The CHNEP is a partnership that protects the estuaries and watersheds from Venice to Bonita Springs to Winter Haven. This partnership gives citizens, elected officials, resource managers, and commercial and recreational resource users in the 4,700-square-mile study area a voice to address diverse resource management concerns including fish and wildlife habitat loss, water quality and water flow. The watershed in the study area includes all or parts of Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee, Polk, Hardee and DeSoto counties.
Educational collage drawn by Shelly Castle.
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
1926 Victoria Ave
Fort Myers, Florida 33901 239/338-2556 ~ toll free 866/835-5785
Fax 239/338-2560
www.CharlotteHarborNEP.org ~ www.CHNEP.org
Program Staff
Lisa Beever, Ph.D., Director
Extension 235 * lbeever@swfrpc.org
Liz Donley, Deputy Director
Extension 234 * ldonley@swfrpc.org
Maran Brainard Hilgendorf, Communications Manager
Extension 240 * mhilgendorf@swfrpc.org
Judy Ott, Program Scientist
Extension 230 * jott@swfrpc.org
If you aren't sure who to contact, send your email to:
A brief description of each staff member's work experiences is available.
Internships are often available.
Program Scientist: Catherine Corbett's last day with CHNEP was May 2. She left to work for a sister National Estuary Program -- the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership in Portland, Oregon. She has been with CHNEP since February 2000. Catherine has made significant contributions and will be sorely missed. On July 1, Judy Ott accepted the position as the CHNEP program scientist.
The Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program is funded in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 through a cooperative agreement.
EPA Project Officer Bob Howard U.S. EPA, Region 4 Wetlands, Coastal, and Water Quality Branch 61 Forsyth Street , Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404/562-9370, Fax 404/562-9343