Barr Hammock Preserve Management Plan Approved May 8, 2012
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Barr Hammock Preserve Management Plan Approved May 8, 2012 Alachua County Environmental Protection Department 408 West University Avenue, Suite 106 Gainesville, FL 32601 Barr Hammock / Ledwith Prairie / Levy Prairie Management Plan FCT Project #06-110-FF6 and #07-114-FF7 Submitted By: Alachua County Environmental Protection Department 408 West University Avenue, Suite 106 Gainesville, FL 32601 Original Plan adopted by Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, April 10, 2007 Original Plan approved by Florida Communities Trust April 17, 2007 This Plan Update Approved by the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, May 8, 2012 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Management Plan Summary .......................................................................................................... iii I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 LOCATION & ADJACENT USES....................................................................................... 1 ACQUISITION HISTORY ................................................................................................... 1 NATURAL RESOURCES SUMMARY ............................................................................... 2 PREVIOUS USES ................................................................................................................. 2 RECREATION ...................................................................................................................... 3 II. PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................. 3 PRIORTIZED MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES .................................................................. 4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSISTENCY ...................................................................... 4 LAND USE AND ZONING .................................................................................................. 5 III. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ....................................................................... 5 SOILS .................................................................................................................................... 5 HYDROLOGY AND GEOLOGY ........................................................................................ 6 NATURAL AND ALTERED COMMUNITIES .................................................................. 8 INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANTS ........................................................................................... 18 RESTORATION .................................................................................................................. 21 PRESCRIBED FIRE ............................................................................................................ 25 FERAL ANIMAL PROGRAM ........................................................................................... 28 LISTED SPECIES ............................................................................................................... 28 INVENTORY OF NATURAL COMMUNITIES AND BIOTA ........................................ 31 CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................ 31 IV. FOREST RESOURCES ......................................................................................................... 33 V. SITE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT ................................................................... 35 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SIGN ......................................................................................... 35 EXISTING PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS ...................................................................... 35 PROPOSED PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS .................................................................... 36 WETLAND BUFFER .......................................................................................................... 39 STORMWATER FACILITIES ........................................................................................... 39 EDUCATION SIGNS .......................................................................................................... 39 EDUCATION PROGRAM ................................................................................................. 39 PERMITS ............................................................................................................................. 39 EASEMENTS, CONCESSIONS, AND LEASES .............................................................. 40 VI. MANAGEMENT NEEDS ...................................................................................................... 41 COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................... 41 GREENWAYS .................................................................................................................... 41 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ................................................................................................. 42 MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................ 42 SECURITY .......................................................................................................................... 43 STAFFING .......................................................................................................................... 43 VII. MONITORING AND REPORTING .................................................................................... 43 VII. REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 44 VIII. MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION CHART .................................................. 46 EXHIBIT A LOCATION MAP................................................................................................... 51 EXHIBIT B PUBLIC LANDS MAP ........................................................................................... 52 EXHIBIT C ACQUISITION HISTORY .................................................................................... 53 EXHIBIT D PLATTED PORTION OF BARR HAMMOCK PRESERVE ............................... 54 EXHIBIT E SOILS MAP ............................................................................................................. 55 EXHIBIT F CONSERVATION EASEMENT BOUNDARIES ................................................. 56 EXHIBIT G NATURAL COMMUNITIES MAP ....................................................................... 57 EXHIBIT H MANAGEMENT ZONE MAP .............................................................................. 58 EXHIBIT K STAND MAP .......................................................................................................... 72 EXHIBIT L CONCEPTUAL SITE MAP .................................................................................... 73 EXHIBIT M1 FLORIDA ECOLOGICAL GREENWAYS NETWORK .................................... 74 EXHIBIT M2 EMERALD NECKLACE .................................................................................... 75 EXHIBIT N PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .................................................................................... 76 EXHIBIT O AGENCY COMMENT ........................................................................................... 85 APPENDIX A1 FCT -- DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS – ORIGINAL BARR ACQUISITION ................................................................................................................. 87 APPENDIX A2 FCT DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS – LEVY PRAIRIE ADDITION ................................................................................................................................. 107 APPENDIX B DEEDS .............................................................................................................. 126 APPENDIX C SOIL DESCRIPTIONS ..................................................................................... 153 APPENDIX D WRP EASEMENT ............................................................................................ 158 APPENDIX E PERRY ADDITION CONSERVATION EASEMENT ................................... 170 APPENDIX F: LICENCE AGREEMENT WITH CONSERVATION TRUST FOR FLORIDA ..................................................................................................................................................... 181 Approved Management Plan May 2012 ii Barr Hammock Preserve Management Plan Summary Date of Plan: May 8 2012 Management Area: 5, 719 acres (original Barr Hammock acquisition 2,303 acres; Levy Prairie Addition 3,251 acres; Hare Addition 79 acres; Perry Addition 86 acres) Location: South Central Alachua County, near Alachua/Marion County line Date Acquired: September 26, 2006 (original Barr Hammock acquisition); March 13, 2009 (Levy Prairie Addition); March 13, 2009 (Hare Addition); December 9, 2010 (Perry Addition) Cost: Total: $14, 990,087:$9,957,376 (original Barr Hammock acquisition) + $4 million (Levy Prairie Addition) + $692,711 (Hare Addition) + $340,000_Perry Addition Funding Source: Original Barr Hammock acquisition: Alachua County Forever bond 37%, SWFWMD 3%, Florida Communities Trust grant 60%; Levy Prairie Addition: North American Wetland Conservation Act grant 20%, Florida Communities Trust grant 60%, Seller donation 20%; Hare Addition: Alachua County Forever bond 11%, Florida Communities Trust grant 60%, North American Wetland Conservation Act grant 29% ; Perry Addition: