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Seminole Rail Agreement Details
Seminole Rail Agreement Details The rail corridor that Seminole Railway has agreed to sell is 14.9 miles in length and 130’ wide for nearly of the corridor’s length. The southernmost point of the corridor is in Collier County beginning roughly at Wiggins Pass Road then running 1.5 mile to the Lee/Collier County border to the…
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What Happens Next
We Have a Deal – What Happens Next? By now many of you may have heard the good news about the future Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT) reaching another major milestone. Seminole Gulf Railway and the Trust for Public Land (TPL) have reached an agreement on the sale of the Bonita-Estero rail corridor for use…
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Gulfshore Business Article on BERT
Gulfshore Business – Bonita Estero Rail Trail project boosted by $82M land deal Read Katiuska Carrillo’s story on February 23rd on the $82M land deal including interviews with Trust for Public Land’s Doug Hattaway and Friends of BERT president Deb Orton.
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BERT In-the-News
BERT In-the-News Naples Daily News Read the story in the Naples Daily News by J. Kyle Foster regarding Seminole Gulf Railway reaching an agreement with Trust for Public Land on the sale of the BERT railway corridor paving the way for a multi-use trail and greenway. Titled Bonita Estero Rail to Trail Closer to Reality.…
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BREAKING NEWS!! Seminole Gulf Railway Agrees to Sell Rail Corridor
BREAKING NEWS!! Seminole Gulf Railway Agrees to Sell Rail Corridor Friends of the Bonita Estero Rail Trail is very excited to announce to our members the completion of another major milestone toward establishing the Bonita EsteroRail Trail, (BERT). After more than four years of negotiations led by the Trust for Public Land (TPL), Seminole…
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January 2024 Newsletter
Advocating for the Bonita Estero Rail Trail and ConnectLee Trail Network! President’s Message Hello Friends of Bonita Estero Rail Trail and welcome to our January 2024 Newsletter. As we enter 2024 I want to say just how proud I am of our Friends of BERT organization and what we, together, accomplished last year. Thank you!…
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Volunteer Corner
Welcome to Friends of BERT Volunteer Corner! Look for the Volunteer Corner to be added to each of our upcoming newsletters that will list the upcoming volunteer activities and locations. The Volunteer Corner will provide information of upcoming events for our existing volunteers and those whom might be interested becoming a volunteer. Below is a…
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BERT in the NEWS – Spotlight News Magazine
BERT in the NEWS – Spotlight News Magazine The following article appeared in the December 2023 addition of Spotlight News Magazine: Update on BERT The city of Bonita Springs and the Village of Estero and the Lee County MPO unanimously approved the proposed trail several months ago. “The first thing that has to happen is…
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Florida Gulf Coast Trail
Florida Gulf Coast Trail Imagine a trail network stretching from Naples to Tampa, connecting communities and people through seven counties for 420 miles along Florida’s Gulf Coast. This is the goal of Trust for Public Lands and its Florida Gulf Coast Trail (FGCT) Director, Charles Hines. Charles Hines is featured in a Webcast, hosted by…
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Members Come Through on Resilient Lee Feedback
Members Come Through on Resilient Lee Feedback On November 30th, 2023 Friends of BERT sent our members an email asking to provide feedback to the Resilient Lee Task Force on initiatives that they have been working on over the past year, and boy did our members come through in a big way! (See the results below) The…