MANAGEMENT STATUS REPORT FOR CONSERVATION 20/20 PRESERVES QUARTER 3 REPORT (April-June 2016) August 11, 2016

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1 CAPE CORAL, PINE ISLAND, SANIBEL and MATLACHA PASS AREAS Charlotte Harbor Preserve 446 acres C20/20 Preserves adjacent to Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park Nominations 58, 91, 95, 96, 99, 137, 262, 280, 372, 400 Monitored pile burning progress with contractor Management Plan Status: MOU with DEP, Approved by BOCC 6/3/2008 Yucca Pens Preserve 231 acres C20/20 Preserves near the FWC-managed Yucca Pens Nominations 75, 102, 107, 202, 281 Sandhill cranes documented nesting in restoration area Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 11/27/2007 Pine Island Flatwoods Preserve 730 acres St. James City Nominations 92, 121, 147, 168, 184, 346, 402 Exotics sweep of entire preserve started Fire lines mowed and disked Pump house building and fence primed and painted, rock spread Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/20/2006; second edition drafting underway Pine Island Flatwoods Preserve - Bayside 190 acres St. James City Nomination 389 Wetland restoration and pasture restoration planning Fire lines disked Boundary signs installed along new fence line Storage shed renovation and old irrigation field debris removed Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/10/2012 Galt Preserve 265 acres St. James City Nominations 152, 155, Fire lines disked Wetland sprayed and replanted, treated cattail in mitigation buffer pond Found damage to the fence on York Road and submitted a loss report Fencing cleared at York Road Repaired and replaced eroded concrete at the foot bridges in the parking area Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/16/2007; second edition approved 4/5/2016 Buttonwood Preserve 219 acres Pine Island Nomination Melaleuca removed on northern parcel for free FWC exotics treatment project started Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 8/5/2014 Pineland Site Complex 8.59 acres Pine Island Nomination 48 Sight inspection conducted Management Plan Status: None (partnership)

2 Smokehouse Bay Preserve 268 acres Pine Island Nomination 55, 315 Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 2/9/2010 Cayo Pelau Preserve 189 acres Island just south of Charlotte County line Nomination 161 Trash removed from beach access areas Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 10/14/2008 Carver Preserve 126 acres Pine Island Nomination 368 Checked boundary signs during site inspection Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 2/9/2010 Ding Darling Preserve 3.2 acres Sanibel Nomination 503 No update Management Plan Status: None needed (partnership) NORTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY AREA Prairie Pines Preserve 2,654 acres Between I-75 & US-41, N of Del Prado Extension Nominations 134, 194 Southern trails mowed Low-laying spots on crushed shell loop trail filled Repaired fence break Exotic plants treated in mitigation area Basal-treated lead trees on Del Prado Blvd. extension Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 9/14/2004; second edition approved 1/6/2015 Yellow Fever Creek Preserve 339 acres Yellow Fever Creek area, S & E of Del Prado Nominations 138,156 Extension area FWC contractor completed exotics treatment of wetland areas Damaged trail posts fixed and trail markers added to connect pedestrian entrance at 28 th Street Rehabbed fire line with rental skid steer Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 8/7/2007; second edition approved 5/17/2016 Pop Ash Creek Preserve 307 acres NW corner of Nalle Grade Rd. and Nalle Rd. Nomination 206 Fire lines and trails mowed Trimmed vegetation around parking area signage Parking lot grading impacted by cars spinning tires Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/31/2006; second edition approved 8/2/2016 Page 2 of 9

