25%
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the highest
score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is compatible
with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire dependent plant
communities
20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 50
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential (Dumping,
contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 20
c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted (Please
describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
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a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 150
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 69
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 130
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or
commercial 100 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5 acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than 1 unit
per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and Neutral,
Agriculture 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship
Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 0
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select all that
apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or multi-
unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 130
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 58
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8. Additional Site Photos
Interior of propery
Interior of property
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Interior of property
Swamp fern
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Tall saw palmetto on right
Interior of property – saw palmetto on right
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View looking west
Slash pine and melaleuca canopy
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 9 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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Owner Name: YK Real Estate LLC
Folio Numbers: 57194960009
Size: 0.26 acres
Staff Report Date: January 7, 2026
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67
160
80 80 80
0
50
100
150
200
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 163/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Summary of Property ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview ................................................................................................5
Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up ...............................................................................................................6
Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands .........................................................................................................7
2.1 Summary of Property Information ............................................................................................8
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information .....................................................................................8
Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score ....................................................................................................9
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary .....................................................................................9
2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) .............................. 10
3. Initial Screening Criteria ...................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Ecological Values ................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities ....................................................................................................... 11
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities ........................................................................ 12
Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 13
Figure 7 – Interior of property ................................................................................................. 14
3.1.2 Wildlife Communities ............................................................................................................ 15
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 15
Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness ............................................................................. 16
3.1.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 18
Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey ...................................................................................... 19
Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map ............................................................................................... 20
3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 21
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands ............................................................................................... 21
3.2 Human Values ....................................................................................................................... 22
3.2.1 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 22
3.2.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 22
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement ......................................................................................... 22
3.2 Restoration and Management ............................................................................................... 22
3.3.1 Vegetation Management ...................................................................................................... 22
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3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation ..................................................................................................... 22
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire ............................................................................................................ 22
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security .............................................................................................. 22
3.3.3 Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 22
3.4 Vulnerability .......................................................................................................................... 22
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................................................................. 22
Figure 14 – Zoning ................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 15 – Future Land Use ................................................................................................... 24
3.4.2 Development Plans ............................................................................................................... 24
4. Acquisition Considerations ................................................................................................................... 24
5. Management Needs and Costs .............................................................................................................. 25
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ......................... 25
6. Potential for Matching Funds .............................................................................................................. 25
7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form ......................................................................................................... 26
8. Additional Site Photos ......................................................................................................................... 31
APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions ...................................... 37
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1. Introduction
The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and
management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002
and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and
2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management
mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands
(2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the
Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority.
This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to
meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as
amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to
provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance.
The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary
screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements,
and estimated management costs.
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2. Summary of Property
Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview
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Figure 2 - Parcel Close-up
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Figure 3 – Surrounding Lands
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2.1 Summary of Property Information
Table 1 – Summary of Property Information
Characteristic Value Comments
Name YK Real Estate YK Real Estate LLC
Folio Numbers 57194960009
Target Protection
Area Urban Within the Marco Island TPMA
Size 0.26 acres
Section, Township,
and Range S9, T52, R26
Zoning
Category/TDRs RSF-3 3 units per acre
FEMA Flood Map
Category AE; X; and X500
Primarily AE (a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) with 1%
annual chance of shallow flooding, usually in the form of a
pond, with an average depth ranging from 1 to 3 feet.
