TEN-YEAR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE PINE LOG STATE FOREST BAY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES PREPARED BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION OF FORESTRY APPROVED ON APRIL 28, 2010 PINE LOG STATE FOREST TEN YEAR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 1 I. INTRODUCTION A. General Mission, Goals for Florida State Forest and Management Plan Direction ......................................... 2 B. Overview of State Forest Management Program ............................................................................................. 2 C. Past Accomplishments .................................................................................................................................... 3 D. Goals/Objectives for the Next Ten Year Period .............................................................................................. 3 E. Management Needs, Priority Schedule and Cost Estimates ............................................................................ 6 II. ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION A. Descriptive Information ................................................................................................................................ 9 1. Common Name of Property .................................................................................................................. 9 2. Location, Boundaries and Improvements ............................................................................................... 9 3. Legal Description and Acreage .............................................................................................................. 9 4. Degree of Title Interest Held by the Board ........................................................................................... 10 5. Proximity to Other Public Resources .................................................................................................... 10 6. Aquatic Preserve/Area of Critical State Concern .................................................................................. 10 B. Acquisition Information ................................................................................................................................ 10 1. Land Acquisition Program ..................................................................................................................... 10 2. Legislative or Executive Constraints ...................................................................................................... 11 3. Purpose for Acquisition .......................................................................................................................... 11 4. Designated Single or Multiple-Use Management .................................................................................. 11 5. Alternate Uses Considered ..................................................................................................................... 12 6. Additional Land Needs .......................................................................................................................... 12 7. Adjacent Conflicting Uses ..................................................................................................................... 12 8. Surplus Land Assessment....................................................................................................................... 13 C. Agency & Public Involvement ...................................................................................................................... 13 1. Responsibilities of Managing Agencies ................................................................................................. 13 2. Public and Local Government Involvement ........................................................................................... 14 3. Compliance With Comprehensive Plan ................................................................................................. 14 III. RESOURCE SECTION A. Past Uses ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 B. Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources .................................................................................................. 15 1. Soil Types .............................................................................................................................................. 15 2. Archaeological and Historical Resources ............................................................................................... 15 3. Water Resources..................................................................................................................................... 15 4. Fish and Wildlife .................................................................................................................................... 16 5. Endangered or Threatened Species ........................................................................................................ 16 6. Beaches and Dunes ................................................................................................................................ 17 7. Swamps, Marshes, or Other Wetlands ................................................................................................... 17 8. Mineral Resources .................................................................................................................................. 17 9. Unique Natural Features ........................................................................................................................ 17 10. Outstanding Native Landscapes ............................................................................................................. 17 11. Timber Resource .................................................................................................................................... 18 IV. MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS BY NATURAL COMMUNITY & PROPSED MANAGEMENT A. Existing and Planned Use .............................................................................................................................. 18 1. Property Boundaries Establishment and Preservation ............................................................................ 18 2. Soil and Water Protection ...................................................................................................................... 19 3. Roads ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 4. Recreation Management ......................................................................................................................... 19 a. Existing Facilities/Infrastructure/Recreational Activities ................................................................. 20 b. Planned Recreational Activities ........................................................................................................ 20 5. Fire Management ................................................................................................................................... 21 6. Silvicultural Guidelines & Forest Resource Management Objectives ................................................... 21 a. Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 21 i. Thinnings ................................................................................................................................... 21 ii. Reforestation .............................................................................................................................. 22 b. Timber Inventory Control ................................................................................................................. 22 c. Timber Sales ..................................................................................................................................... 23 7. Research Projects/Specimen Collection ................................................................................................. 23 8. Law Enforcement ................................................................................................................................... 23 9. Wildlife and Fish Management .............................................................................................................. 23 a. Timber Management ......................................................................................................................... 24 b. Supplemental Planting/Wildlife Openings ........................................................................................ 24 c. Prescribed Burning ........................................................................................................................... 25 d. Hunter Access ................................................................................................................................... 25 10. Non-Native Invasive Species ................................................................................................................. 25 11. Insects, Disease and Forest Health ......................................................................................................... 26 12. On-Site Housing ....................................................................................................................................