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Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Survey

Recently an ETE biologist conducted a burrowing owl survey on a site in Cape Coral. Nesting season in southwest Florida starts on February 15th and goes until July 10th. The survey found one burrow was already marked with one adult and four…
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Collier County Caracara Monitoring

Earth Tech Environmental recently conducted caracara monitoring at three sites in Collier County. Caracara are large raptors that can be found in south central Florida. They are Federally threatened due to habitat loss and specific habitat range.…
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Marco Island Gopher Tortoise Relocation

Earth Tech recently completed a gopher tortoise relocation at a site on Marco Island! Seven tortoises were excavated from their burrows to be relocated to long term recipient site.
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Collier County Bald Eagle Monitoring

Earth Tech Environmental (ETE) has been monitoring a pair of Bald Eagles this nesting season on a project site in Collier County. Bald Eagle nests are monitored when construction occurs near nests, especially during nesting season. ETE biologists…
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Marco Island Gopher Tortoise Onsite Relocation

ETE has recently conducted an onsite relocation for a couple gopher tortoises on a single-family lot in Marco Island. Six (6) burrows were excavated, with four (4) gopher tortoises captured. In the case of an onsite relocation, the tortoises…
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Crested Caracara Surveys

ETE has recently wrapped up it's second annual crested caracara survey on a project in eastern Collier County. An active nest was observed on a nearby property that ended up producing three (3) fledglings.  Surveys are conducted 3 days a week…
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Native Flowers for Sale!

ETE has excess amount of blanket flower (Gualardia puchella) and dune sunflower (Helianthus debilis) in it's native plant nursery that needs to go! We currently have 400 blanket flowers and 150 dune sunflowers in stock. Call our office at (239)…
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Weeki Wachee Eelgrass Planting

In October, ETE planted in a canal near Weeki Wachee springs off State Road 50 in Hernando County, Florida. A total of 3,000 native eelgrass (Vallisneria americana) were planted within the designated planting area by divers utilizing SCUBA.…
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Staff Highlight – ETE’s Matthew McGee Achieves FNGLA Certification