3 Powell Creek Preserve 77 acres Adjacent to Powell Creek canal, N. Bayshore Rd. Nomination 217 Parking area cleaned of scattered trash and silly string, re-installed Stop sign discovered after it was vandalized Hazard tree removed Sprayed Guinea grass and Caesar weed near parking lot Collected rosary pea seeds from burn area Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/31/2006; second edition approved 4/19/2016 CALOOSAHATCHEE and ORANGE RIVERS AREA Columbus G. McLeod Preserve 9 acres Island in the Caloosahatchee River Nomination 79 Management Plan Status: Approved by the BOCC 3/27/2007 Orange River Preserve 59 acres west of Manatee Park, north shore of Nomination 142 Orange River Fire lines mowed Trespassing issues related to homeless camp located near preserve boundary documented, rangers patrolling to monitor for any illegal activity Management Plan Status: Approved by the BOCC 11/21/2006; second edition drafting underway Hickory Swamp Preserve 67 acres Buckingham, Peace Road, south of Orange River Nomination 73 Tropical soda apple treated Damaged trail markers replaced Fence cuts discovered and cattlemen notified Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 10/17/2006; second edition drafting underway Buckingham Trails Preserve 572 acres Buckingham Nomination 371 Trails trimmed and mowed, trail markers added Worked on drafting rules and regulations for primitive camping Historical hikes hosted May 28 and June 11, with guide from Southwest Florida Military Museum, combined attendance by 197 people Saddle Club cleanup workday with 8 people (20 hours total value) Five students from Riverdale High School collected trash along trails on May 14 (15 hours value) Buckingham Army Air Field brochure updated Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/10/2012 West Marsh Preserve 206 acres Buckingham Nomination Site inspection and routine ranger patrol conducted New fencing installed Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 5/14/2013 Page 3 of 9

4 Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve 1,291 acres north shore of River Nominations 82,108,124,174,175,188, 225,362, 515 Trails trimmed, filled in pot holes Hazard tree removed Trimmed and treated willows and salt bush in spartina grass areas Treated north and east fence lines, ditch, and cogon grass on parcel 82 Rangers patrolling regularly for visitors engaged in inappropriate behavior behind public amenities on west side Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 10/16/2007 Billy Creek Preserve 51 acres Billy Creek Nomination 388 Trash collected Filter marshes still not replanted per permit requirements (managed by City of Fort Myers) Management Plan Status: Still waiting for draft from the City of Fort Myers HICKEY S CREEK MITIGATION PARK AREA Hickey s Creek Mitigation Park and Greenbriar Connector Nominations 4,101, 243, 250, 285, 326, 328, acres C20/20 Preserves adjacent to HCMP Land Management Plan update presented for public input at a June 13 meeting in conjunction with Alva, Inc. Contractor awarded bid to begin treatment of exotic grasses and vines on C20/20 parcels Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 12/2/2003; second edition to be presented soon to BOCC Alva Scrub Preserve 846 acres northeast corner of County Nominations 57, 127, 136, 163-3, 195, 325, 357 Prescribed burn conducted (68 acres burned) Fence line replacement and Brazilian pepper cut on parcel 325 Inspected exotics treatment on 357 Fire lines disked on parcels 195 and 357 Florida Scrub-Jay mitigation project continued Replaced broken gate hinges and trimmed vegetation on parcel 127 Replaced downed boundary signs Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 10/14/2008; amendment approved 11/5/2013 Daniels Preserve at Spanish Creek 243 acres northeast corner of county Nomination 260 Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/20/2006; second edition to be presented soon to BOCC Bob Janes Preserve 5620 acres northeast corner of the county Nomination 324 Purple trail loop trimmed Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/24/2008 Page 4 of 9

5 Telegraph Creek Preserve 1730 acres northeast corner of the county Nominations 236, 412 Trail markers added to Yellow trail Equestrian trails re-opened after trail conditions dried out from rainy season Fire lines disked and trails mowed Removed 1,800 lbs. of trash collected along Argo Road entrance Barbed-wire fence and scrap metal removed Finished removing interior fencing on parcel 412 Sprayed both parking lots for weeds FWC exotics treatment contractor started Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 4/19/2011 SOUTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY AREA San Carlos Bay-Bunche Beach Preserve 704 acres south of Summerlin Rd. east of Sanibel Causeway Nomination 59 Trash clean-up to celebrate Earth Day organized with Keep Lee County Beautiful Written warning issued by ranger for live-shelling Lee County Parks & Recreation weekly guided beach walks continued through May Lee County Bird Patrol monthly guided walks continued Management Plan Status: First edition approved by BOCC 9/9/2003; second edition approved 11/5/2013 Estero Marsh Preserve 243 acres C20/20 Preserve adjacent to Estero Bay Nominations 66,128,506 Preserve State Park Fire lines mowed and disked Trespassing issues reported Fence break repair near gate Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 9/4/2007 Mullock Creek Preserve 4.3 acres C20/20 Preserve adjacent to Mullock Creek Nomination 303 No update Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 4/8/2008 Koreshan Preserve 38 acres C20/20 Preserve adjacent Koreshan State Park Nomination 258 (Boomer property) Controlled burn planning Mowed and disked fire line Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/10/2012 Deep Lagoon Preserve 272 acres Preserve spans from Deep Lagoon south to Gladiolus Nominations 77, 78, 116, Logged area inspected, seedling Australian pines pulled Treated guinea grass patch Sprayed front fence line and around building Trash removed from canal Workday at A&W Bulb Road storage building Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/28/2005 Page 5 of 9

