Exotic Removal
Babcock Ranch Community – Offsite Mitigation Areas: This project consisted of performing annual exotic/nuisance vegetation management, bush hog mowing and mechanical vegetation removal ±1,100AC of upland and wetland mitigation areas within Babcock Ranch. All FLEPPC category I & II exotic species in addition to selective nuisance species were targeted. This is a reoccurring contract that Earth Tech Environmental LLC has been awarded since 2012 and is under contract for 2018.
Bush Hog Mowing
ETE provides bush-hog mowing and habitat thinning services at Babcock Ranch. This includes mowing access trails and reducing fire loads in thick habitats.
± 5000
Acres of Ongoing Preserve Maintenance
2014
ETE Began On and Offsite Maintenance
± 800 Acres
Amount of Initial Exotic Eradication in 2020
Preserve Maintenance
ETE provides ongoing exotic maintenance in approximately 5,000 acres of preserve lands at Babcock Ranch. The maintenance improves habitat quality for native plant and animal species.
Restoration Planting
ETE routinely provides supplemental wetland/upland plantings and ecosystem creation in various habitats at Babcock Ranch. The majority of the plant material comes from our own native plant nursery.
Featured Projects
Collier Rod & Gun Club at the PreserveAugust 29, 2023 - 3:12 pm
Babcock RanchFebruary 25, 2020 - 5:09 pm
Collier County Watershed Improvement ProjectJune 30, 2019 - 5:07 pm
