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# Kevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc.

Ecology, Wetlands, Ecological Restoration, Water Management, and Ecological Engineering

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- [Fire Wise Management at Viera East Community](https://www.environment.com/fire-wise-management-at-viera-east-volusia-county-florida/) - Fire wise management of the preserves is necessary within Viera East community to maintain the preserved habitat and prevent dangerous wildfires close to the homes. (Brevard County, Florida).
- [South Seas Mangrove Restoration](https://www.environment.com/south-seas-mangrove-restoration/) - The majority of mangrove wetlands on South Seas property suffered significant damage from Hurricane Charley in 2004. KLECE worked with the resort to restore the quality and function of this valuable Florida habitat. (Lee County, Florida)
- [Six Mile Cypress Slough Long-Term Ecological Monitoring](https://www.environment.com/six-mile-cypress-slough/) - KLECE developed a long-term ecological monitoring plan for the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve. (Lee County, Florida)
- [Ex-farmers ply trade in reverse](https://www.environment.com/ex-farmers-ply-trade-in-reverse/) - by Laura Ruane Former potato grower Robert E. McMahon Jr. calls his new line of work "reverse farming." Kevin Erwin, a Fort Myers-based ecological consultant, calls it habitat restoration and preservation. McMahon, McMahon's son and two other ex-farmers are reshaping a former farm and cattle ranch into the Corkscrew Regional Mitigation Bank in southeastern Lee
- [Little Pine Island Native Plants Return](https://www.environment.com/little-pine-island-native-plants-return/) - By Kevin Lollar A gentle breeze slipped across Little Pine Island on Saturday as vultures rode morning thermals in a patchy sky. Ten years ago, a visitor standing in the same spot would have neither felt the breeze nor seen the vultures: All would have been blocked by an impenetrable stand of melaleuca trees, one
- [Little Pine Island Marks 10 Years of Wetland Restoration](https://www.environment.com/little-pine-island-marks-10-years-of-wetland-restoration/) - By Carla Kappmeyer-Sherwin, Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council member A major milestone in exotic removal, the 10th anniversary marking the restoration of Little Pine Island, occurred on March 24, 2007. Residents of Pine Island and other communities within greater southwest Florida joined in the open house celebration hosted by Mariner Properties Development. Activities included a
- [Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club](https://www.environment.com/hamilton-harbor/) - KLECE provided the ecological services for the permitting of the Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club including developing the mitigation plans for the preserve areas including relocation of gopher tortoises. (Collier County, Florida)
- [Florida Atlantic University](https://www.environment.com/florida-atlantic-university/) - KLECE developed and initiated a habitat management plan for the Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University to connect habitats around the campus for wildlife with a focus on gopher tortoises and burrowing owls. (Palm Beach County, Florida)
- [Lehigh Headwaters Initiative](https://www.environment.com/lehigh-headwaters-initiative/) - KLECE provided the ecological framework for the development of a plan to restore ground and surface water storage within the headwater portions of the watershed to improve base flows and water quality in the rivers and creeks. (Lee County, Florida)
- [Integrating  Rare Florida Scrub Habitat into the Viera East Community Design (Brevard County, Florida)](https://www.environment.com/viera-east-community/) - KLECE was the primary environmental consultant on the planning, design, permitting and implementation of the Viera East Community, and continues to oversee management and monitoring of 1,000 acres of preserves. (Brevard County, Florida)
- [Density Reduction-Groundwater Resource (DR/GR) Area Study](https://www.environment.com/density-reduction-groundwater-resource-area-study/) - KLECE provided the ecological analysis and environmental planning for this two year comprehensive land use study covering 83,000 acres designated to protect water resources (Lee County, Florida).
- [Prairie Pines Preserve Recreational Facilities](https://www.environment.com/prairie-pines-preserve/) - KLECE worked with Lee County staff to design, permit and construct resource-based public recreational facilities at Prairie Pines Preserves (Lee County, Florida).
- [Wetland Restoration and Climate Change Publication](https://www.environment.com/wetland-restoration-and-climate-change/) - After months of working with the publisher, Springer, and our colleagues at Ramsar this important new paper, Wetlands and global climate change: the role of wetland restoration in a changing world has been published in the Journal of Wetlands Ecology and Management. A Ramsar technical report will soon follow later in 2009. Reprints are available upon request
- [Harbor Key Coastal Ecosystem Management](https://www.environment.com/harbor-key-mitigation-site-2/) - KLECE provided oversight for the exotic removal within an environmentally and archeologically sensitive coastal area (Tampa Bay, Manatee County, Florida).
