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ESTERO'S RIVER OAKS PRESERVE

​9541 BROADWAY EAST
​ ESTERO, FL 33928
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Estero’s River Oaks Preserve is a passive recreational area with a strong focus on concepts of simplicity, natural/native care of the land, sustainability, and being “one with nature.” This property will expose visitors to a lesser-known side of Florida – one with shiny blueberries, hogplums, gopher apple, butterfly milkweed and where the gopher tortoises live.​
This Project is a partnership between the Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society and the Village of Estero. Support includes USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Audubon of Southwest Florida and others. 

Volunteer hours are Sundays and Tuesdays from 9-1. Come check us out!
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Throughout the property, you will find: 
  • cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto)
  • common fanpetals (Sida ulmifolia)
  • common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
  • kiss-me-quick (Portulaca pilosa)
  • laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia)
  • live oak (Quercus virginiana)
  • Poor-man's-pepper (Lepidium virginicum)
  • southern river sage (Salvia misella)
  • Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
  • tropical sage (Salvia coccinea)
  • whitemouth dayflower (Commelina erecta)

By clicking the buttons below, you will see plant lists for those specific areas: (If the button does not work, we haven't gotten to that area yet. Please stay tuned.)
Planting Area 1 Plants
Planting Area 3 Plants
Planting Area 4
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Planting Area 5 Plants
Planting Area 9 Plants
In July 2022, this is how the property looked. Come see it today!
​Volunteer opportunities on site include:
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  • Planting Native Plants
  • Exotic Plant Removal
  • Planting seeds or stepping up plants
  • Nursery Sales
  • And more!
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The Florida Native Plant Society promotes the preservation, conservation and restoration of native plants and native plant communities of Florida.

A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435- 7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
Coccoloba--CH49024; Naples--CH33189


Copyright 2015, 2016. 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 The Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society
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