Management of Florida’s State-Owned Lands
October 23, 2012
10/22/2012 1 Land Acquisition Update
2 2 Division of State Lands’ Role
• Acquire land on behalf of the Board of Trustees
• Identify appropriate land manager for state-owned land
• Coordinate land management reviews
3 Who Manages State-Owned Conservation Lands?
Florida Fish & Wildlife Department of Agriculture and Department of Environmental Conservation Commission Consumer Services’ Florida Protection’s Division of Forest Service Recreation & Parks
4 Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
5 Florida’s Wildlife Management Area System
1.4 Million Acres FWC Lead Manager • 54 properties - WMAs
4.4 Million Acres FWC Cooperating Manager • 90+ properties - WMAs
6 The Mission of FWC
7 FWC’s Land Management Approach
Public Enjoyment: 3.3 million visitors, fiscal year 2011-2012
Wildlife Habitats: Prescribe burn an average of 100,000 acres annually
Wildlife: Sustain healthy populations of more than 700 species through monitoring and strategic management actions
8 Expenditures for FWC Lead WMAs
Expenditures by Function FY 2011-2012
FWC Lead Manager 1.4 million acres
Total Expenditures: $23.4 Million
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Revenues Derived from the Properties
FY 2011-2012 Total Revenue $6.2 Million
10 Distribution of Funding Sources for Land Management
Based on FY 2011-2012 Expenditures ($23.4 Million)
11 How Management Activities Are Accomplished
• Core FWC staff
• Contractual Services
• Volunteers & Partners
12 The Value of Wildlife Management Areas
• Annual Economic Benefit: $526 million; most important in rural communities. • Important tourist destination for wildlife viewing, hiking, paddling • Provide readily accessible and affordable public hunting and fishing experiences • Ensure long term well being of fish and wildlife habitat and species.
13 Florida Forest Service
14 Our Mission
Our Mission… To protect Florida and its people from the dangers of wildfire and manage Florida’s forest resources through a stewardship ethic to assure these resources will be available for future generations …
15 Wildfire & Disaster Response
FFS has primary responsibility for wildfire suppression for over 26 million acres of wildland in Florida, of which 5 million acres are public lands
FY 2010-2011
•5,318 fires burned a total of 231,220 acres
16 Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services’ Florida Forest Service
Expenditures by Category 2010-2011
* Administration = HQ, district & management unit costs for fiscal, personnel, over-sight, supervisory & general operating costs for facilities, including electric, telephone, water and sewer, etc., plus other staff functions not captured elsewhere.
** Support = mgmt. planning & reviews; training & staff development; vehicle purchase, maintenance & operation; other activities not captured elsewhere.
$17 Million
17 Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services’ Florida Forest Service
18 Florida State Forest Management
35 State Forests 1,058,149 acres managed under a multiple-use land management concept
FY 10/11 Facts • Public Access • 121,669 Acres of Prescribed Fire • Recreation • Resource Management • 2,258 Acres Reforested • Revenue Generation • 12,000 Acres of Exotics Treated • Clean Air and Water • 7,555 Miles of Roads Maintained • Healthy Forests • 1,514 Miles of Trails Maintained • 96% of Managed Acres Open to Hunting • $16.02 Average Cost per Acre to Manage
19 Florida State Forests Forest Resources
20 Florida State Forests Our Working Forests
• $6,200,000 in timber and forest products revenue • More than $1 million in recreation revenue • 2,258 acres reforested in 2010-11 • 61,500 acres reforested during last 10 years
21 Florida's Forest Resources
•FFS has last been managing state forests since 1936! •In the past 10 years over $64 million dollars in revenue has been received by managing forest products •The economic impact to Florida by state forest products alone is $412,215,000 and 2,039 jobs in Florida each year
22 State Forest Management Activities
• 528 Volunteers provided more than 65,000 hours of service • 150,000 hours of inmate labor was utilized in 2010-2011
23 Florida State Forests Open to Everyone!
1,514 miles of hiking, equestrian, OHV and canoeing trails 7,555 miles of state forest roads maintained for public access 978 campsites Over 1 million acres open to public hunting (96%)
24 Prescribed Fire
1,998,983 acres in FY 2010-11 121,669 acres on State Forests
Reduce Hazardous Fuels • Habitat Restoration • Maintain Natural Communities • Enhance Listed Species • Improve Wildlife Habitat • Control Disease/Pests
25 Protecting Rare & Endangered Species
Florida State Forest land is home to over 200 species of threatened or endangered plants and animals
26 27 THANK YOU!
Adam Putnam, Commissioner Jim Karels, Director Florida Department of Florida Forest Service Agriculture and Consumer Services
28 Florida Park Service Mission
To provide resource-based recreation while preserving, interpreting and restoring natural and cultural resources.
Bahia Honda State Park
29 Resources and Recreation
Natural and Cultural Resourced-Based Recreation
Lake Louisa State Park Blackwater Heritage State Trail
Crystal River Archaeological State Park
30 Natural Resources
T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
Myakka River State Park
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
31 Cultural Resources
Dudley Farm Historic State Park
HillsboroughFort Clinch River State State Park Park
32 Parks by the Numbers
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
33 Recreation
Lake Louisa State Park
34 Visitors
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
DeLeon Springs State Park
35 Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Recreation and Parks
Expenditure by Category 2011-2012
* Administration = HQ, district & management unit costs for fiscal, personnel, over-sight, supervisory & general operating costs for facilities, including electric, telephone, water and sewer, etc., plus other staff functions not captured elsewhere.
** Support = mgmt. planning & reviews; training & staff development; vehicle purchase, maintenance & operation; other activities not captured elsewhere.
$83.4 Million
36 Funding Source for Florida State Parks
FY 2011-2012
37 Florida State Parks’ User Generated Revenue
FY 2011-2012
38 Concessions
Manatee Springs State Park
Myakka River State Park
Amelia Island State Park
39 Volunteers and Partners
John U. Lloyd Beach State Park
Fort Clinch State Park
T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
40 Volunteers
41 High Teen Adventurer Camp
Myakka River State Park
Amelia Island State Park Wekiwa Springs State Park
42 Florida Park Service
Hillsborough River State Park
43 Economic Impact to Florida
Agency Number of Visitors Total Direct Economic Impact John U. Lloyd Beach State Park DRP 24.9 million $1.16 billion
FFS 2 million $412.2 million FWC 2.9 million $526 million
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