6 Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve 296 acres C20/20 Preserve near the Six Mile Slough Nominations 53, 69, 216, 239-2, 298, 347, 348, 360 Portions of parcel 69 treated for exotics as part of Metro Parkway mitigation Parcel 216 treated for Scleria lucustris Parcels 53 and 532 toured by six members of the Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 11/27/2012 Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve North 1219 acres C20/20 Preserve north of Six Mile Slough Nominations 390, 410, 422 Slash ramp logging and pile burning clean-up completed Transmission line easement disked repair from logging Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 11/27/2012 Matanzas Pass Preserve 1.05 acres C20/20 Preserves adjacent to Matanzas Pass Preserve Nominations 283, 284 Exotics and poison ivy treatment continued Home Sweet Home learning program presented to 58 Lee County elementary school students Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 5/2/2006 SOUTHEAST LEE COUNTY AREA Gator Hole Preserve 175 acres north of Corkscrew Rd., approximately 3 miles east of I-75 Nomination 62 1-day prescribed burn conducted on unit 1 (35 acres burned) Ranger investigated report of trapped alligator Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 5/30/2006; second edition to be presented soon to BOCC Wild Turkey Strand Preserve 3,137 acres north of Alico Rd. to SR-82 Nominations 90, 200, 345 Sprayed and cut melaleuca and Brazilian pepper on parcel 345 Rock added around boardwalk entrances Fire lines disked Area near munitions building landscaped and rehabilitated, including mulching and staining fencing and bench Removed fencing contractor locks and old cable hinge locks Rebuilt fence segment for new ditch/culvert Meetings held with SFWMD regarding hydrological restoration FWC contractor herbicide treatments conducted Installed and painted new hand pump near Clivus All vegetation on trail cut back and overhanging vegetation trimmed Coordinated with cattleman leasing MU200-1 about restoration work and potential impacts to lease area Meeting to identify necessary preparation for conducting prescribed burns Replaced well water pump that was vandalized Total feral hogs hunted: 1 Management Plan Status: First edition approved by BOCC 6/28/2005; second edition approved 8/10/2010 Page 6 of 9

7 Imperial Marsh Preserve 926 acres north of Corkscrew Rd., 9 miles east of I-75 Nominations 93, 259, 288, 321, 334 Weeds in parking area sprayed Exotic plants treated along fence line Management Plan Status: First edition approved by BOCC 10/18/2005; second edition approved 4/28/2009 Flag Pond Preserve 67 acres Daniels Rd., east of I-75 Nomination 197 No exotics appear to be growing back after treatment in 2015 Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 3/27/2007 BONITA SPRINGS AREA Imperial River Preserve 39 acres Mouth of the Imperial River Nomination 81 Site inspection and routine ranger patrol conducted Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/7/2000; second edition approved 6/5/2007 Pine Lake Preserve 174 acres west of Bonita Grande Road and south of East Terry Street Nominations 119, 301 Meeting with U.S Army Corps of Engineers to plan hydrological improvements Fencing installation started Verbal warning issued by ranger to visitor for alcohol possession Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 9/6/2005; second edition approved 11/3/2015 Hidden Cypress Preserve 430 acres Nomination 249 Mowed and disk fire lanes Meeting to discuss melaleuca removal Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/8/2013 Oak Creek Preserve 3.9 acres Nomination 344 Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/7/2014 CREW 46.5 acres Nominations 419, 428, 465, 469, 482, 483, 512, 519 Contractor to remove melaleuca Management Plan Status: Managed with SFWMD properties under its management plan Page 7 of 9

