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Logan Woods Preserve Formatted: Font: 24 pt Land Management Plan Formatted: Font: 20 pt Updated 2013Updated 2019 Managed by: Formatted: Font: Not Bold Conservation Collier Program Collier County June 2008 –June 2018 (10 yr plan)September 2019-September 2029 (10 yr plan) Prepared by: Formatted: Font: Not Bold Collier County Parks and Recreation Department Conservation Collier Program Staff May 20142019 1 Logan Woods Preserve Land Management Plan Executive Summary Lead Agency: Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Conservation Collier Program Property included in this Plan: “Logan Woods Preserve” Preserve consists of two adjoining parcels in Section 16, Township 49, and Range 26. Folio Number Brief Legal Description* 38391080002 GOLDEN GATE EST UNIT 34 S 150FT OF TR 16 OR 1389 PG 1728 38391000008 GOLDEN GATE EST UNIT 34 TR 15 * Full legal description provided in Appendix 1 Acreage Breakdown: Does not include the County’s Transportation Department Right of Way Easement General Vegetative Communities Acreage Wetlands 1.5 Uplands 4.4 TOTAL 5.9 Management Responsibilities: Agency: Collier County - Conservation Collier Program Designated Land Use: Conservation and natural resource-based recreation Unique Features: Green space in an urbanized area Management Goals: Goal 1: Eliminate or significantlySignificantly reduce human impacts to indigenous flora and fauna Goal 2: Develop a baselineMaintain a vegetation/wildlife monitoring program Goal 3: Remove or control populations of invasive, exotic or problematic flora and fauna Goal 4: Restore native vegetation and maintain natural habitats Goal 5: Develop a plan for public use Goal 6: Facilitate uses of the site for educational purposes Goal 7: Provide a plan for security and disaster preparedness Public Involvement: When management actions to be taken have potential to impact neighbors, Neighborhood involvement will be sought through direct mailing notices for public meetings to to owners of properties that border the preserve and are within the surrounding neighborhood. One public meeting was held in the spring of 2008 to review this plan. Staff will seek volunteers (e.g., neighbors, local Boy and Girl Scout troops, Collier County Sheriff’s Weekender Program, and the Logan Woods Homeowners Association) for projects such as, trail maintenance, trail 2 monitoring and replanting, if necessary projects, if necessary. 3 Table of Contents Land Management Plan Executive Summary ............................................................... 2 List of Tables ................................................................................................................. 54 List of Figures ............................................................................................................... 54 List of Appendices ......................................................................................................... 65 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 76 1.1 Conservation Collier: Land Acquisition Program and Management Authority............. 87 1.2 Purpose and Scope of Plan ........................................................................................... 87 1.3 Location of the Logan Woods Preserve ....................................................................... 87 1.4 Regional Significance of the Logan Woods Preserve ............................................... 109 1.5 Nearby Public Lands and Designated Water Resources ....................................... 1211 2.0 Natural Resources ........................................................................................ 1312 2.1 Physiography ............................................................................................................. 1312 2.1.1 Topography and Geomorphology ...................................................................... 1312 2.1.2 Soils ................................................................................................................... 1412 2.1.3 Hydrology/Water Management .......................................................................... 1412 2.2 Climate ....................................................................................................................... 1514 2.3 Natural Plant Communities...................................................................................... 1614 2.3.1 Uplands: Upland Hardwood Forests .................................................................. 1917 2.3.2 Uplands: Cypress – Pine – Cabbage Palm ......................................................... 1917 2.4 Native Plant and Animal Species ............................................................................. 2018 2.4.1 Plant Species ...................................................................................................... 2018 2.4.2 Animal Species .................................................................................................. 2018 2.5 Listed Species ............................................................................................................. 2119 2.5.1 Listed Plant Species ........................................................................................... 2220 2.5.2 Listed Animal Species ....................................................................................... 2321 2.6 Invasive Non-native and Problem Species .............................................................. 2422 2.6.1 Invasive and Problem Plant Species................................................................... 2422 2.6.2 Invasive and Problem Animal Species ............................................................... 2523 3.0 Previous and Current Use of the Preserve; Adjacent Land Uses ..................... 2826 3.1 Previous and Current Use ........................................................................................ 2826 3.2 Cultural, Historical and Archeological Resource Protection ........................................ 2826 3.3 Current Adjacent Land Uses ................................................................................... 2927 3.4 Major Accomplishments During Previous Years ................................................... 3028 4.0 Future Use of the Logan Woods Preserve Including Management Issues, Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................... 3432 4 4.1 Management Plan Framework ........................................................................................ 3432 4.1.1 Preserve Manager: Contact Information ....................................................................... 3432 4.2 Planned Uses and Assessment of their Impacts .............................................................. 3432 4.2.1 Identification of Public Uses Consistent with Preservation, Restoration, and Conservation of the Resources ............................................................................................................ 3432 4.3 Desired Future Conditions................................................................................................ 3533 4.4 Goals for the 10-year period 2008-2018........................................................................... 3533 4.5 Operational Plan for the Logan Woods Preserve ........................................................... 4442 4.5.1 Maintenance .................................................................................................................. 4442 4.5.2 Estimated Annual Costs and Funding Sources ............................................................. 4442 4.5.3 Potential for Contracting Restoration and Management Activities by Private Vendors ....................................................................................................................................... 4644 5.0 Literature Cited .................................................................................................. 4745 List of Tables Table 1: Acquisition History and Status of Logan Woods Preserve ............................................... 7 Table 2: Public Lands Located near the Logan Woods Preserve .................................................. 12 Table 3: Bird Species Recorded at the Logan Woods Preserve .................................................... 22 Table 4: Breeding Bird Species Recorded in the Belle Meade NW Quadrangle Encompassing the Logan Woods Preserve (* = non-indigenous) .................................................................... 2123 Table 5: Listed Plant Species Detected at the Logan Woods Preserve ..................................... 2224 Table 6: Invasive Plant Species at Logan Woods Preserve ....................................................... 2527 Table 7: Major Accomplishments Since the Acquisition of ...................................................... 3133 the Logan Woods Preserve ........................................................................................................ 3133 Table 8: Invasive, Exotic Plant Species Control Plan for the Logan Woods Preserve: Category I species................................................................................................................................. 3941 Table 9: Estimated Annual Land Management Budget (Amounts in $)Error! Bookmark not defined.48 Table 10: Potential Contracting for Restoration and Management Activities ........................... 4650 List of Figures Figure 1: General Location of