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 C ORKSCREW R EGIONAL E COSYSTEM W ATERSHED

5. Water flows Section Map/Ownership

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

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

8. Wildlife Habitat Recreational Opportunities Environmental Education

9. Compatible Land Use HikingHiking HuntingHunting Horseback RidingHorseback Riding BikesBikes CampingCamping Photo by Kathy Broyard http://www.southernarrowheadoutfitters.com/ima ges/2005/DSC00398.jpg http://www.thecapeescape.com/Cape_San _Blas_FL_Pictures/Cape_San_Blas_Horse back_Riding_BFW.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 CREW consists of four major sections Corkscrew Marsh Bird Rookery Swamp Flint Pen Strand Camp Keais Strand

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

14. SFWMD & Audubon Land Swap Alyson Webb Ayounga Riddick

15. Bird Rookery’s Recreational Opportunities Hiking Biking Birding Photography Brenda Thomas

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. Natural Filtration Starnes Property 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