30 Years of excellence in environmental consulting
About the Company
Established in 1989, Environmental Consulting Systems, Inc. is a consulting firm offering a range of biological services to a diverse client base. Currently based in Monroe County, Florida, the company caters to private landowners, private contractors, architects, real estate agents and state and local governmental agencies in all aspects of environmental issues.
Susan V. Sprunt, President
An established reputation, vast experience, full-time dedication, knowledge of the Florida Keys area, and fast turnaround makes Environmental Consulting Systems the go-to firm for professional environmental consulting. Committed to professionalism and quality, the company excels in the following aspects:
About Susan V. Sprunt
Born and raised in the Florida Keys, it has been my good fortune to be surrounded by tropical hardwood hammock, the Atlantic Ocean and Florida Bay. My mother, Donna N. Sprunt, now retired, was the owner and operator of a native plant nursery (Florida Keys Native Nursery, Inc.) for over eighteen years. My father, Alexander “Sandy” Sprunt, IV, followed the footsteps of his father, Alexander Sprunt, Jr. as a lifelong activist in conservation through the Research Department of the National Audubon Society in Tavernier, Florida.
I attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida for my undergraduate studies with a major in horticulture (BS). After returning to the Florida Keys, I opened an environmental consulting business primarily conducting habitat delineations, environmental assessments, and preparing restoration plans. Meanwhile, I also attended graduate school at Florida International University in landscape architecture (MLA) with special emphasis on natural areas planning. Finally, in 2010 I completed a doctoral program in Botany at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
- B.S. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- M.L.A. Florida International University, Miami, Florida
- Ph.D. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
CV available upon request
- Sprunt, S. V., Harald Schneider; Linda E. Watson; Stephen J. Russell; Adriana Navarro-Gomez; and R. James Hickey. 2011. Exploring the molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Pleopeltis polypodioides (Polypodiacea, Polypodiidea) inferred from plastid DNA sequences. Systematic Botany, volume 36: issue 4.
- Sprunt, S.V., Harald Schneider, Linda E. Watson, Stephen J. Russell, and R. James Hickey. 2008. Exploring the molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Pleopeltis polypodioides (Polypodiacea, Polypodiidea) inferred from plastid DNA sequences. Evolution Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon.
- Sprunt, S.V., Harald Schneider, Linda E. Watson, Stephen J. Russell, and R. James Hickey. 2008. Phylogeography and taxonomy of the widespread resurrection fern species Pleopeltis polypodioides. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Krieger, Jonathan D., S. V. Sprunt, David Miguel Farler, and Richard D. Munson. 2008. Automated identification of fern taxa using neural net analysis of scale characters. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Shaw, S.W., S.V. Sprunt, and M.S. Barker. 2008. Contribution to the Pteridophyte flora of Puerto Rico. American Fern Journal. 98(2): 107-111.
- Sprunt, S.V., Shane W. Shaw, and R.J. Hickey. 2007. Anomalous foliar outgrowths in Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Watt. Botanical Society of America. Botany 2007, Chicago Illinois.
- Farler, D. M., S. V. Sprunt, and R. D. Munson. 2007. Investigation of Morphological and Chromosomal Differences in Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Watt.. Annual Undergraduate Research Forum, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
