Friends of Charlotte Harbor Estuary, Inc.

also known as CHNEP Friends

Please visit the CHNEP website to learn about the materials that are available at no charge.

Due to the generosity of its financial partners, until recently the CHNEP has been able to provide all of its materials upon request at no charge. The CHNEP now has four posters, its calendar and its book Adventures in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed that are available for a contribution to the Friends of Charlotte Harbor Estuary, Inc.

If you purchase any of these items from anyone else, you are supporting that organization or person. They received it free from the CHNEP.

Ospreys Nesting Along the Peace River

— Artist Diane Pierce features a captivating, real-life osprey river scene in this 24- x 34-inch poster.

Poster of Osprey Nesting Along the Peace River by Diane Pierce

Educational Ecosystem

— Artist Shelly Castle depicts the biodiversity of plants and animals in the greater Charlotte Harbor watershed in this 26- x 39-inch poster. It also includes a drawing of the study area that depicts the major basin boundaries.

Poster of Educational Ecosystem by Shelly Castle

Myakka Canopy Trail #2 by Clyde Butcher

— This poster of a hydric hammock is 22- by 19.5”.

Poster of Myakka Canopy Trail #2 by Clyde Butcher

Lake Hancock, Where the Peace River Begins by Clyde Butcher

— This poster is 17- x 24”.

Poster of Lake Hancock by Clyde Butcher

Adventures in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed: A Story of Four Animals and Their Neighborhoods

— This 60-page children’s book was conceived by the CHNEP as a tool to help children better understand the natural environment of southwest Florida. Readers learn about the environment through the adventures of a yellow-crowned night-heron on the Caloosahatchee River, an alligator on the Peace River, an otter on the Myakka River and a mullet in the estuaries. Each year since 2008, the CHNEP has provided approximately 18,000 free copies of the book to the school districts in Charlotte, Desoto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, Polk and Sarasota counties – all the counties that participate in the CHNEP. The book is available free to others as a PDF file from the website at www.CHNEP.org. The printed book is made available to others for a donation. These purchases help support the distribution of the books to the school children.

Adventures in the Charlotte Harbor Watershed

CHNEP 2011 Calendar

— In 2005, the CHNEP began creating calendars of donated images that show the beauty of the natural environment. These are available at no charge to those who receive the program's newsletter as of September 14 or who pick them up from one of our participating partners. To cover the additional cost of mailing individual calendars at other times, a contribution is required.