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1942 Aerial View
CSX RR
OldTampa
Bay
Cooper
B
ayou
Allig
ator Creek
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7TH ST S
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LEGENDManagement Area Boundary
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MILES
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AREASHOWN
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EnvironmentalLands
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2008 Aerial View
CSX RR
AlligatorLake Old
TampaBay
RuthEckerd
Hall
Safety Harbor Library101 Second St. NSafety Harbor, FL
Cooper
B
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Safety HarborCity Park
MAIN ST
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7TH ST S
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SR 590
S BAY
SHORE
BLVD
2ND ST S
SAN JOSE ST
N BA
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RE B
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5TH ST S
SAN PEDRO ST
6TH ST S
3RD ST S
SAN MATEO ST
SAN BERNADINO ST MA
XIM
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5TH
AVE
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7TH
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ALA
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10TH
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BORDEAUX LN
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12TH
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SUWANEE ST13
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ANGLERS C T
SAN DOMINGO ST
WOLFE RD
SUMNER BLVD
ARLIE AVE
RUTH ECKERD HALL DR
THOMAS RD
SAN CARLOS ST
DEL
OR
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MASTERS LN
SAN GABRIEL ST
SCOTT ST
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7TH
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Parcels
20 0 20 4010
MILES
PINELLASCOUNTY
AREASHOWN
3 0 3 61.5
Miles
EnvironmentalLands
For more information, visit ww.pinellascounty.org/environment
Alligator Lake Management Area:Ecological Restoration Project
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Alligator Lake
OakHammock
BorrowPit
OakHammock
Other Shrubs& Brush
OtherShrubs& Brush
MixedWetland
Hardwoods
MixedWetland
Hardwoods
Mesic PineFlatwoods
Mesic PineFlatwoods
Other Shrubs& Brush
Ruderal
Ruderal
MixedWetland
Hardwoods
ExoticWetland
ExoticWetland
FreshwaterMarsh & Shrubs
OakHammock
Ditch
ExoticWetland
OpenWater
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FEET
pre-restoration
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Site Plan
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Alligator Lake
OakHammock
OakHammock
TemperateHardwoods
MixedWetland
Hardwoods
MixedWetland
Hardwoods
Mesic Pine Flatwoods
Mesic Pine Flatwoods
Freshwater Marsh
Ruderal
Ruderal
MixedWetland
Hardwoods
TemperateHardwoods
FreshwaterMarsh
Ditch
FreshwaterMarsh
FreshwaterMarsh
FreshwaterMarsh
OakHammock
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Diversion Structure
post-restoration
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Similar Successful Projects, Birkitt Environmental ServicesThe Lake Okeechobee Isolated Wetlands Restoration & Creation Program
The Lake Okeechobee Isolated Wetlands Restoration and Creation Program
(LOIWRCP) was developed to route nutrient enriched water from agricultural lands
through restored or created wetlands to remove total phosphorus loading to the
lake. LOIWRCP is a voluntary landowner cost-sharing program funded through the
South Florida Water Management District, which offers landowners the opportunity
to restore wetlands that have been converted to other uses or to create new
wetlands. Birkitt Environmental Services, Inc. (Birkitt) was selected as the leader of
a team of professionals comprised of hydrologists, geologists, civil engineers, and
surveyors. The fi rst project assigned under this contract was the Kirton Ranch site.
The Birkitt Team conducted natural resource and soils assessments, topographic
surveys, and hydrologic analysis for this wetland restoration project. This project
included preparation of a wetland management plan, wetland restoration design for
approximately 400 acres of wetlands, state and federal permitting and landowner
coordination and construction. Construction was completed in March 2004. Birkitt
completed an additional project to conduct restoration activities on a 68-acre parcel
of State owned land near Lemkin Creek located in Okeechobee County, Florida. This
parcel is adjacent to existing mined rock pits which are being considered for storage
and treatment of the City of Okeechobee’s stormwater runoff. It is anticipated that,
in the future, the restoration of the State parcel will be integrated with the urban
storage and treatment area directly to the north. This project included oversight
of exotic species removal and the development of a wetland management plan in
addition to the biological surveys, hydrologic assessment, and restoration design.
San Pedro Bay Mitigation Bank Off site Mitigation Design & Permitting
Birkitt was responsible for project management of a team that included hydrologists,
geologists, archeologists, engineers, and biologists for this project. Services
encompassed environmental assessments, wetland restoration design, and
permitting negotiations for development of a 7000-acre mitigation bank in San Pedro
Bay, Taylor County, Florida. Tasks included preparation of permit applications and
negotiations with state and federal agencies using (WRAP) analysis for establishment
of mitigation credits. Our management of this project through the Federal Mitigation
Bank Review Team resulted in multi-agency approval of a Mitigation Banking
Instrument. Extensive ecological and hydrologic studies were conducted. Activities
included modeling and design of wetland restoration plans, development of success
criteria, monitoring of hydrologic and vegetative restoration components, and
agency negotiations. Restoration design components include installation of ditch
blocks and low water crossings for hydrologic restoration and removal of planted
pines for vegetative restoration of the site. The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection and the US Army Corps of Engineers have issued permits for the Bank.
Construction has been completed and credits are being sold, based on documented
success in achieving permit criteria.
Tampa Bay Mitigation Bank
Birkitt Environmental Services, Inc. (Birkitt) is a partner in the development of the
161-acre Tampa Bay Mitigation Bank (TBMB), a permitted off-site mitigation option
for wetland impacts in the Tampa Bay watershed. The Tampa Bay Estuary Program
and SWFWMD’s SWIM program identifi ed the TBMB site as a key location for
providing signifi cant ecological and water quality benefi ts to Cockroach Bay and
the Tampa Bay region. Intertidal habitat (42.2 acres), freshwater wetlands (81.3
acres), wetlands hammock (7.8 acres) and freshwater ponds (3.8 acres), as well as
native upland habitat are being created and restored to further improve essential
native habitat adjacent to Tampa Bay. Andrews Creek, which fl ows into Cockroach
Bay Aquatic Preserve, will be restored through removal of a concrete weir and
exotic species removal. Birkitt is providing environmental, project management,
and permitting services for the project, including design of wetlands restoration and
creation areas, native planting plan, and permit coordination with federal, state, and
local agencies. Permits from Southwest Florida Water Management District and the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been issued.
Construction is 90% complete. Signifi cant natural recruitment vegetation is
occurring and the estuarine portion of this site has been planted.
Pre-restorative Conditions
Restoration Scenario