EnviroServe helps communities recover from recent hurricanes
EnviroServe, a Savage Company, has been busy providing environmental services to help Florida communities recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Ian.
Volume 44, Number 6
Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” Florida’s environment professionals have weathered rough seas. And, paraphrasing 1 Corinthians 10:13, God doesn’t throw anything at you that you can’t handle. So, Hurricanes, King Tides, and erosion? We got this! We at the Florida Specifier wish you and yours a wonderful Holiday Season.
At A Glance
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The Next Full Moon
December’s Full Moon reaches
peak illumination at 11:08 p.m. EST
on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.
It’s known as the Cold Moon.
January’s Full Moon reaches
peak illumination at 6:08 a.m. EST
on Friday, Jan. 6, 2022.
It’s known as the Wolf Moon.
JOHN WATERMAN
FRANK GONZALES
Creative Director
CreativeDirector@FloridaSpecifier.com
NATE AZEVEDO
Web Master
WebMaster@FloridaSpecifier.com
Staff Writers
BLANCHE HARDY, PG
Senior Correspondent
CAPT. MATT BADOLATO
Biologist
LINA ALFIERI STERN
MBA, MSRED, LEED Green Associate
Contributing Writers and Columnists
SHARON BENNETT
LEO CANNYN,
PMP, P.E., ENV SP,
Principal Project Manager,
Beryl Project Engineering
KAREN J. DEETER, Senior
Consultant, MSW Consultants
RALPH DeMEO
Guilday Law Firm and
MACIE CODINA,
Law Clerk at Guilday Law
MAUREEN DOOLEY,
Vice President Industrial
Sector at REGENESIS
Remediation Solutions
DAN JENKINS, Accident
and Preventative Maintenance
Specialist, Steel Camel
JUSTIN B. GREEN,
Consultant
RHONDA HAAG,
Monroe County,
Chief Resilience Officer
DR. ROBERT KNIGHT
FRED MAYS
RICK MORGENWECK
STEVE SOLTAU,
H2O-Knowledge Pro
STEVE SOLTAU,
H2O-Knowledge Pro
NEELD WILSON, PG, owner,
Gator Engineering &
Aquifer Restoration, Inc.
EnviroServe, a Savage Company, has been busy providing environmental services to help Florida communities recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Ian.
While Florida continues to dig out from the devastation caused by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, many are looking for ways to improve the resiliency of their communities before the next storm season.
Low-Impact Development. Green Infrastructure. Oxymorons meant to taunt both the staunch conservationist and the land-hungry developer alike?
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) estimates Hurricane
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS TEXAS ► Four solar farm projects located in Milan
By LEO CANNYN, PMP, P.E., ENV SP, Principal Project Manager, Beryl Project Engineering
By DAN JENKINS, Accident and Preventative Maintenance Specialist, Steel Camel What lessons can
By JUSTIN B. GREEN, Consultant While signing up for a Specifier membership under
By FRED MAYS Mangroves are among the most abundant trees on the planet,
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS At the 25th Annual Florida Brownfields Conference in Sarasota,
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS Because of Hurricane Nicole, the Metropolitan Environmental Training Alliance’s
By KAREN J. DEETER, Senior Consultant, MSW Consultants The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $197
By BLANCHE HARDY, PG It’s bear season. Florida’s black bears are prepping for
By RALPH DeMEO Guilday Law Firm and MACIE CODINA, Law Clerk at Guilday
By CAPT. MATT BADOLATO Dangling by a ratchet strap, the steel, two-person treestand
By RICK MORGENWECK The readership of this paper includes engineers, scientists, remediators, lawyers,
By STEVE SOLTAU,H2O-Knowledge Pro Plant City, famous for its annual Strawberry Festival, sits
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS Hurricane Ian brought much uncertainty to southwest Florida and
By SHARON BENNETT You probably heard that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed,
By MAUREEN DOOLEY, Vice President IndustrialSector at REGENESISRemediation Solutions A recent Northeastern University
By NEELD WILSON, PG,owner, Gator Engineering & Aquifer Restoration, Inc. The Petroleum Restoration
By BLANCHE HARDY, PG Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Water
By LISA MARIA BRAND, Microbiologist, LG Sonic A real-time water quality monitoring and
By RHONDA HAAG, Monroe County,Chief Resilience Officer After three years of regional coordination
By RHONDA HAAG, Monroe County,Chief Resilience Officer Monroe County has completed its Regional
By DR. ROBERT KNIGHT National parks have attained a special status in America.
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS During the last active red tide bloom off our
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS Sea turtle nesting season has officially ended on Sanibel
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At A Glance
Have a story idea or lead?
The Next Full Moon
February’s Full Moon reaches
peak illumination at 1:29p.m. EST
on Thursday, Feb 5, 2023.
It’s known as the Snow Moon.
March’s Full Moon reaches
peak illumination at 7:40a.m. EST
on Thursday, March 7, 2023.
It’s known as the Worm Moon.
JOHN WATERMAN
FRANK GONZALES
Creative Director
CreativeDirector@FloridaSpecifier.com
NATE AZEVEDO
Web Master
WebMaster@FloridaSpecifier.com
Staff Writers
BLANCHE HARDY, PG
Senior Correspondent
CAPT. MATT BADOLATO
Biologist
LINA ALFIERI STERN
MBA, MSRED, LEED Green Associate
Contributing Writers and Columnists
DAVID N. ARNOLD,
Regulation Well Construction Manager,
Southwest Florida Water Management District
MICHEL BRUNEAU,
Ph.D., P.Eng.,
Dist .M.ASCE, F.SEI, F.CAE
LEO CANNYN,
PMP, P.E., ENV SP,
Principal Project Manager,
Beryl Project Engineering
MACIE J. H. CODINA and
SAVANNAH SHERMAN
Guilday Law Firm
LORI COOLIDGE, P.G.
Senior Professional Geologist,
Associate with GHD
LORI COOLIDGE, P.G.
Senior Professional Geologist,
Associate with GHD
MAUREEN DOOLEY,
Vice President Industrial
Sector at REGENESIS
Remediation Solutions
JOE SAMNIK, Arborist
GARRETT SNYDER,
Vegetation Management Manager,
Southwest Florida Water Management District
ADAM TANK,
Chief Customer Officer,
Transcend Software
ADAM TANK,
Chief Customer Officer,
Transcend Software
DAVID TOMASKO, PH.D.,
Executive Director,
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
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