EXHIBIT A

LOCATION MAP

Exhibit A

EXHIBIT B

SECTIONAL MAP

ExhibitB

EXHIBIT C

PROXIMITY TO OTHER PUBLIC RESOURCES

Exhibit C

EXHIBIT D

OPTIMUM MANAGEMENT BOUNDARY

Exhibit D

EXHIBIT E

PUBLIC HEARING AND

STATE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN ADVISORY GROUP

SUMMARY

Exhibit E

Tate’s Hell State Forest (THSF) 10-Year Resource Management Plan

Management Plan Advisory Group (MPAG) Public Meeting/Public Hearing Summary

December 12, 2006, 5:30/6:00 p.m. @ Apalachicola Community Center

1 Bay Avenue, Apalachicola, FL 32320

MPAG Members Present: Affiliation: Ken Weber Florida Division of Forestry (DOF), Tallahassee Center Manager Mel Kelly Mayor of Carrabelle Cheryl Sanders Franklin County Commissioner Bevin Putnal Franklin County Commissioner/Dog Hunter representative Dan Tonsmeire Apalachicola Bay and Riverkeepers (conservation organization) Corey Morea Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Jean Huffman St. Joe Bay State Buffer Preserve Bill Mahan UF/IFAS Extension Office Steve Kelly St. Joe Timberlands/ local private land owner Erik Addington Gulf Coast Aggregates Tom Herzog Adjacent Land Owner Members Absent: Graham Lewis Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) Carolyn Kindell Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) Garth Smelser Apalachicola National Forest

Others Present: Mike Dueitt U.S. Forest Service Neil Jones Interested citizen Adam Warick Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Jim and Carol Vitek Adjacent landowners to THSF Nancy B. Interested citizen Thomas M. Shuler Interested citizen Eleanor Dietrich Interested citizen Robin Kennedy Interested citizen David Morse DOF, Forest Operations Administrator Ace Haddock DOF, Forestry Supervisor II Victor Rowland DOF, Forest Area Supervisor Daniel Stanley DOF, Recreation Coordinator Supervisor Jim Lundquest DOF, Forestry Supervisor II Jenny Hurt DOF, Park Ranger Opal Fulton DOF, Biological Scientist II Tom Gilpin DOF, Forest Hydrology Section John Browne DOF, Land Acquisition Administrator Penny Isom DOF, State Lands Planning Administrator Katie Lewis DOF, State Lands Planning Coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5:30 p.m. Public Meeting: Penny Isom started by thanking the MPAG members for attending and introduced Katie Lewis. Isom continued the meeting by giving an overview of the approval process of a Ten-Year Resource Management Plan. Isom went on to explain the purpose of the public hearing to the MPAG members and others that were present.

Exhibit E

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing: Penny Isom opened by welcoming members and thanking them for their participation in the THSF 10-Year Resource Management Plan Advisory Group (MPAG). Isom explained the purpose of MPAG and the approval process (through the Acquisition and Restoration Council). David Morse then introduced the THSF Staff and gave a slideshow presentation highlighting the multiple-use management on THSF. No one had formal comments related to the 10-Year plan, so the floor was open up to questions. Eight people from the public were in attendance. Below is a general summary of the meeting grouped by topic. Food Plots One member addressed concern about the lack of oak trees on the forest for deer and turkeys to access as a food source. The person wondered why DOF did not use food plots on THSF. David Morse mentioned that as growing season prescribed fire is brought back into areas where there is a lack of vegetation, viable nutrients will be able to be absorbed back into the soils. As the nutrient levels in the soils increase, so will the ability for growth of new vegetation. It also was explained that the goal of DOF is to restore and maintain forest ecosystems. Hydrologic Restoration A question was asked about which roads have been and will be taken out, due to the restoration of water flow at THSF. Ace Haddock pointed out on an aerial map the new and on-going restoration project and noted the roads and areas that would be affected. He also stated that roads that are needed for management purposes (e.g. prescribed burning) will be kept. Sensitive Species There was concern about what measures are being taken to insure the protection of sensitive species such as red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCWs) and rare and endangered plants. Opal Fulton the Biologist at THSF informed the members that were present that known RCW sites are recorded and protected by buffer zones. Opal pointed out that rare plant sightings are also recorded and areas are mapped and designated as sensitive areas. OHV Recreation Use A question was asked about the OHV use on THSF. Daniel Stanley explained that OHV are only allowed on the designated OHV trails system on existing roads in one area of the forest with a use permit. The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.

Exhibit E

Tate’s Hell State Forest (THSF) 10-Year Resource Management Plan

Management Plan Advisory Group (MPAG)

Public Meeting Summary December 13, 2006, 1:30 p.m.

