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Water Turkey Bay Seagrass Monitoring

Earth Tech Environmental recently completed a seagrass monitoring survey for the future dredging project that will encompass the channel from Wiggins Pass down to Water Turkey Bay. This monitoring project was implemented to help the dredging…
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Clam Bay Canoe Trail Marker Reinstall

  This September, ETE assisted Collier County Coastal Zone Management in reinstalling two Canoe Trail Markers in Clam Bay. These 32 markers help kayakers, canoers, and paddleboarders navigate their way through the mangroves of Clam Bay.     These…
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Clam Bay Seagrass Monitoring

Earth Tech Environmental recently went out to Clam Bay to conduct annual seagrass monitoring. Seagrass is an ecologically valuable resource because it helps stabilize the sea floor, provides food and habitat for marine organisms, helps maintain…
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Staff Highlight – Certified Environmental Scientist, Auston Germano

Auston Germano is one of Earth Tech Environmental’s ecologists who puts his boots in about everything, but specializes in gopher tortoises, preserve management, and vegetation monitoring.   Auston has recently attained a Certified…
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Collier County Comprehensive Watershed Improvement Plan

Earth Tech Environmental has been busy in the field working on the Collier County Comprehensive Watershed Improvement Plan (CCCWIP), a massive, collaborative effort to redirect and restore the historical flow of water to Naples and Rookery Bay.…
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Progress Update

Construction continues on the Collier County Sports Complex & Events Center.  The City Gate phase of the property has been cleared and the majority of the onsite lake has been excavated.  ETE continues to provide environmental permitting…
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Hideaway Beach Erosion Control Project

ETE is currently providing turbidity monitoring services for the Hideaway Beach Erosion Control project located at Hideaway Beach, Marco Island. The project is being done for the City of Marco Island, alongside Cavache, Inc. (the contractor)…
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Central Marco Island Re-Grade

ETE is currently providing turbidity monitoring services for the Central Marco Island Re-Grade project located north of resident's beach. The project is being done for Collier County, alongside Earth Tech Enterprises (the contractor) and Humiston…
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Contract Award

ETE has been awarded a new 3 year contract to continue as the biological monitors for the Clam Bay Estuary.  We have been the biological monitors for that last 3 years.  Our monitoring services include: Mangrove Monitoring Exotic &…
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Species Spotlight: Florida Burrowing Owl

Love is in the air for Florida burrowing owls. Fittingly, these birds begin their breeding season in conjunction with Valentine's Day, typically falling between February 15th and July 10th. These unique little birds are only found in Florida,…