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NENA (Northeast Everglades Natural Area)

 
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Welcome to NENA – the Northeast Everglades Natural Area!

NENA is different from the other natural areas managed by ERM. It isn’t a specific place. It is an amazing collection of nearly 150,000 acres of conservation lands in a region that includes parts of Palm Beach and Martin Counties. There are nine different entities that manage the sites in this collection, each site varying in size from a few to tens-of-thousands of acres apiece. This combination yields a wide range of nature-based outdoor recreational opportunities from bird watching in an area only open to foot traffic to hunting in an area accessible by off-road vehicle.
NENA evolved from the realization that this area could easily rival a national park as an ecotourism destination. The concept is simple: preserve and enhance the region’s natural resources; then enhance the opportunities for recreation, education and research. The result: NENA will become a world class destination.

Palm Beach County has committed to implementing this vision for NENA with ERM taking the lead in:
• creating four specific connector trails
• building facilities needed to establish trails for hikers, horseback riders and bicyclists in the Ocean-to-Lake Corridor
• establishing physical links between sites through interagency coordination
• creating activity guides for where and how to hike, paddle, horse-back ride, bicycle, learn and explore within NENA
• establishing activity and education centers through interagency coordination

You can learn more about NENA through the links below:

NENA Boundary Map

Ecosystems within NENA

Palm Beach County Lands History

Active NENA Construction Projects
Riverbend to Sandhill Crane Park Connector
Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail (LOST)

Activity and Environmental Education Centers
 

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