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Panther #19 - History of Flint Pen #13 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/29/2021
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Question - How many acres did the original Collier Wildlife Management Area encompass?


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In the latter half of the 20th century, cattle, timber, oil exploration, and recreational hunting became important activities within CREW. A number of cattle operations were in operation, including the Flint family cattle ranch in Flint Pen Strand. Other landowners, such as Alico and Collier, leased land for grazing and hunting. Logging for pine and cypress removed most of the commercial grade timber. Lee-Tidewater Cypress, a forestry operation based in Copeland, Florida, logged cypress from Bird Rookery Swamp. Alico harvested pine from the flatwoods of the Corkscrew Marsh Unit in the 1940's, 1970’s and again in 1989.

Efforts to protect wildlife resources and manage recreation on CREW began in 1951. The Collier Wildlife Management Area was established by the predecessor of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under agreement with private landowners. This area included most of Collier County from SR 29 west to US 41, covering 350,000 acres. Lee Cypress, the Collier Company, and Bill Piper provided most of the land. This area encompassed a 50,000 acre refuge, closed to hunting, on lands now part of Flint Pen and Bird Rookery. Due to land sales and changing land uses, Collier Wildlife Management Area was closed in 1961. The Lee Wildlife Management Area was established in 1953. This effort involved many landowners, including Alico, Henderson Ranch, and doctors William E. Berkey and Ben L. Fabric. Lee Wildlife Management Area extended south of Corkscrew Road, to contain portions of Flint Pen Strand. Land owned by Alico remained a Wildlife Management Area until 1966.

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