- [Manatee Wetland Restoration Project](https://www.environment.com/manatee-mitigation-site/) - The 200 acre Manatee 1 project includes the restoration and creation of native wetland habitats, as well as, the enhancement of existing native habitats. (Manatee County, Florida).
- [Lake Wales Forest](https://www.environment.com/lake-wales-forest-mitigation-site/) - A 398.5 acre wetland and upland restoration site located, designed and managed by KLECE ecologists for mitigation and net environmental benefits (Polk County, Florida).
- [Gulfstream Natural Gas Pipeline Environmental Permitting & Mitigation](https://www.environment.com/gulfstream-natural-gas-systems/) - KLECE ecologists provided support to the project team for the ecological assessments of over 300 miles of pipeline corridor; located and assessed potential mitigation sites; and designed, permitted, and provided construction oversight of mitigation and net environmental benefit sites in south Florida.
- [Corkscrew Regional Wetland Mitigation Bank](https://www.environment.com/corkscrew-regional-mitigation-bank/) - Over 13 years, KLECE was the primary consultant in the property assessments, restoration design, agency coordination, permitting, oversight of projection construction, and management of the 635 acre Corkscrew Regional Mitigation Bank located in southeast Lee County, Florida (1996-2009).
- [Mangrove Restoration Draws Wildlife & Photographers at Estero Beach & Tennis Club on Fort Myers Beach](https://www.environment.com/mangrove-restoration-draws-wildlife-photographers-at-estero-beach-tennis-club-on-fort-myers-beach/) - During the summer of 2008, Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologists, Inc. (KECE) was hired by Estero Beach & Tennis Club Condominium (EBTC) to restore a 300 foot long mangrove fringe area. The project is located in the Town of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Estero Island. One gallon container grown mangroves were hand planted during a low tide in July 2008. Red
- [Prospects for Southeast Lee County Report Receives Award](https://www.environment.com/prospects-for-southeast-lee-county-report-receives-award/) - APA AWARD: The American Planning Association (APA) Florida Executive Committee has selected the Prospects for Southeast Lee County: Planning for the Density Reduction/Groundwater Resource Area to receive an Award of Merit in the Grassroots Initiative Category. The award will be presented at the Annual State Conference being held in Jacksonville, Florida, from September 15, 2009
- [Lee County Board of County Commissioners Forwards DR/GR Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the State for Review](https://www.environment.com/lee-county-board-of-county-commissioners-forwards-drgr-comprehensive-plan-amendment-to-the-state-for-review/) - On October 28, 2009, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to transmit the proposed amendment to the Lee County Comprehensive Plan (the Lee Plan) covering 83,000 acres in southeast Lee County to the Florida Department of Community Affairs for review. This area known as the Density Reduction/Groundwater Resource (DR/GR) area was first
- [Water Management and Wetland Restoration Training Course](https://www.environment.com/wetland-restoration-training/) - Wetland restoration and management is a critical topic today worldwide as clean fresh water becomes an ever increasingly scarce commodity in light of human development and global climate change. The Water Management and Wetland Restoration Training Course was originally developed by its lead instructor, Kevin Erwin, in association with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- [Conservation 20/20 Land Program Preserve Restoration Designs](https://www.environment.com/conservation-2020-land-program-preserve-restoration-designs/) - Deep Lagoon Preserve (75 acres) and Imperial Marsh Preserve (240 acres) were acquired by Lee County Conservation 20/20. The natural hydropattern and plant communities on these properties had been disturbed by previous agricultural activities. KECE compiled site specific hydrologic data, topographic grid surveys and vegetation mapping in order to develop the most feasible, low cost
- [Dead Planet, Living Planet](https://www.environment.com/dead-planet-living-planet/) - UNEP book on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development View the UNEP book(15MB) interactive e-book Edited by Christian Nellemann and Emily Corcoran and distributed as part of the UNEP World Environment Day on June 5, this report confirms that restoration is not only possible but can prove highly profitable in terms of public savings;
- [Little Pine Island Prescribed Fires](https://www.environment.com/little-pine-island-prescribed-fires/) - The Little Pine Island Mitigation Bank is a 4,670± acre wetland restoration project by Mariner Properties Development, Inc. and Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KECE) in conjunction with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Controlled fires were recently conducted on Little Pine Island as a part of the ongoing restoration activities. These occurred on September
- [Restored Lands Achieve State Success Criteria](https://www.environment.com/restored-lands-state-success/) - In December 2010, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection confirmed that both Manatee and Lake Wales Forest Mitigation and Net Ecosystem Benefit sites have reached the habitat restoration, creation, and enhancement success criteria established in the Environmental Resource Permit for the Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC pipeline project in southwest Florida. The restoration of these
- [Wetland Restoration Specialist Group Launch](https://www.environment.com/wetland-restoration-specialist-group-launch/) - I am very pleased to announce the launch of our Wetland Restoration Specialist Group website. It is the interactive network tool that I have been discussing with many of you for years. The WRSG is a global network of wetland restoration specialists (both scientists and non-scientists) concerned with the conservation, study, design, construction, monitoring, and
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- [International Workshop on Wetland Restoration, Beijing, China](https://www.environment.com/ramsar-workshop-beijing/) - The Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) wetland restoration, mitigation and management working group has been reviewing the existing Ramsar guidance on wetland restoration with the aim of determining if it needs updating and/or expanding. To help inform its review work, members of the working group have opportunistically participated in five wetland restoration workshops
- [Port Manatee Spoil Island](https://www.environment.com/port-manatee/) - The Port Manatee Spoil Island Restoration project was implemented to enhance, restore, and create wetland habitat to offset a portion of the wetland impacts associated with the port expansion.
