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Firebreak Installation

As part of an approved management plan which will include a controlled burn, Earth Tech installed a firebreak at the edge of the first portion of the preserve to be burned.  We expect to do the first controlled burn of this preserve in the…
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Water Monitoring Well

An ETE ecologist installed two water monitoring devices that automatically collect water elevations twice daily in a new Collier County conservation area. This is a South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) requirement that can assist…

Littoral Planting

A year after installation these littoral plants are thriving. Littoral plants along lake shorelines help in nutrient uptake, shoreline erosion, provide vital habitat for aquatic species and foraging for wading birds.

Bush Hog Mowing

Sometimes bush hog mowing is performed in natural area to mimic fire, but in this case it is done to clean-up vacant land.
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Restoration planting project in Fort Myers

Earth tech environmental was tasked to field locate a conservation easement that was accidentally impacted during site clearing activities. The area was staked, excavated to wetland grade, and planted. Approximately 850 native wetland plants…
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Restoration Planting Area

Earth Tech assisted a property owner with a wetland restoration today.  The project is a great example of Earth Tech's comprehensive services that range from consulting to implementation.  ET developed the restoration plan and got it approved…
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Lake water sampling

Earth tech ecologists are taking water quality samples from lakes within a Collier County community to determine the lake health. Water test includes dissolved oxygen, phosphate, nitrite nitrate, and chlorides (salinity).
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Native Area Buffer Plantings

Installed muhly grass, sand cordgrass and purple love grass to enhance native vegetation buffer.
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Cattail removal

Field technicians are preparing to remove undesirable plants (cattail) from a site in Lee County. Material will be cut from boat and shore, all stumps will be sprayed with an aquatic approved herbicide, and vegetation will be hand removed from…
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Scoping Cavity Trees

Ecologists from Earth Tech spent the morning scoping cavities in snag trees on a local property. The purpose is to verify the cavities are unoccupied prior to site clearing activities.