Tag Archive for: Services

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Species Spotlight: Florida Burrowing Owl

Love is in the air for Florida burrowing owls. Fittingly, these birds begin their breeding season in conjunction with Valentine's Day, typically falling between February 15th and July 10th. These unique little birds are only found in Florida,…
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Doctors Pass

ETE is providing turbidity monitoring for the Doctors Pass south jetty and erosion control structures project.  Water samples are taken 3 times a day to monitor for any exceedance to permitted levels of turbidity as a result of the construction…
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Post Hurricane Irma Mangrove Assessment

As part of monitoring of the Clam Bay Estuary, ETE utilized a drone to assess the impact of hurricane Irma on mangroves within the system.  From the air, the damage to mangroves is very evident - especially along the eastern side of the estuary. …
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Phantom 4 Drone

ETE is now utilizing a DJI Phantom 4 drone to assist in a variety of tasks such as exotic vegetation mapping, bidding, property assessments, and bird counts.  The video below shows a portion of a drone flight over Eagle Lakes Park in Collier…
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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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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…