Business Contacts

Local contractors that have completed a Florida Sea Grant training course focused on living shorelines, and can be hired to install a living shoreline.
Business Contact Phone
Environmental Quality, Inc. Katharine Murray (561) 575-6778
Icarus Ecological Services, Inc. Madison Barnes (850) 896-6463
Freerange Maureen Goff (206) 713-5829
Bayhead Ecological Solutions, LLC Jeffrey Busch (813) 616-1718
Perigree Environmental, Inc. Philip Kramer
Ecological Associates, Inc. Keith Dawson, Christina Macon (772) 334-3729
Tom Krips Construction Thomas Krips (954) 522-2086
Bolchoz Marine Advisors, Inc. Nicholas J. Raines (561) 315-3318
Applied Sciences Eesa Ali (904) 813-1298
WGI Amanda Montgomery, David Griffin (305) 553-0500
Moffatt and Nichol, Inc. Trisha Stone (786) 725-4184
Geosyntec Consultants Katie Fox, Mollie Taylor (866) 676-1101
Hobe Sound Environmental Consultants Mariana Payne (772) 545-3676
Jenkins Landscape Company Erin Jenkins Banas (772) 263-2002
Live Flyer, Inc. John Ward (850) 815-8900
Edgewater Group FL, LLC Jade Bennett (321) 501-7716
Volkert, Inc. Christine Slowiak (708) 308-2966
WGI Amanda Montgomery, David Griffin (813) 574-3190
Cummins Cederberg Jordon Cheifet, Danielle Irwin, Katie Britt Williams (561) 658-1296
Flatwoods Consulting Group Bill Hentges, Brittany Banko, Michael Pshar (813) 600-5747
Manning Crafted Homes, LLC Tyler Manning (850) 393-9055
Brent Montgomery Environmental Consulting, LLC Brent Montgomery (772) 696-1904
Shoreline Foundation, Inc. Joseph Stanton (954) 985-0460
Resource Environmental Solutions Lauren Jennison, Joshua Mills (713) 520-5400
Hobe Sound Environmental Consultants Mariana Payne, Freda Posin (772) 545-3676
Weston & Sampson Jeannie Lewis (912) 996-3881
Gulf Marine Construction, Inc. Becker Mohanco (850) 916-7606
Waterfront Engineering, Inc. Danny Anseeuw (813) 210-7777
J Foster Consulting Anthony Pidala (727) 821-1949
HMP Marine Construction, LLC Paul Printiss (850) 554-2200
Zulu Marine Jamie King (907) 303-0145
Florida Native Landscapes Emily Hauman (850) 312-1268
Ecological Associates, Inc. Michelle Luce, Keith Dawson, Christina Macon (772) 301-0516
Tidal Defense, Inc. Sam Georges (850) 607-4825
SWCA Janet Marie Herrick (904) 384-7020
7 Pines Native Plant Nursery Dara Dobson (850) 830-8996
Young Bear Environmental Daniel Young (386) 212-1952
J Foster Consulting Smith Patton (727) 821-1949
Edgewater Group FL, LLC Jade Bennett, Mike Kenny (321) 501-7716
Landshore Enterprises, LLC Andre van den Berg (954) 327-3300
WaterVue Jose Sucre (650) 555-0111
HMP Marine Construction, LLC Paul Printiss, Thomas Printiss (850) 898-0101
Tetra Tech, Inc. Erin Hague (561) 536-0011
WGI Amanda Montgomery, David Griffin (904) 470-4503
Sea & Shoreline Katie Kramer (561) 312-6232
Environmental & Marine Consulting Services, Inc. Drew Campbell (561) 628-3739
Kearns Construction Company Yusleidy Vazquez (305) 461-0310
Treesources Alexander Martinez-Held (786) 351-6713
B. Diamond, LLC Chris Zimmerman (228) 342-2742
Biome Consulting Group, LLC Glen Miley (850) 435-9367
Family Lands Remembered Environmental Consulting Anne C. Cox (561) 762-2282
Stocking Savvy Sean Patton (941) 500-2218
Ecological Associates, Inc. Michelle Luce, Keith Dawson, Christina Macon (772) 301-0516
SOX Erosion Solutions Dustin Anderson (561) 501-0057
Earthology Consulting Services, LLC Jeff Howe (772) 913-5400
Environmental Science Associates Eric Schneider (850) 288-1677
Morgan Marine Annette Taunton (850) 880-6406
WaterVue Jose Sucre (786) 245-8984
Hammersley Landscape Consulting Kaitlin Hammersley (941) 320-7191
Sully's, LLC Sean Sullivan (941) 488-8900
Ecological Associates, Inc. Keith Dawson, Christina Macon (772) 200-4793
Vrana Consulting, Inc. Tammy Vrana (727) 415-1200
Wilcox Nursery Jaclyne L Ingersoll (727) 600-3168
Madrid CPWG Matti Rukholm (813) 541-3711
Cummins Cederberg Jordon Cheifet (561) 658-1296
WGI Amanda Montgomery, David Griffin (850) 210-0101
QuickReef, Native Shorelines Joshua Mills (772) 285-8363
WGI Amanda Montgomery, David Griffin (866) 909-2220

