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Wildlife Articles

 

Transportation Infrastructure and Wildlife Conservation

Relevant articles and papers addressing Transportation Planning and Design - Wilflife Conservation Considerations

Green Infrastructure Planning

 

Rivers, Creeks & Wetlands

 

Leon County Conservation Subdivision Comprehensive Plan Language

 

Leon's First Conservation Subdivision - Bradfordville Station

pdf map of a new development wants to nurture nature, Centerville wants to be a ‘role model for North Florida’ Conservation Community

Leon County - Conservation Community

Tallahassee Democrat article about new Conservation Subdivision development that wants to nurture nature. Centerville wants to be a ‘role model for North Florida’ Conservation Community

Conservation Subdivisions Coming to the Panhandle

By Neil Fleckenstein, the Planning Coordinator for Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy. He can be contacted at: nfl eckenstein@ttrs.org.

South Walton County Conservation Residential Comp Plan Language

 

South Walton County Conservation Residential Ordinance

 

City of Tampa – Upland Habitat Protection Ordinance 17.5, Article V, Section 91-133

 

Florida's Landmark Programs for Conservation and Recreation Land Acquisition

The State of Florida has had a long and successful history of purchasing land to conserve its unique natural and cultural resources. Buoyed by phenomenal support from the general public, Florida’s Legislature, with the support of a succession of both Democratic and Republican governors, has enacted a series of well-funded programs over the past half century that have resulted in the purchase and protection of over six million acres of conservation lands. When combined with substantial federal conservation lands in Florida (including large military bases) and holdings by local governments, Florida has almost ten million acres that are managed for natural resource protection and for resource-based recreation. This is approximately 30 percent of our total land area. Since 1990, we have had an annual land acquisition budget of $300 million, far exceeding that of any other state or even that of the Federal government for use in all fifty states.

Using Conservation Subdivisions for Wildlife and Habitat

 

Golf Course Planning and Wildlife - Files

 

Core Habitat, Not Buffer Zone

Core Habitat, Not Buffer Zone - By Raymond D. Semlitsch and John B. Jensen While the terms "Buffer zone" and "Riparian Buffer" are commonly understood, areas surrounding wetlands and streams are more than just zones to protect aquatic resources. Two conservation biologist describe these areas as core habitat for semi-aquatic species and call for new criteria to evaluate, protect and mange these critical areas. © 2001 Environmental Law Institute. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.

THE GOPHER TORTOISE AND UPLAND HABITAT PROTECTION IN FLORIDA - LEGAL AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

DRAFT FOR WORKSHOP PRESENTATION, FEBRUARY 2003, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CONSERVATION CLINIC,CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW. By: Thomas. T. Ankersen, Director Stephen M. Fernandez, J.D. Candidate, Ashley Seifert, M.S. Candidate, Manuel Velez, Ph.D. Candidate. With Contributions From David Schwartz, Assistant County Attorney, Alachua County and Ralf Brookes, Attorney.

CITY OF TAMPA: UPLAND HABITAT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW MANUAL

The information contained in this manual has been developed to provide guidance to City staff (represented by the Upland Habitat Coordinator, herein referred to as the “Coordinator”) and the applicant in matters regarding upland habitat protection within the City limits of Tampa. The General Provisions, Administrative Authority, and Definitions for this protection are outlined in Article V. of the County’s Comprehensive Plan, entitled “Upland Habitat Protection”. Significant and Essential Wildlife Habitat, as defined in the City’s Upland Habitat Protection Ordinance, are subject to protection.

City of Tampa - Standardized State-Listed Animal Survey Procedures

Author - James W. Beever III The primary purpose of this document is to establish a standardized recommended survey methodology for documented and potential state-listed species in the project vicinity in sufficient detail to allow a meaningful evaluation of the impact of a proposed Southwest Florida Water Management District Environmental Resource Permit (SWFWMD ERP) projects on those species that have been afforded listed species status by the State of Florida. For each species and species group, this document presents a survey methodology designed to aid in determining the on-site status of the species.

City of Tampa - Regulated Upland Habitat Determinination/Request for Additional Information

 

City of Tampa - Passive Recreation In Significant Wildlife Habitat

(Author - Gregory Howe) It is not the intent of the Upland Habitat Protection Ordinance or its referenced Appendix B that Significant Wildlife Habitat (SWH) areas contain some type of passive recreation area within them nor is it best management practices for these areas to contain passive recreation within them. To an extent anthropological use of the conservation area is detrimental to the flora and fauna while at the same time can hinder fire or mechanical management. Trails can provide access for vandalism, plant theft, illegal wildlife collecting and since the construction exposes fresh soils evasive plants can take root all of which reduce the overall purpose of retaining the SWH. Developers, Community Development Districts, Homeowner Associations and individual home owners within developments containing SWH must realize that the Significant Wildlife Habitat Conservation Easement Areas are NOT parkland or green spaces but set aside as conservation areas for wildlife and habitat protection as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

City of Tampa - APPENDIX E Draft 1.doc - Upland Protection

 

City of Tampa - Appendix D Draft 1.doc - Upland Protection

 

Significant Wildlife Habitat Minimum Width/Size Criteria

 

City of Tampa - Appendix A – Preliminary Evaluation Form (Author - Dave Sumpter)

 

MODEL STREAM BUFFER PROTECTION ORDINANCE

From Cherokee Georgia

Buffers: An Efficient Tool for Watershed Protection.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Panama City Florida Office.

2nd TAC Materials

 

An Inventory of Conservation Easements in Bay County, Florida

Prepared by: Neil J. Lamb, Ph.D. Edwin J. Keppner, Ph.D. Co-Chair Conservation Committee and Conservation Committee Bay County Audubon Society Bay County Audubon Society For: The Bay County Audubon Society, Inc. December 2004. (Large File - Extended download time)

April 4, 2007 Letter to Highlands County - RLSA Guidance

 

Fire in the Suburbs: Ecological Impacts of Prescribed Fire in Small Remnants of Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Sandhill

•Kimberly A. Heuberger11Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A.,22Address correspondence to K. A. Heuberger, e-mail heuberger@comcast.net. and •Francis E. Putz11Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A. •1Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A. 2Address correspondence to K. A. Heuberger, e-mail heuberger@comcast.net.

Community Choices - Quality Growth Toolkit - Conservation Subdivisions

Seth Wenger and Laurie Fowler, UGA Institute of Ecology, Office of Public Service and Outreach, Atlanta Regional Commission, 2002.

Environmental Exchange Point Volume 3 Number 4, March 1993

Planning is Not Synonymous with Federal, State and Regional Regulatory Permitting * Protecting Managed Environmental Areas * Markets and the Fate of Recycling * Water Pollution Pricing * Mercury in Florida's Environment

The Cooperative Conservation Blueprint - Frequently Asked Questions

The Cooperative Conservation Blueprint is a process that builds agreement between government and private interests to use common priorities as the basis for statewide land-use decisions. It consists of the following elements: 1. a fully unified set of Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers of priority statewide conservation areas, working landscapes and development areas, 2. an online application to make the GIS data layer(s) available to all Floridians and 3. a package of recommended landowner incentives needed to apply the integrated land-use, natural resource and habitat conservation strategies statewide.

WindMark DRi Habitat and Wildlife Conditions - Example