- [Lake Wales Forest Mitigation and NEB Site](https://www.environment.com/lake-wales-forest-mitigation-and-neb-site/) - The Lake Wales Forest Mitigation and Net Ecosystem Benefit Site (LWF) is a 398.5 acre wetland and upland restoration site located in southern Polk County which represents a portion of the required mitigation resulting from unavoidable impacts associated with the installation of a 325 mile long natural gas pipeline by Gulfstream Natural Gas System.
- [Little Pine Island Wetland Mitigation Bank](https://www.environment.com/little-pine-island-wetland-mitigation-bank/) - Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KECE) was instrumental in the design and permitting of the Little Pine Island Mitigation Bank, one of the first mitigation banks in the State of Florida permitted and endorsed by state and local agencies (1996).
- [County Recognized with Environmental Award](https://www.environment.com/county-recognized-with-environmental-award/) - Lee County's ongoing effort to deal with wildly conflicting land uses in the southeast part of the county has drawn the attention of 1000 Friends of Florida.The private not-for-profit planning group recognized the county effort with a Community Steward Award. Charles Pattison, president of 1000 Friends, said the effort first got the group's attention in
- [Florida Gulf Coast University](https://www.environment.com/florida-gulf-coast-university/) - Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KECE) was an integral part of the Florida Gulf Coast University design team commissioned in 1991 to develop a Campus Master Plan that was “in harmony with land’s natural characteristics.” The resulting cutting-edge low-impact plan consisted of more than 420 acres of wetland restoration, upland preservation and first of its
- [Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge](https://www.environment.com/florida-panther-national-wildlife-refuge/) - During the 1980’s, conservation biologists, state and federal wildlife agencies were assessing the condition of a dwindling population of Florida panthers, approximately 30 at the time. In the mid-1980’s, having recently completing panther surveys in south Florida totaling over one-hundred thousand acres, Kevin Erwin entered into discussions with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),
- [Lee County Port Authority](https://www.environment.com/lee-county-port-authority/) - KECE served as the general environmental consultant for the Lee County Port Authority from 1998 to 2003. KECE managed issues including environmental permitting, habitat management, restoration, and wildlife for both the Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field Airport.
- [Mangrove Restoration at Windstar](https://www.environment.com/mangrove-restoration-at-windstar/) - The mangrove restoration at the Windstar Country Club was initiated due to the destruction of wetlands during the construction of the Windstar Golf Course in 1981 thus making this project one of the oldest documented mangrove restoration projects.
- [Old Collier Golf Club](https://www.environment.com/old-collier-golf-club/) - In 1997 and 1998, KECE conducted habitat mapping, wetland assessments, wildlife surveys, and designed wildlife management and wetland restorations plans as part of the federal, state, and local permitting process to gain approval of a professional golf course on approximately 360 acres in Collier County, Florida.
- [Watershed Studies - Lee & Volusia Counties](https://www.environment.com/watershed-studies-lee-volusia-counties/) - KECE has conducted numerous watershed and mega-watershed studies for a variety of purposes. In the late 1980’s the firm worked with David Godschalk to produce the Lee County Coastal Study to be used in amending the Coastal Management Element of their Comprehensive Plan. The first work of its kind in the state of Florida and
- [Wetlands on Phosphate Mined Lands](https://www.environment.com/wetlands-on-phosphate-mined-lands/) - Evaluation of Constructed Wetlands on Phosphate Mined Lands In 1994 a coalition of researchers from the private sector, NGOs and the universities led by Kevin Erwin and Ronnie Best (UF Center for Wetlands) undertook a monumental two year study of wetlands created on reclaimed phosphate mined lands (Erwin, et al., 1997). The primary task of
- [Kampung Penarik Mainland Coastal Tourism Development and Setiu Wetland State Park](https://www.environment.com/kampung-penarik-mainland-coastal-tourism-development-and-setiu-wetland-state-park/) - A team of international experts collaborated to evaluate the Setiu Wetland area in Malaysia to prepare an integrated development plan. The Malaysian government hired the team to develop a plan to protect the wetlands and waterways while providing sustainable agriculture and ecotourism for the region.
