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, from the Panhandle all the way to the Keys. They stand a small but mighty nine inches […]
It is an uncommon sight to see hats, scarves, and winter coats in semi-tropical South Florida. With near record-breaking low temperatures this past week, one may wonder, what do animals do to keep warm when in the throes of a frigid “polar vortex”? The age-old adages of “sink or swim”, “fight or flight”, and “adapt […]
ETE recently completed the gopher tortoise permitting and relocation in Lehigh Acres on November 16, 2018. A total of nine potentially occupied gopher tortoise burrows were identified within the development area of the property. Four gopher tortoises were successfully captured and relocated to a long term protected gopher tortoise recipient site. On another project, ETE […]
Earth Tech Environmental ecologists recently completed a bald eagle monitoring project in Collier County. Due to a roofing construction project nearby, bald eagle monitoring was required 3 days/week to ensure the eagles were not disturbed during the construction. This particular nest was located in a dead slash pine tree on a golf course in urban […]
Earth Tech Environmental LLC. recently completed a native planting at Yahl Mulching and Recycling Inc. ETE installed a mix of 1200 plants in the wetland preserve. The installed plants included bald cypress, dahoon holly, red maple, wax myrtle, cocoplum, myrsine, cordgrass, muhly grass, arrowhead, and yellow canna. As the preserve matures, the diversity of installed […]
Look at the two images above. Can you determine which one is a wetland? They both are! Wetlands are important features in the landscape that provide numerous beneficial services for people and for fish and wildlife, including protecting and improving water quality, providing fish and wildlife habitats, storing floodwaters and maintaining surface water flow during […]
In 2015, Earth Tech installed two bat houses on a site in south Collier county as a part of an onsite mitigation plan for the endangered Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus). Now, several years later, we finally have some residents! To determine the species of the bats, we are using some acoustic monitoring technology as […]
ETE recently completed a mangrove trimming job at The Landings at Bear’s Paw in Collier County. ETE has 2 professional mangrove trimmers (PMT) on staff to assist with mangrove questions. Often a significant improvement in water view can be achieved through a combination of exotic removal and mangrove trimming under FDEP exemptions. Below are examples […]
Earth Tech Environmental assisted in the release of this young loggerhead sea turtle after the hatchling spent some time at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) in Sanibel. Sea turtle nesting season is from March to the end of October here in southwest Florida. Hatchlings have a lot of obstacles to overcome […]
