Collier County Wildfire Assessment
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.
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Phantom 4 Drone
ETE is now utilizing a DJI Phantom 4 drone to assist in a variety of tasks such as exotic vegetation mapping, bidding, property assessments, and bird counts. The video below shows a portion of a drone flight over Eagle Lakes Park in Collier…
C.E.P. Certification
Jeremy Sterk was recently accepted as a Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) by the Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals.
From the ABCEP website: "For the last 30 years the Certified Environmental Professional (CEP)…
Submerged Resource Survey
ETE recently conducted a submerged resource survey as part of permitting for a proposed dock in Port Royal. The SRS evaluates the dock construction area for important submerged resources such as sea grass or hard bottom (corals). Underwater…
Cane Toad Removal
ETE continues to receive requests for cane toad removal throughout Collier County. We now perform removal services in several residential communities. It's not uncommon to capture 50 or 60 toads per removal event!
The cane toad (also…
Wildlife Monitoring
Earth Tech has been using a remote camera to monitor wildlife activity on a parcel of land in North Fort Myers. The diversity of wildlife documented has been amazing and includes a black bear, wild hogs, turkey, raccoon, white-tailed deer…
Gopher Tortoise Relocation
Earth Tech recently completed an onsite gopher tortoise relocation for a home builder in Cape Coral. ETE excavated two (2) tortoise out of harm's way and coordinated temporary penning at the rear of the property. The tortoise will be released…
Cayman Islands
Earth Tech was recently hired to provide an environmental assessment for a 500+ acre parcel of land on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. ETE conducted fieldwork and authored an environmental assessment that was submitted to the Cayman…
Tidal Gauges
ETE is currently maintaining 4 auto logging tidal gauges in the Clam Bay estuary. Our technicians make sure the gauges are functioning properly and troubleshoot potential issues when they are not. The gauges log tide stages within the estuary…
Clam Pass Shorebird Monitoring
As part of the Clam Pass dredging project, ETE is providing daily shorebird monitoring. ETE monitors the beach work locations each morning prior to equipment being moved in order to make sure no shorebird nesting has taken place in areas…