Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program

DeSoto and Hardee Conservation Landscaping Workshops: Saturday, January 23
Planning for Meaningful Evaluation: May 12-13, 2010. This two-day professional development course, taught by NOAA Coastal Services Center, is offered to help CHNEP partners in their efforts to protect the natural environment and fulfill the Program management plan.
Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival: The tenth annual festival held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 was a great success! Would you like to help plan the eleventh annual festival that'll be held Saturday, November 20, 2010?
Wading trips: CHNEP is pleased to sponsor wading trips led by five local environmental organizations.
National Estuaries Days: Estuary Day, Every Day

All publications produced by CHNEP are available from this website as PDF files. Please use the order form to request other material.

Adventures in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed, CHNEP's children's book is available
Harbor Happenings latest issue posted January 4 with links to additional information.
- Some issues are now available in Spanish ~ Harbor Happenings en Español
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Calendars: The CHNEP 2010 calendars are done! Thank you to everyone who helped create it.

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All the calendars are posted on the website as PDF files.

From Data to Policy: Our Partnership in Action, an issue of Florida Scientist, 2009 (Volume 72, Number 4): This issue includes 10 articles written by local researchers, resource managers and educators who presented at the CHNEP Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit in 2008.
CHNEP videos (scroll down to videos): The shorter videos produced by CHNEP are now posted on YouTube!

Micro-Grants of up to $250 are available
Public Outreach Grants: Deadline to submit an application is September 2, 1010. The maximum request increased to $5,000.
Many grants result in products for others to use. Three of the most recent are are a children's
- Gopher Tortoise Activity Book
- Estuaries Coloring Book
- Turtle Talks Activity Book (English) and Spanish
Research and Restoration Partner Grants: CHNEP will not be seeking research and restoration partner proposals in FY10 (October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010).
Directory of grant-funded projects
Do you have projects that need funding?
Grants available from others

Projects

Mapping the shoreline: We're seeking volunteers to help with the 2010 shoreline survey
Charlotte Harbor Climate Ready Estuaries: Adaptation plan for the City of Punta Gorda and the vulnerability report for Southwest Florida.
Reservoir Workshop: April 13-14, 2009. Thank you to everyone who participated. The presentations and report are now available. We are now prioritizing the next steps to take.
Florida-friendly yards
Hendry Creek Basin Onsite Treatment & Disposal Systems: Implementing a Voluntary Homeowner Management Program and tips for maintaining a septic system
Benthic invertebrate species richness and diversity at different habitats in the greater Charlotte Harbor system
Want to learn more? This link will take you to a list of books for suggested reading that have been recommended by your neighbors.

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Osprey print (above) was painted by Diane Pierce.

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