The Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit was a success! The Summit 2002 program is available as a PDF file. The PowerPoint presentations will be posted on this site and will no longer be available on CD. (They are not yet posted.)

The CHNEP is pleased to announce. . .

February 7-9, 2002

IMPAC University in Punta Gorda, Florida

The Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, using a cooperative decision-making process based on sound science, developed a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) that identifies the region’s priority environmental issues – water quality, hydrology, and fish and wildlife habitat loss – and actions to solve them. When the CCMP was completed and accepted in 2001, it marked the beginning of action to restore and protect the estuary and its watershed.

The Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit is an important step in the NEP process of bringing public and private stakeholders together to discuss ongoing studies and critical environmental issues facing the region. It is an opportunity to review progress and discuss current and emerging issues affecting the Charlotte Harbor watershed.

A technical symposium will be held Thursday and Friday, February 7 and 8, and a public conference will be held on Saturday, February 9, at IMPAC University in Punta Gorda. Presentations will be made throughout each day from approximately 8:30 to 5:00. While everyone is encouraged to participate in all three days of the Summit, the presentations on the first two days will be more technical and scientific than presentations on Saturday. Research posters will be on display during the Technical Symposium. Agencies, businesses and organizations will also provide information about our watershed and their role in protecting it, especially during the Public Conference.

Summit Sponsors and Program Supporters

Thursday-Friday: Technical Symposium

Saturday: Public Conference

Technical and Educational Posters and Exhibits

The Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, using a cooperative decision-making process based on sound science, developed a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) that identifies the region’s priority environmental issues – water quality, hydrology, and fish and wildlife habitat loss – and actions to solve them. When the CCMP was completed and accepted in 2001, it marked the beginning of action to restore and protect the estuary and its watershed.

The Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit is an opportunity to review progress since the Watershed Summit held in 2002 and 2005 and discuss current and emerging issues affecting the Charlotte Harbor watershed. (The first symposium/conference was held in 1997.) Information about earlier summits are available on this website.