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Professional Contacts

Environmental resource professionals with knowledge of living shoreline planning and installation. Contacts listed here can help answer questions about living shoreline benefits, permitting, plant selection, or the process in general.
Organization Contact Phone
St. Andrew Bay Watch Christina Cantrell
St. Lucie County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Dr. Vincent Encomio (772) 419-6966
Broward County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (954) 756-8519
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Steve Medeiros (386) 226-7743
Indian River County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (772) 226-4330
Ecosphere Restoration Institute Tom Ries (813) 376-9076
Miami-Dade County Restoration & Enhancement Section Joaquin Alonso (305) 372-6422
Palm Beach County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (561) 233-1700
USACE Cocoa Section Permit Office (321) 504-3771
USACE Miami Section Permit Office (786) 886-9198
Lee County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (239) 533-4327
Walton County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Dr. Laura Tiu (850) 612-6197
FDEP Northeast District Branch Office District Office (904) 256-1700
Florida Oceanographic Society Dr. Krista McCoy (772) 225-0505
Hernando County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Brittany Hall-Scharf (352) 754-4433
Manatee County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (941) 722-4524
Riverside Conservancy Gregory Wilson
Gulf County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Ray Bodrey (850) 639-3200
USACE Palm Beach Gardens Section Permit Office (561) 472-3504
Franklin County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Erik Lovestrand (850) 766-8929
Conservation Corps of the Forgotten and Emerald Coast James Frazier (850) 653-6684
FDEP South District Branch Office District Office (239) 344-5600
FDEP Central District Branch Office District Office (407) 897-4100
USACE Jacksonville Section Permit Office (904) 232-1658
City of Naples Natalie Hardman (239) 213-1031
Choctowhatchee Basin Alliance Allison McDowell (850) 200-4171
City of Satellite Beach Carley Kestranek (321) 693-5670
Jefferson County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (850) 342-0187
USACE Fort Myers Section Permit Office (239) 334-1975
Sarasota County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Armando Ubeda (941) 861-9900
USACE Keys Section Permit Office (305) 526-7181
Collier County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Michael Sipos (239) 252-4825
Taylor County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Victor Blanco (850) 838-3508
Charlotte County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Kate Rose (941) 764-4346
Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Charlie Weber (502) 500-6296
Brevard Zoo - Restore Our Shores Restore Our Shores
Brevard County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Holly Abeels (321) 633-1702 ext 52333
Conservation Corps of the Forgotten & Emerald Coasts Ashlie Tennant (813) 928-4392
USACE Pensacola Section Permit Office (850) 470-9824
Nassau County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (904) 530-6353
St. Johns County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (904) 209-0430
St. John's Riverkeeper Stephanie Morse (904) 256-7591
City of Safety Harbor Colin Bartholomew (727) 724-1550 ext. 2003
Wakulla County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Samantha Kennedy (850) 926-3931
USACE Panama City Section Permit Office (850) 763-0717
Volusia County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Carolyn Kovacs (386) 437-7464
Pasco County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Dr. Megan Moore (727) 355-7601
Broward County Resilient Environment Department Linda Sunderland (954) 519-1454
Hillsborough County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (813) 744-5519
Duval County Extension Office (UF/IFAS) Extension Office (904) 255-7450
Regional Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Dr. Savanna Barry (352) 325-6080
Monroe County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Shelly Krueger (305) 292-4501
Pinellas County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Katie Mastenbrook (727) 453-6522
Miami-Dade County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Ana Zangroniz (305) 421-4017
Regional Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Dr. Lisa Krimsky (301) 351-5747
Martin County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Dr. Vincent Encomio (772) 419-6966
Escambia County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Rick O'Connor (850) 475-5230
FDEP Southwest District Branch Office District Office (813) 470-5700
Sea Redwine Preservation Cory Redwine (321) 863-5745
USACE Tampa Section Permit Office (813) 769-7060
Okaloosa County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Dr. Dana Stephens (850) 826-1316
Flagler County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Carolyn Kovacs (386) 437-7464
Bay County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Scott Jackson (850) 866-2300
FDEP Northwest District Branch Office District Office (850) 872-4375
Tampa Bay Estuary Program Kerry Flaherty Walia (727) 893-2765
Santa Rosa County Extension Agent (UF/IFAS) Thomas Derbes II (850) 632-3868
FDEP Southeast District Branch Office District Office (561) 681-6600
Riverside Conservancy Sarah Gaudreault

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