Tag Archive for: Preserve Management

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Babcock Ranch New Mitigation Areas

ETE is now treating additional mitigation areas for Babcock Ranch Community. These additional areas total over 3,000 acres of initial exotic removal in addition to the previous 1,500 Acres managed by ETE over the years. These new mitigation…
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Sabal Palm Restoration Planting

ETE has recently performed a large scale restoration effort in Collier County off of Sabal Palm Road on a site that was previously an active mining operation. The previous owner over excavated about 9 acres outside of the permitted mining operations…
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Artesia Conservation Area Supplemental Planting

ETE has recently conducted a supplemental planting in an conservation area at Artesia Naples. ETE planted 2,000 cordgrasses throughout the conservation area. The planting area was then filled with 475 bales of pine straw to prevent invasive…
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Babcock Ranch Contract Extension

ETE has been awarded a contract renewal for Babcock Ranch, adding approximately 1000 additional acres to the habitat we manage. The Babcock Ranch project entails land management and mitigation restoration activities that includes exotic vegetation…
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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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North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District

Date of Service: 2012 to Present ETE’s North Naples Fire Control and Rescue District contract involves Fire Stations No. 44 and 46.  In 2012, ETE ecologists conducted a field investigation to determine the presence of exotic plants and…
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Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)

Date of Service: 2009 to Present ETE ecologists have been providing various environmental and biological services at Florida Gulf Coast University since 2009.  ETE ecologists provide field oversight and Eastern Indigo snake monitoring during…
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Babcock Ranch & Earthsource Mine

Date of Service:  2011 to Present Babcock Ranch & EarthSource Mine is an open contract that was initiated in 2011 to perform land management and mitigation restoration activities that includes exotic eradication, preserve maintenance,…
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Kensington Park

Date of Service:  2010 to Present In June 2010, Earth Tech Environmental ecologists were contacted by Kensington Park to address a Collier County notice of violation due to the excessive coverage of exotics within their preserves.  ETE…
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Bat House Installation

As part of a mitigation plan for Bonneted bat, ETE recently installed 2 bat houses within an onsite habitat restoration area.  The houses should provide excellent roosting habitat for bats.