Ecological Associates, Inc. | EAI Environmental Services
25 years!…that’s how long Ecological Associates, Inc. has been open for business. Our founders, Bob Ernest and Erik Martin, officially hung out their shingle on January 31, 1994. Since then, EAI has been continuously providing ecological consulting services throughout Florida and beyond. EAI began with Bob and Erik and has grown to a staff of […]
Martin County’s Engineering Department oversees more than 120 acres of stormwater treatment areas (STAs). In 2017, Martin County contracted with EAI to perform aspects of their STA management, including water quality monitoring and vegetation control. Beginning earlier this year, Martin County tasked EAI to evaluate different vegetation control methods and assess the effectiveness of reducing […]
EAI began daily sea turtle nesting surveys March 1, 2019 on approximately 50 miles of high-density sea turtle nesting beaches along Florida’s east coast. We are responsible for monitoring beaches in Volusia, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach Counties. EAI is also conducting nesting sea turtle and migratory shorebird surveys on Cat Island […]
Stream mapping and biological assessments are crucial elements for environmental impact assessments and stream restoration efforts. EAI staff are trained, audited, and registered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Habitat Assessment (HA) and Stream Condition Index (SCI) sampling. The taxonomic lab at EAI is well-equipped to process and identify SCI macroinvertebrates for SCI […]
EAI was recently contracted to perform site surveys for crested caracara activity. The crested caracara is a resident, non-migratory falcon species that occurs natively in Florida as well as the southwestern United States and Central America. Florida’s population of caracara is found in the prairie area of the south-central region of the State, from Polk […]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.12.2″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.12.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.12.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Peak hurricane season has arrived for the western Atlantic. Even though hurricane Florence isn’t tracking to have a direct hit to Florida that doesn’t mean that we won’t be experience some of the effects from the storm. […]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.12.2″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”27px|0px|0|0px|false|false” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.12.2″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.12.2″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.ecological-associates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Matt1.png” _builder_version=”3.12.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”3.12.2″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb image=”https://www.ecological-associates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Matt3.png” _builder_version=”3.12.2″] EAI’s lead taxonomist, Matt Scripter, recently returned from 2 weeks at Highlands Biological Research Station in North Carolina where he was trained in […]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.12.2″ custom_padding=”77px|0px|54px|0px”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”27px|0px|27px|0px” _builder_version=”3.12.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″] EAI staff recently had the opportunity to take part in the 2018 Great Annual Fish Count (GAFC) for the Tropical Western Atlantic region. Which includes Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and the rest of the Caribbean. The mission of the GAFC […]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] EAI is using drones to evaluate the presence and spread of the blue-green algae bloom that is currently impacting our local waterways. We are excited to help Martin County in their efforts to monitor and evaluate this situation. If you […]
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