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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

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