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Pine Lake Preserve |
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Pine Lake Preserve (PLP) is located in southern Lee County, on the northeast corner of Section 31, Township 47 South, Range 26 East. The physical address is 12750 E. Terry Street, Bonita Springs, Florida 34135. E. Terry Street borders the Preserve on the north, Bonita Grande Drive on the east, the Kehl Canal on the south and Kent Road to the west. The Preserve consists of a mosaic of several native plant communities, including pine flatwoods, hammocks and floodplain swamps. |
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| In October 2004, a $125,000 grant was received from SFWMD to assist in exotic plant control at Pine Lake Preserve. Work began in November 2005 and continued through March 2006. The focus was to remove large melaleuca trees that had invaded disturbed areas around a borrow pond. These trees were removed with small bobcat with a claw-type head. Large melaleucas were also removed from the historic riverbed in the southern portion of the preserve and from around the borrow pond. Once the trees were felled, they were piled to burn. Pile burning will begin in Summer 2006. Trees that could not be reached with machine were hand cut with chainsaws. Once all trees were removed, the stumps were extracted with an excavator. Those stumps that were close to native vegetation were left and resprouts will be foliar treated in the Summer of 2006. | |||
| Recreation Opportunties: Hiking, Bird Watching & Nature Study/Photography | |||
| Currently there is an active cattle lease on the Preserve and public access is limited. Upon termination of the cattle lease public access will be avalible after completion of several restoration projects (see LSP for more information). | |||
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