Preserves Needing a Volunteer:
(see Bird Lists section for species present)
Alva Cypress Preserve
Alva Scrub Preserve
Billy's Creek Preserve near Terry Park - right in town!
Bob Janes with access through Telegraph Creek (not necessarily a bad thing)
Boomer Property in Estero
Bowditch Point Park at the north end of Estero Island
Buckingham Trails Preserve
Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Carver Preserve - mostly mangroves, need a boat!
Cayo Pelau, an island in Charlotte Harbor
Columbus G. McLeod Preserve, an island in the Caloosahatchee River
Daniels Preserve at Spanish Creek in Alva
Deep Lagoon Preserve in south Ft. Myers near Gulf Harbor
Hickeys Creek Greenbriar - mostly cypress so you could find some good birds!
Imperial River Preserve
Matanzas Pass Preserve
Mullock Creek Preserve
Orange River Preserve
Pineland - tiny parcel on Pine Island
Powell Creek Preserve
Telegraph Creek Preserve (formerly known as Argo Ranch)
Rutenberg Community Park
West Marsh Preserve
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve with over 2600 acres in central Lee County
Places Where We Already Count Birds
Lakes Park on Gladiolus Drive: the rookery islands, the Nature Loop, the habitat trails
Bunche Beach at the end of John Morris Road
Little Estero Critical Wildlife AreDeep Lagoon Preserve near the Landings
Prairie Pines, a preserve of over 2700 acres in No. Ft. Myers
Pine Lake Preserve across Kelly road from the Bonita Springs YMCA
Big Hickory Island Preserve off of Lovers Key State Park
Bonita Beach
Charlotte Harbor Buffer Preserve
Estero Marsh Preserve off Island Park Road
Flag Pond Preserve near the airport
Gator Hole in Estero
Galt Wild Turkey Strand Preserve with over 2600 acres in central Lee County
Hickory Swamp Preserve in Buckingham
Yellow Fever Creek, a good place for wading birds in North Cape Coral
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
Imperial Marsh Preserve in southeastern Lee County
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve
Harnes Marsh in Lehigh Acres
Pop Ash Creek Preserve
Smokehouse Bay Preserve on Pine Island
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve (20/20 parcels)
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve