Fish Island Preserve Land Management Plan DEP/DSL Approved City of St. Augustine May 2021 Table of Contents Land Management Plan Executive Summary .............................................................................................. 6 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Purpose and Significance of the Property ................................................................................................... 8 Property Significance .................................................................................................................................... 8 Purpose and Scope of the Plan .................................................................................................................... 8 Map 1 – Location Map ................................................................................................................................ 10 Map 2 - 2019 Aerial with Property Boundary Map ..................................................................................... 11 Management Program Overview .............................................................................................................. 12 Management Authority and Responsibility ................................................................................................ 12 Preserve Management Goals ...................................................................................................................... 12 Management Coordination ......................................................................................................................... 12 Public Participation ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Other Designations ..................................................................................................................................... 12 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT ................................................................................................. 13 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Table 1: Management Zones ...................................................................................................................... 13 Resource Description and Assessment ...................................................................................................... 14 Natural Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Physiography/Topography .......................................................................................................................... 14 Geology ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 1 – Cross-section of lithostratigraphic units .................................................................................... 15 Soils ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Minerals ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 Hydrology .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Natural Communities .................................................................................................................................. 17 Map 3 - Management Zones Map .............................................................................................................. 18 Map 4 - Topography Map (Digital Elevation Model) .................................................................................. 19 Map 5 – Soils Map ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Imperiled Species ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Map 6 - Natural Communities Map – Existing Conditions .......................................................................... 26 Table 2: Imperiled Species Inventory .......................................................................................................... 27 Exotic and Nuisance Species ....................................................................................................................... 28 2 Table 3: Inventory of FLEPPC Category I and II Exotic Plant Species .......................................................... 28 Special Natural Features ............................................................................................................................. 29 Cultural Resources ...................................................................................................................................... 30 Description and Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 30 Table 4: Fish Island Cultural Sites Listed in the Florida Master Site File ..................................................... 30 Resource Management Program ............................................................................................................... 33 Management Goals, Objectives and Actions .............................................................................................. 33 Natural Resource Management .................................................................................................................. 33 Hydrological Management .......................................................................................................................... 33 Natural Communities Management ........................................................................................................... 33 Imperiled Species Management ................................................................................................................. 34 Exotic Species Management ....................................................................................................................... 34 Cultural Resource Management ................................................................................................................. 34 Special Management Considerations ......................................................................................................... 35 Timber Management Analysis .................................................................................................................... 35 Coastal/Beach Management....................................................................................................................... 35 Additional Considerations ........................................................................................................................... 35 Arthropod Control Plan ............................................................................................................................... 35 Sea Level Rise .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Resource Management Schedule ............................................................................................................... 37 Land Management Review ......................................................................................................................... 37 LAND USE COMPONENT ............................................................................................................................. 37 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 37 External Conditions .................................................................................................................................... 37 Existing Use of Adjacent Lands ................................................................................................................... 38 Planned Use of Adjacent Lands ................................................................................................................... 38 Property Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Land Area .................................................................................................................................................... 38 Water Area .................................................................................................................................................. 39 Shoreline ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 Natural Scenery ........................................................................................................................................... 39 Significant Habitat ......................................................................................................................................