The Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership :
Working together to protect estuaries and watersheds from Venice to Estero Bay to Winter Haven

The Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership is a partnership that protects the estuaries from Venice to Estero Bay. 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.