Categories of Public Use Levels for all Conservation 20/20 Preserves
Primary Use Preserve -
Category 1
Preserves in this category have easy access, their size allows
for space to construct parking and other amenities. Grants
are available to fund capital improvements and the Parks and
Recreation budget funds staff dedicated to maintaining the public
use facilities.
• Additional passive, resource-based, recreational activities
will be offered once a Land Stewardship Plan has determined
which uses will be compatible with protecting the animal
and plant communities found at the specific preserve.
• A parking area, with marked spaces will be provided.
• Restrooms will be provided.
• Daily staff presence.
• Regular environmental education programs will
be offered.
• Interpretive signs.
• Capital improvements, such as boardwalks, canoe/kayak
launches, overlooks, picnic benches, bike racks and marked
trails will be provided for visitors where feasible.
• ADA accessibility provided.
• Will be open to the public during daytime hours, unless special
arrangements are made.
Intermediate Use Preserve -
Category 2
Preserves in this category have space to provide limited
parking without degrading the habitat within the preserve and
are conducive to providing a trail system for more than one
recreational use.
• Some additional passive, resource based, recreational
activities will be offered once a Land Stewardship Plan has
determined which uses will be compatible with protecting the
animal and plant communities found at the specific preserve.
• Unimproved trail head will be provided.
• Restrooms may be provided.
• Frequent, but not daily, staff presence.
• Occasional field trips and/or educational programs will be
provided.
• Interpretive signs may be present.
• Primitive trails will be provided.
• Picnic tables and bike racks may be provided.
• Will be open to the public during daytime hours unless special arrangements are made.
Limited Use Preserve -
Category 3
Preserves in this category are intended to be more of a
“neighborhood” preserve. At this time, there is no space available
for parking for either ecological, priority, or safety reasons.
Members of the public who would like to visit these preserves
may have to walk, bike or paddle a distance from public parking
areas.
• If the preserve is fenced, at least one walk through will
be provided.
• No parking or restroom facilities available.
• Staff present for quarterly site inspections and at other times as
necessary for the proper management of the preserve.
• If there is a public interest, field trips and/or educational
programs will be provided.
• Some primitive trails may be marked.
• Will be open to the public during daytime hours unless special
arrangements are made.
• May only be accessible to boaters.
Resource Protection & Restoration Preserve -
Category 4
Preserves in this category do not currently provide regular public
access. This could either be due to the fact that public access is
not feasible (such as a preserve that has no road access or one
that consists entirely of mangrove swamps) or preserves where the
land stewardship activities could create unsafe conditions for the
public (such as a preserve with an active cattle license).
• No facilities or marked trails will be offered.
• Staff present for quarterly site inspections and at other times as
necessary for the proper management of the preserve.
• If there is a public interest, staff may provide guided field
trips when there are no safety concerns and it is compatible
with protecting the animal and plant communities found at the
specific preserve.
"Click" to one of the four regional county areas to get to an area of interest.
Then "click" to a "red star" to get to the trail map & print map to an 8" X11" sheet of paper.
NOTE: Please bring your printed map with you when you visit the preserve since most of these natural areas do not have kiosks or brochure boxes.
Note "GREEN" outlined areas are conservation areas managed with other partners.
