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Exhibit "D" The local Eugenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society conducted a plant inventory of the original ORCA property, and the list has been maintained and updated by volunteers and staff from the Florida Medical Entomological Laboratory (FMEL). A list of plants and animals, also contributed by ORCA volunteers, is included in the appendix of this plan. Approximately 20 rare plant species have been identified on site, including Simpson's Stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans simpsonii), Coral -Root Orchid (Corallorrhiza wisteriana), and Whisk Fern (Psilotum nudum). Although a similar plant survey has not been conducted on the Flinn Tract, the maritime hammock community there has the potential to support the same species of plants, including the listed species noted on the original property. A natural resources inventory of the upland portion of the Flinn Tract will be conducted prior to design of trails and other related facilities. Wildlife found on the ORCA property is typical of the shoreline wetlands and uplands of the Indian River Lagoon. Listed species found in or occasionally visiting the conservation area and the adjacent nearshore areas include West Indian manatee, Gopher tortoise, Roseate Spoonbill, Great Egret, Little Blue Heron, Reddish Egret, Snowy Egret, Tricolored Heron, White Ibis, Merlin, American Oystercatcher, Wood Stork, Osprey, Brown Pelican, Black Skimmer, American Redstart, Least Tern and Royal Tern. An effort to compile a more complete animal list by the volunteers of the conservation area is currently underway. The following common animal species are likely to occur on the ORCA property, based on animal surveys conducted on similar locations elsewhere on the Indian River Lagoon: Eastern Cottontail, Marsh Rabbit, Raccoon, Opossum, Eastern Mole, Gray Squirrel, Gray Fox and Bobcat. Tropical Maritime Hammock Maritime hammock community is located in two stands on the original ORCA tract, totaling approximately 38 acres. Although this community was heavily damaged during the 2004 hurricane season, with many large oak and pine trees downed (including a former champion slash pine) the community is in generally good condition. Nuisance exotic Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) existed on the southwest corner of the property near Oslo Road and the South Vero Square shopping plaza when the property was acquired. These invasive exotic plants were removed by 1998. Exotic plant infestations, primarily Brazilian pepper and air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera), have been the focus of removal efforts by County staff and volunteers on a semi -regular basis since 1991. Two stands of Australian pines remain along the northwestern property line, as noted on the natural communities map. The maritime hammock community on the Flinn Tract totals approximately 14 acres. Three stands of Australian pines are located at the edges of the community, as noted on the natural communities map. Australian pines and other exotic species were removed from approximately 8 acres of the hammock and transitional wetland communities in 2006 and 2007 as part of an upland and forested wetland mitigation project. That area is now under an annual maintenance program pursuant to the mitigation permit requirements. 10