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 Nov.
12, 2007
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Andy Woodruff, vice president of Passarella & Associates, Southwest
Florida’s premier full-service ecological consulting firm, has been
appointed to the board of directors for the Calusa Nature Center and
Planetarium.
Woodruff has served as an environmental and
ecological consultant for private development, public enterprises
and transportation projects in Southwest Florida since 1992. He
joined Passarella & Associates in 1997 as the lead environmental
consultant on a variety of statewide projects that require expertise
in wetland science, protected species surveys and habitat
management.
Woodruff holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from
Emory University and a master’s degree in environmental engineering
with a major in Florida-specific aquatic science from the University
of Florida. He is certified by the Florida Division of Forestry as a
prescribed-burn manager and by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a
wetland delineator. He is a member of the Florida Association of
Environmental Professionals and the Society of Wetland Scientists.
The Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium is a
private, not-for-profit, environmental education organization
committed to fostering public awareness of and appreciation for the
unique natural systems of Southwest Florida. The 105-acre site
includes a museum, three nature trails, planetarium, butterfly and
bird aviaries, a gift shop and meeting and picnic areas.
The center is located on Ortiz Avenue north of the
intersection of Colonial Boulevard and Six Mile Cypress in Fort
Myers. For additional information, visit www.CalusaNature.com, or
call 239-275-3435.
Passarella & Associates was founded in 1996 and now
has one of the largest staffs of professional ecologists and
environmental scientists in Southwest Florida. The firm is dedicated
to helping clients achieve the right balance between development and
sustaining the unique environmental resources of the region. For
more information, call 239-274-0067.
Contacts:
Beverly
Whisler, Passarella & Associates, 239-274-0067
Laurel
Smith, Gravina, Smith & Matte, 239-275-5758
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