These areas have a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a
30-year mortgage); some X (low-to-moderate flood risk,
outside the high-risk SFHA); and a small amount of X500
(moderate flood risk area, located between the 100-year
and 500-year floodplains)
Existing structures None
Adjoining properties
and their Uses
Single-family
homes Single family homes on all sides; roads to the N and W
Development Plans
Submitted None None
Known Property
Irregularities None
Other County Dept
Interest None known
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Figure 4 - Secondary Criteria Score
Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary
Criteria Awarded Weighted
Points
Possible Weighted
Points
Awarded/Possible
Points
1 - Ecological Value 32 160 20%
1.1 - Vegetative Communities 5 53 10%
1.2 - Wildlife Communities 21 27 80%
1.3 - Water Resources 5 27 20%
1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 0 53 0%
2 - Human Values 34 80 43%
2.1 - Recreation 6 34 17%
2.2 - Accessibility 26 34 75%
2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 3 11 25%
3 - Restoration and Management 30 80 37%
3.1 - Vegetation Management 21 55 38%
3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 9 23 40%
3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0%
4 - Vulnerability 67 80 83%
4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 58 58 100%
4.2 - Development Plans 9 22 40%
Total 163 400 41%
32 34 30
67
160
80 80 80
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 - Ecological Value 2 - Human Value 3 - Restoration and
Management
4 - Vulnerability
Total Score: 163/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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2.2 Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12)
Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community
Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland
Pine? NO
Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community
Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? NO
Criteria 3: Other Native, Natural Communities
Does the property contain other native, natural communities? NO
Criteria 4: Human Social Values
Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource-based recreation,
and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? YES
The parcel is visible and readily accessible from a public roadway and can be accessed year-round.
Criteria 5: Water Resources
Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer
recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire
risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? NO
The property is uplands and contributes moderately to aquifer recharge.
Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value
Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat?
NO
The parcel is very small and contains just a few gopher tortoise burrows
Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands
Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands
through function as a buffer, ecological link or habitat corridor? NO
Criteria 8: Target Area
Is the property within a Board-approved target protection mailing area? YES
The property is within the Marco Island TPMA
The YK Real Estate parcel met 2 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria.
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3. Initial Screening Criteria
3.1 Ecological Values
3.1.1 Vegetative Communities
The parcel was mapped as Medium Density, Fixed Single Family Unit. Although it is undeveloped, it
does not contain any native plant communities.
The canopy of the parcel is dominated by carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides), white lead tree
(Leucaena leucocephala), and Indian beech tree (Pongamia pinnata) with a live oak (Quercus
virginiana), a West Indian mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni) and a few gumbo limo (Bursera simaruba)
and cabbage palm (Sabal Palmetto). The midstory consists of primarily Brazilian pepper (Schinus
terebinthifolia) with coco plum (Chrysobalanus icaco) and scattered wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa).
The understory is with heavy leaf litter and with the occasional seedlings of canopy and midstory
plants.
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of about 75%. The primary invasive plants
observed were Brazilian pepper and carrotwood with some white leadtree, Indian beech tree, and
Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora).
The state-threatened West Indian mahogany was observed on the property.
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Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
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Figure 6 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System
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Figure 7 – Interior of property
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3.1.2 Wildlife Communities
A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) and some active gopher tortoise burrows were observed on
the property, although the parcel contains fewer burrows than most undeveloped lots in the area.
Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc)
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Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness
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3.1.3 Water Resources
The parcel does not protect water resources. It is mapped as containing non-hydric soils, and no
wetlands exist on the site. Additionally, aquifer recharge mapping indicates only moderate contribution
to recharge.
Soils data is based on the Soil Survey of Collier County Area, Florida (USDA/NRCS, 1990). The entire site
is mapped as containing “Paola Fine Sand, 1 to 8 pct slopes” (nearly level to gently rolling, excessively
drained soil on coastal dunes on Marco Island).
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Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
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Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey
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Figure 12 LIDAR Elevation Map
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3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity
Although this parcel is less than 250 ft. away from Barfield Burrows to the northwest, it is adjacent to
single-family homes on all sides with roadways to the west and north.
Figure 13 - Conservation Lands
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3.2 Human Values
3.2.1 Recreation
This parcel could provide year-round access for passive, recreational activities like hiking.
3.2.2 Accessibility
The parcel is accessible via two paved roads – Dogwood Dr. and Hawaii Cir. Parking is available along
the side of each road.
3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement
The parcel is visible from a public road.
