CN-370000-PL513-T204CO2.pdf

Deborah Burr Digitally signed by Deborah Burr Date: 2023.09.18 11:40:25 -04'00'

Amy Horton Digitally signed by Amy Horton Date: 2023.09.18 12:25:48 -04'00'

Callie DeHaven Digitally signed by Callie DeHaven Date: 2023.09.18 12:29:37 -04'00'

PL315 – Task Assignment 204 – Monitoring of Conservation Easements and Land Protection Agreements

The Contractor will conduct site assessments to monitor Board of Trustees less-than-fee interests in the form of conservation easements or land protection agreements on private lands throughout the State. These conservation easements were acquired by the State to perpetuate existing land uses and conservation values on private lands while simultaneously allowing the landowner and his/her heirs and successors to continue to use the land.

Each conservation easement or land protection agreement enumerates certain rights retained by the landowner as grantor, prohibitions against certain activities, and rights granted to the State as grantee. The conditions of the property at the time the easement or agreement is executed are typically documented in a Baseline Documentation Report. The Division is responsible for ensuring that the grantor complies with all terms and prohibitions of the easement or agreement.

For new easements, DEP will provide the Contractor with Baseline Documentation Reports (BDRs), photopoint shapefiles, and boundary shapefiles by August 1 to allow adequate time for confirming boundaries prior to fall monitoring. For existing easements, DEP will provide the Contractor with updated easement boundaries prior to each monitoring cycle (Aug 1 for Fall cycle and Jan 15 for Spring). The Contractor will report significant discrepancies with boundaries from other sources, parcel data, and/or aerial photography to Bureau of State-Owned Lands Inventory (BSOLI). If discrepancies cannot be resolved before scheduled monitoring, Contractor will proceed using the DEP provided boundaries.

The Contractor shall monitor grantor compliance with the terms and conditions of conservation easements and land protection agreements held by the Board and provide updated resource descriptions and photo-documentation of sites where and when appropriate. The services will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, the following:

• Examining agricultural and silvicultural practices for compliance with easement restrictions and best management practices

• Assessing extent and quality of wetlands

• Reporting on presence and abundance of invasive and nonnative plants

• Determining the extent of new development and its compliance with easement restrictions

• Revisiting GPS photopoints and documenting any change with new photographs and descriptions of activities.

• Producing de facto baseline documentation for those easements and agreements for which it was not originally done

• Preparing monitoring reports using the template form (Exhibit A) developed by the Department.

Deliverables: Easements to be evaluated during fiscal year 2023-24 are listed in table 1. Contractor shall submit a monitoring report for each easement evaluated during the fall (2023) by January 4, 2024. Monitoring reports for easements evaluated during the spring (2024) shall be delivered by June 14, 2024.

Invoice Schedule: Costs for completed monitoring reports are listed in Table 1.

Invoice for the Fall 2023 Conservation Easement Monitoring is due no later than January 15, 2024.

Invoice for the Spring 2024 Conservation Easement Monitoring is due no later than June 17, 2024.

Invoices should be sent to the DEP CONTRACT MANAGER, Deborah Burr (Deborah.Burr@FloridaDEP.gov) and to Amy Horton (amy.horton@floridadep.gov).

All invoices shall include the corresponding reporting period. (For Example: Reporting Period: July 1, 2023 – December 30, 2023).

Work done under this Task is subject to the negotiated overhead rate of 10% as specified in the master agreement

PL315.

mailto:Deborah.Burr@FloridaDEP.gov mailto:sheryl.boutin@dep.state.fl.us

PL315 – Details for Task Assignment #204 (continued)

Table 1. Easement Monitoring Schedule for fiscal year 2023-2024 and costs.

