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CREW Land & Water Trust Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed

CREW Land & Water Trust Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. Photo by Brenda Brooks. The CREW Land & Water Trust Mission. We are a private, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the land and water resources in and around the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed.

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CREW Land & Water Trust Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed

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  1. CREW Land & Water Trust Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Photo by Brenda Brooks

  2. The CREW Land & Water Trust Mission • We are a private, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the land and water resources in and around the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. • Established in 1989 as a public/private partnership to coordinate the land acquisition, management, and public outreach for this 60,000 acre project.

  3. Connections! Map by Jason Lauritsen

  4. CREW CORKSCREW REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM WATERSHED

  5. Water flows Section Map/Ownership

  6. Partnerships! Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary FWC SFWMD Boy Scouts CREW Volunteers FGCU Wings of Hope Program Friends of CREW Photo by Paige Martin Collier County Lee County AND SO MANY MORE

  7. Why CREW is so important!CREW Provides Land For… Natural Flood Protection Aquifer Recharge Natural Filtration And more…..

  8. Wildlife Habitat Recreational Opportunities Environmental Education

  9. Compatible Land Use Photo by Kathy Broyard http://www.thecapeescape.com/Cape_San_Blas_FL_Pictures/Cape_San_Blas_Horseback_Riding_BFW.jpg Photo by Kathy Broyard • Hiking • Hunting • Horseback Riding • Bikes • Camping http://www.southernarrowheadoutfitters.com/images/2005/DSC00398.jpg

  10. Public Outreach and Education • Guided Hikes • Academic Field Trips • Classroom Presentations • Public Presentations • Displays • Teacher Workshops • Special Events

  11. Growth and Development

  12. CREW consists of four major sections Bird Rookery Swamp Corkscrew Marsh Flint Pen Strand Camp Keais Strand

  13. Land Acquisition • Lee County Conservation 20/20: • Flint Pen Strand Parcels • Conservation Collier: • Starnes Property • Pepper Ranch Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: • Bird Rookery Swamp

  14. SFWMD & Audubon Land Swap Alyson Webb Ayounga Riddick

  15. Bird Rookery’sRecreational Opportunities Brenda Thomas • Hiking • Biking • Birding • Photography

  16. Starnes Property • Purchased in 2008 • $5.3 million (CREW Trust contributed $300K) • 367.7 acres • Will connect to the new Cypress Dome Trails (Gate 5)

  17. Starnes Property Photo by Bill Helfferich Natural Filtration Photo by Bill Helfferich Photo by Bill Helfferich

  18. Pepper Ranch • 2,500 acres • $33.2 million

  19. Hope to see you at CREW!

  20. Contact us: CREW Land & Water Trust 23998 Corkscrew Road Estero, FL 33928 http://www.crewtrust.org Email: crewtrust@earthlink.net 239-657-2253

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