Vertical Oyster Gardens Improve Local Waterways
Recently, CHNEP staff hosted their first Vertical Oyster Garden (VOG) Workshop at City Hall. Staff set out to create a covid-safe event...
Audubon Bird Count
CHNEP Citizen Scientists gathered at Ponce de Leon Park in December to participate in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. With our boots on...
2019 Nature Festival
Many thanks to the exhibitors, sponsors, volunteers, and festival-goers that made the 2019 CHNEP Nature Festival a smashing success! Over...
Bat Houses
We're BATTY about conservation! In October 2019 CHNEP Volunteers built ten finely constructed bat houses to support the conservation of...
Sustainable Fishing Clinic at the Arcadia Rodeo
Yee-haw! The CHNEP hosted a Sustainable Fishing Clinic at the 6th Annual Arcadia Fall Rodeo this October. Over 75 Heartland youth...
International Coastal Cleanup
On September 21st, CHNEP volunteers joined individuals around the world to participate in the International Coastal Cleanup. From the...
Pre-Marine Debris Cleanup: August 2019
To celebrate Embrace the Gulf 2020 and Great American Cleanup month, CHNEP held a trash pickup at Ponce de Leon park. We discussed the...
Horseshoe Crab Watch
Thank you to the 45 wonderful volunteers that joined CHNEP and FWC for our Horseshoe Crab Training & Monitoring Workshop! After an...
Wild about Water Quality in Polk County
The Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP), the Ancient Islands Sierra Club, and EarthEcho hosted a water quality...
2019 South Florida Initiative to Improve Water Quality
The EPA is calling for applications to fund South Florida Program projects for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality...
