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.