Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park APPROVED Unit Management Plan STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Division of Recreation and Parks February 15, 2013 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..........................................................................................................9 Other Designations.........................................................................................................10 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................11 RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT.....................................................15 Natural Resources..........................................................................................................15 Topography................................................................................................................15 Geology .....................................................................................................................15 Soils ...........................................................................................................................15 Minerals.....................................................................................................................16 Hydrology..................................................................................................................16 Natural Communities (FNAI)....................................................................................23 Imperiled Species ......................................................................................................46 Exotic Species...........................................................................................................52 Special Natural Features............................................................................................57 Cultural Resources.........................................................................................................57 Condition Assessment ...............................................................................................58 Level of Significance.................................................................................................58 Prehistoric and Historic Archaeological Sites...........................................................59 Historic Structures.....................................................................................................61 Collections.................................................................................................................62 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM .................................................................67 Management Goals, Objectives and Actions .................................................................67 Natural Resource Management ......................................................................................68 Hydrological Management ........................................................................................68 Natural Communities Management...........................................................................70 Imperiled Species Management ................................................................................74 Exotic Species Management......................................................................................77 Special Management Considerations .............................................................................78 Timber Management Analysis..................................................................................78 Additional Considerations.........................................................................................79 Arthropod Control Plan.............................................................................................79 i Sea Level Rise ...........................................................................................................79 Cultural Resource Management .....................................................................................80 Cultural Resource Management ................................................................................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 Recreation Resource Elements.......................................................................................86 Land Area..................................................................................................................86 Water Area.................................................................................................................87 Shoreline....................................................................................................................87 Natural Scenery.........................................................................................................87 Significant Habitat.....................................................................................................87 Natural Features.........................................................................................................88 Archaeological and Historical Features.....................................................................88 Assessment of Use .........................................................................................................88 Past Uses....................................................................................................................88 Future Land Use and Zoning.....................................................................................88 Current Recreation Use and Visitor Programs ..........................................................92 Protected Zones .........................................................................................................92 Existing Facilities...........................................................................................................93 Recreation Facilities..................................................................................................93 Support Facilities.......................................................................................................93 CONCEPTUAL LAND USE PLAN................................................................................94 Potential Uses.................................................................................................................99 Public Access and Recreational Opportunities..........................................................99 Proposed Facilities.......................................................................................................100 Capital Facilities and Infrastructure ........................................................................100 Facilities Development.................................................................................................103 Recreational Carrying Capacity ...................................................................................104 Optimum Boundary......................................................................................................105 IMPLEMENTATION COMPONENT MANAGEMENT PROGRESS......................................................................................109 Acquisition ...................................................................................................................109 Park Administration and Operations............................................................................109 Resource Management .................................................................................................109 Natural Resources....................................................................................................109 ii Cultural Resources...................................................................................................110