MANAGEMENT STATUS REPORT FOR CONSERVATION 20/20 PRESERVES QUARTER 1 REPORT (October - December 2017) February 8, 2018

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1 CAPE CORAL, PINE ISLAND, SANIBEL and MATLACHA PASS AREAS Charlotte Harbor Buffer Preserve 446 acres adjacent to Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park Nominations 58, 91, 95, 96, 99, 137, 262, 280, 372, 400 Sprayed cogongrass Management Plan Status: MOU with DEP, Approved by BOCC 6/3/2008 Yucca Pens Preserve 231 acres parcels near FWC-managed Yucca Pens Nominations 75, 102, 107, 202, 281 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 Hiking trails mowed and fire lines disked Prescribed burn conducted November 2 on MU-5 (20 acres) Sprayed Brazilian pepper, missiongrass and earleaf acacia Began FWC grant-funded roller-chopping for gopher tortoise habitat restoration Meetings conducted to plan for upcoming restoration project on former shrimp ponds Confirmed two active bald eagle nests Groundwater quarterly sampling results indicated higher than average reading for arsenic; results submitted to DEP and quarterly monitoring will continue Public meeting held Dec. 15 to discuss application to rezone property as Environmentally Critical Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/20/2006; second edition approved 12/6/2016 Pine Island Flatwoods Preserve - Bayside 190 acres St. James City Nomination 389 Entrance used as a temporary staging area for vegetative debris from hurricane Debris staging area operations cleaned up and heavy equipment removed Confirmed new active bald eagle nest Public meeting held Dec. 15 to discuss application to rezone property as Environmentally Critical Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/10/2012 Galt Preserve 265 acres St. James City Nominations 152, 155, Hiking trails trimmed Recovered entrance sign that was struck by vehicle along Stringfellow Road, property loss report submitted Removed saltbush from parking area and hiking trails that were uprooted following Hurricane Irma New interpretive signs installed along hiking trails Parking area mowed, vegetation trimmed around amenities, and mulch laid Treated for fire ants along Phil Buchanan Trail, parking area and pavilions Sprayed Brazilian pepper, missiongrass, rosary pea, Caesar weed, rattlebox, earleaf acacia and balsam apple Removed Australian pines along entrance road New fan installed inside Clivus restroom Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/16/2007; second edition approved 4/5/2016

2 Buttonwood Preserve 219 acres Pine Island Nomination Public meeting held Dec. 15 to discuss application to rezone property as Environmentally Critical Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 8/5/2014 Pineland Site Complex 8 acres Pine Island Nomination 48 Site inspection Management Plan Status: None (partnership) Smokehouse Bay Preserve 268 acres Pine Island Nomination 55, 315 Public meeting held Dec. 15 to discuss application to rezone property to Environmentally Critical Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 2/9/2010 Cayo Pelau Preserve 189 acres island just south of Charlotte County line Nomination 161 Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 10/14/2008; second edition drafting underway Cayo Costa Preserve 0.3 acres adjacent to Cayo Costa State Park Nomination Management Plan Status: None needed (partnership) Carver Preserve 126 acres Pine Island Nomination 368 Public meeting held Dec. 15 to discuss application to rezone property as Environmentally Critical Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 2/9/2010 Ding Darling Preserve 11 acres Sanibel Nomination 503, 551 No update Management Plan Status: None needed (partnership) NORTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY AREA Prairie Pines Preserve 2,654 acres between I-75 & US-41, north of Del Prado Extension Nominations 134, 194 Mowed ADA-loop trail and berm Sprayed melaleuca, cogongrass, torpedo grass, and climbing cassia Wetland treated and re-treated for exotics by contractor Removed tree obstructing view of wetland interpretive sign Repaired cut fencing Page 2 of 9

3 to coordinate with LCDNR regarding timeline for resuming hydrological restoration to remove cut stumps and remove weeds from mulch area at the entrance Camera traps set up by University of Central Florida researchers to monitor for possible presence of Nile monitor lizard Replaced damaged soap dispenser in the bathroom, submitted property loss report 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 Blvd. Nominations 138,156 Hiking trails and fire lines mowed to work with consultant on permitting for wetland restoration 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 Repaired minor fence damage from hurricane Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/31/2006; second edition approved 8/2/2016 Powell Creek Preserve 77 acres adjacent to Powell Creek canal, N. Bayshore Rd. Nomination 217 Removed large metal debris and pieces of foam out of filter marsh Hiking trails mowed Exotics treatment and re-treatment conducted by contractor 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 Preserve inspected following Hurricane Irma and assessed for immediate hazard debris Cleared vegetative debris from hiking trail and sprayed exotics Installed new boundary sign Management Plan Status: Approved by the BOCC 3/27/2007; second edition approved 9/5/2017 Olga Shores Preserve 92 acres rural Olga, along the Caloosahatchee River Nomination 550 Clearing and fencing contractor work completed Management Plan Status: field work underway to prepare draft for first edition of land management plan Orange River Preserve 59 acres north shore of Orange River, west of Manatee Park Nomination 142 Volunteer workday to clear debris from shoreline and replace boundary signs (2 volunteers, 6 hours value) Management Plan Status: Approved by the BOCC 11/21/2006; second edition approved 1/24/2017 Page 3 of 9

