complete agenda - Florida Department of Environmental Protection

� Listed Species, specifically animal inventory, black bear, plant inventory, white top pitcher plant
and spoon leaf sundew.
� Natural Resources Survey, specifically listed species or habitat monitoring, other non-game
species or habitat monitoring, fire effects monitoring, other habitat management effects
monitoring and invasive species survey/monitoring.
� Cultural Resources, specifically cultural resource survey, protection and preservation.
� Resource Management, specifically area being burned, frequency and quality.
� Restoration of Ruderal Areas, specifically hydrologic restoration.
� Non-Native, Invasive & Problem Species, specifically prevention and control of plants and
animals.
� Hydrologic/Geologic Function, specifically roads/culverts, ditches, hydro-period alteration, and
water level alteration.
� Ground/Surface Water Monitoring, specifically ground and surface water quality and quantity.
� Resource Protection, specifically boundary survey, gates/fencing, signage, and law enforcement
presence.
� Adjacent Property Concerns, specifically expanding development, military restrictions, and
inholdings/additions.
� Public Access & Education, specifically roads, parking, boat access, wildlife, invasive species,
interpretive facilities and signs, recreational opportunities, and management of visitor impacts.
� Managed Area Uses, specifically hunting, fishing, hiking, bicycling, nature viewing, boating and
canoeing.
The following items received low scores on the review team checklist, which indicates that management
actions noted during the Field Review (FR) were not considered sufficient (less than 2.5 score on average),
or that the text noted in the Management Plan Review (PR) does not sufficiently address this issue (less
than .5 score on average.). The management plan must include responses to the checklist items identified
below:
1. Discussion in the management plan regarding Natural Communities, specifically baygall, dome
swamp, mesic flatwoods, sandhill, wet flatwoods, and wet prairie. (FR)
Managing Agency Response: FWC notes that the Land Management Review team concluded that FWC’s
management actions for natural communities, specifically baygall, dome swamp, estuarine tidal marsh,
floodplain forest, maritime hammock, mesic flatwoods, sandhill, wet flatwoods, wet prairie, and xeric
hammock of Escribano Point Parcels exceeded expectations. Also, FWC notes that the existing Escribano
Point Management Plan thoroughly describes the natural communities on pages 11-33.
2. Discussion in the management plan regarding Listed species, specifically plant inventory and
white top pitcher plant. (FR)
Managing Agency Response: FWC notes that the Land Management Review team concluded that
management actions exceeded expectations for listed species, specifically plant inventory, pitcher plant,
and cutthroat grass. FWC notes that plant inventories are included in the current management plan on
pages 11-33. Specifically, white top pitcher plant is discussed on pages 14, 27, 28, 47, 48, and 64.
3. Discussion in the management plan regarding Natural Resources Survey, specifically fire effects
monitoring. (FR)
Managing Agency Response: FWC notes that the Land Management Review team concluded that
management actions exceeded expectations for natural resources survey. FWC has completed natural
communities mapping and has incorporated associated maps and natural community descriptions on pages
11-33 of the current management plan. FWC also notes that page 158 of the current Escribano Point
management plan contains a comprehensive Prescribed Burn Plan. FWC will expand discussion of
Objective-Based Vegetative Management (OBVM) protocols as it relates to prescribed fire and monitoring
of fire effects in the scheduled management plan update.
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