Frame of a video showing submerged aquatic vegetation collected to be weighed.

Rainbow River Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

Water & Air conducted professional environmental services for the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) to collect data at three spring-fed rivers (Chassahowitzka, Homosassa, and Rainbow Rivers) by characterizing and mapping the submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in each river. These first magnitude spring-fed rivers are also Surface Water Improvement Management (SWIM) priority waterbodies, and thus …

underwater photo of turtle grass growing on a restoration site in the florida keys

Arsenic Bank and Cross Bank Seagrass Habitat Restoration

Everglades National Park Water & Air Research, Inc. (Water & Air) supported the National Park Service in restoring seagrass habitat damaged by vessel groundings at 10 sites along Arsenic Bank and Cross Bank in Everglades National Park. Working with our partners, the team implemented restoration activities and conducted long-term monitoring to evaluate how the restored …

A clear, shallow spring-fed pond surrounded by dense forest, with submerged aquatic vegetation and a vertical benchmark location sign on the right bank.

Biological Assessments in MFL Priority Springs

Suwannee River Water Management District Water & Air Research, Inc. (Water & Air) conducted a biological assessment of 18 priority springs within the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) to document the current condition of these important spring ecosystems. The project supports SRWMD’s Minimum Flows and Minimum Water Levels (MFLs) program, a science-based process designed …

A black-and-yellow beetle rests on clusters of pale pink and white pinewoods milkweed flowers, surrounded by green leaves.

SWIM Restoration Site Assessments

Southwest Florida Water Management District Water & Air Research, Inc. (Water & Air) was contracted by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) to assess the condition and performance of Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) restoration projects throughout the District. Water & Air assessed 56 restoration sites, with an additional contract covering 36 sites …

Sunlight filters through dense vegetation, highlighting broad green bromeliad leaves and delicate fern fronds growing among tangled branches and leaf litter.

Picayune Strand Restoration Project – Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat and Vegetation Monitoring

US Army Corp of Engineers Water & Air Research, Inc. (Water & Air) is providing ecological and hydrological monitoring services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as part of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project (PSRP) in Collier County, Florida. The project supports long-term monitoring of red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) habitat within Picayune Strand State …

Low light photo of a marsh at sunrise.

Tampa Bay Water Ecological Monitoring & Environmental Assessment

Tampa Bay Water Since 1982, Water & Air Research, Inc. has provided ecological monitoring and environmental assessment services for Tampa Bay Water (formerly the West Coast Regional Water Supply Authority) in northwest Hillsborough County, Florida. The program supports compliance with the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Consolidated Water Use Permit and evaluates the hydrologic and …