- [Seychelles Wetlands Evaluation and Workshop](https://www.environment.com/seychelles-wetlands-evaluation-and-workshop/) - Kevin Erwin accompanied Ramsar Convention Secretary General Mr Anada Tiéga and the Senior Regional Advisor for Africa Mr Abou Bamba, the President of the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. James Michel, during a week-long celebration of World Wetlands Day in March 2010. As a means of promoting measures to further encourage the wise use of wetlands
- [Wetlands and the 2004 Tsunami](https://www.environment.com/wetlands-and-the-2004-tsunami/) - As part of the global response to the 2004 tsunami disaster, the Ramsar Convention asked Wetlands International to coordinate efforts to bring together scientifically sound advice on wetlands in the region in order to assist governments in choosing the most effective response measures.
- [Institute of Wetland Research](https://www.environment.com/institute-of-wetland-research/) - The Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) wetland restoration, mitigation and management working group has been reviewing the existing Ramsar guidance on wetland restoration with the aim of determining if it needs updating and/or expanding. On June 22-25, 2011, the wetland restoration workshop hosted by Professor Cui Lijuan, of the Institute of Wetland Research,
- [Water Resources and Global Climate Change](https://www.environment.com/water-resources-and-global-climate-change/) - Water Resource and Global Climate Change: Critical Conditions within the Saloum & Casamance Catchments of Senegal & an Opportunity for Management and Restoration of Wetlands and Livelihoods Global climate change is recognized as a threat to species survival and the health of natural systems. Wetland systems are vulnerable to natural and man‐induced alterations in their watersheds. Climate change, particularly in areas subject to man‐induced stressors such as drainage, impoundments and redirected flows will make future efforts to restore and manage wetlands and watersheds in these areas more complex. This is now the case within the 58,000 sq.km. Saloum and Casamance watersheds in western Senegal where the negative effects of climate change reducing rainfall and man‐made stressors on the natural hydrological systems such as dams, land clearing and drainage have resulted arid, hypersaline conditions and recently the loss of thousands of hectares of major wetland complexes including mangroves, brackish estuaries, freshwater wetlands and once productive agricultural areas. Red and black mangrove forests that once vegetated the extensive flats along the tidal floodplains far inland are now mostly restricted to the deltas. The ecological character of the 730 sq. km. Sine‐Saloum National Park, which is also the Deltas du Saloum Ramsar site is also located within a larger Biosphere Reserve is crically threatened. The livelihoods of thousands, who are dependent on the ecological services of these wetlands, are now in peril. The future sustainability of this region is linked to the successful restoration and management of these systems.
- [United Nations Recognizes Gulfstream Ecosystem Restoration](https://www.environment.com/united-nations-recognizes-gulfstream-ecosystem-restoration/) - Gulfstream Natural Gas System's 400-acre Lake Wales Forest Restoration project is one of 30 successful environmental initiatives recently featured in a report released globally by the United Nations Environment Programme read more
- [Opportunities & Challenges for Ecological Restoration within REDD+](https://www.environment.com/opportunities-challenges-for-ecological-restoration-within-redd/) - The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism has the potential to provide the developing nations with significant funding for forest restoration activities that contribute to climate change mitigation, sustainable management, and carbonstock enhancement. read more
- [Viera East Prescribed Burn](https://www.environment.com/viera-east-prescribed-burn/) - The Florida Division of Forestry conducted a controlled burn today south of Rockledge to protect homes from potential wildfires. A 25-acre swath was set on fire today in the Viera East area, south of Barnes Boulevard and east of Murrell Road, but more is expected. “We’re going to try to reduce hazards for wildfire in
- [International Meeting on Three Gorges Dam, Chongqing, China](https://www.environment.com/second-international-r-d-institution-mission-to-chongqing/) - In late October, Kevin Erwin traveled to Chongqing, China at the invitation of the Chinese government to provide the keynote address in a conference there focusing on the wetlands associated with the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir. The 2nd international R&D Institution Mission to Chongqing was an international meeting on the conservation and eco-friendly utilization of
- [Institute of Wetland Research, Beijing, China](https://www.environment.com/institute-of-wetland-research-beijing-china/)
- [Spring 2012 Urban Wetland Restoration Course](https://www.environment.com/spring-2012-urban-wetland-restoratin-course/) - Urban Wetland Restoration: A Watershed Approach During the week of April 30th Kevin Erwin (KECE), Nick Hill (Fernhill Institute) and John Brazner (Nova Scotia Environment) instructed this wetland restoration course held within the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Forty wetland professionals, engineers, planners, managers, consultants and academics from Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada attended the course
