Land Management Plans

The District adopts plans to ensure its public conservation lands are used and managed in ways that are consistent with Florida Statutes and the District’s mission.

District lands are open to the public and community input is vital in determining how these lands are managed and used. Each of the following plans includes the natural resource and public use strategies and objectives established for these lands over the 10-year period for which they cover.

Land Management Plans for District Managed Properties

Chito Branch Reserve Land Management Plan
Conner Preserve Land Management Plan
Cypress Creek Preserve Management Plan
Deep Creek Preserve Land Management Plan
Edward Chance Reserve Land Management Plan
Flatford Swamp Preserve Land Management Plan
Flying Eagle Preserve Land Management Plan
Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve Land Management Plan
Halpata Tastanaki Preserve Land Management Plan
Lake Panasoffkee Preserve Management Plan
Little Manatee River Southfork Tract Land Management Plan
Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve
Potts Preserve Land Management Plan
Prairie Shell Creek Preserve Land Management Plan
Starkey Wilderness Preserve Management Plan
Upper Hillsborough Preserve Management Plan
Weekiwachee Preserve Land Management Plan

Partner Agencies and Cooperatively Managed Properties

Land management plans for cooperatively managed properties are developed in partnership with the District. The plans are held and maintained by the District’s partner agencies for each property. 

Hillsborough County

  • Alafia River Corridor Nature Preserve
  • Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve
  • Ekker Preserve
  • Fred and Idah Schultz Preserve
  • Little Manatee River Corridor

Polk County 

  • Alafia River Reserve
  • Crooked Lake West
  • Lake Hancock
  • Upper Saddle Creek Corridor

Pinellas County

  • Brooker Creek Preserve

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

  • Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park
  • Colt Creek State Park
  • Myakka Prairie State Park - Myakka Pairie Tract
  • Terra Ceia Preserve State Park
  • Weekiwachee Preserve State Park

Florida Forest Service

  • Chassahowitzka River And Coastal Swamps
  • Myakka State Forest
  • Withlacooche State Forest

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

  • Jack Creek Wildlife Environmental Area

South Florida Water Management District

  • Lake Marion Creek Horseshoe Scrub Tract

Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority

  • RV Griffin Reserve