Summary of the Opportunity Assessment Analysis: Hillsborough Co.

Native Habitats

Restorable Habitats

Habitat Type

Current Extent

Existing Conservation Lands

Proposed Conservation Lands*

Total Restoration Opportunity**

Existing Conservation Lands Restoration Opportunity

Proposed Conservation Lands Restoration Opportunity*

Subtidal

Hard Bottom

0 ac

0 ac

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Artificial Reefs

0 ac

0 ac

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Tidal Flats

736 ac

736 ac

N/A

I/D

I/D

N/A

Seagrasses

185 ac

185 ac

N/A

14,131 ac

14,131 ac

N/A

Oyster Bars

8 ac

8 ac

N/A

I/D

I/D

N/A

Intertidal

Mangrove Forests

6,327 ac

4,888 ac

1,346 ac

1,493 ac

829 ac

664 ac

Salt Barrens

317 ac

290 ac

11 ac

Salt Marshes

2,480 ac

1,570 ac

866 ac

401 ac (JU)

109 ac (JU)

293 ac (JU)

Living Shorelines

5 mi

LSSM

N/A

LSSM

N/A

N/A

Tidal Tributaries

162 mi

N/A

N/A

LSSM

N/A

N/A

Supratidal

Coastal Uplands

1,969 ac

829 ac

1,047 ac

443 ac

160 ac

283 ac

Non-Forested Freshwater Wetlands

26,765 ac

5,923 ac

6,272 ac

50,333 ac

16,500 ac

33,833 ac

Forested Freshwater Wetlands

80,383 ac

35,002 ac

25,082 ac

Native Uplands

53,176 ac

28,744 ac

14,001 ac

23,026 ac

11,087 ac

11,939 ac

N/A - Not Applicable; I/D - Insufficient Data; LSSM - Living Shoreline Suitability Model; JU - Potential Juncus Marsh Opportunity

*All lands identified for acquisition by partners, does not represent a 2030 target or 2050 goal

**Does not account for lands neither currently protected nor currently under consideration for acquisition