Craig Smith
Mr. Smith joined the firm in 2003 bringing over 25 years of experience as an environmental consultant in South Florida. He has mapped and evaluated more than 276,000 acres of land since 1987. This mapping includes detailed vegetation community mapping (i.e. FLUCFCS levels IV and V) and more general plant community mapping (i.e. FLUCFCS level II and III) of wetlands and uplands and the mapping of current and historic conditions based on photo interpretation. Individual properties ranged in size from less than five acres to more than 5,000 acres located in Polk, Hardee, Sarasota, Charlotte Lee, Collier, Brevard, Martin, and Dade Counties. Mr. Smith currently provides an array of environmental studies and services related to land development and property evaluation in south Florida. These activities, performed for private landowners and public entities, include vegetation mapping, binding and informal state and federal wetland jurisdictional determinations, wetland functional assessments using UMAM, WRAP, and MWRAP, habitat evaluations, establishing seasonal high water elevations for wetlands using biological indicators, threatened and endangered species surveys, and wetland (COE, FDEP, and WMD) permit applications. Additional services include threatened and endangered species relocation and management plans, wetland mitigation (creation, restoration, enhancement, and preservation) plans, and the design and implementation of wetland monitoring plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1984
Master of Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1987
Certifications
Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America
Professional Wetland Scientist (No. 238), Society of Wetland Scientists
Authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Permit Number GTA-09-00011F)
Provisionally Certified Wetland Delineator by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland
Certified Arborist (N0. FL-6255A) International Society of Arboriculture