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Collier County Beach Renourishment

ETE is providing turbidity monitoring services for the 2016 beach renourishment project in Collier County.  The project consisted of a sand truck haul beach nourishment at 3 locations in Collier - Marco Island, Vanderbilt, & Pelican Bay.…
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Longboat Key Beach Renourishment

Earth Tech Environmental was hired to do upstream and downstream turbidity sampling at multiple fill locations during a beach renourishment project on Longboat Key.  Two (2) sets of samples were taken daily, at least 4 hours apart. …
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Osprey Nesting Platform

ETE recently assisted the Pelican Bay Services Division (PBSD) and the Pelican Bay Foundation with installation of a new osprey nesting platform.  The new platform was placed near the north Pelican Bay boardwalk, just inside the beach dunes.…
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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…
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Burrowing Owl Survey

ETE recently completed a burrowing owl survey for a property on Marco Island.  Nesting seas0n for burrowing owls in Southwest Florida typically ends in early July.  Even though no adult owls were present on the parcel, the burrows on this…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…