3.2 Restoration and Management
3.3.1 Vegetation Management
3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation
Exotic plants are present at a total estimated density of about 75%. The primary invasive plants
observed were Brazilian pepper and carrotwood with some white leadtree, Indian beech tree, and
Surinam cherry. Large trees should be removed from the parcel due to its small size and adjacent
homes. Replanting would be necessary to create coastal strand or maritime hammock communities.
3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire
This parcel is not fire maintained.
3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security
No site security issues appear to exist within the parcel
3.3.3 Assistance
No management assistance is anticipated.
3.4 Vulnerability
3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use
The parcel is zoned RSF-3, which would allow for the development of one single family home on the
parcel.
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Figure 14 – Zoning
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Figure 15 – Future Land Use
3.4.2 Development Plans
The parcel is not currently planned for development.
4. Acquisition Considerations
Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the
review of this property. The following items may not have significantly affected the scoring but are
worth noting.
No other acquisition considerations are associated with the parcel.
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5. Management Needs and Costs
Table 3 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management
Management
Element
Initial
Cost
Annual
Recurring Cost Comments
Invasive
Vegetation
Removal
$5,200 N/A Initial assumes $20,000/acre (for removal of large
trees/shrubs); recurring assumes in-house treatment
Native plants $3,000
TOTAL $8,200 N/A
6. Potential for Matching Funds
The primary partnering agencies for conservation acquisitions, and those identified in the ordinance are
the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and The Florida Forever Program. The following highlights potential
for partnering funds, as communicated by agency staff.
Florida Communities Trust - Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program: The FCT
Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides grant funds to local governments and
nonprofit organizations to acquire conservation lands, urban open spaces, parks and greenways.
Application for this program is typically made for pre-acquired sites up to two years from the time of
acquisition. The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program assists the Department of
Environmental Protection in helping communities meet the challenges of growth, supporting viable
community development and protecting natural resources and open space. The program receives 21
percent Florida Forever appropriation.
Florida Forever Program: The Conservation Collier Program has not been successful in partnering
with the Florida Forever Program due to conflicting acquisition policies and issues regarding joint title
between the programs.
Additional Funding Sources: There are no additional funding sources known at this time.
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7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form
Property Name: YK Real Estate
Target Protection Mailing Area: Marco Island
Folio(s): 57194960009
Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Percentage
1 - Ecological Value 160 32 20
2 - Human Value 80 34 43
3 - Restoration and Management 80 30 37
4 - Vulnerability 80 67 83
TOTAL SCORE 400 163 41
1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 20
1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score)
a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 - Rockland
Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal Scrub,
1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach Dune, 1620 - Coastal Berm,
1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand, or 1650 - Maritime
Hammock)
100
b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric Pine
Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic Flatwoods) 60
c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50
d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 - Mangrove
Swamp) 25
1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida Cooperative
Land Cover Classification System native plant communities) 20
b. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC native plant communities 10
c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0 0
1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited species)
(Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has ≥5 CLC listed plant species 30
b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20
c. Parcel has ≤ 2 CLC listed plant species 10 10 mahogany
d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0
1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score)
a. 0 - 10% infestation 50
b. 10 - 25% infestation 40
c. 25 - 50% infestation 30
d. 50 - 75% infestation 20
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e. ≥75% infestation 10 10
1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 80
1.2.1 - Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score)
a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80 80
b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60
c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness ≥5 species 40
d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0
1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning sites,
nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select highest score)
a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20
b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat (Please
describe) 10
c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0 0
1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 20
1.3.1 - Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within a CLIP4
Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40
b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2 or 3 area 30
c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or 5 area 20 20
d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6 area 0
1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an Outstanding
Florida Waterbody 30
b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek, river,
lake, canal or other surface water body 20
c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an identified
flowway 15
d. Wetlands exist on site 10
e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water quality
enhancement 0 0
1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply)
a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10
b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide onsite
water attenuation 10
c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10
d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0 0
1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 0
1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score)
a. Parcel is ≥ 300 acres 150
b. Parcel is ≥ 100 acres 100
b. Parcel is ≥ 50 acres 75
c. Parcel is ≥ 25 acres 25
d. Parcel is ≥ 10 acres 15
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e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 0
1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score)
a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50
b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and
nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25
c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0 0
ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 120
ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*160) 160 32
2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
2.1 - RECREATION 120 20
2.1.1 - Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply)
a. Hunting 20
b. Fishing 20
c. Water-based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20
d. Biking 20
e. Equestrian 20
f. Passive natural-resource based recreation (Hiking, photography,
wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20
g. Parcel is incompatible with nature-based recreation 0
2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 90
2.2.1 - Seasonality (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation year round 20 20