8 GENERAL UPDATES Feral Hog Management Feral hog trapping and hunting with approved hunting outfitters continued Trapping and removal Location April May June Telegraph Creek Preserve Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Daniels Preserve Yucca Pens Preserve Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve North TOTAL HOGS REMOVED: 16 Hunting Location Date Hogs killed Operator Participants Age Resident status Telegraph Creek Preserve April 5 0 LCO 1 male Under 25 FL resident (non-lee County) Telegraph Creek Preserve April 12 0 LCO 1 male FL resident (non-lee County) Telegraph Creek Preserve April 20 0 LCO 1 male 65+ U.S. resident (non-florida) Pop Ash Creek Preserve May 3 0 LCO 1 male FL resident (non-lee County) Pop Ash Creek Preserve May 17 0 LCO 1 male 1 female U.S. resident (non-florida) Telegraph Creek Preserve May 18 0 LCO 1 male 1 female U.S. resident (non-florida) Wild Turkey Strand Preserve May 19 1 LCO 1 male 65+ U.S. resident (non-florida) Pop Ash Creek Preserve June 1 0 LCO 1 male FL resident (non-lee County) Telegraph Creek Preserve June 3 0 LCO 1 male FL resident (non-lee County) TOTAL HOGS KILLED: 1 EDUCATION OUTREACH Presentations and Festivals April 7 LeeGROWS presentation, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve; attendance: 30 people April 16 Earth Day festival, Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center; conversations with 20 people May 6 National Public Gardens Day, Lakes Regional Park; conversations with 100 people June 16 LeeGROWS presentation, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve; attendance: 26 people Page 8 of 9

9 Events Theme Location Date Attendance Mother s Day wildflowers walk Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Sat., May 7 45 International Migratory Bird Day bird count Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Sat., May Buckingham Trails Preserve historical hike Buckingham Trails Preserve Sat., May National Trails Day hike Pop Ash Creek Preserve Sat., June 4 27 Encore - Buckingham Trails Preserve historical hike Buckingham Trails Preserve Sat., June TOTAL EVENTS ATTENDANCE: 314 Guided Nature Walks Location Date Attendance Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Sat., May 7 14 Galt Preserve Sat., May Telegraph Creek Preserve Sat., June TOTAL GUIDED WALKS ATTENDANCE: 67 VOLUNTEERING Volunteer Appreciation potluck lunch hosted April 21 Press release published in News-Press seeking additional Conservation 20/20 volunteers Three new guided walk volunteers receiving training to lead or assist upcoming walks Two college student volunteers assisting staff during summer High school student volunteering to photograph at preserves and events MARKETING Conservation 20/20 Program & Preserves brochure updated Buckingham Army Air Field brochure updated Social media Facebook users following Conservation 20/20 increased by 125 people between April-June 2016; total following Conservation 20/20 Facebook page as of June 30, 2016: 1, 140 people Promotion for events and hikes published in the News-Press, Florida Weekly and Breeze publications, in print and online Acronym definitions ATV - All Terrain Vehicle BOCC - Board of County Commissioners C20/20 - Conservation 20/20 FFS - Florida Forest Service FWC - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission MSC - Management Subcommittee LCO - Lee County Outfitters SFWMD - South Florida Water Management District Page 9 of 9

MANAGEMENT STATUS REPORT FOR CONSERVATION 20/20 PRESERVES FY QUARTER 1 REPORT (October-December 2018) January 10, 2018

MANAGEMENT STATUS REPORT FOR CONSERVATION 20/20 PRESERVES FY QUARTER 1 REPORT (October-December 2018) January 10, 2018 CAPE CORAL, PINE ISLAND, SANIBEL and MATLACHA PASS AREAS Charlotte Harbor Buffer Preserve 448.61 acres adjacent to Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park Nominations 58, 91, 95, 96, 99, 137, 262, 280, 372,