CE # Easement/LPA Site Project Period Cost BR-001 Brahma Island Bombing Range Ridge Fall 2023 $2,474 BR-002 Bombing Range Ridge/TNC Bombing Range Ridge Fall 2023 $4,710 GS-003 Beddingfield GS-003 Green Swamp (GLSA) Fall 2023 $1,444 GS-004 Bender GS-004 Green Swamp (GLSA) Fall 2023 $1,444 GS-005 Cauley GS-005 Green Swamp (GLSA) Fall 2023 $1,529 GS-007 Combee, A. D. GS-007 Green Swamp (GLSA) Fall 2023 $1,444 GS-008 Combee, C. GS-008 Green Swamp (GLSA) Fall 2023 $1,444 GS-010 Sherrouse Ranch GS-010 Green Swamp (GLSA) Fall 2023 $1,444 GS-011 Ronald Dicks GS-011 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,529 GS-012 Evans GS-012 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,529 GS-013 Thelma Fussell GS-013 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,529 GS-016 Grimes, Charles David GS-016 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,444 GS-017 Hollister GS-017 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,444 GS-018 McCawley GS-018 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,529 GS-020 Sherrouse, Ann GS-020 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,444 GS-021 Rex Smith tract C GS-021 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,529 GS-022 Ted Smith GS-022 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,529 GS-023 Tomkow GS-023 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,444 GS-024 Wallaby Ranch GS-024 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,529 GSL-1143 LPA 1143 Smith, Lawrence 1143 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,300 GSL-1181 LPA 111 Smith, Ted (formerly

Lawrence) 1181 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,300

GSL-1206 LPA 1206 Combee 1206 Green Swamp (GSLA) Fall 2023 $1,300 LA-002 Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem: Douglas

Miller, SR Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Fall 2023 $1,410

LA-003 Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem: Douglas Miller, JR

Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Fall 2023 $1,410

Fall 2023 Monitoring Total $39,132

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CE # Easement/LPA Site Project Period Cost GS-001 Andrews GS-001 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,444 GS-006 Charlton GS-006 Green Swamp (GLSA) Spring 2024 $1,529 GS-015 Manley GS-015 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,444 GS-019 Partin GS-019 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,444 GSL-1083 LPA 1083 Clark 1083 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1084 LPA 1084 Clark 1084 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1086 LPA 1086 Green Swamp Ranch 1086 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1088 LPA 1088 Walker 1088 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1089 LPA 1089 Walker 1089 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1114 LPA 1114 Partin, Marshall 1114 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $2,288 GSL-1176 LPA 1176 Smith, Don 1176 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1178 LPA 1178 Walker et al. 1178 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1179 LPA 1179 Walker 1179 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1182 LPA 1182 Smith, Lawrence 1182 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1188 LPA 1188 Sherrouse 1188 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,993 GSL-1192 LPA 1192 Smith, Don 1192 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1193 LPA 1193 Council Brown 1193 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1195 LPA 1195 Clark 1195 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1196 LPA 1196 Clark 1196 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1197 LPA 1197 Lex Brown 1197 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1205 LPA 1205 Lane Trust 1205 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 GSL-1208 LPA 1208 Lex Brown 1208 Green Swamp (GSLA) Spring 2024 $1,300 NO-001 Nokuse North Nokuse Plantation Spring 2024 $7,340

SR-001, SR-002,

SR-003, SR-004,

SR-005, SR-006,

SR-007, SR-008,

SR-009

Seven Runs Creek Seven Runs Creek Spring 2024 $10,648

Spring 2024 Monitoring Total $48,930

Total Easement Monitoring Cost FY2324

$88,062

Exhibit A: Template Conservation Easement Monitoring Report

GENERAL EASEMENT INFORMATION

Has the inspection team received and reviewed the following documents which should be required to conduct this inspection:

1. Conservation easement. (Y/N)

2. Easement Documentation Report (Y/N)

a. Attach a copy of all prohibited uses as specified in the Easement Documentation Report.

Have you reviewed these before commencing inspection (Y/N)

b. Attach a copy of all reserved rights as specified in the Easement Documentation Report.

