Thunderstorm over Pine Island Sound

We are a partnership of citizens, elected officials, and resource managers working together to protect and restore water and wildlife habitat in Central and Southwest Florida since 1995. The CHNEP is part of the US EPA National Estuary Program.

The CHNEP encompasses several Estuary Watersheds

  • Dona & Roberts Bays

 

  • Lemon Bay

 

  • Charlotte Harbor (including Myakka & Peace River basins) 

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  • Pine Island Sound (including the Caloosahatchee River basin)

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  • Estero Bay

Estuary

Where rivers meet the sea

 

Watershed

Land area that drains to a waterbody

CHNEP Water Atlas

Click here to learn more about your water

 

Map of CHNEP program area. Includes Polk, Hardee, Manatee, Desoto, Highlands, Sarasota, Charlotte, Glades, Lee, and Hendry county.
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CHNEP PROJECTS

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Improving Water Quality

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Restoring

Hydrology

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Protecting Fish, Wildlife & Habitat

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Educating & Engaging the

Public

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Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership, 1050 Loveland Blvd, Port Charlotte FL 33980, chnep@chnep.org