Outreach Stories

The 2nd CHNEP Vertical Oyster Garden (VOG) Workshop was a success! With leftover oyster shells from last year’s event, CHNEP Staff held...

This past weekend, CHNEP hosted the Earth Echo Water Challenge. Volunteers met at Gilchrist Park to learn more about citizen science and...

This past weekend, CHNEP staff and a team of fantastic volunteers brought the CHNEP Kids Sustainable Fishing Clinic to the Arcadia Rodeo!...

CHNEP volunteers participated in a FL Horseshoe Crab Watch training with the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute! Berlynna Heres,...

CHNEP volunteers participated in an "Eyes on Seagrass" Citizen Scientist program training with Charlotte County Florida Sea Grant! Forest...

Recently, CHNEP staff hosted a Native Planting Workshop with the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (CHEC). Jamie Reynolds from the...

In honor of Earth Day, CHNEP hosted a trash cleanup this past weekend. Participants joined us for a socially distanced cleanup at Ponce...

While trying to navigate Covid and still engage our wonderful volunteers, CHNEP staff pivoted to a mix of virtual and in-person,...

Recently, CHNEP staff hosted their first Vertical Oyster Garden (VOG) Workshop at City Hall. Staff set out to create a covid-safe event...

During these trying times with Covid, CHNEP wanted to continue helping kids be good fishing stewards. We pivoted our Kid's Fishing Clinic...

CHNEP Citizen Scientists gathered at Ponce de Leon Park in December to participate in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. With our boots on...

Many thanks to the exhibitors, sponsors, volunteers, and festival-goers that made the 2019 CHNEP Nature Festival a smashing success! Over...

We're BATTY about conservation! In October 2019 CHNEP Volunteers built ten finely constructed bat houses to support the conservation of...

Yee-haw! The CHNEP hosted a Sustainable Fishing Clinic at the 6th Annual Arcadia Fall Rodeo this October. Over 75 Heartland youth...

On September 21st, CHNEP volunteers joined individuals around the world to participate in the International Coastal Cleanup. From the...

To celebrate Embrace the Gulf 2020 and Great American Cleanup month, CHNEP held a trash pickup at Ponce de Leon park. We discussed the...

Thank you to the 45 wonderful volunteers that joined CHNEP and FWC for our Horseshoe Crab Training & Monitoring Workshop! After an...

The Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP), the Ancient Islands Sierra Club, and EarthEcho hosted a water quality...