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Collier County Resource Recovery Park Gopher Tortoise Relocation

ETE recently conducted a multi-day gopher tortoise excavation at the Collier County Resource Recovery Park, where 75 burrows were excavated and 10 individuals were collected and relocated to their new homes. Gopher Tortoise Agents Auston Germano…
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Staff Highlight – Gopher Tortoise Agent- Andrew McAuley

Andrew McAuley is an ETE ecologist that does a wide variety of fieldwork for Earth Tech Environmental, ranging from protected species surveys, water sampling, Phase I's, and wetland determinations. Now he can officially add another to the list. Andrew…
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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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Contract Award

ETE has been awarded a new 3 year contract to continue as the biological monitors for the Clam Bay Estuary.  We have been the biological monitors for that last 3 years.  Our monitoring services include: Mangrove Monitoring Exotic &…
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Gopher Tortoise Relocations

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…
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Gopher Tortoise Relocation

ETE recently assisted a single family homeowner on Cocohatchee Street with gopher tortoise permitting.  Two gopher tortoise burrows were identified on the property.  ETE helped the owner acquire a relocation permit from the Florida Fish…
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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…
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Clam Pass Dredging

As part of the Clam Pass dredging project taking place during the month of April, ETE is providing a variety of monitoring and permit compliance services to the Pelican Bay Services Division.  These include pre-construction seagrass surveys,…

Gopher Tortoise Relocation

Earth Tech Environmental LLC just wrapped up GT surveys and GT relocation at a current commercial development in Naples. We extracted 8 gopher tortoises and excavated over 40 burrows. The gopher tortoises will be transported to a recipient site…
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Gopher Tortoise Relocation

Earth Tech recently excavated tortoise burrows as part of a Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved offsite relocation.  A total of 2 gopher tortoise were relocated from small residential properties to a permanently…