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LEE COUNTY                                                            CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Monday - Saturday 9am to 5pm                                               Tuesday 9am to 2:30pm

Sunday 10am to 3pm                                                                  Friday 9am to 2:30pm

300 Center Road, Fort Myers, FL, 33907                               10941 Burnt Store Rd., Punta Gorda FL 33955

Map & Directions                                                                         Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (CHEC)

Tel 239.939.9663- Fax 239.936.8504                                     Tel 941.575.5435

 Please use the Lee County phone number for all plant inquiries.          www.checflorida.org

 

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Florida Native Plants

including Trees, Shrubs,

Wildflowers, Vines, Grasses and Groundcovers.

We provide expert advice on plants native to Florida

and their use in your landscape.

We provide a full scope of landscaping services.

 

 

                

More information on native plants, landscaping with natives,

water quality and native plants,

local classes, and certification programs:

 

 

Florida Association of Native Nurseries

Plant and Nursery finder

http://www.floridanativenurseries.org/

 

WGCU-Florida Landscape

See John Sibley, owner

at the nursery

http://www.wgcu.org/fllandscape/

 

Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program

Water Quality and our Surrounding Waterways

 

Florida Yards and Neighborhoods

Lee County

Classes and Certification

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/FYN/FYNHome.shtml

 

University of Florida

Florida Backyard Landscapes for Wildlife

http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/landscaping/fblw/

 

South Florida Water Management District

Order WaterWise and other free educational materials

http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/xweb%20-%20release%203%

20water%20conservation/florida%20friendly%20landscaping

 

WaterWise Plant Guide Cover

 

The Institute for Regional Conservation

Get a list of native plants found in your zip code

http://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/default.asp

Florida Yards and Neighborhoods

Demonstration Garden and Class Locations

 

Eco Living Center at Rutenberg Park

6490 South Pointe Blvd., Fort Myers
http://www.leeparks.org/facility-info/facility-details.cfm?Project_Num=0118

 

Lee County Extension at

Terry Park

3406 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers, FL
 

Rotary Park

5505 Rose Garden Road
Cape Coral, FL 33914

http://archive.capecoral.net/citydept/parks/pks_rotarypk.cfm

 

Florida Native Plant Society

Lee County Chapter of FNPS

Coccoloba

http://www.fnpscoccoloba.org/

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council

 

University of South Florida

http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/

Florida Natural Areas Inventory

Florida's Natural Communities, Rare and Endangered plants

 and more

http://www.fnai.org/index.cfm

National Wildlife Federation

Backyard Wildlife Certification

http://www.nwf.org

 

Florida Friendly Landscaping

Including an interactive garden tour, landscaping 101, plant database and more...

http://www.floridayards.org/index.php

 

Local Places to see Florida native wildlife and plants

 

Naples Botanical Garden

http://www.naplesgarden.org/

 

Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium

http://www.calusanature.com/

 

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

http://www.corkscrew.audubon.org/

 

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

http://www.sccf.org/

 

Fort Myers Lee County Garden Club

http://www.fmlcgardencouncil.com/directions.html

 

Back 10 Feet with Sue Scott

Sue Scott's Blog

www.backtenfeet.blogspot.com

 

 

Local Wildlife Organizations

 

Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife

Annual Burrowing Owl Festival and More

http://www.ccfriendsofwildlife.org/

 

Native Plants and Water Quality

 

PondWatch-Lee County

http://yosemite.epa.gov/water/volmon.nsf/92bbe5755b37d19785256af4007d5dd6/

c9cfbd986e3c22628525671d006c460b!OpenDocument

 

Contact Information for PondWatch

http://www.lchcd.org/

 

Cape Coral Canals A Public Conference on Water Quality and Quantity

http://www.chnep.org/Events/PublicConf/CapeCoral06/

CapeCoralConfReport.pdf

 

Aquatic Plants

 

Center for Aquatic Plants, U. of Florida, IFAS

http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/

 

Plant Management in Florida Waters

http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/

Aquatic Plant Management Society

http://www.apms.org/

 

North American Lake Management Society

http://www.nalms.org/nalmsnew/

 

Cape Coral Canal Owner's Manual

http://archive.capecoral.net/canal-bro/

 

Cape Coral's Aquatic Vegetation Brochure

http://www.capecoral.net/Portals/0/docs/Public%20Works/

Environmental%20Resources/Aquatic%20Vegetation%20brochure.pdf

 

Cape Coral Littoral Plant Guide 2001

http://www.capecoral.net/Portals/0/docs/Public%20Works/

Environmental%20Resources/LitPlantGuide.pdf

 

Urban Forestry for Southwest Florida

 

Contact your Lee County

Urban Forester

 Foresterhttp://www.yourforestmanaged.com/contact/forester.php?county=lee

 

Firewise Communities:
Protecting Your Home from Wildfire

http://www.fl-dof.com/wildfire/firewise_index.html

 

Prescribed Fire:

http://www.fl-dof.com/wildfire/rx_index.html

 

Bees

 

Beekeepers Association of Southwest Florida

http://swfbees.com/