Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Ron DeSantis FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF Governor Jeanette Nuñez Environmental Protection Lt. Governor Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building Noah Valenstein 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Secretary Tallahassee, FL 32399 Memorandum TO: James Parker Office of Environmental Services Division of State Lands FROM: Daniel Alsentzer Office of Park Planning Division of Recreation and Parks SUBJECT: Cayo Costa State Park Ten Year Management Plan Update (Lease No. 3426) Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) Public Hearing DATE: July 1, 2020 Attached for your convenience and use are five discs with the subject management plan update file. Contained on the discs are the ARC executive summary, the Division of State Lands checklist and a copy of the subject management plan update. This plan is being submitted for the Division of State Lands’ compliance review and for review by ARC members at their October 2020 meeting. An electronic version of the document is available on the DEP Park Planning Public Participation webpage at the following link: https://floridadep.gov/parks/parks-office-park- planning/documents/cayo-costa-state-park-052020-arc-draftt -uni - management. Please contact me by email at [email protected] if there are any questions related to this update. Thank you for your assistance. DA:dpd Attachments cc: Deborah Burr Cayo Costa State Park Acquisition and Restoration Council Draft Unit Management Plan STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Division of Recreation and Parks July 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 1 Purpose and Significance of the Park ................................................... 1 Park Significance .......................................................................... 1 Purpose and Scope of the Plan ........................................................... 2 Management Program Overview ......................................................... 8 Management Authority and Responsibility ......................................... 8 Park Management Goals ................................................................ 9 Management Coordination .............................................................. 9 Public Participation ...................................................................... 10 Other Designations ..................................................................... 10 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT Introduction .................................................................................. 11 Management Zones ........................................................................ 11 RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT ................................... 15 Natural Resources .......................................................................... 15 Topography ............................................................................... 15 Geology .................................................................................... 16 Soils ......................................................................................... 17 Minerals .................................................................................... 17 Hydrology .................................................................................. 18 Natural Communities (FNAI) ......................................................... 21 Imperiled Species ....................................................................... 37 Exotic and Nuisance Species ......................................................... 47 Special Natural Features .............................................................. 53 Cultural Resources ......................................................................... 54 Condition Assessment ................................................................. 54 Level of Significance .................................................................... 54 Prehistoric and Historic Archaeological Sites .................................... 55 Historic Structures ...................................................................... 61 Collections ................................................................................. 63 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ............................................... 67 Management Goals, Objectives, and Actions ....................................... 67 Natural Resource Management ......................................................... 67 Hydrological Management ............................................................ 67 Natural Communities Management ................................................ 68 Imperiled Species Management ..................................................... 71 Exotic Species Management ......................................................... 74 Cultural Resource Management ........................................................ 76 Special Management Considerations .................................................. 78 Timber Management Analysis ....................................................... 78 Arthropod Control Plan ................................................................ 79 i Coastal/Beach Management ......................................................... 79 Sea Level Rise ............................................................................ 80 Resource Management Schedule ....................................................... 81 Land Management Review ............................................................... 81 LAND USE COMPONENT INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 83 EXTERNAL CONDITIONS .................................................................. 83 Existing Use of Adjacent Lands ......................................................... 85 Planned Use of Adjacent Lands ......................................................... 85 PROPERTY ANALYSIS ...................................................................... 86 Recreational Resource Elements ....................................................... 86 Land Area .................................................................................. 86 Water Area ................................................................................ 86 Shoreline ................................................................................... 87 Natural Scenery.......................................................................... 87 Significant Habitat ...................................................................... 87 Natural Features ......................................................................... 87 Archaeological and Historic Features .............................................. 87 Assessment of Use ......................................................................... 87 Past Uses .................................................................................. 87 Future Land Use and Zoning ......................................................... 88 Current Recreational Use and Visitor Programs ................................ 88 Other Uses ................................................................................ 88 Protected Zones ......................................................................... 89 Existing Facilities ............................................................................ 89 Recreation Facilities .................................................................... 90 Support Facilities ........................................................................ 90 CONCEPTUAL LAND USE PLAN ......................................................... 93 Potential Uses ................................................................................ 93 Public Access and Recreational Opportunities .................................. 93 Proposed Facilities .......................................................................... 94 Capital Facilities and Infrastructure ................................................ 94 Facilities Development .................................................................. 102 Recreational Carrying Capacity ....................................................... 103 timumOp Boundary ...................................................................... 104 IMPLEMENTATION COMPONENT MANAGEMENT PROGRESS ............................................................. 109 Resource Management .................................................................. 109 Natural Resources ..................................................................... 109 Cultural Resources .................................................................... 109 MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ......................................... 110 ii TABLES TABLE 1 – Cayo Costa State Park Management Zones ............................ 12 TABLE 2 – Imperiled Species Inventory ................................................ 42 TABLE 3 – Inventory of FLEPPC Category I and II Exotic Plant Species ...... 51 TABLE 4 – Cultural Sites Listed in the Florida Master Site File ................... 65 TABLE 5 – Recreational Carrying Capacity ........................................... 103 TABLE 6 – Implementation Schedule and Cost Estimates....................... 111 MAPS Vicinity Map ........................................................................................ 3 Reference Map .................................................................................... 5 Management Zones Map ....................................................................

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