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Unit Name: T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area
Acres: 6,270
Managing
Agency:
FWC
Current Management Plan
Approved:
428
4/2004
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.
Normally, 1-2 guided tours arranged per year for University or local continuing education courses.
We have yearly youth waterfowl hunts with corresponding Camp Blackbelly, one night of camping
on WMA. There are several non-FWC guided birding tours during the Space Coast Birding Festival.
Have been dealing with mostly para grass and water hyacinth as priority. Beginning to get an
accurate total acreage of exotics utilizing GIS, but best guess right now is 35% of area, or 2265
acres.
Improved main office with new laminate flooring, refurbishing ceilings, and sealing gable vents.
Added generator to work shop to alleviate power outages associated with frequent electrical
storms. The roads, trails and levees are all the same on the WMA.
There are 3 northern impoundments on Broadmoor, totaling 310 acres that we do not have the
ability to adequately flood. We are in the process of developing a plan to install a staging pump in
the main irrigation canal to supply these areas with sufficient water.
We have the ability to manipulate water levels to dry approximately 4,000 acres of the WMA for
prescribed burns. The other 2000+ acres are all permanently flooded or inactively managed areas.
The area is made up of impoundments actively managed for waterfowl, so restoration (planting
native plants to replace exotics) is not applicable, and is not planned. We have improved the
hydrology and controlled exotics (which has helped native plants), but are not actively planting
native plants.