Professional Mangrove Trimmer

Earth Tech has two (2) professional mangrove trimmers (PMT) on staff to assist with trimming mangroves under provisions of Florida’s 1996 Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act  as found in sections 403.9321-403.9334 of the Florida Statutes (F.S.).  According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) website, the services of a PMT are required to qualify for certain provisions of the 1996 Act.

A PMT is required for the following (directly from FDEP’s publication “Mangrove Trimming Guidelines for Homeowners):

For trimming under an exemption to establish the desired and legal height and configuration of the mangroves for the first time, where the mangroves are greater than 10 feet in height.

• For trimming to reestablish a documented, historical, and legal height and configuration for the mangroves within a Riparian Mangrove Fringe (RMF). In non-RMF areas, the homeowner must obtain a permit, but the trimming may not require a PMT. Note that reestablishment differs from maintenance.  A PMT is not required to maintain  mangroves at a previously attained, legal configuration. The difference is that maintenance is no longer available when the mangroves have grown to such a height or configuration so as to have blocked the view previously maintained for a prolonged period of time.

• For trimming mangroves under a general permit.

• In areas where a local government has been delegated mangrove regulatory authority and the local government requires a PMT (registered with the delegated government) for non-exempt trimming.

 Feel free to contact us if you have questions about trimming mangroves on your property.