Frank Mann Preserve (Section 10) Project

The Frank Mann Preserve (Section 10) Project is a partnership project co-managed by Lee County Parks & Recreation and Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District (LA-MSID). A conceptual project (see below) for Frank Mann Preserve proposes to reconfigure an existing mine lake into a filter marsh for stormwater treatment and a storage reservoir for flood control. Stored water may be diverted into the Greenbriar Swamp for extending wetland hydro-periods. This conceptual project controls flow in a six square-mile area with weirs to control discharges and utilizes the mine lake as a stormwater detention basin. 

Frank Mann Preserve is partially open to the public from the Joel Blvd. entrance. Current allowed activities include kayaking & canoeing, fishing, bird watching, and walking in limited open areas. Please park your vehicle at designated parking spots and do not venture into hazardous closed off areas. LA-MSID is using equipment in closed areas to begin construction on a regional hydrological restoration and water quality improvement project. 

Frank Mann Preserve Drone Footage

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Frank Mann Preserve Concept Map overview showing all of the water quality features to be built.
Frank Mann Concept Map showing an overhead view of the park and recreational area with parking spaces, pavilions and outlooks, &
Frank Mann Concept Map showing an eye-level view of the park and recreational area with parking spaces, pavilions and outlooks,
Frank Mann Concept Map showing an eye-level view of the park and recreational area with parking spaces, pavilions and outlooks,
Frank Mann Preserve Concept Map showing an eye-level view of the pedestrian bridge with trees and park benches along the path.
Frank Mann Concept Map showing drawings in an overhead view of the inflow pump, outflow control structure, and gated emergency o
Frank Mann Concept Map showing a drawing in an overhead view of the inflow settling pond as part of the Water Quality and Storag
Frank Mann Concept Map showing a drawing in an overhead view of the channelized filter marsh as part of the Water Quality and St
Frank Mann Concept Map showing a drawing in an overhead view of the filter marsh as part of the Water Quality and Storage aspect
Frank Mann Concept Map showing a drawing in an overhead view of the settling pond as part of the Water Quality and Storage aspec

Directions

Frank Mann Preserve
1699 Joel Blvd
Lehigh Acres, FL 33972
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