@ THSF/Carrabelle Forestry Station Headquarters 290 Airport Road, Carrabelle, FL 32322

MPAG Members Present: Affiliation: Ken Weber Florida Division of Forestry (DOF), Tallahassee Center Manager Mel Kelly Mayor of Carrabelle Cheryl Sanders Franklin County Commissioner Bevin Putnal Franklin County Commissioner/Dog Hunter representative Dan Tonsmeire Apalachicola Bay and Riverkeepers (conservation organization) Corey Morea Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Jean Huffman St. Joe Bay State Buffer Preserve Bill Mahan UF/IFAS Extension Office Erik Addington Gulf Coast Aggregates Tom Herzog Adjacent Land Owner Members Absent: Steve Kelly St. Joe Timberlands/ local private land owner Graham Lewis Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) Carolyn Kindell Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) Garth Smelser Apalachicola National Forest Others Present: Adam Warick Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Dan Hipes Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) Lesley Cox Interested citizen Roy Orgles Interested citizen David Morse DOF, Forest Operations Administrator Ace Haddock DOF, Forestry Supervisor II Victor Rowland DOF, Forest Area Supervisor Daniel Stanley DOF, Recreation Coordinator Supervisor Opal Fulton DOF, Biological Scientist II George Serfess DOF, Forester Penny Isom DOF, State Lands Planning Administrator Katie Lewis DOF, State Lands Planning Coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1:30 p.m. Public Meeting: Penny Isom thanked everyone for attending the public meeting and informed members of the public that the purpose of this meeting was to record any comments the MPAG members may have related to the Ten-Year Resource Management Plan for THSF. The plan was reviewed section-by-section and below is a summary of the comments by topic. Overview of State Forest Management Program (I. B) A member was concerned with the first statement in the second paragraph, “This forest is one of the most challenging tracts of land the DOF has to manage.” One member wanted the know more about why THSF is the most challenging forest to manage. Table 1. Five Year Accomplishment Summary, THSF THSF staff stated that the table would be update to include accomplishments for the 2005/06 fiscal year.

Exhibit E

Future Goals/Objectives for the Next Ten Year Period (I. D) Goal 1. Objective 1. Increase the proportion of prescribe burned acreage that is conducted during the growing (lightning) season, as opposed to the dormant season Performance Measure: Change in percentage of acreage burned in each season. One member mentioned that they would like to see an increase in the acreage of the forest prescribed burned during the dormant season. Another mentioned that they would like to see the performance measure shown as a total percentage of the overall acreage that is burned. Goal 1. Objective 3. A member stated that they would like to see a specific monitoring program implemented for the gopher tortoises, in addition to ongoing RCW and rare plant monitoring. Goal 5. A member mentioned, and others agreed, that they think an objective to implement a hydrologic restoration plan (and include it in the budget) needs to be included under this goal. They also mention that they would like to see restoration plan listed as Priority 1 under the Management Needs- Priority Schedule and Cost Estimates (V.B) Renewable and Non- Renewable Resources (III.B.2) 3. Water Resources-A member stated that they would like to have an additional statement included under this item pertaining to shoreline stabilization of Apalachicola Bay. A questions was also asked about what could be done with the existing borrow pits throughout the forest. 5. Endangered or Threatened Species- a member asked that the Southeastern fox squirrel be added to Table 4. A comment was made that the title of Table 4. Listed and Non-Listed Species may need to be clarified to read Listed and Other Rare Species Management Concepts by Natural Communities and Proposed Management Activities (IV. A) 7. Fire Management- A member would like language added “to indicate that listed species sites that are placed on the priority list in one year, yet remain unburned at the end of the that year, shall receive first priority in the following year.” Wet Mesic flatwoods and Mesic flatwoods-Swamp mosaic- A member proposed that all flatwoods community types should have the same 2-4 year prescribe burn interval in order to simplify management. Various Updates Throughout Plan • Update status throughout Past Accomplishments and Status of Previous Plan’s Goals/Objectives • Update Exhibit K-Historic Vegetation Map to include the historic vegetation map for the Crooked River Tract

that was completed by FNAI in June of 2005. Other Comments: Public education and awareness

• Find ways to educate the public concerning non-native invasive plant species as well as sensitive species. • Include the public’s input when updating the Outdoor Recreation Plan.

NOTE: Carolyn Kindell’s (FNAI) written comments were submitted in advance and were reviewed during the MPAG public meeting. Meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.

EXHIBIT F

LETTERS FOR LOCAL COMPLIANCE WITH

COMPREHENSIVE PLANS

Exhibit F

Exhibit F