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Parks & Recreation reports preserve maintenance, restoration projects and volunteer cleanup dates
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Summary
Mr. Young of Parks & Recreation summarized completed fuel‑reduction, trail and boardwalk work across multiple preserves, noted a shrimp‑pond restoration on Pine Island funded in part by the Coastal National Estuary partnership, and announced Earth Day and Memorial Day volunteer cleanups.
Mr. Young, a Parks and Recreation representative, gave a routine management update covering multiple preserves and projects.
Among the items Mr. Young said were complete or underway: a fuel‑reduction project at Gator Hole Preserve conducted with Lee County DCD to mitigate wildfire risk; updated fence lines and trail work at Moody River and 6‑Mile Cypress Slope preserves; ongoing exotic species treatment at Caloosahatchee Creek Preserve; tree‑removal work planned at Frankman Preserve; and near‑completion of boardwalk framing at Galt and Matanzas Pass preserves. He also noted two recent volunteer workdays at Wild Turkey Strand Preserve and upcoming cleanup events on Earth Day (April 22) and Memorial Day (May 25).
Mr. Young described the Pine Island Flatwood Preserve shrimp‑pond restoration as a 3–5 week construction project with partial funding from the Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership. He said an environmental consultant would complete required field work before contractors start construction.
The update emphasized routine maintenance and restoration tasks rather than new policy actions; staff answered committee questions about plant species observations and the scope of potential park conversions. The committee did not take formal action on these updates; staff will continue with the listed maintenance, consulting and volunteer plans.
