ETE has professional certified divers on staff who conduct Submerged Resource Surveys (SRS) for both public and private entities. Submerged resources are abundant and well protected such as sea grass, hard bottom, and a variety of fish and wildlife. Construction activities, including but not limited to dock building, pier construction and maintenance, channel marker installation, […]
ETE is honored to be on the team selected for design and permitting of the Collier County Sports Complex. The winning consulting team included Davidson Engineering, ETE, Populous, Parker-Mudgett & Smith Architects, Marco Surveying. The sports complex will be an exciting addition to Collier County and the first phase will be constructed on the City Gate […]
ETE is honored to be on the consulting team chosen to begin implementation of the Collier County Watershed Improvement Plan. ETE along with Taylor Engineering will be collecting background environmental data and refining models to begin permitting of proposed construction components. Environmental data to be collected will be water level monitoring, vegetation composition, and water […]
Wetlands are ecosystems which serve a variety of valuable functions in Southwest Florida: they help purify and filter water that passes through them, while acting as nature’s sponges to soak up rainfall and water from runoff. They also provide habitat for a large number of birds, fish, mammals and reptiles. On undeveloped land in Florida, […]
ETE is focusing on producing butterfly friendly plants in our native nursery. Why you may ask? Not only are butterflies beautiful, they are tremendously important to our ecosystem! Ecosystem Value Butterflies are indicators of a healthy environment and healthy ecosystems. They indicate a wide range of other invertebrates, which comprise over two-thirds of all species. […]
Earth Tech Environmental is pleased to offer Phase I Environmental Site Assessments! What is this and why would I need it, you may ask? When property (commercial, industrial or agricultural) ownership changes hands, a certain level of due diligence is required to identify existing or potential environmental conditions that may affect a real estate property. […]
ETE is providing turbidity monitoring for the Doctors Pass south jetty and erosion control structures project. Water samples are taken 3 times a day to monitor for any exceedance to permitted levels of turbidity as a result of the construction project. Background and compliance samples are taken for each sampling event and compared to assess […]
As part of monitoring of the Clam Bay Estuary, ETE utilized a drone to assess the impact of hurricane Irma on mangroves within the system. From the air, the damage to mangroves is very evident – especially along the eastern side of the estuary. Many large trees were broken about midway up the main trunk. […]
In August 2017, Earth Tech Environmental conducted a Wildfire Assessment following the fire that burned through Collier County in late April 2017. Tree mortality, vegetation regrowth, exotic coverage, and wildlife observations were all noted. Photos taken immediately after the fire revealed tremendous devastation to the tree canopy. However, the same photo(s) captured […]
Earth Tech recently partnered with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida to help install nesting cavity boxes for red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCW). The RCWs are an endangered species due to habitat loss here in Southwest Florida. The cavities were installed in a slash pine conservation habitat in an effort to attract the RCWs to the area. Click […]
