Alva Scrub Preserve

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2891 Goggin Rd.
Alva, Florida 33920
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Laura Greeno
(239) 707-2206
LGreeno@leegov.com
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Visitors to Alva Scrub Preserve can explore many diverse plant communities, including mesic and scrubby flatwoods, oak hammock and cypress ponds. Gopher tortoises, great-horned owls and a variety of songbirds may be observed throughout the year. A Florida Panther has also occasionally been observed at the preserve. This 1,175-acre preserve also offers a 4-mile east-west corridor across which wildlife can travel.

This preserve consists of eight land parcels acquired between 1999 and 2019. The parcels extend from the southern boundary of Hickey Creek Mitigation Park, near Bateman Road, across to the eastern side of Edwards Drive.

A 2.8-mile hiking/equestrian trail and 4.8-mile at-grade bicycle loop trail recently opened to the public. Public access is also available for hiking the fire lines on parcel 357 on the west side of Goggin Road. A parking lot is available for visitors on the east side of Goggin Road. A second gate, with no designated parking, is located from Witt’s End Road.

Conservation 20/20 restoration efforts to improve this habitat include invasive exotic vegetation treatment and conducting prescribed burns. These efforts are additionally supported through mitigation funding.

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History

Parcel 163 was acquired after the Alva Scrub Preserve Land Stewardship Plan was published. This addendum presents the land management and public use plans for this 310-acre site.

Parcel 195, on the eastern side of Edwards Drive, contains important habitat for the Florida Scrub-Jay, a federally-listed threatened species. Restoration work to improve this habitat is ongoing.

Additional Acquisition Information

Nomination	within S-T-R (Section-Township-Range)	Previous Owner	Acres	Purchase Price*	Date Acquired
057	32-43-27	Case, Shirley Little	132.29	$423,360.00	04/30/99
127	32-43-27	Jones, Elizabeth S.	24.72	$54,000.00	12/01/00
136	32-43-27	Little, Bobby B.	38.2	$371,000.00	11/09/00
195	35-43-27	Irmer, TTEE, Paul G.	170.56	$700,000.00	07/18/02
325	34-43-27 and 03-44-27	Estate Development LLC	196.26	$7,128,600.00	07/31/07
357	32-43-27 and 33-43-27	Resource Conservation Properties, Inc.	283.77	$6,242,000.00	07/02/08
163-3	33-43-27 AND 28-43-27	Virginia Little Wood Gorff	309.69	$1,749,748.50	07/09/12
478-2	32-43-27-00-00001.0010	Shirley Little Case	19.9	$179,100.00	10/15/19
273-2	35-43-27-00-00018.0010	Frank A. Pavese, Sr. + Mavis Holding Company	20.07	$165,337.08	07/15/22
612	02-44-27-00-00000.1000	Lam, Kam Ping	27.29	$126,200.00	08/17/22

Please be advised the information contained on this page is for reference purposes only. Actual STRAP numbers may have been combined after preserves are acquired due to proximity or to ease management. If you need additional information please inquire further with the assigned Land Stewardship Coordinator, County Lands staff 239-533-8833, or the Lee County Property Appraisers office www.leepa.org or telephone 239-533-6100.

*The amount indicated in the purchase price is the amount paid for the land only. Additional funding is expended on professional services (such as surveys, environmental site assessments, etc.) and those costs are not included in this figure. Please contact County Lands staff for a full cost accounting by parcel.

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