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Location
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Background
  • 9 acres owned by SFWMD
  • Leased to City of LaBelle
  • Managed by
    Hendry-LaBelle Recreation Dept.
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Project Components
  • (1)  Trails & General Maintenance
  • (2)  River Observation Platform
    K-12 teaching programs
  • (3)  Oxbow Restoration
  • (4)  Integration with Hwy 80 access
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"(3) Oxbow Restoration"
  • (3) Oxbow Restoration


  • Dredge the publicly-owned portion of the oxbow, adjacent to Nature Park.
  • Need Rotary 6960 lobbying of South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to ensure the Nature Park oxbow is selected.
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"(3) Oxbow Restoration"
  • (3) Oxbow Restoration


  • Oxbow restoration funded for $500K by SFWMD.
  • 1. Tulley Dunlap oxbow ($250K)
    SFWMD has selected this oxbow
  • 2. Nature Park oxbow ($250K)
    Rotary advocates this oxbow
  • Need Rotary 6960 lobbying of SFWMD to ensure the Nature Park oxbow is selected.
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"(4) Hwy 80 Access"
  • (4) Hwy 80 Access

    In the long term it is logical to provide road access to the Hendry House and Nature Park via Hwy 80.
    (near Flora & Ella’s Restaurant)


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"(4) Hwy 80 Access"
  • (4) Hwy 80 Access

    Hwy 80 access would make for an attractive tourism “destination” and County/City recreational facility as well as a wonderful K-12 natural resources educational support facility.
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