b. Parcel accessible for land-based recreation seasonally 10
c. Parcel is inaccessible for land-based recreation 0
2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score)
a. Public access via paved road 50 50
b. Public access via unpaved road 30
c. Public access via private road 20
d. No public access 0
2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score)
a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on-site parking 40
b. Major improvements necessary to provide on-site parking (Requires
site development plan) 25
b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20
c. Street parking available 10 10
d. No public parking available 0
2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking distance of
housing development) 10 10
b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0
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2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 10
2.3.1 - Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply)
a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5
b. Scenic vistas 5
c. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10 10
d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15
e. Other (Please describe) 5
f. None 0
HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 120
HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 34
3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 45
3.1.1 - Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest score)
a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100
b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to
restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75
c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore
and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50
d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting
necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 25 25
e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0
3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the highest
score)
a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is compatible
with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire dependent plant
communities
20 20
b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is
incompatible with prescribed fire 0
3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 20
3.2.1 - Site remediation and human conflict potential (Dumping,
contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the highest
score)
a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50
b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues predicted
(Please describe) 20 20 neighbors
all around
c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted (Please
describe) 5
d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not feasible 0
3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0
3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity
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a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5
b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 65
RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded
Points/Possible Points*80) 80 30
4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible
Points
Awarded
Points Comments
4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 130
4.1.1 - Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score)
a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or commercial 100 100
b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5 acres 75
c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than 1 unit
per 40 acres 50
d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0
4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel designated Urban 30 30
b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and Neutral,
Agriculture 25
c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship
Area 5
d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0
4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 20
4.2.1 - Development plans (Select the highest score)
a. Parcel has been approved for development 20
b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP
application has been submitted 15
c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0
4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select all that
apply)
a. Parcel is primarily upland 10 10
b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10 10
c. Parcel is >10 acres 5
d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or multi-
unit residential development 5
VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 150
VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible
Points*80) 80 67
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8. Additional Site Photos
View of eastern side of parcel looking west
View from Hawaii Cir. Looking south
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View from Dogwood Dr. looking east
Gopher tortoise burrow beneath wild coffee with carrotwood to left and coco plum to right
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Interior of parcel showing one of the gumbo limbos and coco plum mixed with Brazilian pepper
Debris in center of property
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South edge of parcel
Gopher tortoise near burrow in interior of parcel
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Interior of parcel
View looking east
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Overhead view
View looking northwest
Barfield Burrows
Preserve
RK Real Estate
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APPENDIX 1 – Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions
This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida
Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify
statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a
collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida
GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for
acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative
of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3
categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for
natural resource conservation.
Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report.
Figure 5 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities
Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub,
sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie,
upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities
are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context,
based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential
Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context.
Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very
High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium.
This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land
acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC
Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best-available land cover data for
the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote-sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from
water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many
conservation lands) data.
Figure 9 - Potential Habitat Richness CLIP4 Map
This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because
SHCAs do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to
identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat
model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat
was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the
entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat
models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in
the model is 13.
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Figure 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones
High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the
Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The
highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure
also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in
the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department
Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for
potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as
protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be
regulated under this section.
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