- [An Evaluation of Wetland Mitigation within the South Florida Water Management District](https://www.environment.com/an-evaluation-of-wetland-mitigation-withing-the-south-florida-water-management-district/) - Evaluation of Wetland Mitigation 1991
- [Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Proposed Taman Negara Tourism Development](https://www.environment.com/consultancy-service-to-develop-a-strategic-implementation-plan-sip-for-the-proposed-taman-negara-tourism-development-for-the-east-coast-economic-region-development-council-ecerdc/) - Taman Negara National park, which covers an area of 4,343 km2 spreading across three states (Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan) was established in 1939 and estimated to be 130 million years old. Being the oldest tropical rainforest in the world, Taman Negara offers a variety of ecotourism activities which include forest exploration, river rides, mountain climbing
- [Kevin Erwin Named to DeTao Masters Academy](https://www.environment.com/detao-masters/) - Detao_NewsLetter
- [DeTao Group Masters Academy, Shanghai, China](https://www.environment.com/detao-group-masters-academy-shanghai-china/) - DeTao Announces New Master of Ecological Restoration , Kevin Erwin
- [Water Resources Ecosystem Institute (WREI) launch in Shanghai on Earth Day](https://www.environment.com/water-resources-ecosystem-institute-wrei-launch-in-shanghai-on-earth-day/) - On Apr 22nd, 2016, which is the 47th Earth Day, DeTao Water Resource Ecosystem Institute (“WREI” for short) is officially launched at DeTao CCIC building in Shanghai. Prof. Kevin Erwin, DeTao Master of Ecological Restoration and the first initiator of WREI, hosted the launch ceremony and gave a launch announcement. Chris Xu (Chief Operating Officer
- [Costa Rica Successfully Defends Its Wetlands](https://www.environment.com/costa-rica-succesfully-defends-its-wetlands/) - International Expert/Lead Scientist for the Republic of Costa Rica: A team from Herbert Smith Freehills' New York office, along with co-counsel from Costa Rica's Ministry of Foreign Trade ("COMEX"), has secured a major victory for the Republic of Costa Rica ("Costa Rica") in arbitration proceedings concerning an investment in a tourism project in Costa Rica’s
- [FGCU Honors Kevin Erwin](https://www.environment.com/2541/) - In January 2019 Florida Gulf Coast University honored Kevin Erwin by creating the Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection. His papers, reports, research and photographs will serve as the foundation for this environmental research collection at FGCU Library’s Archives and Special Collections. For more information on accessing these materials or donating to this collection please contact Melissa
- [Costa Rica Wins International Wetlands Case](https://www.environment.com/costa-rica-wins-international-wetlands-case/) - International Expert/Lead Scientist for the Republic of Costa Rica: A team from Herbert Smith Freehills' New York office, along with co-counsel from Costa Rica's Ministry of Foreign Trade ("COMEX"), has secured a major victory for the Republic of Costa Rica ("Costa Rica") in arbitration proceedings concerning an investment in a tourism project in Costa Rica’s

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- [Contact](https://www.environment.com/contact/) - Kevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. is located in Southwest Florida between historic downtown Ft. Myers and the preserved home of Thomas Edison. Our "bungalow" office buildings house a staff of four and an extensive ecological library. Please contact us to learn more about our services. Physical Location and Mailing Address: 2077 Bayside ParkwayFt. Myers,
- [Mangrove Restoration at Windstar](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/mangrove-restoration-at-windstar/) - The mangrove restoration at the Windstar Country Club was initiated due to the destruction of wetlands during the construction of the Windstar Golf Course in 1981 thus making this project one of the oldest documented mangrove restoration projects. The restoration took place on three existing dredge spoil sites, totaling 15.4 acres within an existing natural
- [Manatee Mitigation and NEB Site](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/manatee-wetland-mitigation-site/) - Manatee wetland mitigation and net ecosystem benefit (NEB) site is a 200 acre property located west of the city of Parrish in Manatee County, Florida. This property is within the Little Manatee River and Tampa Bay watershed basins and is bisected by a canal linking the site to Curiosity Creek. The center portion of the
- [Little Pine Island Regional Wetland Mitigation Bank](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/little-pine-island-regional-wetland-mitigation-bank/) - Lee County, Florida Kevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KECE) was instrumental in the design and permitting of the Little Pine Island Mitigation Bank, one of the first mitigation banks in the State of Florida permitted and endorsed by state and local agencies (1996). The purpose of the project is to restore the island’s wetland
- [Lee County Port Authority](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/lee-county-port-authority/) - Airports have a wide array of environmental issues that must be diligently managed to ensure the safety of travelers and wildlife alike. KECE ecologists have applied extensive experience managing local wetlands and wildlife combined with a working knowledge of the Federal Airport Authority (FAA) rules and general airport operations to provide project management and environmental
