Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership

Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership

LABELLE, FL. -- Members and Friends of Hendry-Glades Audubon Society February's program “Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP) presented by Jennifer Hecker will be next Tuesday, February 15 at 7 pm.

Please note that this meeting will be VIRTUAL only. There will be NO in-person gathering this month.

Jennifer Hecker is the Executive Director of the Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP), working to bring together diverse stakeholders and local, state, and federal governments to restore and protect water and wildlife habitat in the CHNEP area in Central and Southwest Florida. 

She presently also serves as a Science Advisory Committee member on South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, as well as is the Chair of the Environmental Advisory Committee for the Southwest Florida Water Management District. 

Prior to joining CHNEP, Jennifer was the Director of Natural Resource Policy for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida for approximately 13 years, an environmental scientist working for the government and private sectors and served on numerous boards including the national Great Waters Coalition, Everglades Coalition, and the Florida Coastal and Oceans Coalition. Jennifer’s undergraduate work was in Environmental Studies, and graduate in Tropical Biology and Conservation.

For zoom link go the Hendry-Glades Audubon Facebook page or contact stephenbuczynski@gmail.com or Margaret England 863-517-0202 or hgaudubon@gmail.com