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Unit Name: Caravelle Ranch Wildlife Management Area
Acres: 5,471
Managing
Agency:
FWC
Current Management Plan
Approved:
401
04/25/2002
Narrative:
The management plan for this area was approved prior to July, 2008, and does not contain the
eight common management goals and associated quantitative measures that are now required to
be addressed by all management plans. Our progress, during the last two years toward achieving
the common goals and applicable core objectives are described in the narrative below and in
quantitative terms in the tables. Where applicable, this narrative lists outstanding
accomplishments, identifies any deficiencies and corrective actions, and provides other important
or clarifying information for each of the required management goals.
Of the 1527 acres of exotic vegetation, approximately 1500 acres of that is in bahia grass pasture
that is not being treated due to an existing cattle lease on the area.
Only a partial hydrological assessment has been completed on the area, encompassing 87.5 acres
surrounding an altered creek channel. This assessment identified that all 87.5 acres need
restoring, and that restoration project is in the design phase.
The cultural resource that is not being monitored on an annual basis was a single point found in a
firebreak.