- [Lake Wales Forest Mitigation & Net Environmental Benefit Site](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/lake-wales-forest-mitigation-net-environmental-benefit-site/) - The Lake Wales Forest Mitigation and Net Environmental Benefit (LWF) project located in Polk County, Florida, encompasses a 398± acre property. The project objective was to restore a managed pasture back to a mosaic of native upland and wetland habitats to fulfill a portion of the required mitigation resulting from unavoidable impacts associated with the
- [Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/hamilton-harbor-yacht-club-2/) - The Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club is located on a 175-acre property, of which 120 acres is permanently preserved conservation area, in Collier County, southwest Florida. KECE was instrumental in the permitting process for this development, and developed all the mitigation plans for the preserve areas. Included among the preserves is a four-acre gopher tortoise preserve.
- [Gulfstream Natural Gas System Pipeline Project](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/gulfstream-pipeline/) - KECE has worked on the Gulfstream Natural Gas System pipeline project from the preliminary planning stage, through project permitting, and habitat restoration and monitoring, to comply with permit requirements regarding wetlands and listed wildlife species. In 1997 KECE was responsible for choosing and evaluating multiple preliminary corridor alignments required for the transport of natural gas
- [Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/florida-panther-national-wildlife-refuge/) - During the 1980’s, conservation biologists, state and federal wildlife agencies were assessing the condition of a dwindling population of Florida panthers, approximately 30 at the time. In the mid-1980’s, having recently completing panther surveys in south Florida totaling over one-hundred thousand acres, Kevin Erwin entered into discussions with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),
- [Florida Gulf Coast University](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/florida-gulf-coast-university/) - Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KECE) was an integral part of the Florida Gulf Coast University design team commissioned in 1991 to develop a Campus Master Plan that was “in harmony with land’s natural characteristics.” The resulting cutting-edge low-impact plan consisted of more than 420 acres of wetland restoration, upland preservation and first of its
- [Density Reduction Groundwater Resource Area (DRGR) Study](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/density-reduction-groundwater-resource-area-study/) - The Density Reduction/Groundwater Resource (DR/GR) area includes approximately 83,000 acres of protected wetlands, conservation areas and agricultural lands. The area also includes a layer of limestone that is essential for aquifer storage and is also in high demand for roads and building construction. The area was designated by Lee County in 1990 to protect the
- [Florida](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/) - Click any pin on the map to see more information about the project. You may also view the Florida featured projects in a larger map with a full legend (the link will open a new window). Yellow pins indicate featured projects, with links for summaries and images. Blue pins show projects whose summaries can be
- [Featured Projects](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/) - Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KECE) specializes in large-scale ecological restoration. He currently serves as President of the Large-Scale Ecological Restoration Section (LERS) for the Society of Ecological Restoration (SER). Projects have included locating, designing, permitting, construction oversight, and management of restoration sites for climate mitigation, source water conservation, watershed management, net environmental benefits, and
- [Environmental Permitting](https://www.environment.com/environmental-permitting/) - KECE has more than 30 years of experience coordinating and preparing ecological and engineering assessments for state Environmental Resource Permits, federal 404 wetland permits, state and federal protected wildlife species permits. The firm has prepared and managed well over one-hundred permits including many residential and commercial Developments of regional impacts (link), habitat restoration projects (link),
- [Environmental Disaster Recon and Analysis](https://www.environment.com/environmental-disaster-recon-and-analysis/) - KECE has more than 45-years of experience contributing to, or leading teams of experts conducting reconnaissance and analysis of environmental disasters. On August 10, 1993 a rare collision of three ships in Tampa Bay, Florida USA resulted in a spill of 336,000 gallons of fuel oil. KECE worked with the agencies during the spill to
- [Ecological Engineering](https://www.environment.com/ecological-engineering/) - Ecological engineering has been defined as the design of ecosystems for the mutual benefit of humans and nature. Over the past four decades KECE has been involved in designing, monitoring, or constructing ecosystems using habitat reconstruction, restoration ecology, ecosystem conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, wetland restoration and construction and reclamation ecology. We apply technological and design approaches
