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November 9, 2006 March 6, 2018 Louie Dimillo Summerpark Homes 2981 West State Road 434, Suite 100 Longwood, Florida 32779 Proj: First Place Subdivision Site - Polk County, Florida Parcel IDs: 27-26-12-000000-034030 and 27-26-12-000000-032250 Section 12, Township 26 South, Range 27 East (BTC File # 160-03) Re: Wildlife Survey Report Dear Mr. Dimillo: During February of 2018, Bio-Tech Consulting, Inc. (BTC) conducted an environmental assessment, including a wildlife survey, of the approximately 26.94-acre First Place Subdivision site. This site is located on the north side of Old School House Road East, just south of the insection of Ronald Reagan Parkway and Lee Jackson Highway (U.S. Highway 547); within Section 12, Township 26 South, Range 27 East, in unincorporated Polk County, Florida (Figures 1, 2, and 3). This environmental assessment includes the following elements. • Review of the soil types within the project boundaries; • field evaluation of land use types/vegetative communities; and, • field review for occurrence of protected flora and fauna. SOILS According to the Soil Survey of Polk County, Florida, prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), three (3) soil types occur within the site boundaries (Figure 4). These soil types include the following: Louie Dimillo, Summerpark Homes First Place Subdivision Site – Polk County, Florida (BTC File #160-03) Wildlife Survey Report Page 2 of 7 • Samsula muck, frequently ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes (#13) • Tavares fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes (#15) • Placid and Myakka fine sands, depressional (#25) • Astatula sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes (#46) • Astatula sand, 5 to 12 percent slopes (#88) The following presents a brief description of each of the soil types mapped for the site: Samsula muck, frequently ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes (#13) is a very poorly drained organic soil found in swamps and marshes. The surface layer of this soil type generally consists of black to dark reddish brown muck to a depth of about 31 inches. Samsula soil has a seasonal high water table at or above the surface except during extended dry periods. Permeability of this soil type is rapid. Tavares fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes (#15) is a moderately well drained soil found on broad uplands and knolls on the flatwoods. The surface layer of this soil type generally consists of dark grayish brown fine sand about 8 inches thick. The seasonal high water table for this soil type is at a depth of 40 to 80 inches for several months in most years. Permeability of this soil type is rapid or very rapid. Placid and Myakka fine sands, depressional (#25) are very poorly drained soils found in depressions mostly on the flatwoods. The surface layer of this soil type generally consists of black fine sand about 18 inches thick. Placid soil is ponded for at least 6 months during most years. Permeability of this soil type is rapid. Astatula sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes (#46) is an excessively drained soil found on sandy upland ridges. The surface layer of this soil type generally consists of dark gray sand about 7 inches thick. Astatula soil does not have a water table within a depth of 72 inches. Permeability of this soil type is very rapid. Astatula sand, 5 to 12 percent slopes (#88) is an excessively drained, sloping to moderately steep soil found around sinks and depressions and on the side slopes of high sand ridges. Typically, the surface layer is gray fine sand about 3 inches thick. The water table is always below 80 inches and is usually below 120 inches. Permeability of this soil type is very rapid. The Florida Association of Environmental Soil Scientists (FAESS) considers the main components of the Samsula muck, frequently ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes (#13) and Placid and Myakka fine sands, depressional (#25) soil types associated with the site to be hydric. The FAESS also considers inclusions present in the Samsula muck, frequently ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes (#13) and Placid and Myakka fine sands, depressional (#25) soil types associated with the site to be hydric. This information can be found in the Hydric Soils of Florida Handbook, Fourth Edition, March 2007. Louie Dimillo, Summerpark Homes First Place Subdivision Site – Polk County, Florida (BTC File #160-03) Wildlife Survey Report Page 3 of 7 LAND USE TYPES/VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES The First Place Subdivision Site currently supports two (2) land use types/vegetative communities. These land use types/vegetative communities were identified utilizing the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System, Level III (FLUCFCS, FDOT, January 1999) (Figure 5). The on-site upland community is classified as Improved Pasture (211). The on-site wetland/surface water community is classified as Wetland Forested Mixed (630). The following provides a brief description of each of these on-site land use types/vegetative communities: Uplands: 211 Improved Pasture The uplands existing on the site consist of improved pastureland. This area was historically a citrus grove which has since been converted to improved pasture. This community is most consistent with the Improved Pasture (211) FLUCFCS classification. Vegetation observed within this community type included bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum), prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa), laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia), black cherry (Prunus serotina) golden raintree (Koelreuteria paniculata), saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), sabal palm (Sabal palmetto), greenbriar (Smilax spp.) passion flower (Passiflora incarnata), and muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia). Wetlands/Surface Waters: 630 Wetland Forested Mixed The forested wetland system identified on-site was observed within the north-central portion of the site. This community is most consistent with the Wetland Forested Mixed (630) classification. Vegetation identified within this community included sweet bay (Magnolia virginiana), red maple (Acer rubrum), slash pine (Pinus elliottii), broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus), cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea), cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto), muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia), and wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera). WILDLIFE AND PROTECTED SPECIES Using methodologies outlined in the Florida’s Fragile Wildlife (Wood, 2001); Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity Standard Methods for Mammals (Wilson, et al., 1996); and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FFWCCs) Gopher Tortoise Permitting Guidelines (revised May 2017); an assessment for “listed” floral and faunal species was conducted at the site on February 26, 2018. This survey, included both direct observations and indirect evidence, such as tracks, burrows, tree markings and birdcalls that indicated the presence of species observed. The survey focused on species that are “listed” by the FFWCC’s Official Louie Dimillo, Summerpark Homes First Place Subdivision Site – Polk County, Florida (BTC File #160-03) Wildlife Survey Report Page 4 of 7 Lists - Florida’s Endangered Species, Threatened Species and Species of Special Concern (May 2017) that have the potential to occur in Polk County (Table 1). No plant species “listed” by either the state or federal agencies were identified on the site during the assessments conducted. The following is a list of those wildlife species identified during the evaluation of the property: Reptiles and Amphibians brown anole (Norops sagrei) eastern black racer (Coluber constrictor) gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) green anole (Anolis carolinensis) Birds Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Mammals coyote (Canis latrans) eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) northern raccoon (Procyon lotor) Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) One (1) of the above wildlife species, the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), is identified in the FFWCC’s Official Lists - Florida’s Endangered Species, Threatened Species and Species of Special Concern (May 2017). The following provides a brief description of this wildlife species as it relates to the development of the property. Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) State Listed as “Threatened” by FFWCC Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) have been identified within the site boundary. Currently the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is classified as a “Category 2 Candidate Species” by USFWS, and as of September 2007, is now classified as “Threatened” by FFWCC, and as “Threatened” by FCREPA. The basis of the “Threatened” classification by the FFWCC for the gopher tortoise is due to habitat loss and destruction of burrows. Gopher tortoises are commonly found in areas with well-drained soils associated with xeric pine- oak hammock, scrub, pine flatwoods, pastures and abandoned citrus groves. Several other protected species known to occur in Polk County have a possibility of occurring in this area, as Louie Dimillo, Summerpark Homes First Place Subdivision Site – Polk County, Florida (BTC File #160-03) Wildlife Survey Report Page 5 of 7 they are gopher tortoise commensal species. These species include the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi), Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus), and the gopher frog (Rana capito). However, none of these species were observed during the survey conducted. The site was surveyed for the existence
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