4 Hickory Swamp Preserve 67 acres Peace Rd., south of Orange River Nomination 73 Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 10/17/2006; second edition approved 11/1/2016 Buckingham Trails Preserve 572 acres Buckingham Nomination 371 Hiking trails mowed Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/10/2012 West Marsh Preserve 206 acres Buckingham, west of Harns Marsh Nomination No update Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 5/14/2013 Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve 1,308 acres north shore of Caloosahatchee River Nominations 82,108,124, 158-2, 174,175,188, 225,362, 515 Hiking trails and fire lines mowed, boardwalk trimmed for encroaching vegetation Trimmed trees encroaching on Sweetbay and Live Oak trails Treated Caesar weed, wedelia, rosary pea, climbing cassia, lygodium and cogongrass, shoebutton ardisia and Old World climbing fern Cut and treated vegetation in drainage area west of Interstate 75, including cattails, willows, winged sumac and saltbush Mulching laid in entrance areas on both east and west sides Tree stumps removed from fence and fire lines near east side entrance Entry road graded and new crushed shell applied around entrance sign on west side Interpretive sign installed on Fetterbush Trail Injured black vulture discovered on the Sweet Bay Trail, C20/20 ranger called to assist in transporting bird to CROW Public meeting held Oct. 26 to present updated land management plan draft Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 10/16/2007; second edition draft to be presented soon to BOCC Billy Creek Preserve 51 acres Billy Creek Nomination 388 Meeting held with City of Fort Myers staff to discuss management plan draft 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 96 acres parcels adjacent to HCMP Nominations 4,101, 243, 250, 285, 326, 328, 331 Sprayed Guinea grass Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 12/2/2003; second edition approved 8/16/2016 Alva Scrub Preserve 846 acres northeast corner of County Nominations 57, 127, 136, 163-3, 195, 325, 357 Fire lines disked Page 4 of 9

5 Repaired damage to fence line Exotic vegetation treated and re-treated by contractor Brazilian pepper cut along fence line on unit 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 Sprayed cogongrass and Brazilian pepper Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/20/2006; second edition approved 9/20/2016 Bob Janes Preserve 5,620 acres northeast corner of the county Nomination 324 Repaired road wash-out planning for gopher tortoise burrow survey Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/24/2008; new management plan drafting underway Telegraph Creek Preserve 1,730 acres northeast corner of the county Nominations 236, 412 Equestrian trails mowed and fire lines disked Parking area sprayed for exotics 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 Staff workday in the mangrove tunnel clearing out hurricane and storm debris Endangered smalltooth sawfish washed up dead on west beach International Coastal Cleanup Day volunteer workday to collect and remove debris, estimated 200 lbs. collected (24 volunteers, 96 hours value) Management Plan Status: First edition approved by BOCC 9/9/2003; second edition approved 11/5/2013 Estero Marsh Preserve 243 acres adjacent to Estero Bay Preserve State Park Nominations 66,128,506 Preserve inspected following Hurricane Irma and assessed for immediate hazard debris (preserve was too wet to fully assess directly following the hurricane in September) Cleared vegetative debris from fences and along fire lines Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 9/4/2007; second edition drafting underway Mullock Creek Preserve 4.3 acres adjacent to Mullock Creek Nomination 303 Treated rosary pea and other exotic plants in southern section Coordinated with Lee County Utilities Department to remove carrotwood tree from fence line Conducted gopher tortoise burrow survey on southern section Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 4/8/2008; second edition drafting underway Page 5 of 9

6 Koreshan Preserve 38 acres adjacent to Koreshan State Park (Boomer property) Nomination 258 to clear downed trees, vegetative debris and neighbor roofing debris from Hurricane Irma Sprayed exotics along fence line Keep Lee County Beautiful volunteer workday to collect and remove hurricane debris (6 volunteers, 18 hours value) Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/10/2012 Deep Lagoon Preserve 272 acres spans from Deep Lagoon south to Gladiolus Dr. Nominations 77, 78, 116, Entrance area to preserve (A&W Bulb Road) used as temporary disposal location for Hurricane Irma vegetative debris, ended and cleaned up in January Two exotics treatment projects completed Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/28/2005; second edition drafting underway Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve 296 acres near the Six Mile Cypress Slough Nominations 53, 69, 216, 239-2, 298, 347, 348, 360 to clear vegetative debris from Hurricane Irma Sprayed melaleuca, Brazilian pepper, earleaf acacia and climbing cassia and torpedo grass Relocated boundary signs on Morgan Hill to edge of road Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 11/27/2012 Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve North 1,219 acres north of Six Mile Cypress Slough Nominations 390, 410, 422 Final phase (phase III) of hydrological restoration project completed in December to clear vegetative debris from Hurricane Irma Worked on planning for trails to open in 2018 Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 11/27/2012 Matanzas Pass Preserve 1.05 acres adjacent to Matanzas Pass Preserve Nominations 283, 284 Contractor hired to remove large downed tree adjacent to neighbors pool cages Staff request for neighbor to remove exotic vegetative debris that was dumped into preserve Sprayed Guinea grass, rosary pea, lead tree, wedelia and poison ivy Several workdays with Friends of Matanzas Pass Preserve (8 volunteers, 616 hours value) Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 5/2/2006; third edition approved 9/19/2017 SOUTHEAST LEE COUNTY AREA Gator Hole Preserve 175 acres north of Corkscrew Rd., approximately 3 miles east of I-75 Nomination 62 Mowed trails and fire lines Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 5/30/2006; second edition approved 10/18/2016 Wild Turkey Strand Preserve 3,104 acres north of Alico Rd. to SR-82 Nominations 90, 200, 345 Preserve fully inspected following Hurricane Irma (preserve was too wet to completely assess directly following the hurricane in September) Page 6 of 9

7 to clear downed trees and vegetative debris from hurricane and repair fence damages Hiking trails trimmed Treated fire ant mounds along hiking trails Exotics treatment started by contractor Brazilian pepper removal on unit 90 for mitigation project Melaleuca removal in southern section using FWC funding Additional boundary signs and new trail makers installed Split rail fencing installation completed along preserve entrance road Land swap agreement approved with Lee County Utilities Department to swap out 32 acres of scrap land on site 90 near Alico Road for 44.5 acres near The Place development on Corkscrew Road Management Plan Status: First edition approved by BOCC 6/28/2005; second edition approved 8/10/2010 Imperial Marsh Preserve 926 acres north of Corkscrew Rd., 9 miles east of I-75 Nominations 93, 259, 288, 321, 334 Preserve inspected following Hurricane Irma and assessed for immediate hazard debris (preserve was too wet to fully assess directly following the hurricane in September) Cleared downed trees and vegetative debris from hurricane Working on agreement for exotic plant removal by The Place at Corkscrew development Parking area sprayed for exotic plants 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 Hand-pulled seedling exotic plants Boundary sign replaced to request for adjacent neighbor (waste company) to remove trash on preserve side of boundary fence Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 3/27/2007; second edition approved 12/6/2016 BONITA SPRINGS AREA Edison Farms 3,922 acres north of Hidden Cypress Preserve, east of I-75 Nomination Site inspection to document structures, debris and trash onsite Field work initiated to begin preparing management plan Management Plan Status: First edition drafting underway Imperial River Preserve 39 acres mouth of the Imperial River Nomination 81 No update Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 6/7/2000; second edition approved 6/5/2007; third edition approved 9/19/2017 Pine Lake Preserve 174 acres west of Bonita Grande Rd., south of E. Terry St. Nominations 119, 301 Preserve inspected following Hurricane Irma and assessed for immediate hazard debris (preserve was too wet to fully assess directly following the hurricane in September) Cleared downed trees and vegetative debris from Hurricane Irma Minor wash-out documented on southeast fire line Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 9/6/2005; second edition approved 11/3/2015 Page 7 of 9

8 Hidden Cypress Preserve 430 acres near Wellfield Rd. and Liberty Youth Ranch Way Nomination 249 Preserve partially inspected following Hurricane Irma and assessed for immediate hazard debris (areas within preserve currently remain too wet to reasonably access) Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/8/2013 Oak Creek Preserve 3.9 acres Oak Creek Nomination 344 Site inspection by ranger staff Management Plan Status: Approved by BOCC 1/7/2014 CREW 46.5 acres Nominations 419, 428, 465, 469, 482, 483, 512, 519 No update Management Plan Status: Managed with SFWMD properties under its management plan GENERAL UPDATES Feral Hog Management Trapping and removal Location October November December Telegraph Creek Preserve Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve North TOTAL HOGS REMOVED: 38 Guided Nature Walks Location Date Attendance Telegraph Creek Preserve 10/7/ Prairie Pines Preserve 12/2/ Powell Creek Preserve 12/7/ Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve 12/16/ TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 26 EDUCATION OUTREACH & MARKETING Published new schedule for guided walks (December 2017-March 2018 season) Published video created by Florida Gulf Coast University students about history of Buckingham Army Air Field and Conservation 20/20 preserves with remnant structures onsite Page 8 of 9

9 Acronym definitions BOCC Board of County Commissioners C20/20 Conservation 20/20 DEP Florida Department of Environmental Protection DOT Lee County Department of Transportation FDOT Florida Department of Transportation FFS Florida Forest Service FWC Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission LAMSID Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District LCDNR Lee County Department of Natural Resources LCDCD Lee County Department of Community Development LCSO Lee County Sheriff s Office 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,