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38 St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Figure 14. Panacea Unit natural community types Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan 39
Page 1: DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PL
Page 4 and 5: ii Recreation Economics............
Page 6 and 7: SECTION C. APPENDICES I. GLOSSARY..
Page 8 and 9: LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Public and
Page 11 and 12: SECTION A. DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE CONS
Page 13 and 14: Figure 1. National Wildlife Refuges
Page 15 and 16: II. The Refuge INTRODUCTION St. Mar
Page 17 and 18: Sopchoppy River Monkey Creek State
Page 19 and 20: PURPOSES OF THE REFUGE Under Execut
Page 21 and 22: Table 1. Public and conservation la
Page 23 and 24: Marks and Aucilla rivers, the Natio
Page 25 and 26: ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT RECOVERY PLA
Page 27 and 28: states; (6) bay health; (7) watersh
Page 29 and 30: Figure 7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se
Page 31 and 32: Figure 8. St. Marks National Wildli
Page 33 and 34: Longleaf pine forests and savannahs
Page 35 and 36: The 40-year (1961-2000) normal, ave
Page 37 and 38: Figure 9. Geology of north central
Page 39 and 40: SURFACE AND GROUND WATER QUALITY Wa
Page 41 and 42: The Wakulla River also has problems
Page 43 and 44: and attribute at a scale of 1:5,000
Page 45 and 46: Figure 12. St. Marks Unit natural c
Page 47: Figure 13. Wakulla Unit natural com
Page 51 and 52: Table 5. Land use summary - natural
Page 53 and 54: EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES The refuge sta
Page 55 and 56: FISH AND WILDLIFE/FAUNA Birds The d
Page 57 and 58: are listed in the most recent (1983
Page 59 and 60: Other exotic animals, including the
Page 61 and 62: Purple Bankclimber. This bivalve mo
Page 63 and 64: FEDERAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION AND
Page 65 and 66: Figure 16. St. Marks National Wildl
Page 67 and 68: to a unique hardwood area. Currentl
Page 71 and 72: In the fall, Mounds #1, Mounds #3,
Page 73 and 74: esidents of all four counties work
Page 75 and 76: Wildlife Observation and Photograph
Page 77 and 78: Figure 19. Wakulla Unit visitor ser
Page 79 and 80: Boat ramps at the Aucilla River, li
Page 81 and 82: landowners. There are nine voluntee
Page 83 and 84: Georgia border. Because sea levels
Page 85 and 86: A railroad, built between Tallahass
Page 87 and 88: III. Planning Issues INTRODUCTION T
Page 89 and 90: options for manipulating the pools
Page 91 and 92: IV. Management Direction INTRODUCTI
Page 93 and 94: REFUGE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND STRAT
Page 97 and 98: Objective 7: Protect natural wetlan
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diverse sites off refuge (e.g., wet
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Objective 4: Monitor the nesting ba
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are necessary to reduce boat collis
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Strategies: • Maintain at least t
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• By 2018, determine habitat need
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Figure 23. Wakulla Unit visitor ser
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• Promote refuge messages by incr
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Strategies: • By 2007, design and
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Objective 3: By 2008, the refuge wi
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and found no areas that meet the el
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interagency fire program. This syst
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V. Plan Implementation INTRODUCTION
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5. Survey, Document, Monitor, and E
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needed personnel from routine dutie
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17. Enhance Interpretation and Outr
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Table 14. Summary of project costs
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Table 15. Approximate annual costs
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PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES To achiev
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Visitor Services Management Plan Th
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comprehensive conservation plan, or
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SECTION B. DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSE
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II. Affected Environment For a desc
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III. Alternatives FORMULATION OF AL
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Figure 26. St. Marks National Wildl
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ALTERNATIVE 2 - PREFERRED ALTERNATI
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Table 17. A comparison of the goals
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� Goal 1. Wildlife Habitat and Po
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Goal 2. Threatened, endangered, rar
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Goal 4. Visitor Services Provide an
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Goal 4. Visitor Services Provide an
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Goal 6. Protection of Wilderness Ma
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Goal 7. Refuge Administration Provi
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Issues relating to Goal 1 - Habitat
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Issues relating to Goal 1 - Habitat
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Issues relating to Goal 2 - Endange
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Issues relating to Goal 3 - Migrato
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Issues relating to Goal 4 - Visitor
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Issues relating to Goal 5 - Cultura
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Issues relating to Goal 7 - Refuge
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IV. Environmental Consequences EFFE
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Alternatives 2 and 3 may have short
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gains achieved would be gradually l
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WILDLIFE AND PROTECTED SPECIES Unde
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space around structures and borderi
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classes held on the refuge, photo c
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public use, which increases litteri
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V. Consultation and Coordination Se
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Heidi Hubbs, Fire Management Office
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SECTION C. APPENDICES I. Glossary A
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Cooperative Agreement A legal instr
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Hydrological Involving water flows
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Partnership A mutually beneficial,
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Wilderness Area Congress defined Wi
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II. References and Literature Cited
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Florida First: Base Papers Natural
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Milanich, Jerald T. 1995. Florida I
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Sharitz, Rebecca R. and J. W. Gibbo
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 200
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III. Legal Mandates NATIONAL WILDLI