- [Developments of Regional Impact](https://www.environment.com/developments-of-regional-impact/) - Viera, FL
- [Costa Rica Wins International Wetlands Case](https://www.environment.com/costa-rica-wins-international-wetlands-case/) - International Expert/Lead Scientist for the Republic of Costa Rica: A team from Herbert Smith Freehills' New York office, along with co-counsel from Costa Rica's Ministry of Foreign Trade ("COMEX"), has secured a major victory for the Republic of Costa Rica ("Costa Rica") in arbitration proceedings concerning an investment in a tourism project in Costa Rica’s
- [Climate Change Mitigation Techniques](https://www.environment.com/climate-change-mitigation-techniques/) - For the past four decades Kevin Erwin has been contributing to the efforts of organizations such as Ramsar, IUCN, SER, SWS, and The American Carbon Registry providing expertise on wetland restoration and guidance on estimating of baseline carbon stock changes from wetland restoration and leading to new wetlands restoration GHG methodologies. Publication - The Reducing
- [Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc.](https://www.environment.com/about/) - Kevin Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KECE) is internationally recognized for our expertise in ecosystem ecology, restoration and management. KECE has undertaken hundreds of projects covering millions of acres including wetland and watershed restoration projects, habitat conservation plans, land development projects, and applied research from south Florida to southeast Asia. The company’s vast watershed and ecosystem
- [Litigation Support-Expert Witness](https://www.environment.com/litigation-supportexpert-witness/) - Kevin Erwin’s expert witness experience began in 1974 and includes many dozens of Florida state administrative, county, district, circuit court cases and hearings in addition to U.S. District Courts, Congressional hearings, U.S. Courts of Appeals and International Courts. As an expert in watershed evaluation, permitting, wetlands ecology, mitigation and habitat restoration, Kevin Erwin is routinely
- [Las Olas Ecosystem - Costa Rica](https://www.environment.com/las-olas-ecosystem-costa-rica/) - International Expert/Lead Scientist for the Republic of Costa Rica: A team from Herbert Smith Freehills' New York office, along with co-counsel from Costa Rica's Ministry of Foreign Trade ("COMEX"), has secured a major victory for the Republic of Costa Rica ("Costa Rica") in arbitration proceedings concerning an investment in a tourism project in Costa Rica’s
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- [Habitat Restoration Projects](https://www.environment.com/habitat-restoration-projects/) - Lake Wales Forest Mitigation Net Environmental Benefit Site Little Pine Island Regional Wetland Mitigation Bank Hurricane Charley
- [Public Parks](https://www.environment.com/public-parks/) - Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Prairie Pines Preserve
- [Mine Reclamation](https://www.environment.com/mine-reclamation/) - KECE has been involved with wetland reclamation on phosphate mined lands since 1981. These activities include experimental project design and applied research, including permit required wetland monitoring (vegetation, hydrology, water quality, fish, aquatic macroinvertebrates, and wildlife utilization) of reclaimed systems and baseline monitoring of native reference wetlands. Our work for IMC-Agrico consisted of wetland reclamation
- [Watershed Analysis and Restoration](https://www.environment.com/watershed-analysis-and-restoration/) - KECE has studied, designed, and implemented numerous watershed projects over the past four decades. Recent projects have focused on large-scale development projects, Lehigh Headwaters Initiative (link); wetland and biodiversity restoration, Belum-Temengor Tropical Rainforest (link), Kampung Penarik Mainland Coastal Tourism Development (link) and Taman Negara (link); watershed evaluation, Density Reduction and Groundwater Resource Area Study (link);
- [Wetland Restoration and Water Management](https://www.environment.com/wetland-restoration-and-water-management/) - Wetland and Wildlife Mitigation – our first wetland restoration project was undertaken in 1974. We conducted the first and most comprehensive evaluations of wetland mitigation projects for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and wetlands constructed on mined lands for Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute (FIPR). Over nearly 40 years, the firm has
- [Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Proposed Taman Negara Tourism Development](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/global/consultancy-service-to-develop-a-strategic-implementation-plan-sip-for-the-proposed/) - Taman Negara National park, which covers an area of 4,343 km2 spreading across three states (Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan) was established in 1939 and estimated to be 130 million years old. Being the oldest tropical rainforest in the world, Taman Negara offers a variety of ecotourism activities which include forest exploration, river rides, mountain climbing
