ECA Welcomes Mac Hatcher to Board James “Mac” Hatcher The Estuary Conservation Association has announced the selection of James “Mac” Hatcher to the Board of Directors. Mac received his academic training in Fisheries Science at California State University in 1973. He recently retired from Collier County where he worked with the Environmental Services section most […]
Author: Joe Moreland
ECA July Wiggins Pass Estuary Report
Members and Friends of ECA, We who remain in Florida, are Happy, but Awash in H2O. Wiggins Pass is proving its RECENTLY COMPLETED REDEMPTION and remains a joy to the eyes of those WHO remained to WATCH HER! Now as to facts and fiction! As to Facts, dredging equipment has withdrawn from the pass having […]
Success without the “S”
Joe Moreland Naples President, Estuary Conservation Association (ECA) I am delighted to be writing about the outstanding conclusion of the effort to straighten the Wiggins Pass channel. I am motivated to do so by the letter published April 26, by C. Louis Bassano. He reminded me that there are probably many other county residents who […]
ECA Guardian Boat Gets New Upgrade
Pelican Isle Yacht Club Purchases New Outboard Engine to Power ECA Vessel Pelican Isle Yacht Club has donated a 25 horsepower four stroke Mercury outboard engine for ECA’s Guardian vessel, used by ECA members and volunteers to conduct soundings of Wiggins Pass inlet and to conduct research and monitoring of environmental conditions within the Cocohatchee estuary. The […]
ECA Guardian Boat Gets New Upgrade
Pelican Isle Yacht Club Purchases New Outboard Engine to Power ECA Vessel Pelican Isle Yacht Club has donated a 25 horsepower four stroke Mercury outboard engine for ECA’s Guardian vessel, used by ECA members and volunteers to conduct soundings of Wiggins Pass inlet and to conduct research and monitoring of environmental conditions within the Cocohatchee […]
ECA Conducts Boat Tours of Cocohatchee Estuary
Over 60 Coastal Managers from Across Florida Participate in Field Trips to Discuss Inlet Management ECA President Joe Moreland and Biologist from Coastal Planning and Engineering discuss details of plans to manage the Wiggins Pass Inlet. Over 60 beach and coastal managers from across Florida and other coastal states participated in two boat […]
ECA Hosting Boat Tour of Cocohatchee Estuary and Wiggins Pass
Coastal and beach managers from across Florida to participate in guided field trip on September 27. Working in collaboration with Collier County’s Coastal Zone Management Department, the Estuary Conservation Association (ECA) will be providing two guided boat trips of the Cocohatchee estuary and Wiggins Pass on Thursday, September 27 for coastal managers participating in […]
Funding Approved for Re-Nourishment Project
We very pleased to report to you that the Collier County Board of Commissioners has approved funding for the Wiggins Pass Dredging and Re Nourishment Project. They voted three to two for the awarding of $6,798,820 for County wide beach and Pass Maintenance projects, of which Wiggins Pass is one. The Florida DEP has notified […]