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LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<br />

LEAD AGENCY: <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division <strong>of</strong> Forestry<br />

COMMON NAME OF PROPERTY: Tiger Bay State Forest<br />

LOCATION: Volusia County, <strong>Florida</strong><br />

ACREAGE TOTAL: 27,396<br />

Historical Natural<br />

Communities<br />

Acreage<br />

Historical Natural<br />

Communities<br />

Acreage<br />

Basin Swamp 11,130 Scrubby Flatwoods 193<br />

Mesic Flatwoods 10,020 Sandhill 73<br />

Wet Flatwoods 1,950 Basin Marsh 63<br />

Dome Swamp 1,150 Wet Prairie 62<br />

Depression Marsh 997 Hydric Hammock 6<br />

Scrub 819 Sinkhole Lakes 123<br />

Baygall 744 Ruderal or Developed 68<br />

TOTAL 27,396<br />

LEASE/MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT NO.: 4086, 3902, & 4326<br />

USE: Single Multiple X<br />

MANAGEMENT AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY<br />

Division <strong>of</strong> Forestry General Forest Resource Management<br />

St. Johns River Water Management District Overall Management Review and Hydrological Activities<br />

Volusia County Overall Management Review<br />

<strong>Florida</strong> Fish and Wildlife Conservation<br />

Commission Wildlife Resources & Laws<br />

Division <strong>of</strong> Historical Resources Historical and Archaeological Resources<br />

DESIGNATED LAND USE: Multiple-Use State Forest<br />

SUBLEASE(S): None<br />

ENCUMBRANCES: Existing water wells and related easements, Gopher Tortoise Mitigation Site (121.45 acres),<br />

and Plum Creek Timber Reserves (165 acres).<br />

TYPE ACQUISITION: <strong>Environmental</strong>ly Endangered Lands (EEL), Save Our Rivers (SOR), CARL, Preservation<br />

2000 and <strong>Florida</strong> Forever.<br />

UNIQUE FEATURES: Tiger Bay, Bennett Swamp, parts <strong>of</strong> Middle Haw Creek and Little Tomoka River, Indian<br />

Lake, Scoggin Lake, and Sawgrass Lake.<br />

ARCHAEOLOGICAL/HISTORICAL SITES: Twelve (12) known sites.<br />

MANAGEMENT NEEDS: Reforestation and thinning, fuel/fire management, hyrdrological restoration, road repair<br />

and maintenance, maintenance and expansion <strong>of</strong> recreational trails and facilities, game and non-game<br />

wildlife management gopher tortoise management, and update and maintain forest inventory.<br />

ACQUISITION NEEDS: 10,316 acres (Exhibit D)<br />

SURPLUS LANDS/ACREAGE: None<br />

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: Management Plan Advisory Group, State Forest Liaison Committee, State Lands<br />

Management Review Team, and the Acquisition and Restoration Council<br />

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DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE (FOR DIVISION OF STATE LANDS USE ONLY)<br />

ARC Approval Date: __________________________________ BTIITF Approval Date: ________________________________________________<br />

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />

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