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BearPaws Environmental Consulting

Projects

Representative Work Across Southwest Florida

Since 2012 we have supported single-family, multi-family, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and governmental projects. The gallery below reflects the types of engagements that define the practice — not a public client list.

Assessments

Due Diligence Assessments

Our process includes proactive site reviews for wetlands and listed-species habitats, defining the permitting pathway early, before contracts are signed or site-designs are finalized.

Clients receive a clear constraints map and agency roadmap — typical of the due-diligence work that has been a core of our practice since 2012.

Wildlife · Southwest Florida uplands

Burrowing Owl & Gopher Tortoise Surveys

Our services include surveys for burrowing owls and gopher tortoises, as well as coordination for their relocation, preceding any land clearing activities.

Work is sequenced with FWC permitting so site work can proceed without last-minute wildlife delays.

Wetlands

Wetland Delineations

We prepare formal wetland lines for residential, commercial, and industrial parcels, ensuring adherence to local county ordinances and facilitating environmental resource permitting processes, such as State & Federal 404 reviews.

Defensible boundaries reduce redesign later in the process and give civil engineers a reliable starting point.

Compliance & Monitoring

Preserve Monitoring & Permit Compliance

Multi-year monitoring of on-site preserves, indigenous vegetation, and mitigation areas required by development orders and ERPs.

Consistent reporting keeps permits in good standing and flags issues before they become enforcement problems.

coastal communities

Mangrove Shoreline Review

Shoreline and mangrove assessments for waterfront lots, docks, and shoreline work along tidal rivers, creeks, bays, and estuaries.

We document community type, current condition, and likely permit triggers, so waterfront plans stay aligned with DEP, ACOE, and local mangrove rules and guidelines.

Beyond the Nest

Nest Monitoring & Bird Surveys

Habitat surveys, roost surveys, and monitoring for bald eagles, Florida bonneted bats, Audubon's crested caracaras, red-cockaded woodpeckers, Florida scrub jays, sandhill cranes, and other listed avian species.

Documented observations support permit conditions and keep construction in compliance during sensitive seasons.

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