Have you reviewed these before commencing inspection (Y/N)

3. Last inspection report (Y/N)

4. Location of photopoints and copies of photos from last inspection or BDR.

Date(s) of Inspection:

Date(s) of Last Inspection:

Location:

Acreage:

Date Easement Acquired:

Name and Address of Owner at Acquisition:

Name and Address of present owner (if different):

Length of Time in Present Ownership:

Names of Members of Inspection Team:

Was Landowner or Agent present? _______ If not, name and address of representative and identify permission given:

Ensure that you have several copies of the most recent aerial photo/image of this site before commencing so you can record the location of changes.

(Note date and source of aerial images here)

Resources and Infrastructure

Natural Communities Acreage (use FNAI natural community classification)

Estimate any changes in acreage of natural communities from those noted in BDR or in last Inspection Report.

Mark approximate location of any significant changes in natural communities on aerial photo. Describe the nature (loss/conversion) of any changes in natural communities.

1.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 2.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 3.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 4.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres

Please note any changes in the ruderal areas and associated acreages (if applicable) as listed in the BDR or last Inspection Report. Ruderal areas include: improved pasture, ditches, or man-made reservoirs Use standard FLUCCS codes. Note any significant changes in the location of ruderal areas on the attached aerial photo.

Ruderal Areas

1.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 2.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 3.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 4.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres

Please note any changes in existing structures on the property from those listed in the BDR or last Inspection Report including, but limited to, barns, corrals, culverts, feed tanks, etc. Note new structures on the aerial map.

Existing Infrastructure

1.)

2.)

3.)

MONITORING TOPICS

When conducting interviews with owner, employees or adjacent property owners, and monitoring the Property please use the following topics to assist you in the determining the compliance status of the easement. Please note any new development or site alterations that have occurred since the date of the easement or the last monitoring visit and determine whether any observed changes are consistent with the conditions of the easement.

Describe any significant qualitative changes in the condition of existing natural terrestrial and wetland communities that have occurred since the BDR or the last inspection report. Note any recent burns (prescribed or otherwise), overgrowth from fire suppression, changes in invasive and nonnative plant infestation, changes in topography, significant harvesting of trees, or other changes.

Document significant changes with photography.

Comments:

Existing status of invasive or nonnative plant species and any changes in distribution of species observed.

Note any observations of endangered and/or threatened species and any relevant observations of changes in their habitat on the easement property.

Existing mining and/or excavation activities and any changes in these activities observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Existing hydrologic alterations or disturbances (ditches, culverts, water holes, etc.) and any changes observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Existing location, size and number of wells and any additional wells observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Note and changes in the condition of historical, archeological, or cultural resources and the location of sites discovered since the last inspection report or Baseline Documentation Report.

Existing recreational or motorized vehicle use patterns and any changes observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Restoration or removal of existing dwellings or structures, and any additional structures observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Existing agricultural uses and any changes in agricultural uses observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Condition of existing roads and any additional road construction observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Describe any new Incompatible adjacent property uses or practices observed or noted by owner or owner representative since BDR or since last inspection report. Indicate locations on aerial photos.

General recommendations for improving management; need for prescribed fire, invasive and nonnative plant control, etc

Other significant observations relating to protection of the state’s interest in the property

Other comments by inspectors

Comments by owner or representative. Include any plans for impending changes in management, land use or ownership.

Collect photopoints. Revisit previous photopoint locations and, in cases of substantive change, retake photos matching orientation from previous inspection report or BDR. Add new points as appropriate. . (It is necessary to have the last set collected so you can repeat orientation exactly).

Record location of photopoints on aerial photo and provide GPS points if collected. Note orientation (compass direction).

Provide hard copy prints as well as digital images. Label each photo with a photopoint number and date.

Note the number of photo points retaken and relevant observations from photographs.

Has an updated aerial photograph been obtained? If so, any relevant observations from the aerial.

Any additional Photographs attached?

Annotate photos with name, date, location on site, and description

Signature of Monitor:

Date:

PROHIBITED USES

Please list all prohibited uses as specified in the Easement Documentation Report

RESERVED RIGHTS

Please list all reserved rights as specified in the Easement Documentation Report