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.
Our Seagrasses are Shrinking
Learn how you can help
A just released report shows seagrasses in Charlotte Harbor and Lemon Bay have lost 3 decades of recovery growth in two short years! CHNEP has seagrass fact sheets and a June volunteer event to train volunteers to be citizen scientists in the Eyes on Seagrass project. Join the effort to save our seagrass!
The CHNEP encompasses several Estuary Watersheds
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Dona & Roberts Bays
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Lemon Bay
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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 PROJECTS
Improving Water Quality
Restoring
Hydrology
Protecting Fish, Wildlife & Habitat
Educating & Engaging the
Public
490
Volunteer trained Citizen Scientists
850
Grants awarded to help implement a variety of projects and programs
1,776
Volunteer hours donated since 2017
5,416
Square miles contained within our boundaries