The Friends of Koreshan State Park have a vision for ... With permission from park staff and the state, the Friends hope to bring back exotic plants that previously grew on the Estero land ...

“For us to have a name change, that was a big factor,” she said. It is not clear to Koreshan State Park staff when or why the park was named a historic site, Moses said. While the sign at the ...

Ten year management plans for Estero Bay Preserve State Park and the Koreshan State Historic Site ... Then come the meetings. Staff planning meetings lead to a draft plan, which result in ...

Several environmental groups and the county planning staff had many ... event this weekend at Koreshan State Historic Site deserves a little environmental attention. The park is hosting bluegrass ...

Take a tour of Koreshan State Park in Estero and step back in time. The 305 acres were developed by a 19th century religious group called Koreshan Unity Settlement that deeded the land to the ...

10 years ago Florida Gulf Coast University Professor Lynn Millner visited Koreshan State Park, and the history hooked her. She spent the next five years researching the cult and its leader.

Before her death, she helped arrange a donation of most of the community to the state of Florida. Today the park offers tours of the settlement and information about the Koreshan community as well ...

But this is not any other state park. A cult once called this place home. Koreshan State Park, 135 acres along the Estero River near Fort Myers, preserves several of the cult’s buildings ...

Park officials are performing a 76-acre prescribed burn at Koreshan State Park. The prescribed burn will occur on Friday, with firefighters preemptively advising that those in the Estero area will ...