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1964--Wilderness Act, as amended. D
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1978--American Indian Religious Act
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1995--EO 12962, Recreational Fisher
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IV. Flora and Fauna The following t
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IMPERILED SPECIES’ CONSERVATION R
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Common Name Red-cockaded woodpecker
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Seasons/Occurrences Magnificent Fri
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Seasons/Occurrences Hooded Merganse
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Seasons/Occurrences Black-necked St
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Seasons/Occurrences Cukoos Black-bi
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Seasons/Occurrences American Crow*
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Seasons/Occurrences Warblers Blue-w
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Seasons/Occurrences Vesper Sparrow
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The following species are of such a
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Common Name Bronze Frog Pig frog Ri
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Common Name Eastern Indigo Snake Co
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Common Name Florida Red-bellied Coo
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Common Name Mammals Large-sized Mam
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Common Name Crevalle jack Bull shar
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Common Name Lined seahorse Dwarf se
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Common Name Gulf toadfish Pigfish B
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BUTTERFLY LIST, ST. MARKS NATIONAL
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Common Name Scientific Name Period
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Common Name Scientific Name Eastern
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Common Name Scientific Name Slimlea
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Common Name Scientific Name New Jer
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Common Name Scientific Name Pinebar
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Common Name Scientific Name Plumegr
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Common Name Scientific Name Spoonle
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Common Name Scientific Name Saltmar
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Common Name Scientific Name Creepin
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Common Name Scientific Name Maidenc
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Common Name Scientific Name Orange
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Common Name Scientific Name Fringed
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Common Name Scientific Name Fringed
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Common Name Scientific Name Rice bu
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Common Name Scientific Name Baldwin
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Common Name Sugarberry Common butto
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Common Name Myrtle dahoon American
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Common Name Loblolly pine Waterelm
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Common Name Bigleaf snowbell Common
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Common Name Compact dodder Lax horn
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Common Name Dwarf palmetto Coastal
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Common Name Marsh fimbry Hydrilla M
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Common Name Coastalplain sedge Amer
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Common Name Red maple Peppervine Sw
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Common Name Swamp rose Carolina wil
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Common Name Green wood orchid Yello
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Conservation Tier/Action Level; Tie
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Conservation Tier/Action Level; Tie
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Conservation Tier/Action Level; IV
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DESCRIPTIONS OF NATURAL COMMUNITY T
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There are also mesic flatwoods site
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area and cabbage palmetto comprisin
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V. Public Involvement This appendix
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Defenders of Wildlife, Washington,
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Public Use Management: • Support
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• High grass on dikes is hard to
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This fact sheet was developed and d
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This fact sheet was developed and d
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VI. Compatibility Determinations Re
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Anticipated Impacts of the Use: The
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Anticipated Impacts of the Use: Imp
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Other areas of the refuge may be cl
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Wakulla Unit service roads with per
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Public Review Comment: This compati
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X Use is Compatible with Following
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Determination (check one below): __
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Public Review Comment: This compati
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during timber harvests; however, as
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___ Categorical Exclusion and Envir
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Johnson, E. et al. 1997. The Preval
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VII. Conservation Easements and Fee
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VIII. Exotic Species Locations and
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Map Number Primary Pest Species Sci
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Map Number Primary Pest Species Sci
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St. Marks Unit exotic species infes
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Wakulla Unit exotic species infesta
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Panacea Unit exotic species infesta
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IX. Existing and Potential Partners
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Wakulla County Red Cross Tallahasse
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X. Inventory and Monitoring Efforts
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Surdick/University of Florida, Cent
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XI. Wilderness Review Summary Wilde
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Figure 33. Lands evaluated as poten
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within the inventory area west of t
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XII. Intra-Service Section 7 Biolog
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There are few documented records of
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B. bald eagle Actions to minimize i
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IX. Reviewing Ecological Services O
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