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Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park Unit Management Plan APPROVED STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Division of Recreation and Parks April 16, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1 PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PARK ...................................................1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE PLAN.....................................................................4 MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OVERVIEW...............................................................5 Management Authority and Responsibility.............................................................5 Park Management Goals .............................................................................................6 Management Coordination.........................................................................................7 Public Participation......................................................................................................7 Other Designations......................................................................................................7 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................9 RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT................................................11 Natural Resources......................................................................................................11 Topography............................................................................................................11 Geology...................................................................................................................13 Soils..........................................................................................................................14 Minerals ..................................................................................................................16 Hydrology ..............................................................................................................16 Natural Communities (FNAI).....................................................................21—38 Desired Future Condition........................................................................21—38 Description and Assessment...................................................................21—38 General Management Measures.............................................................21—38 Imperiled Species..................................................................................................38 Inventory (Table 1)...................................................................................41—44 Management Actions (Table 1)...............................................................41—44 Monitoring Level (Table 1)......................................................................41—44 Exotic Species.........................................................................................................45 Inventory (Table 2)...........................................................................................46 FNAI Distribution Categories (Table 2) ........................................................46 Management Zones (Table 2)..........................................................................46 Special Natural Features.......................................................................................47 Cultural Resources.....................................................................................................48 Desired Future Condition................................................................................48 Description and Assessment...................................................................48—50 General Management Measures.....................................................................50 Florida Master Site File List of Sites (Table 3) ...........................................51—55 Culture/Period (Table 3)..............................................................................51—55 Description (Table 3).....................................................................................51—56 Significance (Table 3)....................................................................................51—55 i Condition (Table 3)........................................................................................51—55 Treatment (Table 3).......................................................................................51—55 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM .............................................................56 Management Goals, Objectives and Actions..........................................................56 Natural Resource Management ...............................................................................57 Hydrological Management ..................................................................................57 Goal.....................................................................................................................57 Objectives...........................................................................................................57 Natural Communities Management...................................................................58 Goal.....................................................................................................................58 Prescribed Fire Management.............................................................58—60 Objective...................................................................................................58 Acres (Table 4).........................................................................................60 Optimal Fire Return Interval (Table 4) ................................................60 Natural Community Restoration...............................................................61 Objective...................................................................................................62 Natural Communities Improvement........................................................62 Objective...................................................................................................62 Imperiled Species Management..................................................................63—65 Goal.....................................................................................................................63 Objectives...................................................................................................63—65 Exotic Species Management.......................................................................... 66- 67 Goal.....................................................................................................................66 Objectives...................................................................................................66—67 Special Management Considerations ......................................................................67 Timber Management Analysis............................................................................67 Additional Considerations...................................................................................68 Cultural Resource Management ......................................................................68—69 Cultural Resource Management..........................................................................68 Goal.....................................................................................................................68 Objectives...................................................................................................68—69 Research Needs...........................................................................................................69 Natural Resources.................................................................................................69 Cultural Resources................................................................................................70 Resource Management Schedule .............................................................................70 Land Management Review.......................................................................................70 LAND USE COMPONENT INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................71 EXTERNAL CONDITIONS.........................................................................................71 Existing Use of Adjacent Lands ...............................................................................71 Planned Use of Adjacent Lands ...............................................................................72 ii PROPERTY ANALYSIS................................................................................................72 Recreation Resource Elements .................................................................................72 Land Area...............................................................................................................72 Water Area..............................................................................................................73 Natural Scenery.....................................................................................................73 Significant Wildlife Habitat.................................................................................73 Natural Features....................................................................................................73
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