March 25-27, 2008

The Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit is an important step in the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program (CHNEP) process of bringing public and private stakeholders together to inform and educate the community regarding ongoing studies and critical environmental issues facing the region. The Summit is an opportunity to review progress and discuss current and emerging issues affecting the Charlotte Harbor watershed. We encourage everyone with an interest in the natural environment to attend the Summit.

Sponsors and Program Supporters

Agenda, Abstracts and PowerPoint Presentations

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.