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 River Oaks Preserve – Estero’s Natural Gemstone

Jan 2, 2024 | Environment

River Oaks Preserve - Estero's Natural Gemstone It’s Thursday morning and Florida Gulf Coast University students are arriving at River Oaks Preserve to earn required Service-Learning hours. They are greeted by a volunteer who quickly puts them to work. Today, the...

Lee Health Coconut Point 5 Year Anniversary

Dec 7, 2023 | Community Planning, Health

Lee Health Coconut Point 5 Year Anniversary Written by Allan Bowditch, Engage Estero’s Chief Communications Officer;Photos by Ed Weil, Engage Estero Committee Member Lee Health Coconut Point celebrated five years of outstanding patient care and growth in the Estero...

LEAD Estero sponsors “Leadership Summer Camp at FGCU” for High School Students 

Dec 5, 2023 | Education

Sponsored by Engage Estero, LEAD Estero develops “Leadership Summer Camp at FGCU” for High School Students “Students helping Students,” says Jeffrey Stevens, Founder and President of LEAD Estero. That motivated him and his brother Matthew Stevens to start LEAD Estero....

We Are Poisoning The “Jewel” of Estero -Estero Bay-

Nov 28, 2023 | Environment

We Are Poisoning The “Jewel” of Estero-Estero Bay- Many residents living in greater Estero are unaware that Estero Bay was the first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida in 1966. It is a 10,000-acre Florida State Park with water, inlets, and islands...

The Impact of Urbanization: GECR Quarter 4, 2023

Nov 16, 2023 | Community Planning, Development / Community Planning, Economic Development, Growth

Click to Read or Print November 2023 Greater Estero Community Report Our 4th GECR summarizes the outcome of the recent Public Forum on the urbanization taking place in greater Estero and what this and other developments will mean for the future.  Residents learned...