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St. Lucie Lock and Dam on the Okeechobee Waterway, approximately 15 miles (24 kilometres) southwest of Stuart, Florida.According to the lock webpage by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lock chamber is "50 feet wide x 250 feet long x 10 feet deep at low water", [2] showing that the design of the canal system and waterway is for shallow barges and not a ship canal.
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is an organization located on 21 acres in Naples, Florida, and features the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center.. The Conservancy dates back to 1964 when a small group of concerned citizens in Naples succeeded in stopping the construction of a roadway through Rookery Bay.
Ostego Bay Foundation Marine Science Center is in Fort Myers, Florida. It is at 718 Fisherman’s Wharf on San Carlos Island between Fort Myers Beach and the mainland. The marine science center includes exhibits and an aquarium. [1] The building is being renovated in 2023 after Hurricane Ian but the foundation's programs are continuing. The ...
Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in and the county seat [7] of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 95,949 in 2022, making it the 25th-most populous city in Florida. [ 5 ]
website, 64 acres, environment of the Indian River Lagoon: Erna Nixon Park Nature Center: Melbourne: Brevard: Central: 54 acres, operated by the County Fern Forest Nature Center: Coconut Creek: Broward: South: website, operated by the County, 247-acre Designated Urban Wilderness Area Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center: Key West: Monroe: South
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Babcock Ranch is a planned community located in southeastern Charlotte County and northeastern Lee County, Florida, consisting of approximately 17,000 acres (6,900 ha). [2] The community was named after Edward Vose Babcock , a lumber baron and former mayor of Pittsburgh , who purchased the land in 1914.
To the west across Whiskey Creek is the CDP of McGregor, while to the south is Cypress Lake and to the east are Villas, Pine Manor, and a southern extension of Fort Myers. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Whiskey Creek CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km 2 ), of which 1.5 square miles (4.0 km 2 ) are land and 0.1 ...