Preserve within Viera East Community, Brevard County, Florida
The Viera East Community blends the residential development with over 1,000 acres of preserves including 400 acres of Florida scrub jay and gopher tortoise habitat. The majority of preserves are interconnected to allow for wildlife corridors and efficient habitat management.
Native Plants & Wildlife
Native plants, whether in your yard or in a natural ecosystem, provide shelter and food for wildlife. To learn more about the use of native plants in your landscaping contact the university extension or agricultural office near you, or locate a native plant organization or nursery in your area. [ ... ]
Large Scale Wetland Restoration
Kevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. specializes in large scale wetland restoratio. Projects have included locating, designing, permitting, construction oversight, and management of restoration sites for mitigation, net environmental benefits, and conservation. Kevin Erwin's wetland restora [ ... ]
Certified ecologists (Ecological Society of America) at Kevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KLECE) conduct wildlife surveys to identify the presence of species that are protected through local, state and federal regulatory agencies. These surveys are conducted as part of environmental asse [ ... ]
Kevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc. (KLECE) offers innovative approaches to address complex environmental issues for a variety of projects and clientele in both the private and public sectors world-wide. The firm was established in 1980 and continues to specializein developing and applyingprogressive ecological approaches for our clients. KLECE ecologists will help guide your project from pre-design site evaluation through design, permitting, construction and monitoring.
The firm is internationally recognized for its expertise in natural systems evaluation, restorationand management. KLECE has undertaken hundreds of projectsincluding dozens ofwetland and watershed restoration projects,land development projects, and applied research fromsouthwest Florida to southeast Asia. The company’s vast watershed and wetland restoration experience has led to ecological based engineering practices that have been applied to large scale low-impact development design. Additionally, KLECE’s approach to evaluating project sites starting with compiling an ecological history to compare with current conditions has made KLECE’s expertise an integral design component of many award winning large scale projects that balance the growing needs of the developing world with its environment. Many thousands of acres have been designed and constructed under the company’s supervision for both private and public sector projects. In addition, many native wetlands are subject to regular monitoring, research and publication. Since 1974 Kevin Erwin and the firm have evaluated well over one-million acres within the State of Florida alone.
The firm’s depth of global experience provides our client’swith the highest level of confidencewhen making their decisions. Our list of clients over the past 30 years includes many distinguished names including The MacArthur Foundation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Westinghouse, The Nature Conservancy, Mariner Properties Development, Inc., Ducks Unlimited Canada, Florida Board of Regents, Collier Enterprises and the Barron Collier Company, MLG, National Audubon Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, A. Duda and Sons, Sedway Cooke, South Florida Water Management District, Canadian Wildlife Service, KWA Planners, Taylor Woodrow, IUCN, Organized Fisherman of Florida, New York Zoological Society, Wildlife Conservation Society,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ramsar, Danone, Lutheran Life Communities, Agrico, the Miccosukkee and Seminole Indian Tribes of Florida, St. John’s River Water Management District, The Williams Company, Florida Institute of Phosphate Research, Florida Departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Regulation, Environmental Protection, and Community Affairs, the majority of Florida’s Counties, and many national governments around the world.
Kevin Erwin is the President and Principal Ecologist of KLECE which is comprised of ecologists, aCAD/GIS department and support personnel.All ofour ecologists are certified by the Ecological Society of America, andhave had specialized trainingin habitat evaluation, wetland restoration, permitting andmethods of land management. Our ecologists maintain memberships in societies including, but not limited to, The Ecological Society of America, The Society of Wetland Scientists, Society of Ecological Restoration and The Society for Conservation Biology.