Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park: Unit Management Plan

Author(s): State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks

Year: 2005

Summary

This plan serves as the basic statement of policy and direction for the management of Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park as a unit of Florida’s state park system. It identifies the objectives, criteria and standards that guide each aspect of preserve administration, and sets forth the specific measures that will be implemented to meet management objectives. The plan consists of two interrelated components. Each component corresponds to a particular aspect of the administration of the preserve. The resource management component provides a detailed inventory and assessment of the natural and the cultural resources of the preserve. Resource management problems and needs are identified, and specific management objectives are established for each resource type. This component provides guidance on the application of such measures as prescribed burning, exotic species removal and restoration of natural conditions. The land use component is the recreational resource allocation plan for the unit. Based on considerations such as access, population and adjacent land uses, an optimum allocation of the physical space of the preserve is made, locating use areas and proposing types of facilities and volume of use to be provided.

The plan is intended to meet the requirements of Sections 253.034 and 259.032, Florida Statutes, Chapter 18-2, Florida Administrative Code, and intended to be consistent with the State Lands Management Plan. With approval, this management plan will replace the 1998 approved plan.

Cite this Record

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park: Unit Management Plan. State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks. State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks. 2005 ( tDAR id: 391247) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8057GVR

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Keywords

Investigation Types
Heritage Management

General
Burning • Carl • Conservation and Recreational Lands Program • Cultural Resources • Exotic Species Removal • Land Use • Natural Resources • Preserve Administration • Resource Management • Save Our Rivers Program • SFWMD • State Lands Management Program

Geographic Keywords
Florida (State / Territory) • Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park • Kissimmee River • Okeechobee County

Spatial Coverage

min long: -81.763; min lat: 27.206 ; max long: -80.549; max lat: 28.086 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Alison Rubio; James Wilde

Sponsor(s): Acquisition and Restoration Council

Prepared By(s): State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection

Submitted To(s): Office of Park Planning, Division of Recreation and Parks, Florida; Office of Environmental Services, Division of State Lands, Department of Environmental Protection, Florida

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