- [Temperate Wetland Restoration Course](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/global/temperate-wetland-restoration-course/) - Wetland restoration and management is a critical topic today worldwide as clean fresh water becomes an ever increasingly scarce commodity in light of human development and global climate change. The Water Management and Wetland Restoration Training Course was originally developed by its lead instructor, Kevin Erwin, in association with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- [Institute of Wetland Research](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/global/wetland-restoration-institute-of-wetland-research/) - The Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) wetland restoration, mitigation and management working group has been reviewing the existing Ramsar guidance on wetland restoration with the aim of determining if it needs updating and/or expanding. To help inform its review work, members of the working group have opportunistically participated in five wetland restoration workshops
- [2012 Urban Wetland Restoration Course](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/global/2012-urban-wetland-restoration-course/)
- [Three Gorges Dam](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/global/three-gorges-dam/)
- [Port Manatee Spoil Island](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/port-manatee/) - Coastal Habitat Restoration Tampa Bay, Florida The Port Manatee Spoil Island Restoration project was implemented to enhance, restore, and create wetland habitat to offset a portion of the wetland impacts associated with the expansion of Port Manatee, increase open habitat for suitable nesting shorebirds, and to enhance coastal strand and hammock areas to benefit neo-tropical
- [Viera East Communities](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/2020-2/) - KECE began working with The Viera Company in 1987 to develop the new town of Viera. As the primary environmental consultant, we mapped over 3,500 acres comprised of more than 20 habitat types and almost 600 acres of jurisdictional wetlands. As a portion of the permitting process, KECE designed habitat management plans to provide for
- [Belum-Temengor Tropical Rainforest](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/global/belum-temengor-tropical-rainforest-bttr/) - CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL PROPOSAL TO THE NORTHERN CORRIDOR IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY (NCIA) FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN INTEGRATED MASTER PLAN (IMP) FOR BELUM-TEMENGOR TROPICAL RAINFOREST (BTTR) The Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) was launched in 2007 to help the region maximize its economic potential, close the
- [Watershed Studies](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/watershed-studies/) - Lee County and Volusia County, Florida KECE has conducted numerous watershed and mega-watershed studies for a variety of purposes. In the late 1980’s the firm worked with David Godschalk to produce the Lee County Coastal Study to be used in amending the Coastal Management Element of their Comprehensive Plan. The first work of its kind
- [Wetlands on Phosphate Mined Lands](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/wetlands-on-phosphate-mined-lands/) - Evaluation of Constructed Wetlands on Phosphate Mined Lands In 1994 a coalition of researchers from the private sector, NGOs and the universities led by Kevin Erwin and Ronnie Best (UF Center for Wetlands) undertook a monumental two year study of wetlands created on reclaimed phosphate mined lands (Erwin, et al., 1997). The primary task of
- [Six Mile Cypress Slough](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/six-mile-cypress-slough/) - Long Term Ecological Monitoring of the Six Mile Cypress Slough and Watershed As recently as the 1970’s, Six Mile Cypress Slough (SMCS) was a relatively remote and unimpacted 2,200 acre slough in rural Lee County southeast of Ft. Myers. Although the SMCS has remained largely intact, land development and water management activities have reduced the
- [Casamance and Saloum Catchment](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/global/casamance-and-saloum-catchment/) - Water Resource and Global Climate Change: Critical Conditions within the Saloum & Casamance Catchments of Senegal & an Opportunity for Management and Restoration of Wetlands and Livelihoods
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- [Kampung Penarik Mainland Coastal Tourism Development and Setiu Wetland State Park](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/global/malaysia/) - A team of international experts collaborated to evaluate the Setiu Wetland area in Malaysia to prepare an integrated development plan. The Malaysian government hired the team to develop a plan to protect the wetlands and waterways while providing sustainable agriculture and ecotourism for the region. As the international environment/wetlands expert, KECE conducted a biodiversity study
- [Old Collier Golf Club](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/florida/old-collier-golf/) - In 1997 and 1998, KECE conducted habitat mapping, wetland assessments, wildlife surveys, and designed wildlife management and wetland restorations plans as part of the federal, state, and local permitting process to gain approval of a professional golf course on approximately 360 acres in Collier County, Florida. The project site provided interesting permitting challenges due to
- [Seychelles Wetlands Evaluation and Workshop](https://www.environment.com/featured-projects/global/seychelles/) - Kevin Erwin accompanied Ramsar Convention Secretary General Mr Anada Tiéga and the Senior Regional Advisor for Africa Mr Abou Bamba, the President of the Republic of Seychelles, H.E. James Michel, during a week-long celebration of World Wetlands Day in March 2010. As a means of promoting measures to further encourage the wise use of wetlands
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