Task 4b. Review of Existing Management Plans for Managed Lands Prepared for: Pinellas County Prepared by:

Conservation and Management Plan, a review of existing management plans has been conducted and comparative matrices have been constructed to document the goals, objectives and policies of the various management plans. The majority of the management plans focus on the protection and preservation of environmental lands within the study area. Environmental lands in Pinellas County include publicly-owned preserves, other managed environmentally sensitive lands, and passive recreation parks. Environmental lands can be differentiated from active recreation parks (e.g., ball fields) and other open space in that they: support the sustainability of natural resources, watersheds, and natural habitat; provide resource-based recreational opportunities; and promote a healthy environment and community. However, active recreation parks can also include remnants of native habitats, as well as provide other important hydrologic functions such as surface water storage and treatment, and groundwater recharge. For the purposes of this document, active recreation parks that possess such natural resource values are considered to be environmental lands. Within the boundaries of CHSJS study area, environmental lands and active recreation parks are owned and managed by State of Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Pinellas County and the City of Dunedin. There ar