Category: BERT News
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2025 Ride for BERT
2025 Ride for BERT – The Best Ride Yet! Deb Orton, president of Friends of BERT, welcomed riders and energized the crowd with an update on the progress toward building the Bonita Estero Rail Trail. She thanked leaders in Estero, Bonita Springs, and Collier County for their financial pledges and reminded us that we see…
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Trail Project Receives Funding Pledge from Collier County
Trail Project Receives Funding Pledge from Collier County Rail-to-Trail Corridor Finds Momentum Forward Collier County, FL (Date TK) — Trust for Public Land (TPL) and Friends of BERT applaud the Collier County Commission’s pledge of $6.89 million to support the Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT). The pledge is critical to maintaining forward momentum on the…
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Rooftop at Riverside – 4th of July 2025 Events
Rooftop at Riverside – 4th of July 2025 Parade and Fireworks Events Click on the Red, White and Mimosas or the Freedom and Fireworks ads below to buy tickets that benefits Friends of BERT! Click below for tickets to the Freedom & Fireworks Event
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Friends of BERT – Vision for the Future
Friends of BERT – Vision for the Future By all measures, Friends of BERT’s growth since our launch on September 2022 has been hugely successful. We have grown to over 3300 members; built a volunteer organization with over 80 members; received endorsements from 24 area HOAs representing 21,000 homes; helped build consensus with elected government…
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BERT In-the-News: Spotlight News Magazine
BERT In-the-News: Spotlight News Magazine Read the Spotlight News Magazine article by Deb Orton about the Bonita Estero Rail Trail reaching a major milestone.
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BERT Imagine Video
BERT Imagine Video Click on the link below and watch the exciting video produced by TellYourVision.net on the Bonita Estero Rail Trail!
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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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Volunteer Program
Friends of BERT Launches Volunteer Program! It all started the evening of May 3rd with 15 passionate Friends of BERT who attended the very first volunteer training and planning session. After a 45 minute orientation/training session, we broke into two teams for planning: Since that date, the teams have been busy! Team members have gone…
