Mangrove Point Mitigation Bank Hydroblasting
Hydroblasting is a non-invasive method of elevation correction in areas where elevation was historically modified by the creation of mosquito impoundments, or control ditches, in the 1950’s. The increased elevation that resulted from sediment being cast aside and mounded up resulted in some important ecological implications including the intrusion of the invasive Brazilian Pepper Tree, […]
Coquina Channel Dredging Seagrass Mitigation
AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by the City of Bradenton Beach to transplant .32 acres of shoalgrass and turtlegrass to meet mitigation requirements for a dredge project. 0.32 acres of seagrass was removed from the footprint of the dredge using 6 in. cores and transplanted in the designated mitigation area on 1 ft. centers. A […]
Lake Apopka SAV PlantIng
AquaTech Eco Consultants was contracted by the Saint Johns River Water Management District to provide and install Florida Certified Native SAV in Lake Apopka, located in Apopka, FL. AquaTech sources plant material from Aquaticus Plants to fulfill the terms of this contract. Planting units are prepared in two formats: burritos and single-plant weights. To date, […]
St. Andrew’s Bay Sign Removal
FLDEP contracted AquaTech Eco Consultants to remove waterway markers from St. Andrew’s Bay that were determined to be damaged and no longer functional. 95 of these sign poles were originally erected to inform boat operators of the presence of shallow seagrass beds. AquaTech removed 22 of these sign poles that FLDEP had determined were no […]
Ulele Spring
Ulele Spring is located on a property owned by a private business who contracted AquaTech Eco Consultants through Ecosphere to restore two basins of the Ulele Spring with SAV. The lower basin of the spring is connected to the Hills-borough River, resulting in a slightly saline envi-ronment. AquaTech installed 600 H. wrightii PU’s and 200 […]
Rock Ponds SWIM SAV Introduction
Rock Ponds, a SWIM project located in Ruskin, FL, is a large ecosystem restoration project completed by SWFWMD containing 398 acres of estuarine and freshwater habitat. Two sites within this area were planted with a total of two acres (9,600 PU) of Halodule wrightii. Planting units installed were bare-root units of H. wrightii. This planting […]