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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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