#Coccoloba #RiverOaksPreserve Plant Sale and Workday

Tue Mar 31, 2026 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Estero's River Oaks Preserve
9541 Broadway Ave E, Estero, FL 33928

"Estero’s River Oaks Preserve is a passive recreational area with a strong focus on concepts of simplicity, natural/native care of the land, #sustainability, and being 'one with nature.' This property will expose visitors to a lesser-known side of Florida – one with shiny blueberries, #hogplums, #GopherApple, #ButterflyMilkweed and where the gopher tortoises live.​

This Project is a partnership between the Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida #NativePlant Society and the Village of #Estero. Support includes USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, #Audubon of Southwest #Florida and others.

Volunteer hours are Sundays and Tuesdays from 9-1. Come check us out!

Throughout the property, you will find:

- cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto)
- common fanpetals (Sida ulmifolia)
- common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
- kiss-me-quick (Portulaca pilosa)
- laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia)
- live oak (Quercus virginiana)
- Poor-man's-pepper (Lepidium virginicum)
- southern river sage (Salvia misella)
- Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
- tropical sage (Salvia coccinea)
- whitemouth dayflower (Commelina erecta) "

Learn more:
https://www.riveroakspreserve.org/river-oaks-preserve.html

#SolarPunkSunday #FloridaEvents #NativePlants #SpendTimeInNature #NaturePreserve

A lush green tree admires its own reflection in a pond in a nature preserve at the Don Valley Brickworks (often referred to as the Evergreen Brickworks) in Toronto, Ontario on a bright sunny day.

#BuyIntoArt #NaturePreserve #DonValley #Toronto #Ontario #lush #Nature #NaturePhotography #DiscoverON #EvergreenBrickworks #ReflectiveNature #TreeReflection #SunnyDay #LushGreenery #ExploreToronto

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/tree-reflecting-in-a-pond-john-twynam.html

#MarshMadness #UrbanExploration #CityParks #NaturePreserve

📍 Tide Views Preserve, Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville, Florida

👣👣👣 early/late #FootPathFriday

#MarshMadness #UrbanExploration #CityParks #NaturePreserve

📍 Tide Views Preserve, Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville, Florida

#BenchSaturday #MarshMadness #UrbanExploration #CityParks #NaturePreserve

📍 Tide Views Preserve, Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville, Florida

#MarshMadness #UrbanExploration #CityParks #NaturePreserve

📍Tide Views Preserve, Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville, Florida

Heart of #Cochamó in Chilean #Patagonia to Be Protected After Historic Purchase

After a period of local and international fundraising, #ConservaPuchegüín announces next steps in creating 328,000-plus-acre protected area in #Chile

"This radical collaboration of passionate individuals and organizations large and small has come together to do something extraordinary—a real gift to our Earth and our grandchildren."
- Jeffrey Parrish TNC’s Global Managing Director for Nature Protection

December 19, 2025

"The largest land holding in Cochamó is no longer for sale. Conserva Puchegüín, a locally driven conservation initiative comprised of multiple organizations, raised more than $78 million to purchase and support the long-term protection and effective management of #FundoPuchegüín, a 328,351-acre property of undeveloped nature in the heart of the Cochamó district in Chile’s northern Patagonia.

"The purchase ends years of uncertainty over the future of Fundo Puchegüín after the previous owner put the property up for sale in 2022. Now begins a new phase of enduring protection and long-term management of the area.

"With the registration process of new ownership complete, Conserva Puchegüín will work toward implementing a governance and management model with an approach that prioritizes community participation and #conservation science.

" 'This is a historic milestone not only because of the size of the protected area, but also because of how it was achieved: with participation, transparency and deep respect for the communities that live in Cochamó,' said Andrés Diez, executive director of #PueloPatagonia. “That is the foundation on which the next phase will be built.'

Read more:
https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/heart-of-cochamo-in-chilean-patagonia-to-be-protected/

#SolarPunkSunday #TheNatureConservancy #PreservingNature #LandConservation #EnvironmentalStewardship #Conservation #NaturePreserve