Service Categories
- Beach and Dune Restoration
- Coastal Structures
- Inlet Management & Navigation
- Marinas & Waterfront Development
- Marine Structures & Facilities Assessments
- Residential Development
- Environmental Services & Habitat Restoration
- Stormwater & Flushing
Contact
Erickson Consulting Engineers, Inc.
7201 Delainey Court
Sarasota, Florida 34240
Tel: (941) 373-6460
Fax: (941) 373-6480
Environmental Services & Habitat Restoration
ECE’s team of professional engineers, geologists and marine scientists has experience in environmental mapping, resource assessments and habitat restoration. Nearly all coastal and marine based projects require some level of environmental resource management. In support of these projects, our services include qualitative and quantitative resource surveys (e.g. hardbottom, seagrass), shorebird/sea turtle protection and monitoring plans, water quality analysis, wetland delineation, impact assessments, mitigation planning and design and site monitoring. Our services include NEPA Environmental Assessments and Essential Fish Habitat Assessments as well as the development of mitigation programs using the Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM).
Much of the time, potential environmental impacts can be avoided through careful planning and monitoring. For those impacts that cannot be avoided, ECE has the proven ability to development measures to minimize environmental impacts and develop creative mitigative solutions. Our habitat restoration services include vegetated dune reconstruction, habitat islands, artificial reefs, and the like.City of Naples 3.4 Acre Habitat Island
A 3.5 acre Habitat Island located in Naples Bay was designed and permitted by ECE. The island is designed to reduce erosion of the existing mangrove shoreline, increase flows and improve circulation with an embayment and provide enhanced habitats for bird, fish and invertebrates. As an added benefit, the island is designed to recycle sediments excavated from a nearby canal system for a sustainable solution. In 2013, the project was ranked #1 for the Restore Act funding for Collier County.
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Mason Inlet Habitat Island Restoration
Jim Neville Preserve Spoil Island Restoration
ECE managed the large scale planning, design and permitting for the restoration of the 19-acre Jim Neville Preserve spoil islands in Sarasota Bay. The restoration efforts were developed as mitigation to support the re-opening of Midnight Pass, closed since 1983. The mitigation plan was developed using the Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM). |
Casey Key Geotextile Container Habitat Conservation Plan
Leeward Channel Benthic Survey
Casey Key Geotextile Container System, Sea Turtle Monitoring
Flamingo Ditch Environmental Restoration
Mangrove Mapping, Private Developer
Private Beach-Lagoon System Environmental Assessment
Benthic and terrestrial habitat mapping and protected species surveys were conducted to support the design and construction of a beach-lagoon system for a private low denstiy tourist destination. The Project’s design incorporates the use of natural, local construction materials as well as native vegetation to ensure the development blends in with the surrounding environment and ehance biodiversity. |