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are developing facilities to protect them, as well as allowing controlled public access and
providing informational and educational materials.
Overall expenditures are down from the previous year in every category, with the exception of a
slight increase in expenditures for Law Enforcement. Total expenditures declined overall by
$15,056,120 from the previous year with six out of seven agencies spending less than in FY
2008-09. Because of the amount of new lands acquired since the inception of Preservation
2000, most agencies continue to spend a significant amount for construction and maintenance
of facilities, and expansion of support infrastructure through the purchase of vehicles and heavy
equipment. This trend should continue for several years until basic infrastructure is completed.
Infrastructure costs will still be required for maintenance of established facilities, roads, etc. to
support public access. Eventually, the costs for resource management and visitor services will
increase as visitation numbers increase. Some management costs are not included because they
are difficult to relate to a unit of management. For example, Coastal and Aquatic Managed
Areas, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are responsible for managing
submerged lands where it is difficult to quantify the actual acreage involved. Expenditures by
the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for invasive vegetation control on public
managed lands (including local government, water management district, and federal
conservation lands), as well as monitoring costs for the Board of Trustees’ conservation
easements are also included, although these lands are not specifically assigned for
management. The Division of Forestry provides wildfire suppression and silvicultural expertise
on all state owned and private forested lands. Except as noted above for invasive vegetation
control, this report does not include land management costs for conservation lands managed by
the water management districts, local and federal governments, or nonprofit conservation
organizations that provide significant services towards the state’s land conservation and
resource-based recreation goals and objectives.
Overall the report presents an accurate picture of how agencies are allocating management
funds. Please feel free to contact any of the agencies to obtain additional support details.
Respectfully Submitted,
Timothy A. Breault, Director
Division of Habitat and Species Conservation
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
2010 Council Chairman
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