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Natural Resources

Southwest Florida contains an abundance of natural resources that, along with a favorable climate, creates economic opportunities, recreational opportunities and a quality of life that is important to the citizens and visitors to the region. The protection of these resources creates a challenge to planners, managers and decision makers in a rapidly growing region that must utilize these resources for economic reasons and to create housing for our population.

Calusa Restoration and Coordination Team >>
The CRCT is tasked with the integration, coordination, and evaluation of the region's environmental restoration activities and to make recommendations to the Southwest Florida Regional Restoration Coordination Team (RRCT). Its principal activities include the identification and prioritization of restoration science gaps and restoration projects. The CRCT is composed of representatives from environmental agencies, academic institutions, not-for-profit environmental groups, and other environmental consortia.

Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program >>
The Charlotte Harbor NEP is a partnership that protects the estuaries and watersheds from Venice to Estero Bay to Winter Haven. This partnership gives citizens, elected officials, resource managers, and commercial and recreational resource users in the 4,400-square-mile study area a voice to address diverse resource management concerns including fish and wildlife habitat loss, water quality and water flow. The watershed in the study area includes all or parts of Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee, Polk, Hardee and DeSoto counties.